News and Events

EVENTS

May 27, Broadband 101 Workshop, 10am - 2pm (lunch included) Southwest Virginia Technology Development Center, 141 Highland Drive, Lebanon, Virginia - Sponsored by the Center for Innovative Technology, The Virginia Tobacco Commission, Southwest Virginia Technology Council, UVA-Wise, and the Virginia Small Business Development Centers. For more information, contact Krissi Lee 276-415-9158 or klee@uvawise.edu

May 29, 2008, Broadband Security Workshop, 10am - 2pm (lunch included) Southwest Virginia Technology Development Center, 141 Highland Drive, Lebanon, Virginia - Sponsored by the Center for Innovative Technology, The Virginia Tobacco Commission, Southwest Virginia Technology Council, UVA-Wise, and the Virginia Small Business Development Centers. For more information, contact Krissi Lee 276-415-9158 or klee@uvawise.edu

June 5, 2008, Commonwealth Broadband Roundtable, Regional Meeting, 2pm - 4pm, Appomattox Community Center, 220 Community Lane, Appomattox VA 24522

NEWS

• Virginia Tax Department Leads the Way! Working from Home Earns Positive Results (Media General News Service - April 23, 2008) Read the Article

• TELEWORK NEWS! - Virginia Department of Tax Expands Telework Initiative in Southside Virginia. Read the Press Release

  December 5, 2007, Tax Commission Janie Bowen announced today that the Department of Taxation is looking for 30 new employees in the Danville-Martinsville area to serve as data-entry operators during the agency's busy tax-filing season. The selected applicants will work from home with computer equipment provided by TAX.

  This is the second phase of the agency's effort to create more telework jobs in Virginia and also bring new jobs to areas of high unemployment.

  "We were very successful finding qualified employees in the Danville-Martinsville area during the first phase of our remote-worker initiative and we look forward to increasing our telework force through this second phase of hiring," said Tax Commissioner Janie Bowen.

 

• Commonwealth of Virginia Selected to Receive Funding from FCC Rural Healthcare Pilot Program. The FCC Press Release and List of Participants can be found at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/rural/rhcp.html#orders

• Comments from the Congressional Hearing on Federal Telework (November 6, 2007)http://federalworkforce.oversight.house.gov/story.asp?ID=1597

 

• Governor Kaine Announces Partnership to Improve Citizen Access to GED Content. Read the Press Release

Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced a partnership between the Commonwealth of Virginia, Comcast Cable, and Cox Communications that will make it easier and more convenient for Virginians to prepare for General Educational Development (GED)® Tests.

“GED® ON DEMAND provides convenience and flexibility for adults who want to increase their income potential by earning a GED®,” said Governor Kaine. “With GED® ON DEMAND, adult learners can view instructional videos at home that will help them prepare for the GED® at times that fit their busy schedules.”

 

TELEWORK NEWS! - Virginia Department of Tax Announces Telework Initiative in Southside Virginia. Read the Press Release

Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced a new Department of Taxation telework program in the Danville/Martinsville region. The 25 new employees, who will work from home with equipment and Internet connections provided by the Tax Department, recently began 12 weeks of training in Martinsville to prepare for their positions.

• “The Department of Taxation has been a leader in state government in shifting a large number of its employees to working from home at least one day a week, and this southwest Virginia effort is an extension of that,” said Governor Kaine.

 

BROADBAND ROUNDTABLE

• Broadband Roundtable Meeting and Bill Signing, East Reading Room (1st floor, Patrick Henry Building, 1111 E. Broad Street, Richmond) May 2, 2008, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm (Agenda)

• Broadband Roundtable Regional Meeting, Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center (Directions), Abingdon (November 29, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM). Secretary Chopra presided over the meeting in Abingdon and Former Governor Warner will participated by video conference from Bath County Hospital. (Agenda) Secretary Chopra's Presentation

• Broadband Roundtable Hosts Regional Meeting in Cape Charles' Bay Creek Resort, Cabana Room (above the restaurant AQUA, 3rd building on the right) Agenda, Presentations: Secretary Chopra, Virginia Resources Authority, Department of Housing and Community Development. MBC - Fiber Design, Community Telecom Plans, Wallops Research Park, and Keith Hill, Icon Broadband Technologies

• Members of the Broadband Roundtable's Business Model's Committee and the JCOTS Wireless Broadband Advisory Committee met October 23, 2007. For more information, visit the JCOTS website at http://www.jcots.state.va.us/2007%20Content/broadband.htm

• Roundtable hosts regional meeting in South Boston (Sept 21) (press release) (agenda)

• Roundtable hosts first regional meeting at COVITS 2007 (download a copy of the presentation)Telework and

• Broadband to be featured topics at COVITS 2007

• Governor Kaine Announces Formation of Broadband Roundtable
  

• More information on the Broadband Roundtable initiative

• JCOTS Announces Formation of Wireless Broadband Advisory Committee