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Date: Fri Aug 22 2003 - 12:29:22 PDT

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    FYI. Marianne Please forward as you wish. > > 2003 RURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONGRESS > > Sept 28-Oct 1 > > WASHINGTON, D.C. > > http://www.ruraltelecon.org/conference/index.php > > > > *** > > > > If you're concerned about rural vitality and rural-urban partnerships in > > the Internet Age, don't miss the third annual Rural Telecommunications > > Congress and conference, entitled "Rural Broadband: A Recommitment to > > America's Heartland" - Sept 28-Oct 1, 2003 at the Hyatt Regency > > Washington, just down the street from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, > > D.C. > > > > To get more information and to register, go to > > http://www.ruraltelecon.org/conference/index.php > > > > Register soon, as the cutoff for reduced rate hotel rooms at the Hyatt > > Regency is August 28, and the early-bird registration discount ends on > > Sept 1. Fall is a busy time in D.C., so rooms will go fast. > > > > This is the third annual Rural Telecommunications Congress > > (RTC)conference and the first to be held right alongside the national > > policymakers in Congress. It is co-sponsored by the Appalachian Regional > > Commission and the Rural Broadband Coalition. One of the greatest draws > > of the RTC conference is the extensive connections that attendees are > > able to make with each other because such a broad range of parties > > attend: community advocates, elected officials, broadband providers, > > regulators,and broadband users (including tele-medicine, e-government, > > education, and economic development). > > > > This year's RTC conference is organized into tracks based on the > > following communities of interest: > > > > * Infrastructure > > * Policy and Regulation > > * Tele-Health and Tele-Medicine > > * E-Government > > * Education > > * Community and Economic Development > > > > Keynote Speakers include: > > * U.S. Senator Conrad Burns from Montana > > * Michael Copps, Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission > > * Robert Atkinson, Vice-President of the Progressive Policy Institute > > * Alan McAdams, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers > > > > In addition, we have scheduled over 16 general and concurrent sessions > > on topics ranging from e-government to tele-health and telemedicine. A > > sampling of sessions includes: > > * Andrew Cohill on community networking > > * Harry Roesch on demand aggregation strategies > > * U.S. Dept. of Commerce Technology Opportunities Program grant recipients > > > > Again - register soon (http://www.ruraltelecon.org/conference/index.php) > > and book your room now! Rooms in DC can be hard to find in the fall > > season. > > > > For more information visit the site: > > http://www.ruraltelecon.org/conference/index.php > > or call Jennifer Hawkins, Conference Coordinator at > > 651-224-2802 or jhawkins@private > > > > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@private http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug



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