NARALO Roundtable - Monday 12 June - 10:45-12:15 EDT (90 mins)

 "Government efforts to expand Broadband Access in the US and Canada" will explore and critique federal, state and local initiatives to make broadband more available, affordable and usable. The panel will look at different approaches taking place in urban, rural and Indigenous communities and how these efforts are progressing, including programs seeking to improve access, financial affordability, device availability and end user activation.

AGENDA 

  1. Welcome, Panel objective and methodology - Greg Shatan- 5 mins 
  2. Marita Moll - Telecommunities Canada -government programs- 5 mins
  3. Andrew Martey Asare  – (Business and Community Development Manager for National Capital FreeNet)  end user perspective in Canada - 5 mins
  4. Grace Abuhamad,  U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) - USA - 5 mins 
  5. Harold Feld - Senior Vice President at Public Knowledge - 5 mins
  6. Shane Tews - Non- Resident Senior Fellow for American Enterprise Institute (AEI) - 5 mins 
  7. Panel discussion - 30 minutes
  8. Questions from the audience - 20 minutes 
  9. Conclusions and takeaways - Greg Shatan and Panel members - 10 minutes

NARALO Networking Lunch  - Monday 12 June - 12:15 - 13:45 (90 mins)

    1. To be scheduled immediately following the NARALO Roundtable

    2. Guest List

NARALO Open Meeting and Town Hall - Tuesday 13 June - 09:00 - 10:15 EDT -   13:00 - 14:15 UTC (75 mins)

The NARALO monthly meeting will be an open and interactive session, held in a “town hall” format. Topics will include operational concerns and policy issues of relevance for end users and end user organizations in the region.  The session is public.

Agenda (DRAFT TBC)  

  1. Welcome remarks - Greg Shatan - 5 mins 
  2. NARALO GA follow up on GA theme “Empowerment, Engagement,and Encouragement” -  Greg 10 mins 
  3. Mobilizing individual members – Alan Greenberg -10 mins 
  4. Outreach  and Engagement update and Social Media Update- -Denise - 5 mins 
  5. Policy issues - Jonathan, Bill Juris  and Eduardo Diaz - 15 mins 
  6. NomCom update – Judith Hellerstein - 5 mins 
  7. Town Hall discussion - 25 mins  co- moderated by Greg Shatan and Glenn Mc Knight 

4. NA Space - Tuesday 13  - 13:43 - 15:00

5.  NARALO Outreach Activities

    1. ICANN Booth

    2. Social Media 

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