I would appreciate it if this information could be cross posted onto other list
serves where it has not been viewed yet. Here is an opportunity for people
with disabilities to attend one of the really cool and fun balls that is
happening for President elect George W. Bush. The really cool thing about this
ball is where it is happening, the Washington National Press Club, a venue
which poses no barriers for access by people with disabilities. How better to
stress the issues for people with disabilities than to do it live and in
person.
Unfortunately, the event is sold out so you can’t attend in person. However,
You can attend over the web in the only live accessible webcast that is being
done for any of the balls. NCR, QuadMedia, Intacta and other venders will be
demonstrating their latest initiatives in the area of assistive technology.
All you need to do is have the latest version of the Real G2 player (version 8)
and go to either www.enaugural.com or www.tvworldwide.com and click on the link
for the live webcast at 9:30 PM tonight. The webcast will be going on for 3
hours, so come and join in the celebration of bringing in a new
administration.
Jeffrey Pledger
President, AbleTV.net
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'eNaugural' to be Webcast by TVWorldwide.com Live from the National Press
Club
eNaugural Ball to Highlight High-Tech Community and Offer Interactive
Participation Worldwide in Webcast via http://www.enaugural.com, Beginning
9:30 PM EST, January 20
\CHANTILLY, Va., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- TVWorldwide.com, a fast-growing
web-based global TV network and streaming video service provider, announced
today that it has been selected to webcast the first live inaugural ball,
known as the "eNaugural.com Ball" with special "webcapting(TM)" technology
to offer captioned video streaming in support of persons with disabilities.
The event's webcast, scheduled after the inauguration of President-elect
George W. Bush, Saturday, January 20 beginning at 9:30 PM EST at Washington
D.C.'s National Press Club Ballroom Complex will offer three full hours of
event coverage including interviews with key attendees, behind-the-scenes
features of the day's inauguration highlights, live entertainment coverage
and interactivity with eNaugural participants around the world by chat,
e-mail and phone. Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin will serve as Honorary
Master of Ceremonies and the event will be anchored by tech and political
commentator Mark Bisnow.
Live entertainment will include J. Geils with the Gerry Beaudin Jazz trio
and other bands. Persons with disabilities will be able to join in the fun
thanks to the webcapted(TM) streaming video, a process developed in concert
with TVWorldwide.com's Abletv.net channel, the first global Internet
televsion channel for persons with disabilities. The webcast will also
utilize the 360-degree camera and lens technology of BeHere Corporation, the
leading provider of 360-degree Internet video technology. With iVideo,
eNaugural participants will have control of the entire 360-degree scene.
Sponsors of this event include Sharespace, cvent.com, and Party DC Events.
Portions of the proceeds from the event will benefit digital divide
charities.
"We're getting a huge response to this first-ever event and tech community
party-goers will enjoy multiple thematic entertainment experiences," stated
Rich Shea of organizer Events of Purpose LLC. "The eNaugural will offer a
dotcom perspective for the tech community while offering TVWorldwide.com's
webcast interactivity for the entire world to participate, not just
Washington's elite."
"We're pleased to be selected by Events of Purpose for this historical first
in streaming video," stated Dave Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TVWorldwide.com.
"The webcapting feature will make the eNaugural accessible to persons with
disabilities and the 360 degree feature will give every on-line participant
a customized view of the eNaugural activities while our reporting team
provides up-to-the-minute coverage."
The event will be compressed and archived for viewing later in both 360
degree and conventional video format. Participants should have the free Real
Player installed prior to the event and should log on by 9:00 PM on the
20th. Questions can be directed to 703-961-9250 before and during the event.
The event will be archived at http://www.enaugural.com and
http://www.tvworldwide.com for later viewing.
In addition to its role as a streaming video applications service provider,
TVWorldwide.com is developing a network of video channels that is an
affiliation of community-based Internet television stations, each
underwritten by a strategic partner, "aimcasting(SM)" to targeted B2B and
special interest demographic audiences worldwide. TVWorldwide.com is
currently working with a variety of clients and strategic partners to
research the latest in live and archived state-of-the art video streaming
content applications. TVWorldwide.com recently received first round
financing from PSINet Ventures, Ltd., the wholly-owned corporate unit of
PSINet, Inc. (Nasdaq: PSIX)
Contact: Joseph Juras
TVWorldwide.com, Inc.
703-961-9250
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http://www.tvworldwide.com
Rich Shea
Events of Purpose LLC
703-282-3336
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http://www.eNaugural.com
SOURCE TVWorldwide.com
Web Site: http://www.eNaugural.com/news_press.html
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