Broadband in Cities & Towns: The Role of New Technology in Supporting Sustainable Economic and Community Development

February 27 & 28, 2006

Benedict College
Division of Community Development
&
School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Columbia , SC

2006 Summit
Strategic Use of Information and Communication Technology for Communities
February 24-26, 2006
February 23, 2006 - First Nation Pre-Conference Sessions)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Communities around the world are taking advantage of the Internet to improve people's lives. Strategic use of information and communication technologies
(ICTs) is helping create social and economic change in health, education, culture, and to increase civic engagement. But the benefits are not evenly distributed. "Digital divides" persist in urban and rural communities, among First Nations and others.

A diverse planning committee is developing a two-day, statewide California Wireless Summit in San Diego, California, in the fall of 2005, to explore how community and municipal wireless networks can bring the economic, educational and cultural resources of the Internet to the underserved communities of California.

http://www.ca-wireless.org/

Join us in Springfield, November 16-17 for the Second Annual Illinois Community Technology Conference and show your stuff at the Midwest Share Fair!

October 9-12, 2005, the 9th annual RTC conference in Lexington, Kentucky, will bring together hundreds of stakeholders involved in rural telecom. This year's conference is sponsored by ConnectKentucky and is being supported by many member organizations who will share successes, challenges, insights and resources. The RTC annual conference is widely recognized as one of the best community-focused meetings on telecom. http://www.ruraltelecon.org/