Telecommunications and Internet Sub-Committee Hearing June 27, 2006 “The Audio and Video Flags: Can Content Protection and Technological Innovation Coexist?”
http://energycommerce.house.gov/108/subcom mittees/Telecommunications_and_the_Internet_Action .htm

Missouri PSC Sets Deadline for Embarq’s Application for Competitive Classification. Applications to intervene or participate are due June 29, 2006; hearing scheduled for July 11, 2006. http://www.psc.mo.gov/press/pr-06- 233.pdf

Minority Science and Engineering Faculty Remains Small in Leading Research Institutions http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf06318/

Congresswoman Eddie Berniece Johnson’s Weekly Cablecast airs in Dallas, TX on Comcast Channel 78. Brenda Lowe, President-NABTP will appear as guest on July 1 and 3 (9pm CST) broadcast discussing the “digital divide”.

Do You Know Where Your Child Is?

Years ago I remember a television campaign aimed at making parents aware of the whereabouts and activities in which their children are involved. It showed some youth involved in what appeared to be questionable activity outside in the streets and then closed with the statement, "do you know where your child is?". Now it's 2006 and we ask the same question, "do you know where your child is?". You might say he or she is right here in the bedroom and using the computer. We tell our children not to talk to, go with or disclose personal information to strangers outside on the street, but do we take the same amount of care when it comes to real live threats in the virtual world online?

Today computers have become an effective extension of the ideas that lurk in the minds of humans, ranging from purity, intelligence and beauty to depravity, ignorance and ugliness. We must not underestimate the muscularity of this medium, especially as parents. Take the time to google on key words like "child safety on the internet" and find out what's happening out there. There are a lot of tips and safe practices that you may find useful.

Again do you know where your child is?. Social networking is a booming activity and many children get entangled in that world which is controlled and patronized by adults. A group named comSource reported the following numbers for May 2006. These numbers represent users and there is no way to know for sure the difference between the adult and child users. Not that these social networking sites are bad by design, but it is a world that may not include you as a parent or your ideas and values. It exposes participants to many different types of people, good and bad. Do you know if your child is among these growing numbers?

Minority Media & Telecommunications Council (MMTC) Announces “Fourth Annual Access to Capital & Telecom Policy Conference” July 10-11, 2006 at Washington’s Westin Grand Hotel. Registration is open at http://www.mmtc online.org

National Association of Minority Media Executives Conference (NAMME) July 12-13, 2006, the Ritz Carlton, Washington, DC 20037. For more information, call 202-835-0500.

Community Network, AATP of SBC – 8th Annual National Conference, “Encouraging Empowerment - Shaping the Future”July 20 – 23, 2006, St. Louis, MO for questions on registration, contact Madelyn Marks at mm0505@sbc.com

Delta College (Bay County, Michigan) seeking TV Programming Manager. For more information go to http://www.nabtp.org