Week 1: October 6-8

Tuesday, October 6

9:00 am    Welcome

9:30 am
Digital Showcase | Session notes and recording

A series of fast-moving presentations and demos by people from around the state who are using technology and the internet in innovative ways. Hear what they have to say and ask your questions!

• Panel I: PCs for People, Winona Friendship Center, Kairos Alive!
• Panel II: Libraries, MN Children’s Press Story Scouts, Wolf Creek online High School
• Panel III: GigaZone Gaming, Precision Agriculture, Telehealth

11:20       Wrap-up and Adjourn

Wednesday, October 7

Welcome Minnesota Governor’s Task Force on Broadband!

9:00 am     Welcome

9:20     Border-to-Border Broadband Development Fund Grantee Presentations
Hear about how Minnesota Border-to-Border Broadband grants impacted Rock County and Melrose | Session notes and recording

10:20   Breakout Sessions with Task Force Subcommittees | Session notes and recordings

Economic Development

Barriers

MN Model

 

11:00 am
From Digital Infrastructure to Transformation: Leveraging Broadband for Community Economic Development by Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D., Director, Purdue Center for Regional Development; and C&RE Specialist, Purdue Extension, W Lafayette, IN | Session notes and recording

 

12:00 pm     Wrap-up and Adjourn

Thursday, October 8

9:00 am      Welcome

9:30 am
Bringing Broadband to Rural America: Opportunities and Challenges Post-Pandemic by Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, Arlington, VA | Session notes and recording

10:45     Mentor Session I

11:20     Mentor Session II

11:45         Wrap-Up and Adjourn