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What's happening in electronic networking in Ithaca and Tompkins County as we approach 2000? The Fifth Annual Networking Tompkins County Conference once again brings local and nationally known speakers for a series of lively discussions on the latest issues and developments in networking and information access in the area. Information access has been enhanced in Tompkins County through the introduction of services such as RoadRunner from Time Warner and ADSL lines from Telergy. Use of the INet by local educational and governmental organizations has provided low cost, high speed connectivity for over 9,000 users. Policy questions related to appropriate use of the Internet, ownership and copyright of electronic information, and security and privacy of data are also becoming more important as more people in the community are connected. Hosted by IthacaNet Inc., Networking Tompkins County will be held at the Statler Hotel on the Cornell Campus on Saturday, March 27, 1999 from 9am - 4pm. This event draws upward of 300 people annually. With our 5th conference, we are becoming a spring tradition in Ithaca. Not only do those attending find out what is happening in networking, but they find this a great place to network with other people and organizations. The IthacaNet has again invited vendors of networking and other electronic services to participate in an all day trade show. And at this year's conference there will be an exhibit of old computer equipment. Wax nostalgic over a TRS80 or an Osborne, a Lisa or a Toshiba Laptop. We expect most of these machines to still be working! Lunch and coffee breaks are included in the registration fee. Check-in is 8:00am - 9:00am. Space is limited, so register early! |
Conference Highlights
Keynote Speaker
Bill Schrader
Chairman of the board of directors, chief executive officer, and founder of PSINet.Press Release: New York State Networking Pioneer to Give Keynote at 5th Annual Conference
Other Featured Participants
Christopher Harper
Roy H. Park Distinguished Chair, Ithaca College
Tom Hanna
Program Leader, Child Abuse Prevention Network
Steven L. Worona
Director, Cornell Computer Policy and Law Program
Patricia (Pat) Vaughan
Member of Ithaca's Common Council and of the Tompkins County Y2K Information Network
Ron Parks
Manager of Y2K remediation efforts for Cornell's administrative systems
Tentative Vendor List
Apple Computer, Inc.
Applied Theory Communications, Inc., an affliate of NYSERNET
DDC Publishing
Digital Journal
Ithaca Technologies, Inc.
The Petra Group
Time Warner Cable/Road Runner of Central New York
Sherpa Technologies
Telergy, Inc.
WVBR FM
and also featuring
Presentation of the Third Annual IthacaNet Award for Achievement in Networking Tompkins County.
We are planning a special history exhibit at the conference. If you have old working computer equipment or other historical artifacts related to networking and computer technology which you are interested in loaning for the day let us know at ntc99@www.ithacanet.org.
The Networking Tompkins County Conference is the closing event of Ithaca Tech Week '99 (Sunday, March 21 to Saturday, March 27). Also plan to attend Ed Tech Day '99 at Ithaca College on Thursday, March 25.
Ithaca Technology Week '99, sponsored by IthacaNet and with Ithaca College's Academic Computing & Client Services (ACCS), will be held from March 21-27, 1999. IthacaNet and ACCS are encouraging businesses and community organizations across Tompkins County to hold technology-related events during this week. Our goal is to highlight the many facets of technology which are shaping our lives in Tompkins County.