Tues, May 27 
6:00pm   The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the FY04 School Department Budget. [This meeting will begin with the reconvening of the meeting recessed on May 22 for the purpose of taking up the Department of Human Services Programs budget, specifically the issue of the closing of the Longfellow and Graham & Parks Community Schools.] (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, May 28 
8:30am   The City Council's Human Services Committee will hold a working public meeting to continue discussing plans for the after-school programs now located in school buildings that will be closed through the consolidation. No public comment will be taken. (Ackermann Room)
5:30pm   The City Council's Civic Unity Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss community schools. (Sullivan Chamber)

Fri, May 30  
1:00pm   The City Council's University Relations Committee will hold a public working meeting with members of the School Committee and representatives of Cambridge universities to discuss opportunities for collaboration and cooperation in the areas of education. (Museum of Science Conference Room, Hodgkinson Room, 4th Floor)

Mon, June 2 
5:00pm   Special Presentation - Go Green Business Awards (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, June 4 
4:00pm   The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance on a petition filed by Carolyn Thall, et al., requesting to rezone Plat 112-Plots 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 95 and 96, currently zoned as Residence C-1, for inclusion in the adjacent Residence B District. This meeting to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Fri, June 6 
10:00am   The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee will conduct a working meeting to plan the program for the June 18th meeting of the committee. (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, June 12 
5:30pm   The City Council's University Relations Committee will hold a facilitated public meeting to discuss the elements of a successful planning and development process. (Ceramics Room, Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

Sun, June 15 
2:00-4:00pm   Campaign Kick-Off Event for Marc McGovern, candidate for School Committee 
     (Riverside Press park, corner of River St. and Memorial Drive)

Mon, June 16 
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, June 18 
12:45pm   The City Council's University Relations Committee will hold a facilitated public meeting to discuss and prioritize future action in the areas considered by the committee in its previous meetings. (Ackermann Room)
5:30pm   The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee will hold a forum on “Cambridge and its New Economy - Catching Up with our Future” (University Park Hotel at MIT, 20 Sidney St.)

Tues, June 24 
8:30am   The City Council's Human Services Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss out-of-school time programs and Community Schools programs. (Ackermann Room)

Wed, June 25 
3:00pm   The City Council's Economic Development, Training, and Employment Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussing the Democratic National Convention Workshop and the "Buy Cambridge Initiative." (Ackermann Room) cancelled
5:30-7:30pm   Campaign Kick-Off Party for Henrietta Davis, candidate for City Council. (Asgard Irish Pub & Restaurant, 350 Mass. Ave.)
     For more info, call 617-547-0877 or e-mail henridavis@aol.com.

Mon, June 30 
4:00pm   City Council Roundtable Meeting  (Special Meeting) - Informal discussion with members of the Affordable Housing Trust with no public comment. No votes will be taken. Meeting will not be televised.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, July 1
7:30pm   Planning Board meeting (Central Square Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)
1. Update by Beth Rubenstein, Assistant City Manager for Community Development.
2. PB#141 - 364 Third Street, Cambridge Research Park - Landscaping design review for Parcel C, sign variance request for Building D & final design for pavilion Building F.
3. Board of Zoning Appeal Cases.
4. Other.
For further information concerning this agenda, please call Liza Paden at 617-349-4647; TTY: 617-349-4621, at the Cambridge Community Development Department, or email lpaden@ci.cambridge.ma.us.

Wed, July 16 
5:30pm   The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss a safety campaign for pedestrian, bicyclist and motorist.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, July 23 
9:30am   The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussion of the long-term planning implications for Cambridge of the knowledge-based economy.

Tues, July 29 
6:00pm   Library Design Advisory Committee meeting  (40 Granite St.)
Continuing Meetings for Phase 2 of Main Library Expansion Project. For more information, contact Alan Burne at 617-349-4438/TTY617-349-4421 or via e-mail at aburne@ci.cambridge.ma.us. Also visit the project web page at: http://www.cambridgemagov/~CPL.

Wed, July 30 
2:00-5:00pm   Election Commission meeting  (51 Inman St.)
3:00pm   The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss a proposed amendment to the Human Rights Ordinance to include a requirement that public accommodations remove barriers to access for people with disabilities.  (CRLS, 459 Broadway, Media Cafeteria)
3:30pm   The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a petition to amend the Zoning Ordinance to rezone land parcels owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (generally acting as the Metropolitan District Commission) from their current, varied zoning designations to the zoning designation Open Space. This meeting to be televised.  (CRLS, 459 Broadway, Media Cafeteria)
4:30pm   The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the Planning Board petition (re-filed June 27) to amend the zoning in the Riverside area. This meeting to be televised. (CRLS, 459 Broadway, Media Cafeteria)
5:00pm   The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the Robert S. Carlson et al. petition (re-filed June 27) to amend the zoning in the Riverside area. This meeting to be televised. (CRLS, 459 Broadway, Media Cafeteria)

Thurs, July 31 
9:30am   The City Council's Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussing the “Buy Cambridge Initiative”.  (Ackermann Room)
5:00pm   DEADLINE for filing of nomination papers to run for City Council or School Committee.
6:00pm   Ice Cream Social/Kickoff Party for City Council candidate Carole Bellew  (Toscanini's Ice Cream Parlor, 899 Main Street)
For info and RSVP, call 617-354-8077.
7:30pm   Volunteer meeting for those interested in Ethridge King for City Council. (109 Inman Street)

Mon, Aug 4 
5:30pm   Special (Midsummer) City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Wed, Aug 6 
11:00am to 2:00pm -  Harvard Yard Senior Picnic - a MUST for all candidates
     Mayor Michael A. Sullivan is pleased to invite all seniors who are residents of the City of Cambridge to attend the 28th annual Harvard Yard Senior Picnic. The picnic will take place on Wed, Aug 6 from 11:00am to 2:00pm (rain date: Thurs, Aug 7). Co-hosting the event with the Mayor is Harvard University President Lawrence Summers. This year’s theme is “Swing Into Summer”. As always, there will be plenty of music and dancing. Individuals with questions about the Harvard Yard Senior Picnic, or wanting to obtain a free ticket to the event, should call the Mayor’s Office at 617-349-4321.
11:00am   The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussions on a pedestrian, bicyclist and motorist safety campaign.  (Sullivan Chamber)
2:00-5:00pm   Election Commission meeting  (51 Inman St.)
5:30pm   The City Council's Claims Committee will conduct a public hearing to consider claims filed against the City.  (Ackermann Room)
6:00-8:30pm   Campaign Kick-Off for City Councillor David Maher (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 5 Cambridge Pkwy)

Fri, Aug 8 
10:00am   The City Council's Finance Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the issue of a Request for Proposals (RFP) and to solicit proposals for the lease of property owned by the City in Harvard Square, known as the Harvard Square Kiosk at Zero Harvard Square. (Mayor's Conference Room)

Mon, Aug 11 
7:00pm   Conservation Commission meeting  (51 Inman Street, 2nd Floor Conference Room)
  7:00pm	Hearing:  City of Cambridge Water Department, DEP File #123-149
	Request for Extension to Order of Conditions, Bellis Circle Drainage Improvements
  7:15pm	Hearing:  Metropolitan District Commission, DEP File #123-169
	Request to Amend Order - Rehabilitation of Capstone, Memorial Drive Between River Street and Western Avenue
  7:30pm	Hearing:  Metropolitan District Commission (Continued from July 14, 2003), DEP File #123-168
	Notice of Intent - Phase II Historic Parkways Initiative, Memorial Drive
  8:00pm	Public Comment

Wed, Aug 13 
1:00pm   The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussions on a pedestrian, bicyclist and motorist safety campaign.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Aug 14 
9:30am   The Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussing the "Buy Cambridge Initiative" and any matter that comes before the committee. (Ackermann Room)
5:00pm   Last day and hour for Election Commission to complete certification of signatures.

Mon, Aug 18 
5:00pm   Last day and hour for filing withdrawal of nomination with the Election Commission.

Wed, Aug 20 
2:00-5:00pm   Election Commission meeting  (51 Inman St.)

Thurs, Aug 21 
7:00pm   Porter Square Neighbors Association meeting  (Metropolitan New Life Baptist Church, 16 Beech St, Cambridge)
    The MBTA has put its air rights development process on “pause” to allow for public input on the proposal submitted by Oaktree Green Development. 
    PSNA has invited representatives from the MBTA to discuss this process and representatives from Oaktree and Lesley University to present the proposals they submitted. 
    We invite you to bring your concerns, questions, and ideas for a better Porter Square. Questions? Call Dave Reed at 617-876-3688 weekdays

Thurs, Aug 28 
10:00am   The City Council's Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussing the "Buy Cambridge Initiative" and any matter that comes before the committee. (Ackermann Room)

Wed, Sept 3 
11:00am   The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussion on what strategies will best enable the Cambridge community to benefit from Cambridge's knowledge-based economy, and specifically on strategies for follow-up to the Professor Juan Enriquez public forum sponsored by the committee.  (Ackermann Room)
2:00-5:00pm   Election Commission meeting  (51 Inman St.)
4:00pm   The City Council's Housing and Ordinance Committees will conduct a joint public hearing to amend the city's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance to provide a process for developers to gain dimensional relief (in housing and mixed use projects) in exchange for providing housing affordable to middle income owners and renters. This meeting to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Fri, Sept 5 
5:00pm   Last day and hour to submit signatures to Election Commission for certification of Initiative Petition(s).

Wed, Sept 10 
10:00am   The City Council's Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussing the "Buy Cambridge Initiative" and any matter that comes before the committee.  (Ackermann Room)

Fri, Sept 12 
3:00pm   The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussion on what strategies will best enable the Cambridge community to benefit from Cambridge's knowledge-based economy, and specifically on strategies for follow-up to the Professor Juan Enriquez public forum sponsored by the committee.  (Ackermann Room)

Sun, Sept 14 
3:30 to 6:00pm   Campaign Kick-Off Party for School Committee candidate Ben Lummis at Sennott Park. (Broadway, between Norfolk and Tremont Streets) All of Cambridge is invited for children's events, a moon bounce, music, and food. In case of rain, the Kick-Off will be held at the Central Square YWCA at 7 Temple Street.

Mon, Sept 15 
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)
7:30pm   Working Meeting of the City Council's Ordinance Committee on the Riverside rezoning. No public comment  (Sullivan Chamber)
6:00-9:00pm   MCNCDC (Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission) meeting in the auditorium of the Maecht Center, behind Cambridge City Hospital, off Cambridge Street to discuss the Architect's Schematic Design plans for the Library Expansion. This is a public meeting with a public comment period at the end of the presentation.

Wed, Sept 17 
10:00am   The City Council's Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussing the "Buy Cambridge Initiative" and any matter that comes before the committee. (Ackermann Room)

Thurs, Sept 18 
5:00-7:00pm   Alan Price, School Committee Member, invites Cambridge to the kick-off party for his re-election campaign. There will be activities for children and plenty of treats catered by The Greek Corner and Toscanini's. (Location: 38 Cameron Avenue in North Cambridge)
For more information or assistance call 617-492-0804 or email alan@voteprice.org.
6:00pm   Public Meeting of the Ordinance Committee to hear public comment regarding the Riverside rezoning.  (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)
7:00pm   Porter Square Neighbors Association meeting  (Metropolitan New Life Baptist Church, 16 Beech St, Cambridge)
    Lesley University long range campus plans and how they fit a holistic view of the Square. – Paul Karoff, Lesley University
   Air Rights process update – PSNA
   Questions? Call Dave Reed at 617-876-3688 weekdays

Sun, Sept 21 
3:00-5:00pm   Nancy Walser Campaign Kickoff Party  (335 Huron Avenue, Rain or Shine)

Tues, Sept 23 
10:00am   The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue planning a presentation on the Cambridge knowledge-based economy and its implications for the Cambridge community to feature Professor Juan Enriquez and to take place at CRLS.  (Ackermann Room)
4:30pm   Special Meeting of the City Council to hold a public hearing to discuss the housing emergency and the Initiative Petition for an Ordinance Regulating Residential Rents and Evictions. This meeting to be televised.  (Sullivan Chamber)
5:00pm   Last day and hour to submit signatures to Election Commission for certification of Non-Binding Public Opinion Advisory Question(s).  
7:00-9:00pm   City Council Candidates Night on Environment and Energy Issues (Central Square Senior Center)
     Event organized by Karen Carmean – For more information call Karen Carmean at 617-547-1413 or email carmean2@yahoo.com. To see latest questions and background: www.cambridgegreen.org.
7:00-9:00pm   Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Association (MCNA) Neighborhood Meeting  (First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Cambridge, 53 Antrim St)  Topics: Now that the Longfellow School has closed, the future of the building is uncertain. Your input is needed to help develop a recommendation. Also, hear the latest on the Main Library/Joan Lorentz Park project.

Wed, Sept 24 
10:00am   The City Council's Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussing the "Buy Cambridge Initiative" and any matter that comes before the committee.  (Ackermann Room)
4:00pm   The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to consider a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to modify the use regulations in Open Space Districts. This meeting to be televised.  (Sullivan Chamber)
4:30pm   The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to consider a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to zone land and City of Cambridge public facilities as open space. This meeting to be televised.  (Sullivan Chamber)
5:00pm   The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing to consider a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance with regard to the regulation of rooftop mechanical equipment and noise. This meeting to be televised.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Sept 29 
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)
6:30pm   The City Council will conduct a public hearing to discuss the property tax rate classification. (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Sept 30 
5:00pm   Last day and hour to submit final wording for ballot question(s) to Election Commission.  

Wed, Oct 1  
9:30am   Special Meeting of the City Council to continue a recessed public hearing to discuss the property tax rate classification.  (Sullivan Chamber)
Meeting recessed to Wed, Oct 8 at 9:30am. The governor vetoed the home rule petition to allow Cambridge to increase the residential exemption to 30%. The City will seek a legislative override.
12:00pm   The City Council's Cable TV, Telecommunications and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss coordination of resources between the municipal cable, CCTV and the School Department cable (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Oct 2  
2:00pm   The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue planning the presentation on the Cambridge knowledge-based economy and its implications for the Cambridge community, to feature Professor Juan Enriquez. (Conference Room of the City Council Office)

Wed, Oct 8 
9:30am   Special Meeting of the City Council to continue a recessed public hearing to discuss the property tax rate classification.  (Sullivan Chamber)
10:00am   The City Council's Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussing the "Buy Cambridge Initiative" and any matter that comes before the committee. (Ackermann Room)

Thurs, Oct 9 
4:30pm   Special Meeting of the City Council to continue a recessed public hearing to discuss the property tax rate classification. (if necessary)  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Oct. 14 
5:00pm   The City Council's Public Safety Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss foot patrol officers assigned to Area 4 and Riverside, street crime in Cambridgeport and the actions taken to abate violent crime in the city.  (Sullivan Chamber)
7:00-9:00pm   City Council Candidates' Night sponsored by Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Association (MCNA)  (Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave.)

Wed, Oct 15 
Last day of voter registration for Municipal Election. In person registration hours are 8:30am to 8pm at Election Office (51 Inman Street) and City Clerk’s Office (City Hall). (Mail-in registrations must be postmarked by midnight.)
7:00-10:00pm   Green-Rainbow/Democratic City Council Candidates' Forum; Robert Reich, moderator. (Temple St. YWCA)

Thurs, Oct 16 
2:00pm   The City Council's Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee will sponsor a discussion on the Cambridge-knowledge-based economy and its implications for Cambridge youth featuring Professor Juan Enriquez.  (CRLS Auditorium, 459 Broadway)
7:00-9:00pm   Porter Square Neighbors Association meeting  (Metropolitan New Life Baptist Church, 16 Beech St, Cambridge)
    The Urban Landscape along Mass Ave – the importance of the commercial, institutional and residential mix in maintaining an appealing urban environment and our fears of unintended consequences.
   Updating Neighborhood Focus Points and Concerns about the T Air Rights Space – public process, build in the right scale in harmony with the rest of the Square, foster public transit over cars, improve pedestrian access, replace the park, provide safe cell phone coverage, mitigate construction, and fix up and clean up the T station.
   Questions? Call Dave Reed at 617-876-3688 weekdays

Sat, Oct 18 
10:00am   11th Annual Tour de Somerville  (on bike)
The Somerville Bicycle Committee and the Friends of the Community Path proudly present the 11th Annual Tour de Somerville on Sat, Oct 18. This year's easy, 10-mile ride explores transportation in Somerville – past, present, and future. We'll visit the sites of old railroad stations and yards, as well as possible locations for new paths and T stops. Even though Somerville is a City of Seven Hills, our mostly-flat route avoids nearly all of them.
    The ride begins at 10am at a new location – the Cedar Street end of the Somerville Community Path. If you can't find this on your online or printed map, it's just a few feet north of the corner of Alpine and Cedar Streets, one-half mile east of Davis Square. Please wear a helmet.
    Steady rain will postpone the ride to the following day – Sunday, October 19 – same time and starting location.

Wed, Oct 22 
12:30pm   The City Council's Cable TV, Telecommunications and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue discussing coordination of resources between the municipal cable, CCTV and the School Department cable.  (Ackermann Room)
4:30pm   The City Council's Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee and the City Administration will be presenting the Buy Cambridge Initiative at the Sala de Puerto Rico Room at the Stratton Student Center.  (84 Mass. Ave., MIT)
7:30-9:30pm   Candidates Forum for Cambridge School Committee Candidates  (CRLS Media Cafeteria, 459 Broadway)
Panelists Include: Dean Ellen Condliffe Lagemann of The Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge NAACP President Kathy Reddick, Cambridge School Parent & Community leader Larry Ward, & State Representative Alice Wolf. This forum is sponsored by: Cambridge Chapter of the NAACP, MassCARE (Coalition for Authentic Reform in Education) & Cambridge Democratic City Committee.

Thurs, Oct 23 
7:00-9:00pm   School Committee Candidates Forum  (CRLS Media Cafeteria)
This forum is sponsored by the Friends of CRLS and is part of the CRLS parents forum series organized by the High School.  Keith Harvey, regional director of the American Friends Service Committee will be the moderator.

Fri, Oct 24 
3:30pm   Special Meeting of the Cambridge City Council to take up the Riverside rezoning petitions. (Sullivan Chamber) 
If there is agreement on a zoning amendment, it is possible that a final vote will take place on Friday. Otherwise, the vote will take place at the regular City Council meeting on Mon, Oct 27. The deadline for acting on the petitions is Tues, Oct 28.

Mon, Oct 27 
5:00pm   Last day and hour to file Municipal Campaign and Political Finance Report for School Committee Candidates, PAC and Ballot Question Committees at Election Office. City Council Candidates should consult their OCPF packets for depository filing requirements.
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber) [If a final vote on the Riverside rezoning does not happen at this meeting, a Special Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday morning at 10am. This is also the legal deadline for voting on the petitions before the City Council.] 

Sat, Nov 1 
9:00am to 5:00pm   Saturday absentee voting in Election Office.

Mon, Nov 3 
12 noon   Last day and hour to apply for absentee ballot for either mail-in or over-the counter voting.
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Tues, Nov 4 
7:00am to 8:00pm   ELECTION DAY
All absentee ballots must arrive at the Election Commission by 8:00pm to be counted.
After the polls close, the complete Unofficial Count will take place at the Senior Center, 806 Mass. Ave. 
The Real Thing will take place the following day. 

Wed, Nov 5 
The Real Thing - The P.R. Count (Ballot Tabulation) at Senior Center, 806 Mass Ave. in Central Square

Thurs, Nov 6 
12:30pm   The City Council's Cable TV, Telecommunications and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public meeting to continue the discussion on coordination of services between the Municipal Cable, School Department and CCTV. (Sullivan Chamber)
4:00pm   The City Council's Ordinance Committee will conduct a public hearing on a petition from John Roback, et al., to amend the Zoning Ordinances by deleting the designation C-2A and substituting in place thereof the designation C-1 in the area bounded by Green, Pearl, Franklin and Brookline Streets. This meeting to be televised. (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Nov 17 
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

MIT COMMUNICATIONS FORUM and the CENTER FOR REFLECTIVE COMMUNITY PRACTICE
E-TOPIA/ DESIGNING CAMBRIDGE:
21st-CENTURY COMMUNICATIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY
Friday, Nov. 21, 2003
4-6 p.m.
Media Lab/Bartos Theater
20 Ames Street
For over a decade, the convergence of the computer and telecommunications industries has inspired grand predictions of a bright new world of freedom and prosperity . . . an "e-topia." And we have seen advanced communications technologies help to improve business practices, enhance medical services, enrich educational opportunities and deliver a wide array of entertainments to our homes. But how can these advanced telecommunications services be used to foster strong local democratic communities? How are these communications technologies being used, if at all, in the City of Cambridge? And what role, if any, does local government play in making sure 21st-century communications technologies serve public needs?

Speakers:
William Mitchell will discuss the civic uses of communications technologies, with special emphasis on Cambridge, and will answer questions from the audience. Mitchell is head of the MIT Media Lab and author of several books on how advanced communications technologies can be used to benefit communities, including e-topia: "Urban Life, Jim — But Not As We Know It."

Following Mitchell's presentation, John Barrett and James M. Horwood will debate virtues and dangers of municipal ownership of communications services.

John Barrett is the director of research at the Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. He manages the Institute's State Tax Analysis Modeling Program (STAMP) and conducts research for other projects at the Beacon Hill Institute.

James N. Horwood is an attorney with Spiegel & McDiarmid, a Washington D.C. law firm that represents local and state governments and consumers on infrastructure issues, particularly those involving energy, telecommunications, the environment, and transportation.
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Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003
MIT Main Campus 6-120 (building 6, room 120)
10-11 am
How Can Information Technologies Serve Cambridge?
Ceasar McDowell, director of the Center for Reflective Community Practice at MIT.
Mitchel Resnick, MIT Media Lab, and co-founder of the Computer Clubhouse Project.
Keith Hampton, Dept of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT.
Richard O'Bryant, Dept of Political Science, Northeastern University.

11:15 am-12:15 pm 
How Well Does Media Serve Cambridge Citizens Today?
Michele Babineau, Cambridge Chronicle.
Susan Fleischmann, Cambridge Community Television (CCTV).
David Goodman, Boston Community Reporters Project.
Moderator: Andrea Walsh, MIT.

Free and Open to the Public.  For more information: http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum

Mon, Nov 24 
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Dec 1 
12:30pm   The City Council's Cable TV, Telecommunications and Public Utilities Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss coordination between the cable entities and an informational cable survey.  (Ackermann Room)
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber) [meeting cancelled per Nov 3 order]

Mon, Dec 15 
5:00pm   Special Presentation to Just-A-Start  (Sullivan Chamber)
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)
7:00pm   Cambridge Republican City Committee Holiday Party  (Ryles Club, Hampshire Street)
   Free of Charge – All Cambridge Republicans, both registered and prospective are invited.
   New membership always welcome. Contact Fred Baker, baker@deslab.MIT.edu.

Wed, Dec 17 
5:30pm   The City Council's Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the status of a proposed development along the Alewife Reservation and related water and sewer connectivity.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Thurs, Dec 18 
8:30am   The City Council's Economic Development, Training and Employment Committee will conduct a public hearing to discuss the 2004 Democratic National Convention.  (Ackermann Room)
2:00pm   The City Council's Health and Environment Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss green purchases and to receive an update on public toilets.  (Sullivan Chamber)
4:30pm   The City Council's Civic Unity Committee will conduct a public meeting to discuss the operations and functions of the Riverside Oversight Committee.  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Dec 22 
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber)

Mon, Dec 29 
5:30pm   City Council meeting  (Sullivan Chamber) [to be cancelled]