SHLB Coalition 2014 Annual Conference

"Anchor Institutions, Gigabit Networks, Digital Communities" 

The Premier Conference on Broadband Politics and 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: TBD

Kansas City, Google, Digital Divide 

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, CDI 

Panelists:

                    1.  R. Crosby Kemper III, Executive Director, Kansas City Public Library

                    2. Cheptoo Kositany- Buckner, Deputy Executive Director, Kansas City Public Library