| TV Worldwide Selected by National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Webcast
“2003 Autism Summit” Live from Washington, D.C. Live Webcast November 19 & 20 th Sponsored by DHHS and DOE to Feature Range of Keynotes and Addresses, Live and Archived at www.tvworldwide.com and www.at508.com For Immediate Release Tuesday, November 18, 2003 Contact: Nate Karle
TVWorldwide.com, Inc.
www.tvworldwide.com
(703) 961- 9250 Ext. 222 Chantilly , Va. – TV Worldwide, a fast-growing web-based global Internet TV network announced that it had been selected by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to webcast the “2003 Autism Summit Conference”, November 19 and 20 th , live from Washington D.C. Convention Center . In response to growing public health concerns regarding rising rates of autism, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) organized the "The 2003 Autism Summit Conference: Developing a National Agenda" to engage in a public dialogue concerning issues such as implementation of optimal services, early screening and diagnosis, and biomedical research. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/autismiacc/events.cfm#11192003
The conference will include general keynote sessions from public officials, including DHHS Secretary Tommy Thompson and DOE Secretary Dr. Rodney Paige as well as targeted sessions to cover each of these specific content areas. Selected General Sessions and Break-out sessions will be carried live with all of the Summit 's sessions to be made available in an archived form on the Summit 's webcast event page, http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/nimh/031119/
“We're pleased to facilitate a national webcast on such this important public health issue,” commented Dave Gardy, Chairman and CEO of TVWorldwide.com. “We believe this event has relevance for the community of people with disabilities who regularly view out assistive technology Internet TV channel, AT508.com, which will also feature the summit webcast.” The 2003 "Autism Summit" complements the activities of the several government organizations that have been participating in the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee since its inception in 2001. The IACC was formed in response to a mandate of the Children's Health Act of 2000 and will hold its regularly scheduled semi-annual meeting on the NIH campus on November 21, 2003 .
The event will be compressed and archived for viewing at www.tvworldwide.com and www.at508.com . Participants should have the free Real Video Player or the free Windows Media Player installed prior to the event and should log on by 8:45 AM on the 19th. Questions can be directed to 703-961-9250, ext 223 before and during the event. About TVWorldwide.com
As a leading streaming video applications service provider, TVWorldwide.com is developing a network of video channels that is an affiliation of community-based Internet television stations, each underwritten by a strategic partner, "aimcasting” sm to targeted B2B and special interest demographic audiences worldwide. TVWorldwide.com works with strategic partners to develop the latest in live and archived state-of-the art video streaming content applications. TVWorldwide.com was recently named one of the streaming video industry's “Hottest Streaming Companies” by Streaming Magazine, www.streamingmagazine.com . About NIMH
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is one of 27 components of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Federal government's principal biomedical and behavioral research agency. NIH is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NIMH mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior. This public health mandate demands that we harness powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding, treatment, and eventually, prevention of these disabling conditions that affect millions of Americans. To fulfill its mission, the Institute:
- conducts research on mental disorders and the underlying basic science of brain and behavior;
- supports research on these topics at universities and hospitals around the United States ;
- collects, analyzes, and disseminates information on the causes, occurrence, and treatment of mental illnesses;
- supports the training of more than 1,000 scientists to carry out basic and clinical research; and
- communicates information to scientists, the public, the news media, and primary care and mental health professionals about mental illnesses, the brain, mental health, and research in these areas.
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