Date: Wed, 14 Sep 1994 19:51:20 -0700 Subject: GovAccess.051: WA-state Legislature goes online; Smart Valley tidbits [Heads' up! This begins a mid-week splatter of long-overdue GovAccess postings. Don't worry though; such belches won't occur more'n once or twice a week. --jim] WASHINGTON-STATE ANNOUNCES ONLINE ACCESS TO ITS LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION >From rocque@connected.com Tue Sep 13 09:16:38 1994 From: Peter Marshall The following is a transcript of a fax sent by LSC (Legis. Service Center) on Internet access to LIS (Legis. Info. System): In an effort to improve public access, the Washington State Legislature is pleased to announce that it is making legislative information available at no cost to Internet users. The new service will provide access to bills, bill reports, legislative calendars and committee schedules, amendments, digests, the Revised Code of Washington, the Washington State Constitution, the topical index to bills, sponsor reports, and roll calls by bill. The Internet service is being implemented in phases. The first (test) phase-- available now -- makes information available by anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP) at leginfo.leg.wa.gov . Users can find legislative documents in the "pub" directory. They can also read several online help files. During the second phase, to conclude by the end of November, a Gopher site will be established. Bill information in the system will reflect action taken in the 1993-1994 biennium until the new session begins in January 1995. During the final phase, to conclude by the end of June 1995, more advanced technologies will be implemented. These may include the World Wide Web hypertext system, the graphical Mosaic interface, and fax-request services. The Legislature feels confident that the new service will help the public better understand and participate in the legislative process. Internet users are invited to email questions and comments to support@leg.wa.gov. . Legislative Service Center 2404 Chandler Court SW Olympia, WA 98502-6034 voice: (206) 786-7725 fax: (206) 786-7234 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& SILICON VALLEY'S "SMART VALLEY" TALKS [Why not set this up in your own area of the country?! --jim] >From jsniderman@svi.org Tue Sep 13 12:35:55 1994 Smart Valley's Smart Talks will be held atvarious Bay Area locations. Talks will focus on topics relating to the information superhighway. Generally these talks are held on the third Tuesday of each month from 7:30 to 9:00 am with pepite breakfast. Occasionally, they are held on other days of the month, in the evenings. Tentative Schedule September 20 Dr. David Milgram, Principal Investigator, BADGER, and Senior Research Scientist, Lockheed Corpora- tion, and Michael McRay, Smart Valley BADGER Project Coordinator, will speak on "The BADGER Project: GIS for the Bay Area." Location: Santa Clara Westin Hotel, 5101 Great America Parkway @ Tasman. Time: 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. October 18 Congressman Norm Mineta, "High Tech-Government Update." November 15 Eric Benhamou, CEO, 3Com, "Smart Valley Telecommuting Project." December 20 Seth Fearey, Hewlett Packard Labs, "Washington's Efforts to Build the Information Superhighway, A Status Report." January 17, 1995 Jennifer Konecny-Costa, VP, HP and Community Relations, Silicon Graphics, topic TBD. February 21 Regis McKenna, "The Information Revolution." All are welcome to attend. Admission is free to individual members and employees of member companies and $5.00 each for non-members. RSVPs are required, as seating is limited. Please call for futher details or to RSVP to Leslie Kareckas, lesliek@svi.org or phone +1 (415) 843-2103. Our thanks to Gemini Management Consulting for co-sponsoring these events. Note: events are subject to change. Please check this list for updates. Members may contact Leslie Kareckas (see number and E-mail address above) to be added to a mailing list which will be faxed to members once a month to inform them of changes in the events. Jan Sniderman, Marketing (jsniderman@svi.org) --------------------------------------------- Smart Valley, Inc. (info@svi.org) 1661 Page Mill Rd, Ste. 200, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1209 tel: 415 857-6566; fax: 415 852 8506; main: 415 843 2160 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& SMART VALLEY SEEKS ACCESS SITES In planning for our Smart County Public Access Network project, I'm in the process of compiling a list of actual Bay Area (Northern California) Internet public access sites. I'm interested in knowing the location (where is it, what type of establishment is it - school, library, city facility etc..) platform type, the access speed and the services being utilized (i.e. Web, e-mail etc...). If you have information on such a site please respond ASAP. Steve Elston (stevee@svi.org) Smart Valley, Inc. 415-843-2052 - office 415-843-2222 - FAX 510-829-8247 - home office &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& "Whenever you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship." --Harry S. 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