SCN: City Telecom and IT Advisory Board recruitment

[David Keyes]

Below is a solicitation from the Mayor and City Council (Via Jim Compton) for applications to the City's Telecomunications and Technology Advisory Board (CTTAB). Deadline is April 9th.  I thought you may either be interested in applying or know of others that may be. There are some very interesting issues coming to the Board in the next couple years. The City would like to continue to have a Board that represents Seattle's diversity of community and expertise.  
I work closely with the Board and would be happy to answer any questions. You may also know others (incl. Doug Schuler, Aki Namioka) who have been on the Board in the past. 
 
- David
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For Immediate Release: March 20, 2001
Contact: Lynne Masters, 386-0031
              Alex Field, 684-8119
              George Allen, 684-8802

CITY SEEKS CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT ON 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY BOARD 

Seattle, WA - Mayor Paul Schell and Councilmember Jim Compton - City
Council's Public Safety and Technology Committee Chair - are actively
seeking candidates for several openings on a citizen advisory board that has strongly influenced City policy concerning communications technology since 1995. 

The board - the Citizens Telecommunications and Technology Advisory Board (CTTAB) - advises City officials on many aspects of communications and information
sharing, including cable television, internet access, and regulatory issues
surrounding the City's authority over wire and wireless communications
systems.

Since its inception, CTTAB members advised the City on projects and policies that expanded access to the Web, encouraged citizen efforts to use technology to organize, supporteded computer literacy and provided access to computers for all citizens. Recently, CTTAB had a significant role in negotiations for a cable franchise that will bring fiber-optic
communications to Seattle. 

CTTAB works to assure that the City of Seattle's approach to the use of
technology is far-sighted, inclusive, provides universal access to
information, and enhances widespead participation in public process. Board members interview applicants and rate submissions to the Technology Matching Fund program the Board helped create. New CTTAB projects include a Seniors Training Seniors in Technology Project and an "Information Age" campaign to help familiarize the technology-challenged with computers, the Web, and the world of telecommunications.

Jerry Whiting - the current CTTAB chair and President of Azalea Software - considers this advisory board to be an important bridge builder, connecting community groups, the technology industry and city government. "I appreciate more and more the vital role that CTTAB plays in advising and working with the Mayor's office, City Council, the City's Cable Office, and information technology staff. CTTAB's role in competitive cable franchising, the disbursement of technology grant money, and discussions with citizens groups, city government, and the cable and high tech industry is key to
Seattle's providing excellence in communcations for all its citizens."     

The fifteen member board has five positions available, and all interested
members of the public are welcome to apply. In the interest of representing as many points of view as possible, persons of color, women, youth, persons with disabilities and sexual minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

Board responsibilities require a commitment of at least two meetings a
month. All members serve without compensation and must be residents of
Seattle. Knowledge of technical matters is helpful but is not a
prerequisite.

More information about CTTAB - its past and current projects - is available
on CTTAB's Home Page at: http://cityofseattle.net/cttab/
<http://cityofseattle.net/cttab/>     For a live source of information about
CTTAB,  please call Lynne Masters at 386-0031.

Those interested in being considered should send a letter of interest and
resume by 
April 9, 2001, to:

Alex Field, Administrator, 
Boards and Commissions
Mayor's Office
600 Fourth Avenue, 12th Floor
Seattle, WA  98104-1873

David Keyes
Community Technology Planner
City of Seattle Department of Information Technology
(206) 386-9759
david.keyes at ci.seattle.wa.us
Suite 2700, Key Tower
700 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104-5065  USA
Fax (206) 684-0911
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