Message From The Arizona Telecommunications & Information Council
Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council (ATIC -
http://atic.researchedge.com/) and the Citizens Clean Elections
Commission
(CCEC - http://www.ccec.state.az.us/) present a series of candidate
debates
for the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC -
http://www.cc.state.az.us/) as
live events in Tempe and Internet Webcasts on July 13 and October 7.
ACC candidates will debate issues important to Arizona's businesses and
our
quality of life. This year you will have the opportunity to vote for
four of
the five members of the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC). To help
you
better understand the importance of the ACC, and to become acquainted
with
the positions of the candidates, the Citizens Clean Elections
Commission
selected the Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council to
host, and
web cast, the 2004 primary and general election debates for ACC
candidates.
The debates will cover all services under the jurisdiction of the ACC:
utilities regulation (gas, water, electric and
telecommunications)incorporation of businesses and organizations
securities
regulation, and railroad and pipeline safety. During the 2002 election
cycle, ATIC made history when it delivered the issues live to desktops
throughout the state via a web casts of the Gubernatorial and
Corporation
Commission debates, which we believe were the first ever live web casts
of
statewide candidate debates in the country.
Why You Should Attend: While the Corporation Commission is little
understood
by the public, this powerful body will make important decisions that
will
impact your safety and quality of life, economic development, and the
future
of the state. The Commission: makes decisions that affect the quality
of
service, utility rates, and future investments by public utilities,
including telecommunications, water, electric and gas serves as
watchdogs
that oversee our corporations and protects us from investment scams and
fraud insures public safety for railroads and pipelines.
Live Presentation and Internet Webcast: The primary and general
election
debates will be presented in front of a live audience and web cast over
the
Internet at the time of the debates. Following the debates the web cast
will
be available for on-demand access from the ATIC Web Site in both high
and
low bandwidth versions. You will have access to these debates from your
desktop at http://atic.researchedge.com/election/acc04debate.html.
Location and Schedule for Debates:
ACC Primary Debate: Tuesday, July 13, 2004, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00
p.m.
(For Republican contenders for Kris Mayes's ACC Seat, Other
seats
non-contested)
ACC General Election Debate: Thursday, October 7, 2004, 3:30
p.m. -
5:30 p.m.
Live Event Location: Auditorium, University of Advancing
Technology
(2625 W. Baseline Road, Tempe)
(See map at http://www.uat.edu/largeMap.html)
Web Cast Access:
http://atic.researchedge.com/election/acc04debate.html
Details, Contacts, Interpreters:
No registration fees. Registration is not required for live
attendance or web cast access
Details: http://atic.researchedge.com/election/acc04debate.html
Contacts: In Phoenix: (602) 254-5887 or atic@researchedge.com and in
Tucson:
(520) 321-1309 or cita@tucsonlink.org.
Sign and Spanish language interpreters will be available live
on-site. People with a disability may request a reasonable
accommodation by
contacting Oris Friesen (602) 992-4504 or atic@researchedge.com
Sponsors:
Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council(ATIC -
http://atic.researchedge.com/)
Citizens Clean Elections Commission (CCEC -
http://www.ccec.state.az.us/)
University of Advancing Technology (UAT - http://www.uat.edu/)
Avnet, Inc. (http://www.avnet.com/)
Kino Communications (http://www.kinodigital.com/)
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