Daily Archives: October 10, 2008

Blandin Webinars

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Sorry for the not-so-early notice on the first webinar. I thought I posted this earlier this week.

Pre-Conference Webinars

Join us for one or all three of these FREE webinars sponsored by the Blandin Foundation!

This series is perfect for economic development commissioners or elected officials to learn more about telecommunications and its impact on economic development.

Register online at http://www.blandinfoundation.org/BBConf08/webinar.html  

“Get up to speed on Internet technologies and their impact on local economic development before attending the Blandin Broadband Conference in December. Participating in a webinar is both easy and convenient – give it a try.” – Bill Coleman, Webinar Moderator

Webinar Dates and Topics

October 22rd: Fiber to the HomeNetworks – Learn how this critical infrastructure can support economic vitality in your community. Get a better understanding of the costs and capabilities of community fiber networks, and how they can enable business, education, health care and quality of life. Presenter: David Russell of Calix.

November 5th: Wireless Technologies – Learn about emerging services that provide the increased mobility that business needs and citizens want. Hear about new wireless technologies that can extend broadband coverage into more rural areas. Presenter: Pete Borchert, Senior Market Analyst for Alltel Wireless.

November 19th: Broadband Policy – As a warm-up to our December conference, learn about the critical issues that the MN Broadband Task Force will be considering, including the role of the public sector in broadband network deployment, statewide video franchising and alternative network management practices (network neutrality, pricing, bandwidth and download caps). A panel of experts will provide perspective on each issue.

Webinar Times
8:30 – 9:30 AM

Webinar Instructions
Our webinars are internet and conference call based. It’s easy!

First, click this link to connect to us via the web: https://umconnect.umn.edu/blandinwebinar

Then, call in to the Conference Call line:
866-316-1519
Passcode: 14223904

Broadband comes up a little in Local Elections

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I’ve run across a couple of articles today that talk about local Minnesota elections and specifically mention broadband. I want to keep this post nonpartisan so I’m simply going to list and link to the articles I found. Also, there wasn’t anything particularly earth-shatteringly new in any of the articles – I just like to note the fact that broadband is coming up.

Rep Tim Walz of Mankato – “Government needs to help rural areas expand Internet access like years ago it did that for electricity, Walz said. The large empty areas between homes means electric cooperatives always will struggle without government aid, and the same is true to broadband, he said.”

Andy Welti 30B – a letter to the editor talks about Welti and the importance of the Broadband Task Force

I thought I’d be able to find more – sadly no; well not yet.