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Sunday 7
December 2003 |
| 12:30 pm |
Registration |
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| 1:00 pm |
Basics
in Grant Writing |
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Eileen "Ike" West -
Grant Specialist/Teacher, University of
Texas at Austin
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| 3:00 pm |
Ten Years of TOP: Lessons Learned from TOP |
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Amy
Borgstrom -
Program Officer, Technology Opportunities Program
presentation download in
PowerPoint
or view online in html
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| 5:00 pm |
How to
Conduct a Community Web Raising: Simple Steps for Building
Community Telecommunications Resources |
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Hosted by the Metropolitan Austin
Interactive Network (MAIN)
Gene Crick
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Executive Director, TeleCommunity Resource Center
Sue Soy -
Metropolitan Austin Interactive
Network (MAIN)
presentation download in
PowerPoint
or view online in
html
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| 6:30 pm |
Reception sponsored by the Association for Community Networking |
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AFCN presents a networking reception for all
conference attendees, introducing new Board Members, Officers,
and new Community Networking support programs for the coming
year.
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Monday 8
December 2003 |
| 8:00 am |
Registration |
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| 8:30 am |
Welcome and Introduction to the Conference |
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Gene Crick -
Executive Director, TeleCommunity Resource Center
Patti Clifford
- Director of
Operations, TeleCommunity Resource Center |
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| 8:45 am |
Opening Remarks |
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The
Honorable Brewster McCracken -
Council Member, Austin City Council |
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| 9:00
am |
Plenary Session/Keynote Address |
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"Partnering for the Future of Community Technology" |
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Steve Lovas
- Vice President, New Edge
Networks
presentation download in
PowerPoint or view online in
html |
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| 9:45 am |
Break |
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| 10:00 am |
Panel
Session 1 |
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Track A |
Re-Thinking the
way Communities go after Funding |
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Allison C. Supancic
- Collection Supervisor, Regional
Foundation Library, Hogg Foundation |
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Track B |
Community Technology
Alliances: Creating Public/Private Partnerships for Community
Development |
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Moderator -
Sam
Tessen - Executive Director,
Office of Rural Community Affairs
Greg Laudeman
- Community Technology Specialist,
Georgia Tech University Economic Development Institute
John
Zoltner - Director of Programs
and Policy, Community Technology Centers' Network (CTCNet)
Anne Neville -
Program Coordinator, Community Technology Centers' Network
presentation download in
PowerPoint or view online in
html |
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Track C |
Utilities as
Telecommunications Providers |
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Moderator -
Robert
Cannon - Senior Counsel for
Internet Issues, Office of Plans and Policy, Federal
Communications Commission
Paul Hudson
- Commissioner, Public Utility
Commission
presentation download in
PowerPoint
Steve
Farabee - Vice President,
Digital Online Services, Time Warner
presentation download in
PowerPoint or view online in
html |
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| 11:30 am |
Lunch Break |
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| 1:00 pm |
Panel Session 2 |
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Track A |
Communitywide
Networks: Process and Project Management |
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Moderator -
Steve Snow
- President, Community Consulting
Andrew Cohill -
President, Design Nine,
Inc. |
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Track B |
Enhancing the
Quality of Healthcare through Technology and Telecommunications
Tools |
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Moderator -
Sally
Rawlins - Principal of Rawlins and
Associates
Ben Mueller -
Extension Specialist for Community Development, Department of
Human and Community Development, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
presentation download in
PowerPoint
or view online in
html
Leon Whitley -
Video Project Manager, Stark diabetes Center, University of
Texas Medical Branch
presentation download in
PowerPoint or view online in
html |
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Track C |
Wireless Internet
Access: Broadband and Hotspots |
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Moderator -
Judith
Pepper - Former Executive Director,
La Plaza Community Network
Kenny Bain -
Fastline Wireless Internet
Richard MacKinnon - Chief
Executive Officer, Less Networks
presentation download in
PowerPoint or view online in
html |
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| 2:15 pm |
Break |
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| 2:30 pm |
Panel
Session 3 |
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Track A |
The Role of
Libraries in the Development and Sustainability of Community
Networks |
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Peggy
Rudd - Director & Librarian,Texas
State Library and Archives Commission
Sherry Lambert -
Project Director, Frontier of the Americas
Debbie Kiewit -
Project Manager, TaylorCNET
Betty Thompson -
IT Director, Taylor Public Library |
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Track B |
Community
Networking Service Learning Opportunities for Volunteers and
Internships |
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Moderator -
Whitney Sklar - Telecommunications
Customer relations, LCRA
Kristin Gossett
- Executive Director, Austin Idea
Network
Ann Bishop
- Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and
Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
presentation download in
PowerPoint or view online in
html |
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Track C |
Open Source
Software: Choices and Considerations |
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Moderator -
Gary Chapman -
Director, 21st
Century Project, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of
Texas at Austin
Andrew Cohill -
President, Design Nine,
Inc.
Chip
Rosenthal - Principal, Unicom
Systems Development |
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| 3:45 pm |
Break |
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| 4:00 pm |
Panel
Session 4 |
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Track A |
The Growing Role
of Internet Service Providers as Leaders in Community Technology
Networks |
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Moderator -
Richard Lowenberg - Executive
Director, Davis Community Network and Yolo Area Regional Network
Steve Lovas
- Vice President, New Edge
Networks
David
Robertson - President, STIC.net |
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Track B |
Legal, Liability,
and Regulatory Issues Facing Community Networks |
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Moderator -
Gene Crick
- Executive Director, TeleCommunity
Resource Center
Robert
Cannon - Senior Counsel for
Internet Issues, Office of Plans and Policy, Federal
Communications Commission
Gabriel Garcia - Assistant Attorney
General, Office of the Texas Attorney General |
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Track C |
SocialWare: Blogs,
Wikis, Lists, and other Innovative Tools |
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Moderator -
Jon Lebkowsky -
Polycot Consulting
Adina Levin
- Vice President for Products,
SocialText
Ana Sisnett - Executive Director,
Austin FreeNet |
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| 5:15
pm |
Panel Session Adjourn for the Day |
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| 6:00
pm |
Reception Sponsored by New Edge Networks |
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New
Edge Networks sponsors a special gathering for all conference
attendees to discuss the new and important ways that Community
Network Leaders and Internet Service Providers can work together
to promote economic development and sustainability during
challenging economic times. |
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Tuesday 9
December 2003
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| 9:00 am |
Plenary Session |
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AFCN Board of Directors |
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| 10:00 am |
Break |
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| 10:15 am |
Panel
Session 5 |
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Track
A |
Successes and
Failures in Community Networking: Lessons Learned from the TIF
CN1 Grant Program |
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Sharon Strover - Chair,
Department of Radio, TV, and Film / Director of the
Telecommunication and Policy Institute, University of Texas at
Austin
Gary Chapman - Director, 21st
Century Project, LBJ School of Public Affairs, University of
Texas at Austin
Carolyn Custard -
Research Associate, Telecommunication and
Information Policy Institute, University of Texas at Austin
Chris Lucas - Research
Associate, Telecommunication and Information Policy Institute,
University of Texas at Austin
Dorie Pickle - LBJ School of
Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin |
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Track
B |
Telecom for Economic Development,
Workforce Skills, and Employment Strategies |
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Moderator -
Steve Snow
- President, Community Consulting
Greg Laudeman - Community
Technology Specialist, Georgia Tech University Economic
Development Institute
Frank Odasz
- President and CEO, Lone Eagle Consulting |
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| 11:30 am |
Lunch
Break - on your own |
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| 1:00 pm |
Panel
Session 6 |
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Track A |
Public Access
Management: Security, Safety, Privacy, and Replacement
Strategies |
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Moderator -
Steve Snow
- President, Community Consulting
Wayne McDilda
- Principal, GeoPartnerships
presentation download in
PowerPoint
or view online in
html
Charlie Scott
- Information System Analyst, City of
Austin
presentation download in
PowerPoint |
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Track B |
Stakeholder
Empowered Evaluations for Community Telecommunications |
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Moderator -
Richard Cutler -
Director of Policy and Planning, TeleCommunity Resource Center
Julie Fesenmaier -
Senior Research Specialist, Department of Human
and Community Development, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
presentation in download
PowerPoint or view online in
html |
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| 2:15 pm |
Break |
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| 2:30 pm |
Panel Session 7 |
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Track A |
Finding Funding:
A Guide to Community Technology Grant Programs |
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Moderator -
Gene Crick
- Executive Director, TeleCommunity
Resource Center
Steve Snow
- President, Community Consulting
Blair Fitzsimons -
Advisor, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Amy
Borgstrom - Program Officer,
Technology Opportunities Program |
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Track B |
Creating your Own
Community Inquiry Lab |
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Ann Bishop - Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
presentation download in
PowerPoint
or view online in
html
Andre Brock -
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
handouts in pdf -
Admin & Edit Groups,
Homepage,
Document Center,
Forums |
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| 3:45 pm |
Adjourn |
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