"New Mandates for Accessible Wireless Emergency Services"

G3ict Roundtable at the Digital Cities Convention

When: 11 December, 2.30 pm to 5.45 pm
Where: Marriott Washington, 1221 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037

Co-Chair Persons:
Jenifer Simpson, Senior Director, Telecommunications and Technology Policy,
American Association of People with Disabilities

Axel Leblois, Executive Director, G3ict - Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs

2.30 PM: Accessible Emergency Services: Exploring new Technologies and Solutions Chair person: Axel Leblois, G3ict

o Digital Radio
Mike Starling, VP, CTO & Executive Director, NPR Labs (LIVE DEMO)
o Web Sites Access via Telephony
Emdad Khan, Founder and CEO, Internet Speech (LIVE DEMO)
o Data Casting and Integrating Multi-modal Emergency Warning Systems
Elizabeth Christopherson, New Jersey Network, Executive Director, NJN Public Television and Radio (LIVE DEMO)
o Leveraging Mobile Cellular Wireless Networks
Judy Harkins, Ph.D., Professor, Gallaudet University's Department of Communication Studies, and founding Director, Technology Access Program at Gallaudet.

4.00 PM: Break, Refreshments in Technology Showcase Area

4.15 PM: New Mandates for Local Government: Defining A Roadmap for Implementation.
Chair Person: Jenifer Simpson, AADP

o Overview : Implications of the Latest Legislation and FCC Rulings on Accessibility of Emergency Services
Laurel G. Yancey, Esq., Center for Advanced Communications Policies at Georgia Tech, Chief Policy Officer

o Panel Discussion: Perspectives from the FCC, Carriers, and Advocates for PWDs:
With:
• William Lane, Ph.D., Chief Engineer, Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
• Susan Mazrui, Director of Regulatory Affairs for AT&T Services, Inc.
• Karen Peltz Strauss, Esq., of KPS Consultants, LLC.,
• Jenifer Simpson, Senior Director, Telecommunications and Technology Policy, AAPD and Member, of the Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT)

• Group Discussion and Q&As

Program Committee

$Vivek Kundra was nominated by Mayor Fenty to serve as the Chief Technology Officer for Washington, DC. Most recently Kundra served as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Trade for the Commonwealth of Virginia; he was appointed by Governor Tim Kaine. Prior to joining Governor Kaine’s cabinet, he was the CEO of Creostar, a company focused on cyber security and information warfare. Kundra served as the vice president of marketing for Evincible Software, a technology startup that enabled trusted transactions for the government and the financial sector, which was sold to Exostar. Prior to that, he was the IT director for Arlington, VA, where he was responsible for the government’s strategic technology initiatives. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Maryland, teaching classes on emerging and disruptive technologies. Before joining Arlington he was with SAIC, providing consulting services at the Health and Human Services (HHS). His work focused on growing SAIC\\\'s $1billion business at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Kundra has worked on the World Cities Alliance initiative to advance business and economic development in Arlington, Zurich, Paris, Berlin, and Wales. Within the private sector, he worked with multiple clients to build operations in the United States, Canada, and India. He received his master’s in information technology and his bachelor’s in psychology and biology from the University of Maryland.$ Vivek Kundra
Chief Technology Officer, Washington, D.C.