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Internet2 members anchor Global Summit on Digital Cities - Cleveland,
Ohio - $10K Prize for Best of Show Call for Presentations

Cleveland, OH July 30 and 31, 2004
One hundred cities, 500 effective practices on the digital transformation
of life in the city of the future. 

Digital Cities Conference 2004 is releasing this Call for
presentations, presenters and effective practices for applications and
services that are changing the way people work, live, study, and play.
Thanks to generous support from Intel, Cisco, Sprint, Allied Telesyn and
a growing list of technology sponsors, we're convening a global symposium
that celebrates the positive impact breakthrough technology has on the
world's cities. The symposium will be anchored by Internet2 members Case
Western Reserve University,  and Cleveland State University as well
as  Internet2 affiliate members the Cleveland Institute of Music and
Cleveland Museum of Art.   The best of show will be awarded a
check for $10,000. Other cash awards for best demonstration and digital
story will also bring fame and fortune to innovators in each major
category of application.

We’re building the archetypal Digital City in Cleveland, Ohio July 30
& 31.  The conference will feature speakers, panelists, and
roundtable sessions, uniquely integrated throughout an engaging exhibit
area that is literally a “Digital City“, complete with neighborhoods
defined by major market segments.  Stroll off the Public Green into
the Healthcare Neighborhood and see how a surgeon in Paris confers with a
radiologist in Cleveland during a procedure, Explore the Government
Neighborhood and learn how the a major Midwestern city enhances public
safety and convenience through a computer tracking system that manages
snow removal (it knows where every plow is and which streets still need
attention). Experience an interactive theatrical event in the “Cultural
“District” where dancers in New York perform live with artists in
Cleveland though a multi-media experience. 

Calling Pioneers, Innovators, and Trendsetters.  We’ve
organized the inaugural Digital City into 18 neighborhoods.  If you
have a story to tell, a demonstration, a lesson learned, partnership
success, or a cool technology we’re inviting you to share it with the
world when it comes to Cleveland.

• Healthcare in the Digital City
• Art in the Digital City
• Music in the Digital City
• New Media in the Digital City
• Higher Education and Leadership in the Digital City
• Government Services and Strategic City Planning
• City and Regional Transportation Services in the Digital City
• Public Safety and Homeland Security
• Media and Journalism in the Digital City
• Converged Public Broadcasting, News, and the Public Interest
• Bridging the Digital Divide in the City
• Organizing and Servicing Technology Companies in the Digital City
• The Creative WorkForce in the Digital City
• Schools in the Digital City
• Financing the Digital City
• Building Strategic Partnerships or the Politics of the Digital City
• Smart and Green in the City – Technology and the Environment
• Technology Innovation: Smart Tools and Systems for the Digital City

Submitting a proposal: Point your browser to
www.digitalcities.org
<http://www.digitalcities.org/> . After reviewing the topic areas, please submit your proposal online. Submission deadline is May 15th.
 
Communications and marketing:  Leo Zimmerman <>



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Thomas J. Knab
Director of Academic, Research and Administrative Technology
Chief Information Officer
College of Arts and Sciences
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Ave,   Cleveland, Ohio 44106


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