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Net Inclusion 2019
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welcomes digital inclusion community practitioners, advocates, academics,
Internet service providers, and policymakers to discuss:
local, state and federal policies and policy innovations impacting digital
equity,
sources of financial and programmatic support of digital inclusion programs,
and digital inclusion best practices from across the country.
Net Inclusion 2019 will begin Monday, April 1st with pre-conference events in
the morning and Digital Inclusion Site Tours, included in the cost of
registration, in the afternoon. Tuesday, April 2nd will be a full day of
interactive sessions, and we will conclude on Wednesday, April 3rd at 3:00PM.
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Discount early bird registration for Net Inclusion available until February
14th!
Register for Net Inclusion 2019!
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Monday, April 1
8:00-9:00 Registration
9:00-12:00 Pre-Conference Workshops
Radical Innovation in Digital Justice by Public Libraries with Libraries
Without Borders
Using Broadband Data to Address Local Questions with John Horrigan, Technology
Policy Institute
Federal policies Impact on Local Digital Inclusion: Current and Potential
Agency Policies and Legislation with Alisa Valentin, Public Knowledge
Community Reinvestment Act and Digital Inclusion with Jeanne Morton, CHN
Housing Partners
Call It by Its Name: Uncovering Digital Inclusion in Academic Literature and
Research with Bibi Reisdorf and Tianca Crocker, UNCC
Closing the Digital Divide 101 for Local and State Elected Officials with Amy
Huffman, State of NC
Using Virtual Reality (VR) to Engage Youth, Seniors & Community Storytellers
with Kathy Bisbee, Brookline Interactive Group
12:00-1:30 Lunch
1:30-4:30 Local Digital Inclusion Site Tours (limited space available)
Bus One: CAMP Northend, Brightwalk Neighborhood, Discovery Place Science
Bus Two: Southside Homes, West Charlotte High School, E2D ReImage Lab
Bus Three: Renaissance West STEAM Academy, Goodwill Opportunity Campus,
Digi-bridge at Ashley Park
Walking Tour: Discovery Place, Imaginon/Main, Google Fiber
5:30-7:30 Reception sponsored by PCs for People and Mobile Citizen
After you register, sign up for a Digital Inclusion Site Tour
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Tuesday, April 2nd
8:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00 Welcome Plenary
9:45 Lightning Round 1
10:30 Break Out Sessions 1
Creating and managing digital inclusion partnerships
America's digital divide in 2019: What the national data tell us
Local government digital equity plans
Digital inclusion for people with disabilities
Digital equity as a social determinant of health
Gathering and using program data for digital inclusion program management
evaluation
11:30 Lunch/ Lunch Plenary
Karen Mossberger, Arizona State University
1:15 Break Out Sessions 2
Foundations as local digital inclusion partners
New tools and materials for digital literacy training and assessment
“I can't afford a computer”: Acquiring affordable devices for people who need
them
community empowerment and digital inclusion, justice
Making the most of low-cost home internet offers
State governments investing in digital inclusion
2:30 Break Out Sessions 3
Community-wide digital inclusion coalitions
Digital literacy training strategies and models
Public access and Infrastructure projects (including community fiber) that
include affordability, digital literacy
Local governments investing in digital inclusion
Diversifying your fundraising: Relationships, planning, grants, grassroots
Advocating for and supporting an accurate Census 2020 count
3:45 Lightning Round 2
5:30 Reception at Google Fiber
Wednesday, April 3rd
8:00 Registration and Breakfast
9:00 Welcome Plenary
9:45 Lightning Round 3
10:30 Break out Sessions 4
Smart cities and digital inclusion
Digital inclusion funding through workforce development (including
certifications)
Partnerships with Internet Service Providers
Community network solutions for affordable home broadband
Financial institution support for digital inclusion programs via the Community
Reinvestment Act
Strategies for teaching online safety and privacy
11:30 Lunch
12:00 Lunch Plenary
NDIA Update and Presentation of Digital Equity Champion
12:45 Lightning Round 4
1:30 Closing Plenary
Digital Equity Legislation
Lightning Rounds
Since our first Net Inclusion in 2016, NDIA has featured Lightning Rounds in
plenary sessions as a way to shine a spotlight on dozens of great digital
inclusion initiatives and to encourage the peer-to-peer networking.
Net Inclusion 2019 will feature four 30-minute Lightning Rounds, accommodating
a total of 25 to 30 presentations, each with a four-minute presentation.
If your organization is interested in making one of those presentations, you
can submit the short Lightning Round proposal form to request a slot.
Do it soon… these slots will fill up fast!
The deadline to apply for a Lightning Round slot is Friday, February 15, 2019.
Sign Up for a Lightning Round!
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Benton Digital Equity Champion Award
The fourth Charles Benton Digital Equity Champion Award is officially open for
nominations! This year, two awards will be made. One will recognize an
outstanding individual who has truly made a difference in the field of Digital
Equity; the other will acknowledge an up-and-coming Digital Inclusion
Practitioner. The award will be presented in April at Net Inclusion 2019 in
Charlotte.
The nomination form asks for descriptions of the following characteristics of
the nominee:
Sustained commitment to digital inclusion programs, practices, and/or policy
work
Applied innovative approaches to addressing and solving problems
Promoted impact evaluation and made extensive use of data to shape programs and
share practices
Demonstrated leadership in her/his community, with impact and inclusion in mind
Showed commitment to collaboration and inclusion that can be scaled and
replicated
Nominate a Digital Equity Champion
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Thank you to the Net Inclusion 2019 Sponsors!