Well my first speaking gig at CES went well! The IMDA event was a great look at some of the current standards of internet media as well as some issues they are currently facing. I got to speak on how the lack of standards in the App Connectivity space is causing harm to the industry and the end user a like. Check out the link to my keynote slides! 

I had a chance to be make some great contacts. The IMDA members are defiantly on their game and it’s awesome to be a part of!

Whoaa!!! Someone wants to listen to me babble!?! BOOM!! haha

But I’ve actually got some good stuff to talk about that’s going to be important to help get more consumers using apps in their car! I will be discussing how the infotainment industry needs to come up with some standards for Smartphone Apps in head-units.  Come check out my talk or stop me in the hall if you want to chat! I’ll also be at the Livio Booth for most of CES which is booth 2806 North Hall (Right inside the N2 doors).

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Muslim, Jewish and Christian youth discuss how to advocate for equitable education with their legislators.

This article was published in the Feb. 23 newsletter of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, a partner organization of JCUA.

A Beaming Example of Solidarity in Action
By Aatifa Sadiq
CIOGC

Growing up, I often equated interfaith with gatherings where I would explain my beliefs over and over again. I believe interfaith cannot be confined by a time, a place, or a topic. Rather, it needs to be an attitude of openness towards alternate ways of being. I would always reflect on interfaith as a means to produce change in the community. Thinking about this type of reciprocal interfaith on a communal level can truly bring about solidarity and positive change.

Today, I am fortunate to be able to work on one such opportunity – CIOGC’s Interfaith Teen Delegation: Off to Social Change.

As an organizer and participant, I have been able to witness youth from the Muslim, Jewish, and Presbyterian faiths come together with an attitude of social responsibility that extends beyond the boundaries of their own religion and cultures. These youth have explored solutions to equitable education, one of the four IMAD issues this year, and a social issue that remains a stark reality for many of them.

In a series of three meetings, the youth met at a synagogue, church and masjid where Leah Roth-Howe of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, and Pastor Jay Moses from the Presbyterian church in Wheaton spoke to the teens about their own personal faith journeys and the active role religion plays in their life. The students started by creating posters depicting their own spiritual experiences and how they feel their faith defines them. Then they started tackling how they will speak to their legislators.

I was inspired to see Muslim, Jewish, and Presbyterian youth sitting with one another as friends and sharing their personal encounters with the public school funding issue. For me, to hear and see these youth envision a better Chicago community, while learning and drawing from their own faith backgrounds, is a powerful message not just for the future of Muslims, but for the future of the greater community.

The Interfaith Teen Delegation project cultivates in a presentation to Illinois legislators during IMAD on March 9. The group will not only present their views on the issue to legislators, but will be a positive example of interfaith solidarity within the Chicago community. The goal is to keep these relationships active and healthy even after our project.

To find out more about this project, email leah@jcua.org.

Original, 11″ x 17″ poster WITH JAY SPRINGSTEEN, CHRIS CARR, SCOTT PARKER
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Original, 11″ x 17″ poster: IMDA presents the Fed Ex DuQuoin Magic Mile, AMA Progressive Insurance U.S. Flat Track Championship Events, Grand National Championship plus SuperTrapp SuperTrackers & Sportster Performance Series

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Original, 11″ x 17″ poster: IMDA & Magic Racing present Works Performance Route 66 Half Mile Chicagoland Cyclefest including AMA Prostar All Motorcycle Drag Racing & Grand National Championship and Supertrackers, Joliet, Illinois

FEATURES #21 WILL DAVIS

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Called the Internet Media Device Alliance, or IMDA, it already includes representatives from related companies including Orange, Audiovox (which makes consumer electronics), and Reciva (which manufactures streaming devices).

The IMDA hopes to instigate a logo and certification system that will indicate to consumers that they will be able to access media from any provider if the device is approved by the IMDA.

The IMDA is to meet in early January 2009 in Las Vegas.

Read more about the IMDA on the Digital Spy website.

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