<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Mark Buell</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:buell@isoc.org">buell@isoc.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 3:52 PM<br>Subject: Save the Date: Indigenous Connectivity Summit<br>To: Indigenous Connectivity Summit <<a href="mailto:ics@isoc.org">ics@isoc.org</a>><br><br><br><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-2071887965118162226WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Indigenous Connectivity Summit<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Save the date: November 8 to 9, 2017<br><br></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Internet is a hallmark of human innovation, but many Indigenous communities lack basic connectivity. Internet access is increasingly a lifeline to health, education and economic development for rural and remote Indigenous communities across North America. No-one should be left behind.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">You are needed at the<b> Indigenous Connectivity Summit</b> at Hotel Santa Fe on <b>November 8 to 9, 2017 </b>in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Conference attendance is free. Stay tuned for pre- and post-conference announcements. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <b>Indigenous Connectivity Summit</b> will showcase success stories of Indigenous community networks in Canada, the United States and around the globe to help find solutions to bridge the digital divide. We’ll explore the issues and themes around community network development and sustainability in a two-day series of panels, presentations and discussions. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Who should participate?<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We need everyone on board. The <b>Indigenous Connectivity Summit</b> will gather community network managers/operators, Indigenous-owned Internet service providers, community members, youth, researchers, policy makers, and Indigenous leadership to join the conversation. We’ll discuss ways to ensure Alaska Native, Native American, Inuit, First Nations, and Métis communities have affordable, high-quality and sustainable Internet access, and how it can support social, cultural, and economic vitality. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Stay tuned for more details about the event and how to participate online. Updates will be posted here: <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.<wbr>org/events/indigenous-<wbr>connectivity-summit</a> <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For more information, please contact <a href="mailto:ics@isoc.org" target="_blank">ics@isoc.org</a>. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Note there are sponsorship opportunities available. If you are interested in sponsoring the Indigenous Connectivity Summit, please contact me or visit <a href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/sponsorship-brochure" target="_blank">https://www.internetsociety.<wbr>org/events/indigenous-<wbr>connectivity-summit/<wbr>sponsorship-brochure</a>. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Indigenous Connectivity Summit is an initiative of the Internet Society, the Internet Society New Mexico Chapter, the 1st-Mile Institute, and the Community Learning Network. </span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Mark Buell<u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Regional Bureau Director, North America<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Internet Society<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Follow us on Twitter! <a href="https://twitter.com/ISOC_NA" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">@isoc_na</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Skype: mark_at_isoc<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.isoc.org/" title="http://www.isoc.org Cmd+Click or tap to follow the link" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.isoc.org</span></a><span style="background:white"> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>
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