From sarena@u.washington.edu Fri May 8 00:31:48 1998 Received: from jason01.u.washington.edu (root@jason01.u.washington.edu [140.142.70.24]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id AAA46470 for ; Fri, 8 May 1998 00:31:47 -0700 Received: from homer33.u.washington.edu (sarena@homer33.u.washington.edu [140.142.76.15]) by jason01.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.05) with ESMTP id AAA37548 for ; Fri, 8 May 1998 00:31:46 -0700 Received: from localhost (sarena@localhost) by homer33.u.washington.edu (8.8.4+UW97.07/8.8.4+UW97.04) with SMTP id AAA85012 for ; Fri, 8 May 1998 00:31:31 -0700 Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 00:31:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Sarena Seifer To: ccp@u.washington.edu Subject: lookin for researchers interested in technology ed and access Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII FYI, Sarena ------------------------------------------------------------------- CTCNet Seeks Researcher on Telecommunications Policy The Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet) is a support project and membership organization for more than 270 community- based organizations developing technology education and access programs for those ordinarily without access to these resources. Under the Telecommunications Act if 1996, there are special funds, discounts, and programs for schools, libraries, and health centers to develop their technology resources. There are, however, no such provisions for 501(c)3's in general to establish these programs and support them in an ongoing fashion. As of now, there are some small pots of public funds to help start up some of these programs, but for the most part, all funding and support is through special grants, public and private, and a range of entrepeneurial sources. For most community agencies, efforts to secure financial support are nearly as extensive as efforts to develop the programs. Some states and localities are beginning to legislate and establish regulatory guidelines that would provide such support, and CTCNet would like to be informed of these opportunities and help our affiliates make the most of them. If you are a researcher interested in telecommunications policy and community technology sustainability--or conducting telecom research with communities already--, CTCNet would very much like to know of your work. We are currently working on a number of scenarios for a submission to the OMB Watch Nonprofits and Technology grant program involving community groups in public policy through telecommunications (due June 1), so there is even some possibility of developing funding for research support in this arena. If you would like to learn more about CTCNet, check out our web page at http://www.ctcnet.org. For more on the OMB Watch grants program, visit http://ombwatch.org/www/ombw/npt/rfp.html. If you're interested in working with CTCNet in this arena, contact me at peterm@ctcnet.org. Thanks, Peter =========================================================== Peter Miller, Network Director Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet) Education Development Center 617/969-7100 x2736 55 Chapel St. Fax: 617/ 332-4318 Newton, MA 02158 peterm@ctcnet.org http://www.ctcnet.org =========================================================== .