2014 Regional Broadband Summit

Central Sierra Connect Broadband Consortium cordially invites you to attend our 2014 Regional Broadband Summit on Thursday, April 24th at the Black Oak Casino Resort Conference Center, in Tuolumne County.  We’ve put together a very informative program centered on broadband and featuring experts in the field. Technology advancements and innovations have enhanced virtually all aspects of our daily lives. We continue to see progress made in: communication, education, healthcare, entertainment, etc. and, for the most part, the price of admission is high-speed internet access, commonly referred to as broadband. Lack of availability of broadband services in rural areas such as the Central Sierra foothills leaves a significant number of residents, businesses and visitors unable to fully utilize all the internet has to offer. In addition, overall usage is growing as more of us connect to the internet, add devices and users engage in increasingly sophisticated online activities requiring additional bandwidth. We will directly address the situation at our summit and provide a forum for dialog, discussion, networking, policy planning and creation of potential solutions.

The summit’s topics will include:

Ø  A “State of Broadband” Address for Rural California  (Morning Keynote)

Ø  The current status of broadband infrastructure in the Mother Lode region

Ø  Improvements underway (CVIN Project)

Ø  Instruction on using the CPUC mapping program to identify served and underserved areas in our region

Ø  Innovations being implemented by local providers (ISPs)

Ø  Potential funding sources for future expansion

Ø  Testimony from one broadband champion’s experiences (Lunch Keynote)

Ø  An lively afternoon training session on “How to Create a Broadband Policy for your Community”

Your invitation is attached and you are encouraged to attend all or part of this summit. Please consider forwarding this invitation to staff or others who may desire to attend. Thanks to the support of our generous sponsors, our Regional Broadband Summit is a “no charge event” and lunch is included.

To RSVP: Please reserve your spot by emailing Kathleen Haff at: haff.enterprises@gmail.com

Questions? or additional information: Please contact Darrell Slocum at 209.770.5777