Last month we reported that the Redwood Area Broadband effort was keeping on keeping on. This month they are keeping on with an informational session planned for the community subtitled – Don’t get Left Behind.

Here are the essential details:

Monday, August 29, 2011
5-6 p.m. Social/Networking
6-8 p.m. Presentations — Redwood Area Community Center
900 Cook Street, Redwood Falls, MN 56283
Please RSVP your attendance by Wednesday, August 24, to 507-637-4004 or email julie@redwoodfalls.org — Event is free — need a count for the caterer. THANK YOU!

And here is info on the content for the day:

Minnesota has adopted a broadband mandate that will go into effect in 2015 which would will require a minimum of 10 MB download and 5 MB upload speed to be accessible to all citizens of Minnesota. How will we make this happen in Redwood County?

Mark Erickson—Renville/Sibley Fiber, and Pam Lehmann—Lac qui Parle County Broadband will share with us what they have been working on in their counties to address this new infrastructure demand. They will be sharing and educating us on what the future of broadband will mean to us for business development, recruitment, labor force retention and attraction, and life-long learning opportunities for all ages.