What's the biggest and most controversial Party ever to hit Manhattan? Why, the Grand Old Party - Republican National Convention, August 30-Sept. 2! (www.gopconvention.com) What is in store for Silicon Alley and the rest of the country over the next four years? Silicon Alley Station will be bringing you the latest soundbites about NYC business straight from the mouth of our elected officials. We will be pointedly inquiring about:

• The small business owner as the battleground demographic for both campaigns
• The role of technology and security in an increasingly dangerous world - and opportunities for small businesses.
• Outsourcing technology jobs, and sending technology overseas.
• The role of the Internet and blogging in the 2004 Presidential election.
• The promise and perils of electronic voting.
• Modern identity management and the need to safeguard civil liberties.
• The Dept. of Labor's new overtime rules, and implications for small businesses.
• The 84th anniversary of women's right to vote.

If there's something else that you think we should be covering, send us an e-mail at editor@siliconalley.net

Why deal with MTA delays, rowdy protestors, and the heavily armed NYPD when you can relax and enjoy your Party from the comfort of your home or cubicle? We will give you a front seat to all the action, and the inside scoop on all of those great parties! BLOG>

Interview with Pat Buchanan>

Interview with Zainab al-Suwaij, former citizen of Iraq>

Slide Shows:   Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday (city scenes Wed.)

The International World Wide Web Conference Committee (IW3C2) in conjunction with the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), NYU's Center for Advanced Technology (CAT), and IBM proudly present the 13th World Wide Web Conference in New York City, May 17-22, 2004. ( www.www2004.org )

Beginning with the first international WWW Conference in 1994, this prestigious series, organized by the International World Wide Web Conference Committee (IW3C2), has provided a public forum for the WWW Consortium (W3C) through the annual W3C track.

Keynote speakers include: -

• Tim Berners-Lee, MIT, Director of the W3C and Inventor of the World Wide Web
• Rich Rashid, Director of Microsoft Research
• James J. Duderstadt, President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
• Udi Manber, CEO A9.com, former Chief Scientist for Yahoo and Chief Technologist for Amazon.com -
• Mozelle Thompson, Commissioner, United States Federal Trade Commission

The WWW2004 conference will be held in Manhattan at the Sheraton Hotel. The technical program will include refereed paper presentations, alternate track presentations, plenary sessions, panels, and poster sessions. Silicon Alley Station is a media sponsor, and will be featuring exclusive coverage of this event.

On Wed. April 14, tune into the Arab-Western Businesswomen's Summit, an initiative that grew out of the recent World Economic Summit. The link below is good for the live audiocast from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, April 14th, 2004, and for subsequent on-demand listening to the recorded proceedings. CNN's outstanding news anchor Judy Woodruff is the moderator. Access is free.

AWS audio cast: http://www.wf360.com/aws/

Then come on back to Silicon Alley Station NewsRadio at http://www.Siliconalley.net for more detailed interviews with the Arab-Western Summit global conversationalists.

Also stay tuned for Wf360's MainEvent live global videocast on Thursday morning, April 15th, 2004. The on-demand streaming videocast of this exciting event will be posted next week. Moderator is Court TV's Catherine Crier. Access is free.

MainEvent 2004 web cast: http://www.wf360.com/webcast/

And for more exclusive coverage by Silicon Alley Station's news team of the pre-event dinner at the New York Stock Exchange and the Main Event itself, come on back to http://www.siliconalley.net .

In its third year, Infosecurity 2003 brought IT security professionals together from around the globe to discuss security threat management and solutions. Silicon Alley Station spoke with the show director, security professionals and solution providers about the state of the infosecurity industry, the challenge of threat management for large and small enterprises and how some companies are winning the battle.    MORE>

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New York City's Geographic Information System (GIS) technology provided invaluable technological support to 9/11 rescue efforts, the West Nile virus spraying program, and the recent citywide surveying of cell phone dead spots (in conjunction with the 311 system). On Nov. 14, 2003, the New York City Council Select Committee on Technology in Government, chaired by Hon. Gail Brewer, held a hearing on GIS to promote and expand inter-agency and community uses and applications

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The heightened focus on homeland security presents new opportunities for technology solution providers. The US Maritime Security Expo examines the problems and opportunities associated with securin America's waterfronts and waterways.

R. James Woolsey, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton and Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency gives keynote speech "The War on Terror: Dealing With Threats to the Nation's Ports and Harbors" at Maritime Security Expo, Oct 29, 2003,

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Show Director Mike Rosenberg speaks with Bob Ponce before the conference (Oct. 29-30, 2003, Javits Center, NYC)    PLAY>

Gino Menchini, Commissioner and CIO of the City of New York (and the man responsible for the deployment of the City's 311information) gives opening remarks at the New York Technology Forum.    PLAY>

Can small businesses handle all their IT needs in one box? Dave Brown, CEO of Emergecore Networks, talks with Bob Ponce about IT-In-A-Box, a multi-function, plug-and-play server that handles email, basic web site building, wireless access, e-commerce and more.

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Silicon Alley Station returns to New York's longest running IT conference and trade show with a lineup of original interviews.

Day One:

• Jonathan Bowles, Research Director, Center for an Urban Future talks about NYC' post 9-11 economy PLAY>
• Alice O'Rourke, President, NYNMA discusses NYNMA's re-positioning and the end of her tenure at NYNMA PLAY>
• Jordan SIlbert, Alliance for Downtown NY talks about the Lower Manhattan Wireless Network of Wi-Fi hotspots PLAY>
• Tim Carey, CEO of Battery Park City Authority describes the development of the world's first high-rise green building in downtown Manhattan PLAY>
• Author Joe Santana chats with SAS correspondent Paul Dube and advises IT professionals not to fear outsourcing PLAY>  

Day Two:

• Barry Cohen, CTO and Editor-In-Chief, Progressive Strategies, discusses major enterprise technology trends such as outsourcing, Linux and VOIP. PLAY>
• Myles Matthews, CEO, Global Trade & Technology Center, located in Harlem, discusses technology and global trade opportunities. PLAY>
• Technology author Elliott "Rusty" Harold talks with Bob Ponce about his new book Effective XML. PLAY>
• Charles Wiltgen, Sonic Solutions, discusses his company's DVD authoring software.MyDVD. PLAY>
• Author -programmer Larry Aronson talks about his new role as head of the Lynne Thigpen Bobo Lewis Foundation, a non-profit he formed to mentor actors in New York City. PLAY>
• Glenn Hauman, CEO, Lot Auctions, talks with Bob Ponce about LotAuctions.com, an online site that allows sellers to optimize the sale of grouped items. PLAY>
• Ramon Ray, Editor, Smallbiztechnology.com talks with Bob Ponce about the best tech at TECHXNY for small businesses. PLAY>
• Scott Bowling, President, World Wide Web Artists Consortium (WWWAC) interviews Kenny Rosenblatt, president and co-founder of Arkadium.com, an online games company. PLAY>
• Kevin Lee, Click Z columnist and CEO of Did-It.com talks with Bob Ponce about search engine strategies for the holiday season.  PLAY>

PLAY TECHXNY 2003 - 9/16 Interviews>

PLAY TECHXNY 2003 - 9/17 Interviews>

PLAY TECHXNY Preview (with Christina Condos, Show DIrector of TECHXNY)>

On the second anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center, a simple yet poignant commemorative ceremony was held at Ground Zero. Participants included Mayor Bloomberg, Gov. Pataki, Former Mayor Giuliani, uniformed service personnel and the children of 9-11 victims. The ceremony honored each victim of 9-11 by name, and gave the families of victims an opportunity to pay their respects at Ground Zero.

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