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Sunday 8
December 2002 |
| 1:00 pm |
Registration |
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| 1:30 pm |
Community
Networking Showcase |
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Meet
and greet other Community Network Officials. Learn
what they did right, and what they would do differently.
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Monday 9
December 2002 |
| 8:00 am |
Registration |
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| 8:30 am |
Introduction and
Welcome |
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Gene
Crick - TeleCommunity Resource Center
Patti Clifford - Director of Operations, TeleCommunity
Resource Center |
| 9:00 am |
Opening
Remarks & Keynote Address |
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Regulatory, Legal, and Compliance Issues facing Community
Networks and Community Technology Centers |
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| 10:00 am |
Break |
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| 10:15 am |
Panel
Session 1 |
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Track A |
Assessing
Community Goals, Needs & Resources |
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Track B |
e-Government: Tools &
Strategies for State, County, and City Governments |
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Track C |
Broadband Choices
for Urban and Rural Communities |
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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 |
Developing
Community Networking Partnerships and Governance |
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Track B |
Community
Websites and Portals: Local Content Online |
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Track C |
Wireless
Solutions for Community Networks |
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| 2:15 pm |
Break |
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| 2:30 pm |
Panel
Session 3 |
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Track A |
Involving your
Community: Outreach, Encouraging Volunteerism, and Managing
Volunteers |
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Track B |
Ensuring Cultural Diversity:
Designing Content for Multi-Cultural and Multi-Lingual Citizens |
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Track C |
Technology
Assessment and Planning |
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| 3:45 pm |
Break |
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| 4:00 pm |
Panel
Session 4 |
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Track A |
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Track B |
Using your
Community Network to Foster Economic and Workforce Development |
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Track C |
Security,
Privacy, Disaster Recovery, and Administration |
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Tuesday 10
December 2002
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| 8:30 am |
Keynote Address |
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| 10:00 am |
Break |
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| 10:15 am |
Panel
Session 5 |
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Track
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Promoting Project
Sustainability: Programs & Funding Strategies |
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Promoting Public
Access and Building Community Technology Centers (CTCs) |
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Practical Uses of
Videoconferencing and Distance Learning in Community Networks:
Telemedicine, TeleHealth, Training, and Continuing Professional
Education |
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| 11:30 am |
Lunch
Break - Hill Country Ballroom
(downstairs) |
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| 1:00 pm |
Panel
Session 6 |
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Track A |
Evaluation: Key
Elements for Better Projects |
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Track B |
e-Commerce:
Building Business in Rural and Urban America |
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Track C |
Alternative
Broadband Services: Cable, Satellite, and DSL |
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| 2:15 pm |
Break |
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| 2:30 pm |
Panel Session 7 |
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Track A |
Community
Training: Plans and Practice |
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Track B |
Women, the
Internet, and Community Networking |
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Track C |
Open Source
Issues |
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| 3:45 pm |
Break |
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| 4:00 pm |
Conference Conclusion |
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Future Trends in
Community Networking Lessons Learned |
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| 5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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