September 9
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A project of the Aspen Institute and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation |
The Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy Commission Meeting Agenda Mountain View, California · September 9, 2008 |
Third Knight Commission Meeting
Google Headquarters, Tunis Room, Building 43, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway,
Mountain View, CA
Webcast: Introduction and Presentation I
Webcast: Presentation II
Webcast: Presentation III
Webcast: Commission Deliberation
8:30-9:00 Welcome, Introductory Remarks, “Housekeeping” Matters
9:00-10:15 Presentation on Spectrum Issues and Consideration of Broadband Access Issue
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Presentations by Google experts on “democratic technologies” and business models
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:45 Communities and Information Flow Presentation
Sandra Ball-Rokeach, Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, USC Annenberg School of Communication; Director, Communication Technology and Community Program; and Principal Investigator, Metamorphosis Project
1:45-3:15 Discussion of presentation and deliberation on defining “community information needs”
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30-5:00 Commission Deliberations: Defining the “fact-based information gathering” that needs enhanced support

