On Wednesday July 21 2021 from 12:00-17:00 EDT (16:00-21:00 UTC) Next Century Cities will host their first virtual conference ‘Broadband is the Electricity of the 21st Century. Let’s Light Up Every Community‘. An academic pre-conference will take place on Tuesday July 20 2021 from 11:00-13:00 EDT (15:00-17:00 UTC). The agenda items and speakers feature local leadership. Participants will be able to engage with federal, state, Tribal and local leaders, policymakers, and advocates through interactive roundtables, fireside chats, and networking sessions. All proceedings will be webcast by the Greater Washington DC Chapter of the Internet Society.
01 Welcome
Ryan Johnston, Next Century Cities
Francella Ochillo, Next Century Cities
Lukas Pietzrak, Next Century Cities
Corian Zacker, Next Century Cities
02 Academic Pre-conference
Mike Conlow, Blue State Digital
Darrah Blackwater, Indigenous Law & Policy Fellow
Colin Rhinesmith, Ph.D., Simmons University
Brian Whitacre, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Dominique Harrison, Ph.D., JCPES
Moderator: Brittany Rae Gregory, Next Century Cities
03 Introduction to Next Century Cities
Aldona Valicenti, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
Ryan Johnston, Next Century Cities
Francella Ochillo, Next Century Cities
Lukas Pietzrak, Next Century Cities
Corian Zacker, Next Century Cities
Brittany-Rae Gregory, Next Century Cities
04 Keynote Address – Jonathan Paz
Councilor Jonathan Paz, City of Waltham
Introduction: Medvis Jackson, Next Century Cities
05 Using Advocacy, Community Partnerships and Storytelling to Change Connectivity Outcomes in Texas
Kassandra Huhn, Borderplex Alliance
Lonnie Hunt, Deep East Texas Council of Governments
Moderator: Kelty Garbee, Ph.D., Texas Rural Funders
06 A Case Study in What Broadband Advocacy in Ohio Means for Other States
Commissioner Debbie Lieberman, Montgomery County
Ernie Staten, Director of Public Service, City of Fairlawn
Moderator: Corian Zacher, Next Century Cities
07 Community Insights on Successful Public Private Partnerships
Joshua Edmonds, Digital Inclusion Director, City of Detroit
Moderator: Brittany-Rae Gregory, Next Century Cities
08 What We Learned from COVID Must Be Used to Inform Universal Broadband Strategies
Mayor Mary Casillas Salas, City of Chula Vista
Gary Larrowe, City Administrator, Boutetort County
Moderator: Lukas Pietrzak, Next Century Cities
09 Building Sustainable Post-Pandemic Digital Inclusion and Equity Solutions
Khotan Harmon, Digital Inclusion Fellow, City of Austin
Rondella Hawkins, City of Austin
10 Funding Opportunities for Communities on the Wrong Side of the Digital Divide
Gilbert Resendez, National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Moderator: Ryan Johnston, Next Century Cities
11 Empowering Communities to Be Able to Create Their Own Broadband Enabled Solutions
Dr. Ian Her Many Horses, University of Colorado at Boulder
12 Remarks from Mayor Brandon Scott
Mayor Brandon Scott, City of Baltimore
13 What Would Ubiquitous Broadband Connectivity Enable?
Darrah Blackwater, Indigenous Law & Policy Fellow
Aaron Brumley, Lawrence Public Library
Tia Price, Baltimore Digital Equity Coalition
Chris Wood, LGBT Tech
Moderator: Medvis Jackson, Next Century Cities
14 Conclusion
Francella Ochillo, Next Century Cities
LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/ncc2021
AGENDA https://nextcenturycities.org/conference/
PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM https://bit.ly/3yHWY8l
REAL TIME TEXT – DAY 1 https://bit.ly/3eCAttL
REAL TIME TEXT – DAY 2 (part 1) https://bit.ly/2W5owqi
REAL TIME TEXT – DAY 2 (part 2) https://bit.ly/2V8EjUw
TWITTER #NCCCon21 @NextCentCit @isocdc
SIMULCASTS
https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/
https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive
https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/
https://www.facebook.com/NextCentCit
ARCHIVE
https://archive.org/details/ncc2021
http://bit.ly/ncc2021vid
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