Technology

Local Matters: Current Events 05/02/2011

Rob Reiber and Channel 17 volunteer LC Hines, talk about current events with a focus on Sony Playstation network security breach.

Burlington Wards 4 & 7 NPA Meeting 04/19/2011

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to empower citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies facilitate communication between the citizens of Burlington and city government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Wards 4 & 7 meet the third Tuesday of the month. Meeting place: Robert E. Miller Community Center 130 Gosse Court.

St. Michael's College: Robert Whitaker - Anatomy of an Epidemic: History, Science and the Long-Term Effects of Psychiatric Medications 04/07/2011

Saint Michael's College presents award-winning science writer Robert Whitaker speaking on “Anatomy of an Epidemic: History, Science and the Long-Term Effects of Psychiatric Medications”. Whitaker won the George Polk Award for Medical Writing for Anatomy of an Epidemic (2010), an investigation into why the number of adults and children disabled by mental illness has skyrocketed over the past 50 years. He asks whether the widespread use of psychiatric medications could be fueling this epidemic. He is also author of the prize-winning books Mad in America (2000) and The Mapmakers Wife (2004). Sponsored by the Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology and the Psychology Department.

Burlington Ward 6 NPA Meeting 04/07/2011

Neighborhood Planning Assemblies (NPAs) are grassroots, neighborhood organizations that were established in each of Burlington's seven Wards to encourage citizen participation in City government. Working as neighborhood advocacy groups, Neighborhood Planning Assemblies help improve communication between the citizens of Burlington and City government through regular meetings scheduled in each Ward. Ward 6 meets the first Thursday of the month. Meeting place: Greek Orthodox Church 600 South Willard Street.

Burlington School Commissioners' Corner: Navigating the 21ST Century Educational Landscape 04/07/2011

Host Amy Werbel, Ward 5 Burlington School Commissioner, speaks with students and teachers from Edmunds Middle School on the role of technology in their learning.

Local Media Show: Public Access to Government Record - Allen Gilbert, ACLU-Vermont 04/05/2011

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian speaks with ACLU-Vermont Executive Director Allen Gilbert on Legislative initiatives addressing 'Public Access to Goverment Records'.

Media Maven: Catch the Wave: The Latest in Nonprofit Technology 03/24/2011

Part of the continuing series of Media Maven Lunches.

Host Lauren-Glenn Davitian, shares insights from the 2011 NTEN Conference in Washington, D.C..

Do you have a communications plan? If so, do you use it? Is there more you can do to increase your visibility and make a difference? Jump start your marketing and outreach work with this month's Media Maven.Andrea Learned, co-author of Don’t Think Pink: What Really Makes Women Buy – and How to Increase Your Share of This Crucial Market (AMACOM, 2004), will give some marketing tips. Andrea is an internationally respected gender marketing expert, speaker and writer. While she focuses on women as the leading indicators of consumer behavior, she also emphasizes that 21st Century men are starting to travel similar buying paths. Andrea believes that storytelling and cause marketing are key ways to present a brand’s facts and attributes to today’s consumer – no gender about it. Andrea contributes to a wide range of publications/blogs, including HuffingtonPost.com, MPDailyfix.com, TomPeters.com, Women-omics.com, and LearnedOnWomen.com - where she presents her most current analysis of consumer/cultural shifts and marketing best practices. She presents regularly to global business audiences, and her opinions have been cited in publications from Adweek to the Christian Science Monitor and The New York Times. Andrea has a B.A from the University of Michigan, and resides in Burlington, Vermont. Find her at: http://learnedonwomen.com , or on Twitter: @AndreaLearned. Join us for 90 minutes of stimulating talk and a good lunch (for only 5 bucks). Maybe you'll think-- "we should become members of CCTV!" (We'd love that!)

Nuclear Free Future: Hazards of Vermont Yankee and the Japanese Nuclear Disaster 03/23/2011

Host Margaret Harrington speaks with James Moore, Clean Energy Program Director with VPIRG (Vermont Public Interest Research Group), on the Japanese nuclear disaster and Vermont Yankee.

VT Clean Cities Coalition and Burlington CEDO on Cost-Effective Transportation Practices 03/21/2011

The Vermont Clean Cities Coalition and the Burlington Community and Economic Development Office (CEDO) host this meeting for local business owners and fleet managers to discuss transportation challenges and to present solutions to those problems. A valuable opportunity to share concerns, past attempts, and future prospects for developing more sustainable and cost-effective transportation practices. Peter Rusy, from the Neutral Group, discusses the impact of 'vehicle telematics programs' in fleet operations.

Under the Dome: The Capitol Beat - Senate Finance: Broadband - ACLU/Environment 03/16/2011

The Senate Finance Committee hears testimony on S.78, an act relating to the advancement of cellular, broadband, smart grid, and other technology infrastructure in Vermont. Allen Gilbert, Executive Director of ACLU-Vermont testifies about the protection of private information in the connected age; Matt Levin, of Vermonters for a clean Environment, testifies on the environmental impacts of the construction and implementation of Cellular and similar towers. Recorded 3/16/11.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!