G3ict is the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs

Monday, March, 03, 2008
08:30 - 09:00	Participant Registration
Monday, March, 03, 2008
09:30 - 10:00	Program led by the Vice President of the Republic of Ecuador: "Ecuador Without Barriers" Speakers: Lenin Moreno Garcés, Vice President, Ecuador
Monday, March, 03, 2008
10:00 - 10:30	The UN Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Implications on Information and Communcation Technology Introduction: webcast from Washington, DC Speakers: Axel Leblois, Executive Director, G3ict Luis Gallegos, Ambassador of Ecuador to the US/Honorary Member and Chair, G3ict
Monday, March, 03, 2008
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break
Monday, March, 03, 2008
11:00 - 01:00	Best Practices in Action: Accessible and Assistive ICTs for People with Disabilities Moderator: Dr. Sonia Roca, University of the Pacific Mass Media (TV Captioning) Workplace (Employment without Barriers) Education (ICT and Special Needs Education) Independent Living (Creating Safer Homes for Elderly Persons with Disabilities) Emergency Response (Accessibility to Alert Systems) Speakers: Larry Goldberg, Media Access Director, WGBH Boston Antonio Gagliardo, Minister of Labor, Ecuador Raúl Vallejo, Minister of Education, Ecuador Maria Eileen Delgadillo Poepsel, Executive Director, ChasquiNet Foundation Peter Blanck, Chair, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
Monday, March, 03, 2008
01:00 - 02:00	Lunch
Monday, March, 03, 2008
02:00 - 03:30	Current State of International Development Presentation and panel with international experts: *Moderator: Peter Blanck, Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University International Perspectives for Best Practices in Assistive Technologies The Role in Education in Promoting Accessible and Assistive ICTs Web Accessibility Status of US and EU Legislation POETA in Ecuador Speakers:  Pauley Tedoff, Program Manager, G3ict Licia Sbattella, Professor, Politecnico di Milano Julio Mantilla, n/a, USAID Judy Brewer, Director, Web Accessibility Initiative W3C-WAI Peter Blanck, Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University Fabian Leon, Coordinator, POETA Ecuador
Monday, March, 03, 2008
03:30 - 04:00	Coffee Break
Monday, March, 03, 2008
04:00 - 05:30	Perspectives from Government and Civil Societies on Accessible and Assistive ICT Opportunities in Ecuador * Moderator: Alexander Mejía, Director Ejecutivo, CIFAL Atlanta. Speakers: Jeannette Sánchez, Minister of Economic and Social Inclusion, Ecuador Xavier Torres, Vice President/Coordinator, CONADIS/National Federation for the Disabled
Monday, March, 03, 2008
05:30 - 06:00	Summary and Conclusions: Promoting Accessible and Assistive ICTs in Ecuador Speakers:   Axel Leblois, Executive Director, G3ict Nathalie Cely, Minister of Social Development, Ecuador
Day 79: Tuesday, May, 20, 2008
09:00 - 09:30	Welcome and Introduction Welcome Opening Remarks Video of the Secretary General of the United Nations Speakers: Lenin Moreno Garcés, Vice President, Ecuador Nathalie Cely, Minister of Social Development, Ecuador Xavier Torres, Vice President/Coordinator, CONADIS/National Federation of the Disabled Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General, United Nations