Virginia Piedmont Technology Council (VPTC) Hosts Community Discussion With Technology Town Halls
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To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS  Contact: Jerry MacLean, Executive Director, +1-434-817-6303, jerrymaclean@vptc.org, or Tracey Linkous, Vice Chair & Communications Officer, +1-434-242-5886, tlinkous@diffusionpharma.com, both of VPTC   CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan.
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An outspoken government official and a determined university president are bumping heads over what academic institution can best represent high-tech research in Northern Virginia.
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By Greg Esposito greg.esposito@roanoke.com 381-1675  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be the keynote speaker at Virginia Tech's Deans' Forum on the Environment on Feb. 26.
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More than 300 communities consider launching local high-speed Internet service.
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By Jon Rutter  Infrastructure of trees, wetlands, streams is topic at Feb. 13 public meeting  A renowned livable communities expert will help the Lancaster County Planning Commission shape a new "green infrastructure" plan during an interactive public meeting Feb.
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Silicon Valley's VC community picks its favorite candidates.
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An advocacy group representing several tech vendor CEOs has been meeting with U.S. presidential candidates.
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By Janette Rodrigues, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Jun. 23--CHESAPEAKE  "Council on Demand" is coming. But, please, don't call it "CoD." Chesapeake City Council meetings will be available online at the city Web site in a "Video on Demand," or "VoD," format by the fall.
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Using the tech that connects thousands of people on a phone call, congress members are holding remote town-hall meetings. A recorded voice invites 35,000 citizens at once to stay on the line for the meeting. By the Associated Press.
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University CIOs at Computerworld's Mobile & Wireless World conference said they are under scrutiny to find ways to better communicate in disasters in the aftermath of the shootings at Virginia Tech in April.
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Government officials, advocacy groups and tech execs gathering at this week's Tech Policy Summit bring a number of issues to the table, but one's rising to the top -- the need for patent reform.
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A panel discussion on stem cell research brought a variety of experts on all sides of the issue to the Capital Region Thursday. It was sponsored by Albany Law School and Albany Medical College.
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Computer security pros descend on Washington, D.C., confab to talk risks, hacks and digital self-defense.
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By Tim Thornton, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 11--Mickey Apgar doesn't like to speak to crowds, but the Elliston resident hopes he'll be talking in front of a big group at Monday evening's Montgomery County Board of Supervisors meeting.
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The area's technology executives have again embraced the idea that Washington is a government town. Over the years when government work was not considered fashionable, some tried to develop a separate identity for the region built on ventures in software, telecom, the Internet -- the whole gamut.
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By Mike Wilder, Times-News, Burlington, N.C.  Feb. 18--People who live in two Gibsonville neighborhoods shared their concerns about a proposed housing development with the town's planning board Thursday night.
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newsmakerSenior Energy Department official starts a dialogue with tech leaders to learn how his agency can help.