I’m sitting having lunch (tortilla soup) at a major network commissary as I observe a mob of Hollywood types having their important lunch meetings. It’s business as usual. But the more I watch, the more I begin to worry. It’s not what I see that disturbs me it’s what I don’t see. And what I [...]
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LISTA Guest Blogger – Rick Najera – The Hollywood Lens on Latinos is Out of Focus.
January 30th, 2012 
JAM The Day The Internet Struck Back by Catharine P. Taylor
January 19th, 2012 JAM When your 14-year-old son and the checkout guy at the supermarket are thoroughly conversant with the latest attempt at Internet-controlling legislation, you know someone, somewhere, succeeded with their communications. And so it was yesterday, with the forces unleashed through the most powerful Internet companies in the world — which, in a movement that built up [...]
White House Names New Federal CIO – Steven VanRoekel
August 7th, 2011 JAM Steven VanRoekel, a former Microsoft executive, will become the next chief information officer for the federal government — a bigger, more policy-oriented technology job than any he held at the software giant. Steven VanRoekel, a former Microsoft executive, was managing director of the F.C.C. Mr. VanRoekel, 41, who joined the Obama administration from Microsoft in [...]
Census Data And The Future of Hispanic Advertising
June 2nd, 2011 JAM The recent release of the full 2010 Census population figures has been driving the headlines in the world of Hispanic marketing the last few months. As anticipated by many, the full 2010 Census figures for the U.S. Hispanic population topped the 50 million mark. (50.5 million to be exact!) Fifty million is a big number, [...]
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Tags: Broadband, census 2010, DC Hispanic Business, emerge, Hispanic Association, Hispanic Heritage, Hispanic-Owned Companies, Immigration. Latinos, President Obama 
No Comments »LISTA Congratulates MicroTech on their Winning of $20 Million-Plus Pentagon IT Contract
June 1st, 2011 JAM Fastest Growing Solutions Provider Will Play Integral Technical Role in OASD-PA, Base-Plus Four Option-Year Award Vienna, VA - May 31, 2011 – Leading Technology Systems Integrator MicroTech has been selected as a Prime Vendor for the $20 Million-plus Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs (OASD-PA) IT support services contract at the Pentagon. [...]
LISTA Congratulates AT&T’s Alicia Abella and Univision’s Cesar Conde for Hispanic Education AdvisoryPanel To President Barack Obama
May 26th, 2011 JAM President Obama Announces Members of the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his appointment of the following individuals to the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics: · Alicia Abella, Member, President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics · Sylvia Acevedo, Member, President’s Advisory [...]
Entering The Digital Foray: Simple Tips For Social Media Newbies by Scott Belsky Founder & CEO, Behance
May 19th, 2011 JAM I often get questions from small business owners asking about social media and taking small steps into the digital world. Questions like, “Should I build a better website?” or “What should I do with Facebook and Twitter?” or, “How do I manage these social media tools once I set them up?” Suffice to say, [...]
Posted in Broadband, Foundation Work, Government, Health IT, Health Information Technology, LISTA in the News, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association, Menus, Policy, Skills, Social Media, Workforce Development Tags: corporate, Diversity, Hispanic-Owned Companies, President Obama, Secretary of Labor, Washington No Comments »Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association (LISTA) and Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE) Announce Partnership to Further Digital Empowerment Initiatives.
August 28th, 2010 JAM LISTA and ADE partnership will work to facilitate digital advocacy, digital literacy, job creation and economic development in regards to digital empowerment initiatives Today, Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association (LISTA), the nation’s leading organization of Latino technology professionals and the Alliance for Digital Equality (ADE), a nonprofit organization that provides broadband solutions [...]
Posted in Foundation Work, LISTA in the News, Menus, Uncategorized, Workforce Development Tags: ATT, Broadband, Career Events, COMCAST, conference, corporate, DC Hispanic Business, decisions, digital divide, Diversity, Education, emerge, FCC, FCC Chair, google, Health Care reform, Health IT, Hilda Solis, Hispanic Heritage, LISTA in the News, Washington No Comments »Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association Receives Atlanta’s Highest Mayoral Award for Leadership (LISTA)
May 13th, 2010 JAM Atlanta, Ga. – Jose Marquez, president and CEO of the Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) was awarded The Phoenix Award by Atlanta’s Mayor Kasim Reed at the kickoff of LISTA’s Tech- Latino Leadership Luncheon 9th Year Anniversary Awards Gala at the Laudermilk Center on April 28th 2010. The Phoenix Award, is Atlanta’s [...]
LISTA Announces It’s 2010 Tech-Latino Leadership Luncheon and Campeones Series.
April 8th, 2010 JAM Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association Atlanta Tech Council Announce their 2010 “Campeones de Nuestra Comunidad”Awards Awards Recognize Individuals in the Georgia Community Who Go Above and Beyond their Call of Duty. Atlanta, Ga. April 7, 2010, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association’s LISTA Atlanta Tech Council today announced the winners of its [...]
