ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 8, Number 57
June 11, 1999

In this issue:

Legislation & Policy Update Agenda for ALA Annual Conference in 
New Orleans

Below is the agenda for the Legislation & Policy Update, sponsored 
by the ALA Committee on Legislation, to be held Saturday, June 26 
from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at ALA Annual Conference in New 
Orleans. The update will include segments and reports on E-rate 
telecom. discounts, school libraries and ESEA reauthorization, 
funding, intellectual property issues, and new IRS interactive Web 
services.  We look forward to seeing you there! 
	
LEGISLATION & POLICY UPDATE				
Sponsored by the ALA Committee on Legislation

Saturday, June 26, 1999
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
Rooms 02-03
New Orleans, LA

AGENDA

9:30 - 10:00 a.m.					
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS;
QUICK OVERVIEW ON KEY ISSUES
Nancy Kranich, Chair, ALA Committee on Legislation

10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
E-RATE TELECOM. DISCOUNTS ISSUES	
Nancy Bolt, Chair, ALA E-Rate Task Force, introduces:			

Kate Moore, Chief Executive Officer
Schools and Libraries Division
Universal Service Administrative Company

K. G. Ouye, Chair
Schools and Libraries Division
Universal Service Administrative Company

10:45 - 11:00 a.m.
BREAK

11:00 - 11:15 a.m.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND ESEA REAUTHORIZATION;
SENATOR JACK REED'S BILL
Deborah Stone, Chair
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on ESEA Reauthorization
ALA Committee on Legislation

11:15 - 11:30 a.m.
FUNDING OUTLOOK AND OTHER LIBRARY ISSUES
Mary Rae Costabile, Associate Director
ALA Washington Office

11:30 - 11:50 a.m.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ISSUES IN CONGRESS; 
DATABASE PROTECTION; DISTANCE EDUCATION
Carol C. Henderson, Executive Director
ALA Washington Office

11:50 - 12:00 p.m.
COPYRIGHT ANALYSIS AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
Rick Weingarten, Director
ALA Office for Information Technology Policy

12:00 - 12:15 p.m.
NEW IRS INTERACTIVE WEB SERVICES
Michael Moore
Senior Technology Advisor
Internal Revenue Service

12:15 - 12:30 p.m.
INTERNET CONTENT, ACCESS AND PRIVACY ISSUES
Leslie Harris
Leslie Harris and Associates
Consultant to ALA Washington Office

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