SHLB Coalition 2014 Annual Conference
"Anchor Institutions, Gigabit Networks, Digital Communities"
The Premier Conference on Anchor Institution Broadband Policy.
May 7-9th, 2014
Marriott Marquis Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Digital Inclusion #3:
Date: Friday, May 9th, 2014
Time: 9:45-10:45 a.m.
Room: Mint
Session Description:
In Kansas City, Google Fiber has been a digital inclusion catalyst. Community anchor institutions, non-profits and the entrepreneurial community are working more collaboratively than they had been to increase broadband adoption, broadband access and digital literacy. Join us for a discussion of how Google Fiber's presence and roll-out process focused new attention on an old situation.
Moderator:
Angela Siefer, Senior Research Associate, Center for Digital Inclusion, University of Illinois
Panelists:
R. Crosby Kemper III, Executive Director, Kansas City Public Library
Cheptoo Kositany-Buckner, Deputy Executive Director, Kansas City Public Library
Erica Swanson, Program Manager, Digital Inclusion, Google Fiber
Michael Liimatta, President, Connecting for Good