Announcements
Below you will find announcements for 2003.
Friday, November 14, 2003
Leadership New Jersey Class of 2003
Announced, Includes Dr. Randal Pinkett of BCT Partners
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (November 14, 2003) -- Leadership
New Jersey (LNJ) has announced the LNJ Class of 2004, which
includes Dr. Randal Pinkett, President and CEO of BCT Partners.
LNJ's goal is to expand and improve the pool of the state's
civic leaders. The program, founded in 1986, honors men and
women who combine a successful career with leadership in serving
their communities. Each year, LNJ selects a new group of about
50 emerging leaders from more than 100 applicants. Fellows come
from all parts of the state and from diverse backgrounds in
business, government, non-profits, the arts, health care, the
professions, and labor. LNJ Fellows enjoy a rare opportunity
to develop their knowledge of state issues and hone their skills
to solve statewide problems. In 10 monthly seminars they travel
across the state to explore the trends, forces and people shaping
the state's future. Fellows complete the program having developed
a network of new relationships with leaders across the state.
They deepen their understanding of New Jersey's problems and
opportunities, of its needs and resources. New Jersey benefits
from the increased pool of potential leaders and from the heightened
sense of civic concern that those leaders develop.
For more information visit: http://www.leadershipnj.org
Thursday, November 13, 2003
Dr. Randal Pinkett Serves as Panelists
at the University of Pennsylvania's, African-American MBA Association
Association's Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference
PHILADELPHIA, PA (November 15, 2003) -- This
year's Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference, hosted by
the African-American MBA Association Association (AAMBAA) a
the University of Pennsylvania will feature Dr. Randal Pinkett
on the subject of entrepreneurship as part of a panel discussion
focused on nontraditional career paths. The Whitney M. Young,
Jr. Memorial Conference is an annual conference organized by
the membership of the Wharton School's African-American MBA
Association Whitney Moore Young, Jr., was executive director
of the National Urban League from 1961 until his death in 1971.
He is widely credited with making the National Urban League
a dynamic organization, one which created thousands of jobs
for African Americans and obtained millions of dollars from
both the public and private sectors for training and special
projects geared toward improving the economic conditions of
the poor. The Whitney Young Conference is honored to aid in
preserving the legacy of this great humanitarian.
For more information visit: http://wmy.wharton.upenn.edu/
Friday, August 15, 2003
Program for Accelerated Careers in Engineering
(PACE) Announces Dr. Randal Pinkett as Keynote Speaker for Youth
Development Conference
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (August 15, 2003) -- The Program
for Accelerated Careers in Engineering (PACE) announced that
Dr. Randal Pinkett will serve as this year's keynote speaker
for their Youth Development Conference (YDC). The event will
be held at Rutgers University on September 6, 2003. Dr. Pinkett
address will begin at 12 noon. PACE is a Saturday program for
seventh-through twelfth-graders interested in engineering organized
by volunteers for major corporations in New Jersey such as AT&T
and Lucent Technologies.
Friday, August 8, 2003
Bloomfield College Kicks-Off Freshman
Orientation Program with Dr. Randal Pinkett
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (August 8, 2003) -- Bloomfield
College will kick-off its freshman orientation program this
year with an address by Dr. Randal Pinkett. The theme for the
orientation is "Different Paths, One Destination."
The event will be held on August 29, 2003, beginning at 8:30
am. Bloomfield College is an independent, four-year, coeducational
college, affiliated with Presbyterian Church (USA). Founded
in 1868. The College's mission is to prepare students to attain
academic, personal and professional excellence in a multicultural
and global society. Located in Bloomfield, New Jersey, a suburban
residential community just 15 miles from New York City, the
College attracts a geographically diverse resident and commuter
population.
For more information visit: http://www.bloomfield.edu
Monday, April 4, 2003
Education Development Center and the
Global Business Network Convene Technology Leaders including
Dr. Randal Pinkett
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (April 4, 2003) -- Education
Development Center (EDC) and the Global Business Network (GBN)
will host "The Future of Community Technology Forum"
at the James Irvine Foundation in San Francisco, CA, from April
24-25, 2003. This one-day “visioning” meeting is
designed to explore future directions and evolutionary paths
for community technology programs. It will bring together approximately
25 funders, practitioners, and selected stakeholders from the
research, policy, and user communities across the country including
Dr. Randal Pinkett from BCT Partners. EDC is an international,
non-profit organization with more than 335 projects dedicated
to enhancing learning, promoting health, and fostering a deeper
understanding of the world. As a worldwide membership organization
and scenario and strategy consultancy, GBN engages in a collaborative
exploration of the future, discovering the frontiers of knowledge
and creating innovative tools for strategic action and adaptive
advantage.
For more information on EDC visit: http://www.edc.org
For more informaiton on GBN visit: http://www.gbn.com
Friday, March 21, 2003
Dr. Randal Pinkett Invited to Attend
Ford Foundation and NJIT Roundtable on the Community Information
Systems/Community Informatics Sector
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO (March 21, 2003) -- Dr.
Randal Pinkett of BCT Partners has been invited to attend a
Roundtable on the Community Information Systems/Community Informatics
Sector. The purpose of the roundtable is to bring a diverse
group of twenty-five ICT experts, practitioners, researchers,
policy specialists and social activists together to examine
the emerging CIS sector from a range of perspectives. The intent
is to identify and explore this emerging sector that builds
upon 15-20 years of pioneering work in community networks, community
technology centers, and public information services. The roundtable
discussion will examine infrastructure, tools, financing, research
and development, higher education, services, policy and local
development requirements needed to accelerate the recognition
and growth of this emerging sector. The meeting is sponsored
under a grant from the Ford Foundation to the New Jersey Institute
of Technology, organized by Dr. Michael Gurstein, Project Director
and Richard Civille, Project Codirector. The meeting will take
place April 11-13, 2003 at the Garden of the Gods Club in Colorado
Springs, CO.
For more information visit: http://www.communities.org.ru/ci-text/ci-v2.doc
Thursday, February 27, 2003
National Society of Black Engineers
Digital Divide Panel Discussion to be Moderated by Dr. Randal
Pinkett
ANAHEIM, CA (February 27, 2003) -- The National
Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) will host a panel discussion
at this year's NSBE National Convention in Anaheim, CA, as part
of their Technical Outreach Community Help (T.O.R.C.H.) initiative
to bridge the "digital divide". Dr. Randal Pinkett
will serve as the moderator of the panel discussion that will
take place on Saturday, March 22, 2003. NSBE's mission is to
increase the number of culturally responsible Black engineers
who excel academically, succeed professionally and positively
impact the community.NSBE is comprised of more than 270 chapters
on college and university campuses, 75 Alumni Extension chapters
nationwide and 75 Pre-College chapters. The NSBE T.O.R.C.H.
Program was developed in 2000 as NSBE's response to the "digital
divide". The purpose of the T.O.R.C.H. Community Service
Initiative is to encourage community service among NSBE's membership
and communities that are underserved with regards to digital
technology. The "digital divide" is the phrase commonly
used to describe the gap between those who benefit from new
technologies and those who do not. The phrase was first popularized
by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA) in the U.S. Department of Commerce in their 1995 report
Falling Through the Net: A Survey of the “Have Nots”
in Rural and Urban America.
For more information visit: http://www.nsbe.org/torch/
Monday, February 24, 2003
CNN.com Profiles Creating Community
Connections Project for Pioneering Wireless Initiative
BOSTON, MA (February 24, 2003) -- CNN.com profiles
the pioneering wireless initiative with the Creating Community
Connections Project, a comprehensive effort to use information
and communications technology to improve the quality of life
for low- to moderate-income residents residing in a housing
development in Roxbury, MA. The project represents a unique
community-university partnership between the Camfield Tenants
Associatoin (CTA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT). The principal investigators for the project are Randal
Pinkett, a Ph.D. candidate in the Epistemology and Learning
Group at the MIT Media Laboratory, and Richard O'Bryant, a Ph.D.
candidate in the Planning Support Systems Group in the MIT Department
of Urban Studies and Planning. The project is also supported
by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Hewlett-Packard Company, RCN,
Microsoft, ArsDigita, Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MHFA),
Lucent Technologies, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), Institute for African-American Electronic Commerce (iAAEC),
Youth Build of Boston, and the William Monroe Trotter Institute
at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. With these resources,
a community technological infrastructure has been established
at Camfield Estates consisting of a computer and a high-speed
Internet connection in each unit, coupled with comprehensive
training at a community technology center on the premises, a
web-based community building system and, just recently, a community
wireless network.
For more information visit: http://www.camfieldestates.net
or
http://www.camfieldestates.net/camfieldestates/cnn/index.html
Friday, February 14, 2003
Dr. Randal Pinkett to Serve as Plenary
Speaker for the 4th Annual e-Philanthropy Conference
OAKLAND, CA (February 14, 2003) -- Dr. Randal
Pinkett will serve as a plenary speaker for this year's, 4th
Annual e-Philanthropy Conference: “From a Connected World
to an Engaged World,” which will be held at the Oakland
Marriott City Center, Oakland, California, March 9-10, 2003.
The e-Philanthropy conference is a unique gathering that facilitates
effective, ongoing cross-sector dialogue among diverse stakeholders
involved in the strategic use of the Internet to increase giving,
volunteering and civic engagement. The conference plenary sessions
will explore the strategic issues and promising practices of
the Internet to improve various forms of online engagement ---giving,
volunteering and community building. This 4th e-Philanthropy
Conference will build on the dialogue of the participants at
the first three e-philanthropy conferences -- held at the White
House in 1999, in San Jose in 2000 and in the Washington D.C.
area in 2002.
For more information visit: http://www.e-philanthropy.org
Monday, February 10, 2003
Florida A&M University's School
of Business and Industry Welcome Dr. Randal Pinkett
TALLAHASSEE, FL (February 10, 2003) -- Florida
A&M University's (FAMU) School of Business and Industry
(SBI) will welcome Dr. Randal Pinkett to the campus in Tallahassee,
FL, March 3-4, 2003. Dr. Pinkett will participate in a number
of activities and events including an interview with the student-run
television station, luncheon with faculty and staff, separate
speaking engagements with specific classes, the senior seminar,
the "close-up experience", and an open reception with
the SBI community, in coordination with Dr. Tiki Suarez. FAMU
is a four-year, public, co-educational and fully accredited
institution of higher learning. The main campus is spread over
419 acres located on the highest of seven hills in Tallahassee,
the capital of Florida. FAMU offers 62 bachelor’s degrees
in 103 majors/tracks. 36 master’s degrees with 56 majors/tracks
are offered within eleven of the University’s 13 schools
and colleges including the SBI.
For more information visit: http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/sbi/
