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On Thursday 25 January 2018 the Internet Society New Mexico Chapter will hold its first ever chapter meeting at the Santa Fe Indian School. Following up on last November’s Indigenous Connectivity Summit, this event will begin with a panel discussion among key players in New Mexico’s growing DIY Internet movement, and will include representatives from the Middle Rio Grande Pueblo Tribal Consortium (comprising the Cochiti, San Felipe, Santa Ana and Santo Domingo Pueblos), the Navajo Nation, and the Laguna Pueblo, among others. These pueblos are breaking new ground in tribal Internet networking, and in doing so, leading the charge in advancing network connectivity throughout the state. They will be talking about what they are doing, how they’re doing it, and sharing insights and best practices. The event will be webcast live on the Internet Society Livestream Channel, YouTube, and Facebook. Santa Fe is UTC-7 = 2 hours behind NYC.

What: ISOC New Mexico 2018 Meeting and Panel Discussion
Where: Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe, NM
When: Thursday 25 January 2018 2:30pm-4:30pm MST | 21:30-23:30 UTC
Livestream: https://livestream.com/internetsociety/isocnm2018
Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/ISOCNewMexico
YouTube: https://youtube.com/isocnabureau
Twitter: #isocnm http://bit.ly/isocnm

On Wednesday July 22 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing Promoting Broadband Infrastructure Investment in Washington DC. This hearing was intended to update the Subcommittee on the state of broadband deployment today, demand for faster networks, developments in how broadband infrastructure is planned and funded, and policies that will help encourage investment in and deployment of broadband infrastructure. Witnesses were Jonathan Adelstein of the The Wireless Infrastructure Association (PCIA); Craig Moffett, Senior Research Analyst, Moffett Nathanson; Michael Slinger, Director, Google Fiber Cities; Deb Socia, Executive Director, NextCentury Cities; Hon. Stephen Roe Lewis, Governor, Gila River Indian Community, Arizona. Video is below

View on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WDcyTavi2rY?t=4m23s
Transcribe on AMARA: http://www.amara.org/en/videos/ccENhEaKI915/
Background memo: http://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF16/20150722/103745/HHRG-114-IF16-20150722-SD003.pdf
Twitter: #SubCommTech + #broadband

WEBCAST THURS: @ISOCNewMexico 2018 Meeting and Panel Discussion #ISOCNM #shapetomorrow

VIDEO: Hearing – Promoting #Broadband Infrastructure Investment @HouseCommerce #SubCommTech #broadband