[Ecommerce] E-Commerce and the Digital Divide: Meeting the Challenge May 30 (fwd)

[James Love]

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Subject: E-Commerce and the Digital Divide: Meeting the Challenge May 30

E-Commerce and the Digital Divide: Meeting the Challenge
May 30-June 1, 2000 Albuquerque, New Mexico
http://www.usmayors.org/eda/

Sponsored by the Coalition for Economic Development. Facilitated by the
United States Conference of Mayors under an award from the Economic
Development Administration, Department of Commerce.

Dear Conference Attendees:

On behalf of The United States Conference of Mayors and the Economic
Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce we invite
you to participate in a National Economic Development Forum to be held
in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 30 - June 1, 2000.

The theme of the Forum is E-Commerce and the Digital Divide: Meeting the
Challenge. We anticipate over 1,000 participants including economic
development specialists, planners, non-governmental organizations,
community based organizations and elected officials to attend the
three-day meeting and a number of high profile public and private sector
speakers and presenters.

We are planning workshop topics in the following categories: Technical
Infrastructure, Community Strategy, Entrepreneurial Developments and New
Markets. The workshops will cover strategies which address
telecommunications, the digital divide, e-commerce and technology-led
economic development and how it, or the lack of it, impacts your
community. Also, during the meeting we will highlight the Best Practices
of Economic Development and honor the first recipients of EDA=D5s National
Excellence in Economic Development Awards.

Please join The United States Conference of Mayors and the Economic
Development Administration as we celebrate 35 years of accomplishments
and look to the future for many years to come.

Sincerely,

J. Thomas Cochran
Executive Director
The U.S. Conference of Mayors

Chester J. Straub, Jr.
Acting Assistant Secretary for
Economic Development
Economic Development Administration

The Conference Will Cover Topics Such As:

     Technology Infrastructure
     Telecommunications 101: A Primer for ED Professionals
     The EDA Role in Technology-Led Economic Development
     Identifying the Digital Divide: What it Means for Your Community
     Building the E-Commerce Infrastructure Community Strategies
     Key Legislative Issues on the Digital Frontier
     Connecting Your Commun ity: Corporate and Foundation Support
     Connecting Your Commun ity: Government Initiatives
     Success Stories and Case Studies: What Works? Entrepreneur
Development
     Filling the Skills Void in a Knowledge-Based Community
     Accessing International E-Markets
     Start-up Capital for High-Tech Entrepreneurs
     Strategies for the Commercialization of Technologies New Markets
     Small Town America: Falling Through the Net
     Technology Needs of the Native American Population
     Maximizing E-Commerce Opportunites in Distressed Urban Areas
     Technology Needs of Underserved Minority Populations