The Net Inclusion Conference has been a staple in the Digital Inclusion community for years, bringing hundreds of practitioners, advocates, academics, Internet service providers, and policymakers together to share their knowledge.
With social distancing in place, NDIA hosted the “Net Inclusion 2020 Webinar Series” to replace the conference.
This Series included eight one hour webinars, every Wednesday from September 16th through November 4th. All webinars included an optional 30 minutes wrap up for an information conversation with panelists and fellow participants. Please find the schedule, recordings and resources below.
9/16 Digital Inclusion 101 – the what, the why, and how to advocate.
Angela Siefer
Executive Director at National Digital Inclusion Alliance
Paolo Balboa
Program Manager at National Digital Inclusion Alliance
Miles Miller
Program Associate at National Digital Inclusion Alliance
9/23 Research and data to convince locally, to advocate with state and federal policymakers, and to allocate limited resources.
Leon A. Wilson
Chief of Digital Innovation & Chief Information Officer at The Cleveland Foundation
Amanda Bergson-Shilcock
Senior Fellow at National Skills Coalition
Hal Woods
Chief of Policy at Kids First Chicago
Autumn R. Glover, MCRP, MPA
Interim President at PACT
Roberto Gallardo, Ph.D.
Director at Purdue Center for Regional Development
9/30 Racial equity and digital inclusion.
Wanda Davis
Director at Ashbury Community Services, Inc
James Walker
Founder/CEO at Informative Technologies Inc.
Quincy B., MSW, DSW Candidate
Founding Director at EraseTheRedline Inc.
10/7 Local government digital equity strategies.
Candelaria Mendoza
Smart City Coordinator at City of San Antonio
Rebecca Gibbons
Broadband and Digital Equity Program Manager at City of Portland
Rebecca F. Kauma, MPA
Economic and Digital Inclusion Program Manager at City of Long Beach
Lauren Burdette
Senior Equity Manager at Office of Equity and Racial Justice at Chicago, Illinois
10/14 What works? New research about the effectiveness of digital adoption and skills intervention strategies.
Daniel Noyes
Co-CEO & Chief Wrangler at Tech Goes Home
Stacey Wedlake
Research Coordinator & Analyst at Technology and Social Change Group
John B. Horrigan
Senior Fellow at Technology Policy Institute
10/21 What new digital inclusion models (partners and funding) are coming together due to the pandemic?
Nicole Umayam
Digital Inclusion Library Consultant at Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
Christa Wagner Vinson
Program Officer at Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
Kami Griffiths
Executive Director/Co-founder at Community Tech Network
Lazone Grays Jr
Instructional Facilitator, Streets University at IBSA, Inc.
10/28 Coalitions – Who’s at the table, who is convening, and how are strategic decisions made?
Rene Gonzalez
CSO and Founder at Lit Communities
Chrissie Powell
Site Director at ByteBack Inc and Co-Founder at Digital Equity Coalition
Matthew Timberlake
Technology Leader & Digital Equity Advocate at Multnomah County
Carrie Coogan
Deputy Director for Public Affairs & Community Engagement at Kansas City Public Library
Rep. Mia Gregerson
(D-WA)
11/4 Final Plenary – How did the pandemic change digital inclusion work – on the ground and in policy?
Angela Siefer
Executive Director at National Digital Inclusion Alliance
Yosef Getachew
Director, Media and Democracy Program at Common Cause
Adrianne Furniss
Executive Director at Benton Institute for Broadband & Society
Congratulations 2020 Charles Benton Digital Equity Champion Award winners: City of Long Beach’s Economic and Digital Inclusion Program Manager, Rebecca F. Kauma, and Co-CEO of Tech Goes Home, Daniel Noyes.
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