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The 2013 Michigan Broadband Conference
Don’t forget to register!
We have one week left before the 2013 Michigan Broadband Conference, which will be held on October 24 so there is still time to register.
This event will bring together community leaders from education, libraries, economic development, local government, healthcare, and technology sectors to share and learn cross-collaborative best practices for expanding broadband
and technology access, adoption, and use and move Michigan to the forefront of the digital economy.
Agenda highlights include the following:
8-9 a.m., Registration and Welcome
9:10 a.m., Keynote Speaker, Lt. Governor Brian Calley, State of Michigan
9:30 a.m., Keynote Speaker, State Librarian Nancy Robertson
9:40 a.m., Keynote Speaker, John Summersett, COMLINK
10:15 a.m., Breakout Sessions:
• Community-Enabled Broadband Expansion
• Increasing Technology Adoption and Use Among Small Businesses
• Digital Entrepreneurship
• Gigabit Libraries: It's Amazing What a Community Gains When a Gig Comes to the Local Library
• Rural Utilities Service Program
11:45 a.m., Broadband Hero Awards Presentation
Noon, Keynote speaker, Howard Rheingold
1 p.m., Breakout Sessions:
• Digital Job Creation
• Rural Broadband Expansion Successes
• Creating Community Connections via Broadband: A Collaboration for Michigan Businesses and Libraries
• Technology for Rural Healthcare
• Understanding the Michigan State Education Network
2:15 p.m., Panel Discussion: Economic Development and Broadband
• Blair Levin, Fellow, Aspen Institute
• Michael Finney, President and CEO, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
• Dr. Johannes Bauer, Michigan State University
• Steve Webster, CEO, Prima Civitas
3:30 p.m., Closing Session
To view details of the breakout sessions or to check out FAQs about the conference
click here.
Have questions? Contact Eric Frederick, Connect Michigan's Executive Director, at
efrederick@connectmi.org.
Register
HERE for the Conference!
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