Agenda

CONFERENCE AGENDA - Last updated on Monday, September 17, 2001- Tennessee State University-AOL-Time Warner HBCU Digital Divide Summit Conference to be hosted at the Jackson State University E-Center 1230 Raymond Road, Jackson, MS 39204 [To register for this conference, Click here ]
By design, the contents of the sessions of this conference are interleaved. Therefore, we strongly encourage the conference participants (i.e., panelists and moderators) to be a part of the audience for all of the other sessions.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2001
Jackson State University E-Center
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon	Bus to E-Center will leave Holiday Inn Crowne Plaza at 11:00 a.m. E-Center open for sign in and Badge Pickup
12:00 noon to 12:15 p.m.	Greetings and Welcome Dr. Ronald Mason, President, Jackson State Universit
12:15 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.	Dr. James, Hefner, President, Tennessee State University -- (“We must come to grips with the inescapable fact that technology infusion within our institutions is no longer an option; it is an absolute necessity for our survival.” Click here for keynote from the First TSU-AOL Time Warner conference in Atlanta, October 2000)
12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.	Keynote Address Dr. Frederick Humphries, President, Florida A&M University
1:00 p.m. to 1:20 p.m.	Remarks: Mr. B. Keith Fulton, Executive Director, AOL Time Warner Foundation
1:20 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.	The State of the "Digital Divide" on HBCU Campuses - 2001 - a brief review of the state of HBCU technology infrastructures and cogent issues needed to "accelerate" the closing of the digital divide among these institutions: Dr. Eugene Jones, Co-Manager, TSU-AOL Time Warner HBCU Digital Divide Project (click here for abstract)
1:30 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.	*HR414 and SB 1034 on Funding the Advanced Network Program (not more than* $250,000,000 for FY 2002), which is designed to "help close the digital divide among minority institutions." Dr. Francine Jefferson, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce** Cogent issues for attendees include the chances of passage, level of actual funding, eligibility requirements for institutions if passed, number of "eligible" institutions, "substantial minority low-income" student criteria, requirement for matching funds, upper endowment thresholds, methods of competition by eligible institutions, and the like. Click here to see legislation at: http://www.thomas.loc.gov/ and insert the bill number HR 1034 in the first search box.
1:50 p.m. to 2:05 p.m.	Brief Overview of Future Technology in Academia: Internet2 and Beyond targeted especially for HBCU CEOs... Dr. John Hurley, Clark Atlanta University, Internet2 Project (Click here for abstract)
2:05 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.	Accelerating Digital Change: Strategic Visions and Goals for Technology Enhancement on HBCU Campuses. A select panel of HBCU CEOs will address strategies in which the closure of the divide can be hastened, such as (1) managing technology productively; (2) adapting best-practices to accelerate Internet2 and beyond; (3) accelerating technology infusion and transfer through industry, government and other academia, (4) organizing for technology enhancement, (5) exploiting technology for learning enhancement through links to secondary schools, and (6) sustaining robust technology without overburdening students financially. Panelists: Dr. Ronald Mason, President, Jackson State University Dr. James Hefner, President, Tennessee State University Dr. Clinton Bristow, President, Alcorn State University Dr. James Renick, Chancellor, (Dr. Elazer Barnette substituting) North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Lester Newman, President, (Dr. Moses Newsome substituting) Mississippi Valley State College Dr. Lawrence Davis, Jr., University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Invited as Panelist: Dr. Wesley McClure, Lane College, TN Dual Moderators: Dr. Melodie Mayberry-Stewart, Interim Chief Information Officer (CIO), Fisk University; Chairwoman, Board of Directors of the NBMBAA; President and CEO of Black Diamond Capital Group, LLC. (click here for vita) Ms. Antoinette Hubbard, Principal, Leadership by Design, Co-Author of "Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Assessment of Networking and Connectivity" (click here for vita) Click here for a presentation of generic issues on HBCUs as provided in the Proceedings of the First TSU-AOL Time Warner HBCU Digital Divide Conference in October 2000. Click here for copy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities: An Assessment of Networking and Connectivity" Department of Commerce (NAFEO), October 2000.
3:45 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.	Accelerating Digital Change: Tactical strategies for meeting the technology needs on HBCU Campuses - A diverse panel of management and technologists will address key issues that positively or negatively affect the closure of the digital divide on HBCU campuses in administrative and operational settings in the short or near term. Such issues include but are not limited exclusively to: Technology accelerators (NRTS, AN-MSI, Internet2, etc) Managing the costs of university-wide technology HBCU technology linkages to the IT workplaces Panelist Pool: Dr. Willard Smith, Network Resources and Training Sites (NRTS), Tennessee State University (click here for abstract) Dr. Willie Brown, Jackson State University, NRTS and Internet2 (click here for abstract) Dr. John Hurley, Clark Atlanta University, Internet2 Project (Click here for abstract) Dr. Robert Shepard, Executive Director Science and Engineering Alliance, Inc. (SEA) Digital Divide Initiative (click here for abstract) Invited: Mr. James Harrington, Director, MU-SPIN, Goddard-NASA (NRTS) Dual Moderators Dr. Robert Ford, Southern University at Baton Rouge Ms. Goli Sotoohi, TSU-AOL-Time Warner Project
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. E-Center Patio Joint reception with the JSU Industry Cluster
Bus leaves E-Center for Holiday Inn Crown Plaza at 8:40 p.m.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 5, 2001
Bus leaves Holiday Inn Crown Plaza for E-Center at 07:45 a.m.
08:00 a.m. to 08:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast at the JSU - E Center (badges required)
08:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (Two sessions with same titles and thrusts)	Accelerating Digital Change: Futuristic Views of the Digital Classrooms on HBCU Campuses (Parts I and II) A series of show-and-tell presentations on actual technology in the classroom in areas such as: Technology infusion in all curricula Un-departmentalization of technology Distance or E-learning; multimedia Classroom engagement with technology Faculty training for technology Links to K-12 through technology Panelists for Futuristic Views - Part I: Dr. Roy Beasley, Digital Learning Laboratory, Howard University (click here for abstract) Dr. Michael Busby, Dr. Marino Alvarez, Ms. Goli Sotoohi, TSU-COE-ISEM, Exploring Minds (click here for abstract) Mr. Gregory Kovich, E-Learning Alcatel Corporation (click here for abstract) Panelists Futuristic Views - Part II: Dr. Dialo Bagayoko, Southern University, "Reverse Digital Divide: a Case Study at the Timbuktu Academy and a Model for the Future" (click here for abstract) Dr. Sally O'Connor, Director Center for Environmental Programs Xavier University, Technology applications in pedagogy and remediation (click here for abstract) Dual Moderators: Ms. Regina Clark, Instructor, Mass Communications, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. Eugene Jones, TSU-AOL-Time Warner Co-Project Manager
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 noon	Accelerating the Closure of the Digital Divide on HBCU Campuses - A summation of best-practices and recommendations that apply on HBCU campuses and next steps... the TSU-AOL-Time Warner Project Team: Dr. Eugene Jones Dr. Michael Busby Ms. Goli Sotoohi
11:30 to 12:00 noon	Conference wrap up and program close-out remarks (TSU project team). Our sincerest thanks to Jackson State University for hosting this event, and a special note of thanks to the JSU Host Project Team: Dr. Willie Brown Ms. Paula Pixler Dr. Joseph Stevenson Dr. Benjamin Ngwudike

By design, the contents of the sessions of this conference are interleaved. Therefore, we strongly encourage the conference participants (i.e., panelists and moderators) to be a part of the audience for all of the other sessions.