Diversity Advisory Panel –> Several Hispanics have been appointed to the Federal Communications Commission’s rechartered Federal Advisory Diversityfor Communications in the Digital Age.The first meeting has been scheduled for Dec. 6, according to the FCC. The Diversity Committee’s mission is to advice the FCC regarding policies and practices that will enhance diversity in the telecommunications and related [...]
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Hispanics Named to FCC Diversity Advisory Panel as it appears in Hispanic Business Magazine
November 16th, 2011 
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Posted in Broadband, Government, Health IT, Health Information Technology, LISTA in the News, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association, Policy, Workforce Development 
Tags: ATT, Broadband, Career Events, conference, corporate, DC Hispanic Business, Diversity, Education, FCC, FCC Chair, google, Health IT, Hilda Solis, Hispanic Heritage, Immigration. Latinos, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, net neutrality, President Obama, techlatino 2010, Tony Jimenez, USHCC, VERIZON, Washington 
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LISTA’s JOSE A. MARQUEZ-LEON, “TOP 200″ MOST INFLUENTIAL HISPANICS IN TECHNOLOGY”
April 14th, 2011 JAM The editors of Hispanic Engineer & Information Technology magazine (HE&IT) have selected Jose A. Marquez-Leon of Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association as one of the “Top 200 Most Influential Hispanics in Technology.” This select list, which previously recognized some of the top 1 00 Hispanics in technology, was expanded to reflect the increasing [...]
Posted in Broadband, Health IT, Health Information Technology, LISTA in the News, Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association, Menus, Policy, Skills, Social Media, Uncategorized, Workforce Development Tags: Broadband, census 2010, COMCAST, conference, DC Hispanic Business, Diversity, EHR. Ingenix, emerge, google, Health Care reform, Hilda Solis, Hispanic Association, Hispanic-Owned Companies, LISTA in the News, NCLR, USHCC, 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 »FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski to Address LISTA 3rd Annual National Tech-Latino 2030 Legislative Forum.
June 14th, 2010 JAM New York, NY, June 14th, 2010 – Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association’s President and CEO, Jose A. Marquez-Leon proudly announced today that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will deliver remarks on the National Broadband Plan at LISTA’s upcoming 3rd Annual National Tech-Latino 2030 Legislative Forum on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC at 6:00 [...]
Posted in Government, LISTA in the News, Menus, Policy Tags: ATT, BP Oil Spill, Broadband, census 2010, Chairman Genachowski, COMCAST, conference, DC Hispanic Business, digital divide, Diversity, EHR. Ingenix, emerge, Florida, Free press, google, Health Care reform, Health IT, Hilda Solis, Hispanic-Owned Companies, Immigration. Latinos, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, LISTA in the News, Menus, Policy, President Obama, Secretary of Labor, techlatino 2010, USHCC, VERIZON, Washington No Comments »Working on IT: 50,000 New Health IT workers Needed by Joseph Conn / HITS
May 25th, 2010 JAM Working on IT By Joseph Conn / HITS staff writer Posted: May 24, 2010 – 12:01 am ET Part one of a two-part series Access part two: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, commonly known as the stimulus law, has a host of tight deadlines for its myriad health information technology subsidy [...]
Posted in Health IT, Health Information Technology, Menus, Uncategorized, Workforce Development Tags: conference, DC Hispanic Business, digital divide, Health Care reform, Health IT, Hispanic-Owned Companies, latino, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, Latinos in Information Science and Technology Association, Menus, Secretary of Labor, Vish Sankaran No Comments »Despite HIT progress, Who’s Still Left Out? Can Anyone Say Latinos?
May 21st, 2010 JAM As new HIT makes ever greater inroads into the nation’s healthcare system, there is bound to be an expanding array of stories that highlight the advantages HIT brings to patients and doctors alike. But rather than taking too much comfort as favorable evidence piles up, policymakers should regularly wonder what percentage of the population is [...]
Posted in Government, Health IT, Health Information Technology, Menus, Policy, Workforce Development Tags: Broadband, conference, DC Hispanic Business, digital divide, Health Care reform, Health IT, Hispanic-Owned Companies, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, Vish Sankaran, Washington No Comments »Following the Release of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan Yesterday, Chairman Julius Genachowski Sat Down for an Interview on YouTube
March 17th, 2010 JAM Following the release of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan yesterday, Chairman Julius Genachowski sat down for an interview on YouTube National Broadband Plan Wrap-Up By Brad A sampling of online chatter following yesterday’s release of the National Broadband Plan. First up, the Huffington Post: Among the cornerstones of the plan is a ‘shoot for the [...]
Posted in Government, Menus, Policy Tags: Broadband, Broadsband, COMCAST, conference, DC Hispanic Business, decisions, digital divide, Health Care reform, Health IT, Hispanic-Owned Companies, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, LISTA in the News, net neutrality, President Obama, Washington No Comments »Broadband for America Study Shows Importance of Investment
February 23rd, 2010 JAM Major Network Providers Have Created Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs
Today, the Broadband for America (BfA) coalition released a new study that shows the important contributions to the U.S. economy made by private investment in information and communications technology.
Posted in Government, LISTA in the News, Menus, Policy, Workforce Development Tags: Broadband, Buzz, Career Events, conference, DC Hispanic Business, digital divide, Diversity, Education, emerge, google, Health Care reform, Health IT, hispanic, Hispanic Heritage, Hispanic-Owned Companies, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, Menus, President Obama, Secretary of Labor, techlatino 2010, USHCC, Washington No Comments »LISTA CEO Jose Marquez to Meet with Secretary of Commerce Locke and Chairman of UPS Scott Davis on How to Develop More Jobs in USA.
February 18th, 2010 JAM LISTA CEO Jose Marquez will Meet with Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Chairman of UPS Scott Davis on how to develop more jobs in USA.
The Honorable Gary Locke U.S. Secretary of Commerce & Scott Davis Chairman & CEO UPS are in Georgia for a discussion with small businesses. They will hold a meeting with Latino and African American Business leaders to discuss President Obama’s new National Export Initiative to increase U.S. exports and support American jobs.
This special meeting will be held at the UPS Facility in Doraville Ga. on Friday February 19, 2010 @10:20 am.
During last month’s State of the Union speech, President Obama announced a goal of doubling exports over the next five years to support two million jobs in America.
Posted in Government, LISTA in the News, Uncategorized, Workforce Development Tags: Buzz, conference, digital divide, Diversity, Gary Locke U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Hilda Solis, Latinos en Information Sciences and Technology Association, President Obama, Scott Davis Chairman & CEO UPS, Secretary of Labor, USHCC No Comments »Blacks, Latinos and Women Lose Ground at Silicon Valley Tech Companies.
February 17th, 2010 JAM Blacks, Latinos and Women Lose Ground at Silicon Valley Tech Companies.
The unique diversity of Silicon Valley is not reflected in the region’s tech workplaces — and the disparity is only growing worse. Hispanics and blacks made up a smaller share of the valley’s computer workers in 2008 than they did in 2000, a Mercury News review of federal data shows, even as their share grew across the nation. Women in computer-related occupations saw declines around the country.
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