UPDATE: This is a Community Broadband Hearing by Columbia University, not an FCC Field Hearing. Sorry for the confusion!
Friend Bruce Lincoln, Entrepreneur in Residence at Columbia Engineering’s Center for Technology, Innovation & Community Engagement, sent us an invite for a Community Broadband Hearing taking place next Friday, December 11 at Columbia. I’m planning to attend, and suggest those of you that fill the different roles outlined below attend as well.
If you are planning on attending, leave a comment so we can find you!
It is important that members of the local community have an opportunity to participate in the National Broadband Planning process which is currently underway in Washington.
Toward that end, I invite you to participate in an FCC Field Hearing on Friday, December 11, 2009 at Columbia University in New York. The meeting will be held in Davis Auditorium from 8:45 am until noon.
The field hearing will bring together policymakers, elected officials, not-for-profit organizations, small businesses, anchor institutions, public agencies, broadband providers, foundations, community-based organizations and community leaders, academicians, and researchers. Together we will share thoughts on how collectively we can ensure all New Yorkers have access to broadband and the educational, economic and social opportunities it can provide.
I hope you will be able to attend as a representative of your organization or constituency. To fully understand the importance of broadband access from all points of view, your participation is vital. The agenda includes a “community visioning session” where you will have an opportunity to share your thoughts, ideas, and concerns with the group.
You can confirm your attendance via e-mail to bl2317@columbia.edu.
Agenda
Friday, December 11, 2009
Davis Auditorium, Columbia University
8 am-noon
| 8:00 | Registration and Breakfast |
|---|---|
| 8:45 | Welcome (Bruce Lincoln, Columbia Engineering) |
| 8:50 | Opening Remarks (Dean, Feniosky Pena-Mora, Columbia Engineering) |
| 9:00 | “An Overview of the New York State Broadband Vision and Strategy” (Edward Reinfurt, Executive Director, New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation, NYSTAR) |
| 9:30 | “Vision of New York City’s Broadband Future” (Gale Brewer, Chair, Committee on Technology and Government, New York City Council) |
| 9:40 | Short Break |
| 9:45 | Practitioners Panel Session |
| 10:15 | Audience Q&A |
| 10:30 | Community Visioning Session |
| 11:30 | Wrap-up |
| 12:00 | Adjournment |
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