UNITED STATES FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the |
Date of Report: April 20, 2018 | ||
DigitalTown, Inc. | ||
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MN | 000-27225 | 411427445 |
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10655 NE 4th St., Ste. 801, Bellevue, WA |
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Section 5- Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 20, 2018, Douglas Rushkoff was appointed to the Board of Directors. There have been no transactions between Mr. Rushkoff and the Registrant during the prior fiscal year which would be required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K that have not already been reported on Form 10-K.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Rushkoff and an officer or director of the Company.
Following is a brief description of Mr. Rushkoffs business experience:
Douglas Rushkoff
Douglas Rushkoff, PhD, is Professor of Media Studies at Queens College, City University of New York. He has authored twenty books about media, technology, and society, including Present Shock, Media Virus, Program or Be Programmed, and Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus. He has also worked as an independent speaker and journalist, writing for publications from CNN.com to Fast Company, and speaking at dozens of non-profits, companies, schools, communities, governments, and conferences. He is a Research Fellow for the Institute for the Future, the host of the Team Human podcast and radio show, and served on the Board of Advisors of Meetup.com. Dr. Rushkoff has served on the Board of Directors of the Media Ecology Association, the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics, and is a founding member of Technorealism, as well as the Advisory Board of The National Association for Media Literacy Education. He is the winner of the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity, given by the Media Ecology Association, in 2004.
The Company believes that Dr. Rushkoffs knowledge and experience in digital media and technology makes him a suitable Director.
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Dated: April 24, 2018 | DIGITALTOWN, INC By: _/s/ Robert W. Monster_______________ |