First – today the Governor’s Office announced the latest member of the Minnesota Broadband Task Force…

Paul Weirtz – Bloomington, MN
Governor’s Task Force on Broadband
Member
Effective: June 11, 2013
Term Expires: January 5, 2015
Replacing: Bob Bass

I don’t know Paul, but I know that he was named President of AT&T Minnesota in March (2013).

Second, I wanted to share the agenda for the next Broadband Task Force meeting. Unfortunately I will not be there. (I’m going to TEDGlobal and will happily share notes from those sessions!) I am trying to find a way to record the Task Force meeting and hope to write up notes based on the recording. I’m a little sad to miss the session; I think the discussion will be good!

Governor’s Task Force on Broadband
June 11, 2013
Lake Lena, District 3,
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
45749 Grace Lake Road,
Sandstone, MN 55072
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

10:00 – Welcome/Introductions/Public Comments/Approval of Minutes
10:15 – Mille Lacs Band presentation
Welcome
Broadband needs and efforts of the Mille Lacs Band
–‐ tribal government
–‐ tribal enterprises
–‐ community
–‐ schools
–‐ health care

10:45 East Central Broadband Initiative
–‐ Situation Analysis and Current Activities
–‐ David Minke, Pine County Administrator
–‐ Roxy Traxler, Mille Lacs County Administrator

11:15 East Central Broadband Initiative
–‐ What does it mean to be under and unserved?
–‐ Wayne Gilman, Superintendent of Pine City Schools
–‐ Doyle Jelsing, Peoples National Bank of Mora
–‐ Steve Hallan, Pine County Commissioner

11:35 Lunch

12:05 East Central Broadband Policy Recommendations
–‐ David Minke
–‐Roxy Traxler

12:35 Task Force Work Groups Session 1
(“Best Practices/Incentives” and “Broadband Adoption”)

1:15 Task Force Work Groups Session 2
(“Mobile/Wireless” and “Coordination Across Govt./Monitor FCC & PUC Decisions/Cost of Broadband”)

1:50 Plans for next meeting/Wrap up

2:00 Adjourn