Media Advisory - Regents' Technology Committee to Meet August 3 at USM Office

August 1, 2001

Regents' Technology Committee to Meet August 3 at USM Office

The Technology Committee of the University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will meet in public session on Friday, August 3 at 9 a.m. in the Atrium of the USM Office, 3300 Metzerott Road in Adelphi, MD. 

The committee will consider several agenda items, including:

• Funding strategies for information technology (IT) in the USM.
  
  
• Institutional progress for implementation of a minimum IT standard for the USM.
  
  
• Board of Regents' strategic plan for information technology (IT), which includes the IT plans of each USM institution and also addresses those issues that either transcend individual institutions or point to potential collaborations among them.
  

Full agenda and background information will be available at the meeting. Sign language interpreters and/or other appropriate accommodations for eligible individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please call 301/445-2756 (voice) or 301/314-7683 (TTY/ITT) to make special arrangements.



- USM -

The University System of Maryland is governed by a 17-member Board of Regents and includes 13 distinct and complementary institutions: Bowie State University; Coppin State College; Frostburg State University; Salisbury State University; Towson University, University of Baltimore; University of Maryland, Baltimore; University of Maryland, Baltimore County; University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute; University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science; University of Maryland, College Park; University of Maryland Eastern Shore; and University of Maryland University College.

Contact:

Chris Hart
Phone: 301/445-2739
E-mail: chart@usmd.edu