------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- Date sent: Sat, 15 May 1999 14:53:51 -0400 From: Liss Jeffrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: CRTC NEW MEDIA report release scheduled for Monday May 17 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The New Media Forum / Forum Nouveau Media announces that the CRTC Report on New Media is scheduled for release on Monday, May 17 at 11 am EDT A live web discussion will be held at 4 pm EDT convened by CTV's Digital desk and The Globe and Mail's theglobeandmail.com (see below) There will be opportunities for public input in the CTV / Globe and Mail event Following this event, the new media forum will open an online forum to encourage PUBLIC DISCUSSION on issues raised by the CRTC New Media report. Please watch http://www.newmedia-forum.net for details Make a difference online!! -------------------------------------------------- Press Release: CTV's Digital Desk and The Globe and Mail Team Up to Webcast the CRTC's New Media Ruling Toronto (May 14, 1999)-- CTV's Digital Desk and theglobeandmail.com have teamed up to webcast the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunication Commission's ruling on its role in regulating the Internet. The CRTC's decision will be released Monday May 17. Last fall the Commission, which currently regulates broadcasting and telecommunications, announced it would be holding public hearings into "New Media" to determine what is an appropriate role for government. The CRTC received over 200 written submissions and a special website was set up [http://www.newmedia-forum.net ] to record the views of Canadians. The outcry was loud and the response substantially reflected a common view held by the industry and citizens -- Hands Off The Internet. Significant issues were raised before the commission: What can be done about pornography, racism and what can be done to make sure that Canadian producers of New Media content aren't overwhelmed by American companies. The CTV and the Globe and Mail joint venture will ensure that all Canadians with access to a computer can see the press conference through a special webcast facilitated by BlueZone Productions of Vancouver. Following that, a live webchat with CRTC Chair Francoise Bertrand and Vice-Chair David Colville will start at 4:00 pm ET. A gold-ribbon panel of Internet developers, activists, and experts will be on hand to respond to the Commission's decision. Panelists include Galen Duncan (ITAC); Nick Broadhead, author of the popular Canadian Internet Handbook series; Adam Froman, President of Multimediator Strategy Group Inc; and Dr. Liss Jeffrey of the McLuhan Program at University of Toronto. The webchat will be moderated by Mark Evans, technology reporter at The Globe and Mail and assisted by Mark Schneider, host of CTV's Digital Desk feature on new media. Both webcast and webchat can be accessed at http://www.globeandmail.com and at http://www.digitaldesk.com Mark Schneider Digital Desk 1500 W. Georgia Ste 400 Vancouver BC V6G2Z6 http://www.digitaldesk.com Sandy Salem Director, Marketing Communications Globe Information Services, The Globe and Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Liss Jeffrey, Ph.D. director, Research Network/ director/executive producer byDesign Visionary Speaker series & E Lab at the McLuhan Program in Culture & Technology University of Toronto 416-978-7026; 515-7110; fax 978-5324 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mcluhan.utoronto.ca http://www.candesign.utoronto.ca http://www.newmedia-forum.net http://www.panam-bydesign.net
