Event in Pittsburgh

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Christopher Mitchell <christopher () ilsr org>
> Subject: Event in Pittsburgh
> Date: June 19, 2018 at 5:57:09 AM GMT+9
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
>
> Dave,
>
> Seeing as how you know many people in the area, I am hoping you would be able to share this announcement with some 
> people that may be interested. The organization Next Century Cities, which includes nearly 200 communities that are 
> engaging in policies to improve Internet access, is hosting an event in Pittsburgh on July 23-24. Next Century Cities 
> supports a long continuum of policy and has members that are working with incumbents as well as members that have 
> built their own networks like Chattanooga and many in between. 
>
> PDF of agenda is here: https://nextcenturycities.org/wp-content/uploads/Making-Connections-Agenda.pdf 
> <https://nextcenturycities.org/wp-content/uploads/Making-Connections-Agenda.pdf>
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
>
>
> Making Connections: A Regional Broadband Summit
>  
> July 23-24, 2018
> Hosted by Next Century Cities
> Marriott City Center
> Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
>  
> Register now for Next Century Cities’ next regional broadband summit, Making Connections, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
> from July 23-24, 2018! Registration is available at the bottom of this page or at this link 
> <https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3443745>. 
>
>  
> Monday, July 23: Summit. This summit is a two-day event that will bring together broadband champions, community 
> leaders, and policy experts from federal, state, and local government to discuss today’s most pressing issues in 
> broadband deployment. Expert panelists will feature community success stories, and will dig in to digital equity, 
> network financing, 5G, rural solutions, and more. 
>
> We are looking forward to our welcome reception on Monday night at Pittsburgh City Hall.  This intimate event 
> provides vendors and municipalities the opportunity to network in an informal setting.
>
>  
> Tuesday, July 24: Second annual City-Vendor Connect. City-Vendor Connect brings together representatives from 
> counties, cities, and towns that are looking for creative solutions to connect their communities to high-speed, 
> reliable, affordable broadband and representatives from organizations offering a variety of proposed solutions.
>
> City-Vendor Connect will be set up in a “speed networking” format, to provide cities and vendors the opportunity to 
> speak one-on-one to build relationships, discuss assets and needs, and create potential partnerships. The pairings of 
> cities and vendors will be curated based on mutual interest, needs, and priorities between cities and vendors. 
> Possible discussion topics range from fiber builds to 5G deployments to smart city analytics platforms. Cities and 
> vendors will have the option during registration to opt in or out of City-Vendor Connect. 
>
> Attendees are welcome to register for the summit portion of the event, day one, until seats are full. The deadline to 
> register for City-Vendor Connect is Monday, July 16, or until the limited seating has been filled.
>
> Please find the event agenda here <https://nextcenturycities.org/wp-content/uploads/Making-Connections-Agenda.pdf>.
>
>
>
> Christopher Mitchell
> Director, Community Broadband Networks
> Institute for Local Self-Reliance
>
> MuniNetworks.org <http://www.muninetworks.org/>
> @communitynets
> 612-545-5185




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