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Get Your Crash Course in Smart Cities with Boyd Cohen and Gordon Feller

What makes a city smart? What advantages do smart cities have over their less-technology-laden counterparts? What does the smart city dialog mean for your community? From Cisco’s Smart + Connected Communities, to the Intelligent Community Forum, to the Smart Cities Wheel (to name only a few), there are many definitions and frameworks for what smart cities are and how they operate in the U.S. and abroad.  If you’ve been hearing the smart city buzz and wondering what it’s all about, you’ll want to join us for our free webinar titled “Smart Cities: An Overview.” Featuring noted smart city thought leaders Boyd Cohen and Gordon Feller, this free presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, November 5, at 12:30 p.m. CST.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Smart Cities: An Overview Featuring Boyd Cohen and Gordon Feller Presented by KC Digital Drive for the Gigabit City Summit Wed. Nov. 5, 2014, 12:30 p.m. CST Cost: Free

This is the first in a series of discussions leading up to the 2015 Gigabit City Summit – North America. Organized by KC Digital Drive and scheduled for January 13-15 in Kansas City, Missouri, the Gigabit City Summit will bring together hundreds of civic leaders from around the country to discuss how ultra-high-speed connectivity is reshaping our cities. Learn more about the conference and register before earlybird rates expire on Nov. 1 at www.gigabitcitysummit.com.