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> > 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
> >
> >
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