FCC Tech and Communications Diversity Forum & Virtual Fair
Sign up to join this informative symposium and virtual fair!
Wednesday, April 28, 2021 · 12 - 6:45 PM
Online
On April 28, 2021, the Digital Empowerment and Inclusion Working Group of the FCC Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE), the Internet Association, and the FCC’s Media Bureau are co-sponsoring a Tech and Communications Diversity Opportunity Symposium and Virtual Fair that will be held from 12:00 noon to 6:45 pm. ET. MMTC’s Board Chair and Treasurer Ronald Johnson serves as the Chair of the ACDDE Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group's Supplier Diversity Subgroup.
The Symposium will provide information, resources, and support to diverse communications businesses (DCBs), including those focused on legacy communications industries (e.g., radio, television, telecommunications, cable, and satellite), and those engaged in technology-oriented industries seeking business opportunities as vendors, suppliers, or partners with tech and communications companies or government agencies. DCBs include small businesses, minority- and ethnic-owned, women-owned, Veteran-owned, LGBTQ-owned, and disabled-owned businesses. Prior registration is required (https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_o4z1mHSRSYyOhtQeGtL8eA)
The Symposium will include two informative panels from 12 noon to 3:45 p.m. The first panel, Your Tax Dollars at Work: Government Programs and Initiatives, will feature a discussion with representatives from federal, state, and local government agencies on financing and procurement opportunities and trends, highlighting diversity requirements and standards; training, education, and consulting opportunities; and mentoring, incubation, and apprenticeship programs. The second panel, For We Have Promises to Keep: Private Sector Programs and Initiatives, will showcase representatives from private sector companies and organizations that will also discuss procurement opportunities and trends, highlighting diversity requirements and standards, as well as Tier II efforts and opportunities; training, education, and consulting opportunities; mentoring, incubation, and apprenticeship programs; new and updated funding sources; and discounted or special services and plans for DCBs.
The Virtual Fair will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. It will feature one-on-one confidential consultations during which small and diverse communications business owners will receive individualized advice on supplier and vendor strategies; financial support for small and diverse communications businesses; training, educational or consulting programs/initiatives; discounted or special services and products for DCBs; and mentoring, incubation or apprenticeship programs/initiatives. It is open to DCB owners, managers, and employees. You must REGISTER in advance.
Link to register: https://www.fcc.gov/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-empowerment/virtual-fair-event-registration
To learn more, please visit: https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2021/04/tech-and-communications-diversity-opportunity-symposium-and-virtual-fair
More about MMTC: https://www.mmtconline.org/
More about MMTC & Telecom Brokers: https://mmtconline.org/media-brokerage/
This is an external event not affiliated with the Career Center nor UMBC.