Young Entrepreneur to Represent US at UN Sponsored World Conference in Paris, France
Texas-based podcaster recognized for efforts in democratizing new media. To be one of only two Americans speaking at global forum.
Austin, TX (PRWEB) October 9, 2006
As a “podcasting” pioneer at the University of Texas and Executive Producer of the iTunes-exclusive Student Filmmakers Showcase, or SFS TV, Juan Garcia will discuss mobile technology and its effect on the future of democracy at the World E-Gov Forum on October 18th, 2006.
More than 4,500 people from 42 different nations are expected to attend the United Nations and UNESCO sponsored event in Paris, France. The World E-Gov Forum is a three-day discussion over Information Technologies that will affect citizens and governments in the future. Among the speakers attending are members of Parliament, e-Democracy and e-Government specialists, journalists, and bloggers.
As the Video Producer for the Faculty Innovation Center at the University of Texas at Austin, Garcia has recently lead a “podcast initiative” at UT’s College of Engineering. He has been integral in creating several educational podcasts with purposes ranging from providing value job search information for career-bound students, to mobilizing distance learning classes for ease of use by students in remote locales.
Prior to creating the podcasts for the University of Texas, Garcia established the SFS TV video podcast in September 2005. SFS TV’s mission is to showcase student films from around the world and is created in participation with university students who have the unique opportunity to write, direct, shoot, and edit the show along side mentors from New York, Los Angeles, Austin, and France. For more information about SFS TV, please visit http://www. sfsTVvod. com (http://www. sfsTVvod. com)
Among the 150 speakers attending the World E-Gov Forum, Garcia is one of only two Americans to be invited. Garcia's speaking engagement marks an important step in the United States' inclusion in "E-Government" along with other nations, as the US is not yet as advanced as many European nations and other foreign bodies, like South Korea. For more information about the conference visit http://www. worldegovforum. com (http://www. worldegovforum. com).
Juan Garcia is a Dallas, Texas native and a 2003 graduate of the Radio-Television-Film program from the University of Texas at Austin.
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