WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, June 22, 2010, Broadband for America (BfA), the U.S. Internet Industry Association (USIIA) and Net Literacy will host a special conference in Washington, DC to discuss how to bring the rest of America online through programs that stimulate broadband adoption.  The conference is a roadmap to build effective and sustainable community programs for broadband adoption with a focus on Americans who are not currently online.

WHO: Broadband for America (BfA), U.S. Internet Industry Association (USIIA) and Net Literacy 

WHAT: A Roadmap To Broadband Adoption

WHERE: Park Hyatt

 1201 24th Street, NW
             Washington, DC 20037

WHEN: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at 9 a.m.

 Click here for more information and to register.

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CONFERENCE AGENDA:

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

9:00 a.m.: Conference welcome by Dennis C. Hayes, USIIA

    Introductory remarks by Harold Ford, Jr., Broadband for America (BfA) 

    Introductory remarks by Don Kent, Net Literacy

                Keynote: “Broadband in America 2010” – Walter B. McCormick, United States Telecom Association

10:15 a.m.: “The Broadband Adoption Paradox”

                  Panel Leader: John Horrigan, Consumer Research

                                       Rick Herrmann, U.S. Public Sector Initiatives

                                       Robert J. Shapiro, Sonecon, LLC

11:00 a.m.: “The Omnibus Broadband Initiative” – Blair Levin, The Aspen Institute

1:00 p.m.: Conference welcome by Dan Kent, Net Literacy

1:10 p.m.: “Where Will We Get The Computers?”

                Panel Leader: Dave McClure, USIIA

                                      Don Kent, Net Literacy

                                      Kerry Murry, Global Public Policy

1:40 p.m.: “Outline for Community Adoption Programs”

                Panel Leader: Rick Jones, Cisco

                                      Brian David. FCC Adoption & Use Director

                                      Mamie Bittner, Institute of Museum and Library Services Deputy Director

2:45 p.m.: “Community-Based Adoption Model”

                Panel Leader: Karen Archer Perry, FCC National Broadband Taskforce

                                      Emy Tseng, NTIA

                                      Elisabeth Stock, Computers For Youth President

3:30 p.m.: “A Student-Empowered Digital LiteracyCorps”

                Don Kent, Net Literacy

4:00 p.m.: “Promoting Broadband Adoption”

                Panel Leader: Marva Johnson, Bright House Networks Corporate

                                      Navarrow Wright, Maximum Leverage Solutions

                                      Joe Savage, Fiber To The Home Council

                                      Laurie Lippert, Children’s Partnership

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