DDN Members - Please check out this exciting opportunity to participate next month in the Regional Equity Summit. There will be several technology panels covering topics ranging from Community Mapping (GIS) to e-advocacy to the latest technology-supported evaluations. Hosted by PolicyLink and the Funders' Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities, Advancing Regional Equity: The Second National Summit on Equitable Development, Social Justice, and Smart Growth will be held May 23-25, 2005 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The summit is a unique opportunity to learn about the innovative strategies, alliances, coalitions, and policies that help build more equitable and inclusive neighborhoods and regions.
Here are some good reasons why this event should not be missed: The summit is an unparalleled opportunity to meet, reconnect, network, and share with over 700 peers from across the country who are working on the convergence of regional equity, social justice, and smart growth. Over 40 exciting workshops that feature leading national and local experts who will share the progress being forged in promoting quality affordable housing, better schools, living wage jobs, environmental justice, accessible public transportation, smarter growth patterns, and much more. To see the tremendous line up of sessions, visit http://www.policylink.org/summit2005/Workshops.html. Keynote address by Ray Suarez, senior correspondent on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, will offer reflections from his over 25 years of experience in the news business about the media and its role in engaging the public about issues related to regional growth and development. Issue, Geographic, and Strategy Caucuses on a variety of topics will offer opportunities for in-depth conversations about effective regional equity strategies and policies. For a preliminary schedule, visit http://www.policylink.org/summit2005/Caucuses.html. A Multimedia Screening Room that highlights a collection of the latest documentary films, GIS applications, and e-advocacy tools to promote regional equity across the nation. For a preliminary schedule, visit http://www.policylink.org/summit2005/MultimediaRoom.html. Meet the Authors, an opportunity to meet some of the summit panelists who have published books about issues related to social and economic justice. Books will be available for purchase and authors available to sign them. To see the great line-up of authors, visit http://www.policylink.org/summit2005/AuthorShowcase.html. Optional tours of the Philadelphia region offer a show-and-tell opportunity to learn about sustainable agriculture and reclamation of vacant and abandoned properties. A Cyber Café with 40 Internet-ready workstations will help you can stay connected to your office and equity activities from the summit. For the latest information about the summit including the agenda, list of workshops, confirmed speakers, logistics, and online registration visit the PolicyLink website: www.policylink.org/summit2005. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
