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Realizing our Broadband Future: Getting from Here to There - November 18-19, 2009, Duluth, Minnesota
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Greetings!

Blandin Foundation's 2009 Broadband Conference will focus on the future of Minnesota communities, providing you with the information and tools you need to help your community to thrive. This conference is especially timely as the recommendations being forwarded by the Minnesota Ultra High-Speed Broadband Task Force report and FCC Rural Broadband Plan are being published.

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Check out this year's conference highlights:

  • Keynote by Jim Baller
    Baller Herbst Law Group, National Broadband Policy - Musings of an Informed Insider
  • Best Practices in Broadband-Based Economic Development - "Intelligent Communities"
    Leaders Share How They Found Their Path to a Technologically-Enhanced Future
  • The Who, The What and the Hopes
    Broadband Stimulus in Minnesota
  • Voices from the Future
    Student Leaders' Perspectives on getting from here to a broadband-enabled future
  • Break-out Sessions
    Social Media Policies for Organizations; Finding the Right Partners and Creating Connections that Last; and Bleeding Edge Video Technologies
  • Realizing Our Broadband Future
    University Competition Designing Broadband-Enhanced Communities
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Registration fee: $105

Location: Holiday Inn - Downtown Waterfront
(Special hotel rate $89. To reserve your room, call 800.477.7089, and mention "Blandin Foundation.")

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SPECIAL: Pre-conference Webinars - FREE, Open to the public. Learn more
Delore Zimmerman

October 6, 2009

A Futurist's View of Rural Minnesota

8 - 9:30 a

Delore Zimmerman will provide guidance for rural community leaders about development trends and the steps communities must take to increase their investment attractiveness.

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 Bill Coleman October 20, 2009

Best Practices in Rural Minnesota

8 - 9:30 a

Bill Coleman will provide an overview of community best practices for network deployment and broadband-based economic development.

Learn more		 Ann Treacy November 3, 2009

Telling a Story with Social Media

8 - 9:30 a

Ann Treacy will show how social media tools such as YouTube and podcasts can help you establish your story; social networks such as Facebook or LinkedIn spread the word; and ongoing blogs or Twitter maintain the story.

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Blandin Foundation believes that encouraging the use of broadband is a critical component for increasing the technological vitality of Minnesota's rural communities. The Broadband Initiative funds innovative programs and works in partnership with others to: increase awareness about the value of broadband; increase business and residential use of broadband in rural communities; and increase public and private investment in rural broadband capacity. Learn more at broadband.blandinfoundation.org.

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