The agenda is out for the Task Force meeting next Friday. I’ll be there taking notes. It seems as if more folks are chiming in with public comments; so if you’ve got something to say you should come on down.

Friday, March 20, 2009
9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Video Conference Locations – See below

9:30 – 9:50 Opening comments; review meeting agenda; Approve meeting minutes from February 20th meeting; Stimulus package update

9:50 – 10:00 Public comments, other correspondence and website comments

10:00 – 12:00 Includes break Health Care Panel – Mary Ellen Wells, Moderator

• Stuart Speedie, Professor, U of M Medical School, Health Informatics
• Karen Welle, Asst Director, MN Dept of Health, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care
• Maureen Ideker, Rice Memorial Hospital, Chief Nursing Officer
• Steve Mulder, Hutchinson Area Health Care Director of Quality and Clinical Services
• Joe Schindler, MN Hospital Association
• Mark Schmidt, SISU Chief Information Officer

12:00 – 12:30 Break for Lunch

12:30 – 1:30 Includes Q&A Economic Development Factors Related to Broadband Penetration

• Bob Isaacson, Director of Analysis and Research for the Dept of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)

1:30 – 2:15 Discuss and Progress on the Task Force Values

2:15 – 2:30 Break

2:30 – 2:45 Writing assignment

2:45 – 3:00 Plans for upcoming meetings (reference Planning Calendar)

• Greater MN meetings
• April meeting topics
  • High Tech & Business User Panel – Mike O’Connor, Steve Cawley, John Stanoch
  • Rey Ramsey – “One Economy” speaker – Dick Sjoberg
  • Bernadine Joselyn – Blandin Foundation
• May meeting – working session

3:00 Adjourn

Info on Remote Locations

Friday, March 20, 2009
9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
COMET/METNET help desk @ 888-345-1727 or Lee Sutton @ 507-317-1031 (cell)

1. Inver Hills Community College – Inver Grove Heights
   2500 East 80th Street, Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
   (HH-203 Heritage Hall) – New room location
   Driving Directions: http://www.inverhills.edu/maps/index.aspx
   Campus Map: http://www.inverhills.edu/Maps/MapsCampus.aspx
2. NEAT – Northeast Duluth
   Lake Superior College, 2101 Trinity Road, Duluth, MN 55811
   (E2042)
   Driving Directions: http://www.lsc.cc.mn.us/CampusMaps/driving.cfm
   http://www.lsc.cc.mn.us/CampusMaps/LSCMap08.pdf
   Room Map: http://www.lsc.cc.mn.us/CampusMaps/Maps1.pdf 
3. NETS – Northwest Crookston
   University of Minnesota – Crookston, 2900 University Ave, Crookston, MN 56716
   (SCC-106 Sahlstrom Conference Center)
   Driving Directions: http://www.umcrookston.edu/info/tours/images/inset3.gif
   Campus Map: http://www.umcrookston.edu/info/tours/documents/UMC_Campus_Map_Fall_2006.pdf 
4. CMDLN – Central St. Cloud
   St. Cloud State University, 720 4th Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301
   (CH-106 Centennial Hall)
   Driving Directions and Campus Map: http://www.stcloudstate.edu/campusmap/default.asp?d=mapParking