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<div>There's still time to register for what promises to be an amazing conference! Please feel free to share with your colleagues and communities.</div>
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Deb Biggs Thomas
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<div><b>From:</b> "Eric Frederick, Connect Michigan" <<a href="mailto:efrederick@connectmi.org">efrederick@connectmi.org</a>><br>
<b>Date:</b> October 16, 2013, 1:21:26 PM EDT<br>
<b>To:</b> Deb Biggs Thomas <<a href="mailto:biggsthomasd@michigan.gov">biggsthomasd@michigan.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>2013 Michigan Broadband Conference - Reminder</b><br>
<b>Reply-To:</b> <<a href="mailto:efrederick@connectmi.org">efrederick@connectmi.org</a>><br>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><span style="font-size:22px;"><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 128);">The 2013 Michigan Broadband Conference</span></span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="color:#0000ff;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><a href="http://connectednation.createsend1.com/t/r-l-njtgkd-jlyhjrjtky-k/" style="color:#777777;">Don’t forget to register!</a></span></span></strong></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;">We have one week left before the 2013 Michigan Broadband Conference, which will be held on October 24 so there is still time to register.
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;">This event will bring together community leaders from education, libraries, economic development, local government, healthcare, and technology sectors to share and learn cross-collaborative best practices for expanding broadband
and technology access, adoption, and use and move Michigan to the forefront of the digital economy.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;">Agenda highlights include the following:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;">8-9 a.m., Registration and Welcome<br>
9:10 a.m., Keynote Speaker, Lt. Governor Brian Calley, State of Michigan<br>
9:30 a.m., Keynote Speaker, State Librarian Nancy Robertson<br>
9:40 a.m., Keynote Speaker, John Summersett, COMLINK<br>
10:15 a.m., Breakout Sessions:<br>
• Community-Enabled Broadband Expansion<br>
• Increasing Technology Adoption and Use Among Small Businesses<br>
• Digital Entrepreneurship<br>
• Gigabit Libraries: It's Amazing What a Community Gains When a Gig Comes to the Local Library<br>
• Rural Utilities Service Program<br>
11:45 a.m., Broadband Hero Awards Presentation<br>
Noon, Keynote speaker, Howard Rheingold<br>
1 p.m., Breakout Sessions:<br>
• Digital Job Creation<br>
• Rural Broadband Expansion Successes<br>
• Creating Community Connections via Broadband: A Collaboration for Michigan Businesses and Libraries<br>
• Technology for Rural Healthcare<br>
• Understanding the Michigan State Education Network<br>
2:15 p.m., Panel Discussion: Economic Development and Broadband <br>
• Blair Levin, Fellow, Aspen Institute<br>
• Michael Finney, President and CEO, Michigan Economic Development Corporation<br>
• Dr. Johannes Bauer, Michigan State University<br>
• Steve Webster, CEO, Prima Civitas<br>
3:30 p.m., Closing Session</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:14px;">To view details of the breakout sessions or to check out FAQs about the conference
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<p><span style="font-size:14px;">Have questions? Contact Eric Frederick, Connect Michigan's Executive Director, at
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efrederick@connectmi.org</a>.</span></p>
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