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From:Paulsen, Shaina
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Kimmelshue, Tod;Lucero, Debra;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Reaster, Kayla;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;
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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: News Advisory: 3rd Annual Broadband Summit
Date:Thursday, June 24, 2021 3:16:39 PM
Attachments:PressRelease.docx
Please see Board Correspondence below.
Shaina Paulsen
Administrative Assistant, Senior
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200
Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120
From: Alice M Patterson <ampatterson@csuchico.edu>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2021 10:11 AM
To: Alice M Patterson <ampatterson@csuchico.edu>
Cc: Courtney A Farrell <cafarrell@csuchico.edu>; Jason A Schwenkler <jschwenkler@csuchico.edu>
Subject: News Advisory: 3rd Annual Broadband Summit
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Dear North State Leaders and Colleagues—
Reliable broadband internet is at the core of how we live, work and do business. We hope
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you’ll plan to attend, and assist us in promoting, the upcoming 3 Annual Broadband Summit.
A News Advisory is attached, and also appears below. Thank you in advance for your
participation and assistance in spreading the word about this important event for our region.
Sincerely,
Alice Patterson
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3 ANNUAL BROADBAND SUMMIT FOCUSES ON NORTH STATE
CONNECTIVITY
JUNE 23, 2021 CHICO, CA -- The North State Planning and Development Collective at
California State University, Chico, along with the Northeastern and Upstate California Connect
Broadband Consortia,
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will hold the 3 Annual Broadband Summit on July 29, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon,
virtually.
Event Date: Thursday, July 29, 2021
Location: Online
Time: 9:00 a.m. to Noon.
Registration: $25; Register online at https://bit.ly/2021BBSummit
Welcome by Jason Schwenkler, Executive Director of the North State Planning & Development
Collective will begin at 9:00 a.m. followed by:
Broadband Update from CSU, Chico
Dr. Gayle Hutchinson, President, California State University, Chico
Regional Funding and Deployment: Learn more about the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund
(RDOF) and California Advance Services Fund (CASF) in the North State
Robert Osborn, Director, Communications Division, California Public Utilities Commission
State Broadband Policy and Legislation Update
Alex Schafran, Director of Public Policy, CA FWD
Understanding the New Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Diana Coho, Federal Communications Commission
Getting Connected: A Broadband Resource Guide for Communities
Trish Kelly, Managing Director, Valley Vision
For additional information, visit
https://www.nspdc.csuchico.edu/#/ced/events/regionalsummits or contact Alice Patterson,
Outreach Coordinator, at 530-518-3527; ampatterson@csuchico.edu.
Alice Patterson
Project Analyst/Outreach Coordinator
North State Planning & Development Collective
California State University, Chico
530-518-3527
www.nspdc.csuchico.edu
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3 ANNUAL BROADBAND SUMMIT FOCUSES ON
NORTH STATE CONNECTIVITY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Alice Patterson
530-518-3527
JUNE 23, 2021 CHICO, CA -- The North State Planning and Development Collective at
California State University, Chico, along with the Northeastern and Upstate California Connect
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Broadband Consortia, will hold the 3 Annual BroadbandSummit on July 29, 2021, from
9:00 a.m. to Noon, virtually.
Event Date: Thursday, July 29, 2021
Location: Online
Time: 9:00 a.m. to Noon.
Registration: $25; Register online at https://bit.ly/2021BBSummit
Welcome by Jason Schwenkler, Executive Director of the North State Planning & Development
Collective will begin at 9:00 a.m. followed by:
Broadband Update from CSU, Chico
Dr. Gayle Hutchinson, President, California State University, Chico
Regional Funding and Deployment: Learn more about theRural Digital Opportunity Fund
(RDOF) and California Advance Services Fund (CASF) in the North State
Robert Osborn, Director, Communications Division, California Public Utilities Commission
State Broadband Policy and Legislation Update
Alex Schafran, Director of Public Policy, CA FWD
Understanding the New Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Diana Coho, Federal Communications Commission
Getting Connected: A Broadband Resource Guide for Communities
Trish Kelly, Managing Director, Valley Vision
For additional information, visit
https://www.nspdc.csuchico.edu/#/ced/events/regionalsummitsor contact Alice Patterson,
Outreach Coordinator, at 530-518-3527; ampatterson@csuchico.edu.
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