[NABS-L] FW: January 15, 2021 Tech Employment Virtual Summit

Tue Jan 12 21:17:15 UTC 2021

From: FCC Outreach [mailto:Outreach at fcc.gov]
Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2021 7:40 PM
To: FCC Outreach <Outreach at fcc.gov>
Subject: January 15, 2021 Tech Employment Virtual Summit

On Friday, January 15, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. join the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Media Bureau and the Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment’s (ACDDE) Diversity in the Tech Sector Working Group for A Road Map to Tech Jobs<https://www.fcc.gov/news-events/events/2021/01/road-map-tech-jobs-virtual-summit.>. The virtual summit for diverse high school and college students will provide information and resources on obtaining tech sector employment.  The event is open to the public and can be livestreamed at www.fcc.gov/live<http://www.fcc.gov/live> and on the FCC’s YouTube channel.
Students and key influencers such as guidance counselors, placement officers, and parents will learn directly from experts with the tech industry.  Topics to be covered during the summit include:

·         Career opportunities in the tech sector and information about work experience,

·         Education, skills, and experience needed to get a job in tech,

·         How to build a strong, competitive resume,

·         How to build a strong professional network within the tech and telecom realm and leverage that network,

·         Appearance and professionalism,

·         Communications skills, and

·         How to interview for and land a job.

Registration is not required but is strongly encouraged.  Those that register can submit questions in advance for speakers’ consideration and will receive event reminders.  To register,

  1.  Click here<https://www.fcc.gov/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-empowerment/event-registration> or copy the link below and paste it into your browser
https://www.fcc.gov/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-empowerment/event-registration<https://www.fcc.gov/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-empowerment/event-registration>
  2.  Complete the requested information and click Register.

Open captioning will be provided for this event.  Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.  Requests for such accommodations should be submitted via e-mail to fcc504 at fcc.gov<mailto:fcc504 at fcc.gov> or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice).  Such requests should include a detailed description of the accommodation needed, as well as contact information for the requester if more information is needed to address the request.  Please allow at least five days’ advance notice for accommodation requests; last minute requests will be accepted but may not be possible to accommodate.
The Public Notice for this event is available at https://www.fcc.gov/document/acdde-host-january-15-2021-tech-employment-virtual-summit<https://www.fcc.gov/document/acdde-host-january-15-2021-tech-employment-virtual-summit>. Members of the public may submit comments to the ACDDE using the FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing System, ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs<http://www.fcc.gov/ecfs>.  Comments to the ACDDE should be filed in GN Docket No. 17-208.
More information about the ACDDE is available at https://www.fcc.gov/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-enpowerment<https://www.fcc.gov/advisory-committee-diversity-and-digital-enpowerment>.  You may also contact Jamila Bess Johnson, the Designated Federal Officer for the Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment, at (202) 418-2608, or Jamila-Bess.Johnson at fcc.gov<mailto:Jamila-Bess.Johnson at fcc.gov>; or Julie Saulnier, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418-1598, or Julie.Saulnier at fcc.gov<mailto:Julie.Saulnier at fcc.gov>; or Jamile Kadre, Deputy Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 418-2245 or Jamile.Kadre at fcc.gov<mailto:Jamile.Kadre at fcc.gov>.

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