Description: From Houston to San Francisco, Tempe, LA and Philadelphia, the possibilities of community broadband are capturing the imagination of the public and private sectors. Economic development, education, equity and access, public safety and improved government services are at the top of the list for justifying broadband deployments in urban and rural America. This Ready2Net program involves expert panelists representing education, industry, government, and the public in an open dialogue as they review the realities of current deployments and share their experiences and views about solutions to the issues that Community Broadband faces.
Speaker(s):
Gil Gonzales, CIO, California State University, Monterey Bay
Gary Bolles, editor, Muni-WiFi Magazine
Larry Alder, Google
Ellis Berns, City of Mountain View
Stephen Blum, TellUs Venture Assoc.
Rick Ellinger, Wireless Communications Alliance
Heather Hudson, University of San Francisco
Stefan Lopatkiewicz, Esquire
Anne Neville, California State Department of Business, Housing & Transportation
Rollin C. Richmond, Humboldt State University
Chris Vein, CIO, City & County San Francisco
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