Realizing Our Broadband Future: Getting from Here to There

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Register for Blandin Foundation's 2009 Broadband Conference at broadband.blandinfoundation.org

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Today's college students will be our community leaders of tomorrow. We thought who better to help conference attendees envision the possibilities that a broadband-enabled future holds! Register for Blandin Foundation's 2009 Broadband Conference to hear first-hand from students about their visions of our future broadband-enabled communities.

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 - Reflections 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 of 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

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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Best Practices in Rural Minnesota

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

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A Futurist's View of Rural Minnesota

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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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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