On Sep 20, 2005, at 8:20 AM, susan christopherson wrote:
Hello,
I have a number of students who are very interested in examining
municipal and state investments in wifi and broadband with the goal
of evaluating New York State policy. There was a recent posting on
Telecom Cities about a conference in October looking at some US
models. Could I get a repeat of information on this conference?
Also if there are other resources to which I could point them, I
would be very appreciative.
That is the Rural Telecommunications Congress Annual Conference,
Lexington, KY. Information is below:
The '05 RTC Annual Conference
Your Thoughts Are Needed!
When: October 9 – 12, 2005
Where: Lexington, KY
http://www.ruraltelecon.org/conference/
Communities of Interest (COI) have always been a central focus of the
Rural Telecommunications Congress. At Rural Telecon ‘05’ they will
take on even more significance. Tuesday morning will kickoff with
conference attendees able to articulate key issues and efforts in the
Community of Interest breakout sessions. Each Community of Interest,
including Community and Economic Development, Infrastructure, Public
Policy and Research and Telemedicine/Telehealth, will be asked to
look back on the last twelve months and also look forward to the next
five years and provide their insight about the role of broadband
telecommunications. The topics for discussion are already available
on the Rural Telecommunications Congress web site (http://
www.ruraltelecon.org/dp/). Each speaker is also being asked to
consider these same issues as they prepare their presentations.
During the Tuesday morning breakout session, facilitators will guide
discussions on each Community of Interest. Comments, ideas, as well
as issues will be documented and appear online immediately Tuesday
morning. Throughout the day attendees will be able to review these
“positions” and continue to contribute from the Internet Café or
using their own laptops and the available high speed wireless
connection. COI blogs have already been setup on the Rural
Telecommunications web site and will continue to be available
throughout the conference. Important updates contributed by
conference attendees will be provided throughout the remainder of the
conference. A final Rural Telecommunications Congress “position” will
be presented Wednesday morning following the Strategic
Telecommunication Planning & Aggregation of Demand workshop.
Come and join us this year in Lexington, Kentucky. As the need for
broadband telecommunications heats up, your opinions and thoughts
have never been more important. This year’s conference will be held
at the Lexington Center with accommodations at the adjacent Radisson
Hotel. The 2005 Rural Telecommunications Congress Conference web
site (http://www.ruraltelecon.org/conference/) is now available. The
conference is scheduled from October 9 – 12.
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