BTOP Summit


Schools, Health and Libraries Broadband Coalition
March 28-29
Washington, DC
http://www.shlbc.org/content/btop-summit

A summit to highlight the progress of the Broadband Technology Opportunities (BTOP) program in deploying broadband infrastructure and stimulating broadband use and demand. We welcome those who are involved in receiving BTOP grants or anchor institutions that are beneficiaries of BTOP grants to join us for this event. There is no charge to attend or present at the Summit.

Agenda

Monday, March 28:
7:00-9:00 p.m. Pre-Registration
Informal Dinner Senate Room

Tuesday, March 29:

7:30 – 8:15 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast Franklin Room

8:15 – 8:25 a.m. Opening Comments & Welcome by John Windhausen, Coordinator, SHLB Coalition Franklin Room

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. PANEL #1: SUCCESSFUL PCC & SBA PROJECTS Franklin Room
Moderator: Nicol Turner-Lee, Joint Center for Political Studies

  • Susan Oberlander, State Librarian, New Mexico (SBA grant)
  • Mary Ann Stiefvater, NY State Library (PCC Grant)
  • Deb Socia, OpenAirBoston (SBA grant)
  • Thomas Miller, OneCommunity (SBA grant)

9:30 – 10:30 a.m. PANEL #2: SUCCESSFUL BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE Franklin Room
PROJECTS & ANCHOR INSTITUTION BENEFICIARIES
Moderator: Mickey Slimp, Northeast Texas Consortium of Colleges and Universities

  • Dr. Mike Petersen, Utah Education Network (UEN) & Cindy Nagasawa-Cruz, Jordan School District, Utah
  • Dr. Don Welch, Merit (Michigan) & Mark Grunder, Alpena Community College (Michigan)
  • Essam El-Beik, Zayo Group & David Minke, Anoka County, MN
  • Sharon Hurley, People’s Telephone Cooperative

10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Break

 
11:00-11:30 a.m. PANEL #3: CONGRESSIONAL PERSPECTIVES Franklin Room
ON THE BTOP PROGRAM
Moderator: Paula Boyd, Microsoft

  • Daniel Sepulveda, Senior Advisor to Senator John Kerry
  • Matthew Hussey, Advisor to Senator Olympia Snowe
  • Shawn Chang, Communications & Technology, Committee on Energy & Commerce

11:30-12:30 p.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Franklin Room

The Honorable Doris O. Matsui, U.S. Congresswoman
representing California’s 5th District
Introduction by John Windhausen

The Honorable Lawrence Strickling, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications & Information, Administrator of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
Introduction by Karen Perry, Senior Program Officer, U.S. Libraries Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

12:30 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch Franklin Room

1:00 – 1:55 p.m. PANEL #4: MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS Franklin Room
Moderator: Joanne Hovis, President-Elect, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA)

  • Mike Smeltzer, Champaign-Urgana, IL
  • Lisa Blair, Advisor to two Florida BTOP projects
  • David Soloos, Clackamas County, Oregon
  • Lori Sherwood, OneMaryland

2:00 – 2:30 p.m. CLOSING ADDRESS: Franklin Room
Carol Mattey, Deputy Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

2:30 – 5:00 p.m. Capitol Hill meetings

5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Reception Thunder Grill
@ Union Station
50 Massachusetts Ave. NE


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