"Dot.coms, Cyber Communities, and Wired Government: The E-Future of California," Moderated by the Honorable Debra Bowen, Member California State Senate, 12th Annual Envisioning California Conference, e-democracy, education and initiatives ~ the future of the california republic, California State Capital, Sacramento, California, September 22, 2000.
"The Digital Divide and Changing Latino Demographics," Librarian's Summit, The Los Angeles & Family Festival, August 26, 2000.
"Connecting Communities to Information Technology and other Sectors of the Larger Economy," League of California Cities, Latino Caucus, July 2000.
"Electronic Resources for a New Majority Pre Conference," "Latinos & Technology: Building an Agenda for the 21st Century," REFORMA National Conference, Tucson, August 2000.
"REFORMA's Information Technology Agenda," American Library Annual Conference, Chicago, July, 2000.
"The Power of Policy: Regional and State-based Organizing," Digital Bridges: Under Construction, CTCNet All-Affiliates Conference, June 23-25, 2000, Atlanta Georgia.
Institutions of Higher Education and the Community: A Dialogue on Partnerships, sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation and Gevirtz Research Center, Santa Barbara, May 22-23, 2000.
"Connecting Communities to Information Technology and other Sectors of the Larger Economy," The National Community Building Network Conference, Los Angeles, 2000.
"Public Policy and Community Technology," The Council on Foundations, Los Angeles, May 1, 2000.
Keynote Address, "California Complete Count Campaign: Census 2000," University of California, Riverside, March 21, 2000.
"The Shared Future of Community Technology Villages: Sucessful Models," California and Pacific Southwest Recreation and Park Training Conference, Ontario, March 16, 2000.
"From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunities," Library Leadership Institute: Leadership in the New Millennium, San Jose Library School and Orange County Chapter of REFORMA, February 26, 2000.
KCET's Digital Divide Summit, Los Angeles, January 21, 2000.
Teleconference on Communications, Media & Culture, National Televideo Conference, Sponsored by the Institute For Multicultural Communications Cooperation And Development, Inc., New York, November 16, 1999.
"The UCR Community Digital Initiative," Transborder Library Forum / Foro Transfronterizo de Bibliotecas March 5-7, 1998, The Mission Inn & UC Riverside Riverside, California
The Children's Defense Fund's National Conference,
"Communities of Place & Cyberspace," Technological Visions Conference, USC Annenberg School for Communication, November 6-7, 1998 (invited panelist).
"Technology in Education is Everybody's Business," Conference Board's annual Business and Education Conference, New York, May 7, 1998.
"Community Technology Conference," Loyola Marymount University, January 7-10, 1998.
Ethnic Studies at UCLA: Next 25 Years, Vice Chancellors Mitchell’s Office. UCLA, May 15, 1997.
NACCS Annual Conference, Building Virtual Communities, Sacramento, April 16-19, 1997.
Collection Development Tools/Methods for Virtual Libraries and Subject Lists in Selected Major Subject Areas, Untangling the Web Conference, LAUC & UCSB Friends of the Library, University of California Santa Barbara, April 26 1996 (invited panelist).
"Chicano/Latino Intersegmental Convocation," San Francisco, November 13, 1995.
"Current Issues in Chicana/o Studies" NACCS-Southern California Foco, Claremont University, October 28, 1995 (speaker & organizer).
"Navigating Diversity on the Internet", Graduate School of Education Harvard University, October 12, 1995 (invited speaker).
The Latino Encyclopedia, Johnson House, Whittier College, September 25, 1996.
"Multicultural Resources on the Infobahn" DIAL (Diversity in Academic Libraries)-South, University of Southern California, September 22, 1995 (panelist).
"Piloting the Internet" UC Administrators and Supervisors Association, Los Angeles, May 9, 1995 (invited speaker).
"Unlimiting the Library" Librarian Association of the University of California, UC Santa Barbara & Friends of the UCSB Library, May 5, 1995 (speaker).
"Diversity on the Internet," Southern California Online Users Group, Monrovia, CA, April 21, 1995.
"Using the Internet for Chicana/Chicano Research" National Association for Chicano Studies, Spokane Washington, March 30, 1995 (panelist).
"The Web and Libraries" REFORMA-Orange County Chapter Meeting, California State University Fullerton, February 17, 1995 (invited speaker).
"Latino Health on the Internet" Hispanic Centers of Excellence Meeting, UC Davis, February 10, 1995 (invited speaker).
"Opportunities and Challenges for Latino Community on the Information Superhighway," January 12, 1995, National Council of La Raza and the Alliance for Public Technology, Invited Presenter.
Diversity on the Internet, California Library Association Conference, Anaheim, November 12, 1994.
Cruising on the Internet, UC LMRI Fall 1994 Conference, Pre-Conference Workshop, Riverside, October 21, 1994.
"Cruising Down the Public Latino Super-Information Highway: IUP Workshop," April 1994, UCLA. Organizer and Presenter.
"Diversity on the Information Highway" Multiculturalism in America: Challenges and Opportunities for Academic Librarians, Librarian's Association of the University of California Program, April 8, 1994, UC Riverside. Invited.
"Cruising Down the Chicano/Latino Information Highway," California Chicano/Latino Intersegmental Convocation, San Francisco, March 14, 1994. San Francisco Hyatt. Invited.
"Electronic Resources for Chicana/Chicano Research," National Association for Chicano Studies, San Jose, April 1993. Invited.
"Accessing and Utilizing Public Electronic Data Bases," Intersegmental Conference, Los Angeles, California, November 16, 1992. Invited.
"Multicultural Librarian/Ethnic Studies Librarian Panel," California Library Association, November 1992. Invited.
"Ethnic Studies Research Collections From the 1960s to the 21st Century," National Association for Ethnic Studies, Cal Poly, Pomona, March 9, 1991. Invited.
"Towards a Latino Information Utility" keynote address, Latino and Telecommunications: Understanding Technology Developments and Policy Concerns, Latino Issues Forum, Fresno, 1991.
"Ethnic Research in the New Information Age: Micro-computer Applications and Strategies," Association for Asian American Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, May 19, 1990
"Towards a Latino Information Utility" Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY, April 1990.
"Culture and Truth in Chicano Studies, Annual Conference of the National Association for Chicano Studies, February, 1990.
"Towards a Latino Information Utility" keynote address, Latino and Telecommunications: Understanding Technology Developments and Policy Concerns, Latino Issues Forum, Oakland, CA, March 2, 1990
"Policy Related Research: University Involvement for Staff, Students, and Faculty, Third Annual University of California Chicano and Latino Convocation, Partnership for Action," Sacramento, CA, February 22, 1990
"Latino Media, Inter-University Program for Latino Research, February, 1990, San Antonio, TX, January 1990.
"Accessing Latino Information: Online and Print, Celebrating Our Diversity, The Annual State Conference of the California Media and Library Educators Association, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, November 15, 1989.
"Microcomputer Resource Center, California Library Association, Oakland, California, November 11, 1989, Monitor.
"Hypertexts Prospects in Chicano Research," presenter; Survey of Mexican American Literary Archives," presenter; Cultural Representations: Reframing Alternative and Ethnic Critical Discourse, Respondent, National Association for Chicano Studies, Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, March 29- April 1, 1989.
University of California Chicano/Latino Convocation, Los Angeles Airport Hyatt Hotel, February 21-22, 1989.
"Automation and Library Instruction for Latino Students," California Library Association, Fresno California, 1988
"Cultural Diversity in Undergraduate Education: What's Working, What Could Work," Sponsored by U.C. President's Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Education, April 27- 28, 1989, Irvine. Drafted recommendations.
Cultural Citizenship and Empowerment Conference, Inter- University Program for Latino Research, UCLA, May 9-11, 1988, Organizer and Participant.
Chicano/Latino Convocation: The University of California in the Year 2000: A Chicano Latino Perspective, Irvine, California, April 20-21, 1988, Invited Participant.
Oral History Conference, Inter-University Program for Latino Research, Stanford University, December 16, 1987, Invited Participant.
Pacific Coast Council on Latin American Studies Annual Meeting, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, October 1987, Invited Speaker, "New Developments in Chicano Collections"
National Association for Chicano Studies, Southern California Chapter, Loyola Marymount University. Symposium on Chicano Studies: Part II Foundations for Action, Los Angeles, March 13, 1987.
Tenth Anniversary of the Chicano Resource Center, East Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles County Library, May 15, 1987.
American Library Association, San Francisco, June 1987, Invited Presenter, "Overview of the Chicano Studies Library and Chicano Data Base, University of California, Berkeley."
Women: Culture, Conflict, and Consensus. UCLA, February 21, 1987, Invited Presenter "Chicana Reference Services".
Annual Conference of the National Association for Chicano Studies, Salt Lake City, April 9-11, 1987. Invited presenter: "The Emergence of the Right in Chicano Discourse" and Respondent: Early Chicano Literature as found in California Newspapers"
Organizing Conference for Latino Educational Rights, Sponsored by the Latino Coalition, Los Angeles, February 22-23, 1986.
A Symposium on Chicano Studies, Sponsored by the National Association for Chicano Studies, Southern California Chapter, Loyola Marymount University, February, 1986.
The Changing profile of Mexican America: Policies to Match Its Promises. The Tomas Rivera Center, A National Policy Institute, October 19, 1985.
The Second Binational Conference on Libraries of the Californias. Calexico, and Mexicali, October 11-12,1985. Invited Presenter. "Chicano Libraries as Data Base Producers".
XIII Annual Conference of the National Association for Chicano Studies, West Sacramento, Ca., March 22-24, 1985. Invited Speaker and Moderator. "Ernesto Galarza the Man," and "Future Directions of Chicano Collections."
National Hispanic Conference on Health and Human Services; Leadership '84: Mobilizing resource for the Future, Los Angeles, CA. September 22, 1984. Invited Speaker. "Hispanic Data Bases: Resources available for Health and Mental Health Professionals."
Hijos del Sol Workshop. Claremont, CA. August 11 - 12, 1983. Invited participant.
National Chicano Council on Higher Education Annual Meeting. Kellogg West Conference Center, Cal Poly, Pomona, Ca., October 22 - 24, 1983. Invited participant.
Technology and Culture in the United States Border, Sponsored by Consejo de Chicano Studies, La Jolla, Ca., October, 1983.
Latino Families in California: Prospects and Policy. Bush Foundation Training Program in Child Development and Social Policy, UCLA, May 11, 1983.
ALA Conference at Los Angeles Bus Tour: Special Libraries and Murals Tours sponsored by REFORMA, June 26, 1983. Tour of Chicano Studies Research Library
National Endowment for the Humanities Grantsmanship workshop for undeserved Constituents - hosted by UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, March 19 - 20, 1982. Invited participant.
Chicano Political Studies Symposium - sponsored by Chicano Studies Research Center - May 13, 1982 - Speaker: "Information Systems as Cultural Production: The Chicano Press as an Emergent Counter Hegemonic Force"
Mexicana/Chicana Women's History Symposium - sponsored by Chicano Studies Research Center - March 12, 1982 - Discussant National Association of Chicano Studies, University of California, Riverside April 3-5, 1981.
The Social and Cultural History of the Mexican Community of Los Angeles, 1781-1981: A Colloquium and Photographic Exhibit. Sponsored by the Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, with the office of Government Affairs, Los Angeles Community College District held at East Los Angeles, College, May 15-16, 1981.
"Mexico-United States Relations:" A focus on the Mexican American Community. Sponsored by the Chicano Studies Research Center held at Miramar- Sheraton Hotel, Santa Monica, April 24-25, 1981. Invited guest.
A Decade of Chicano Literature sponsored by the Center for Chicano Research, University of California, Santa Barbara held at that campus May 23, 24, 1980. Invited guest.
The Cultural Roots of Chicana Literature: 1780-1980, A Public Inquiry Panel. Contemporary Chicano Literature Sponsored by Aztlan Cultural. Held at Mills College, Oakland. October 16 & 17, 1981. Moderator Invited.
Chicano Academic Library and Information Services: A National Colloquium, held in conjunction with the American Library Association Annual Conference. Sponsored by Chicano Studies Research Center; Research Center for Chicano Studies, UCSB, Chicano Studies Library, UC Berkeley and Reforma. Held in San Francisco, June 26, 1981. Organizer. Speaker. "The Socio-Political Base of the Organization of Knowledge the case of Chicanos".
Twenty-Sixth Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials. Held at Tulane University and the Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, April 1-4, 1981. Speaker. "U.S. Hispanic Data Bases: Contemporary Building Blocks for Future Information Systems". Invited. Albuquerque, June 1-5, 1980. Speaker, "The Production of Chicano Writings".
California Library Association (CLA), San Francisco, CA., 1979. Presentation on the Chicano Thesaurus Project. Invited.
Society for the Selection and Acquisition of Latin American Material,Pasadena,CA., 1979. Presentation on the Hispanic Bibliography and Information Storage and Retrieval Project. Invited.
Hispanic Bibliography and Information Storage and Retrieval Meeting. University of California, Los Angeles, CA., 1978. Presented a discussion on the Status of Hispanic libraries in the U.S. Invited.
Arizona Pre-White House Conference, Graduate Library Institute for Spanish-speaking Americans of the Graduate Library School, College of Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1978. "The Hispanic Librarian and the Special Librarian: The Untravelled Road," Seminario on library and information services for the Spanish speaking. Invited Discussant.
National Association for Chicano Studies, Sixth Annual Conference, Claremont, CA. 1978. "Spanish Language Newspaper History Panel." Invited Discussant.
Roundtable discussion on Chicano topics and solutions. Flor y Canto IV. Tucson, Arizona, 1977. Invited Participant.
New Mexico/Texas Library Association Joint Conference, El Paso, Texas, 1977. "Library Service to the Spanish Speaking: Some Concrete Solutions to the Problems, the Case of the Academic Library." Invited
National Chicano Research Network. Demographic Data and Its Application to Chicano Research, Stanford University, 1977. Invited Participant.
National Association of Chicano Social Scientists, Annual Conference, El Paso, Texas, 1976. Invited Participant.
Round Table Discussion on Chicano Libraries. Organizer.