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  Southeast ICT Symposium 2008
  The e-NC Authority held their Southeast Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Symposium April 16-17 at the RDU Hilton in Durham, NC.

Presentation documents are posted by permission from the speakers, who retain ownership of the documents. Materials may not be reproduced or copied without the speaker's permission.

Presentations included (downloadable .pdf files):

Wednesday, April 16

  Morning Keynote
Graham A. Richard – Former Mayor, Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Creating a 21st Century City
 
  Morning Concurrent Sessions
-APPLICATIONS TRACK-
Driving Demand for Broadband with Applications
Speakers: Greg Laudeman – Georgia Institute of Technology
      Community Technology Strategy Focusing on Application
Tim Johnson – N.C. Center for Geographic Information & Analysis
      Using Geospatial Data to Inform Decision Making in N.C.
-TECHNOLOGIES TRACK-
Broadband by Any Means Necessary
Speakers: Kris Ward –Atlantic Telephone Membership Co-op
      ATMC’s deployment of FTTH
Jim Crabtree – Yadkin Valley Telephone Membership Co-op
      Video Implementation at Yadkin Valley *
-POLICY TRACK-
Net Neutrality – Keeping the Internet Open
Speakers: Casey Lide – Baller Herbst Law Group
     What is the Industry’s Position on Net Neutrality? *
Barbara Cherry – Indiana University
      A Brief History and Deeper Inquiry for Critical Legal Rules
David Isenberg – Isen.com
     Why Net Neutrality Must be Reinstated *
Lunch and Keynote
Jim Baller – Baller Herbst Law Group
A Critical Choice for America and North Carolina: Greatness or Mediocrity *
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
-APPLICATIONS TRACK-
Developing PEG Channels: Programming and Policy Issues
Speakers: Ann Goldenberg – Tampa Educational Cable Consortium
      Operating an Educational Access Channel *
David Baxter – Channel 22, Cabarrus County, N.C.
      Operating a Government Access Channel
John Rocco – Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Access Corp.
      Operating a Public Access Channel *
-TECHNOLOGIES TRACK-
Municipal Broadband Networks
Speakers: James Hettrick – Information Systems Management Solutions
      Economic Development Strategies for Municipal Networks
Wally Bowen – Mountain Area Information Network
      Making Asheville a “Wi-Fi” City *
-POLICY TRACK-
Broadband Policy
Speakers: Jim Baller – Baller Herbst Law Group
     Progress Toward a National Broadband Strategy *
Blair Watters – The Madison Group
      Federal Legislative and Regulatory Outlook *
Greg Laudeman – Georgia Institute of Technology
      Place-based Information Infrastructure Planning:
     A “Bottoms-up” Approach to National Broadband Policy
Late Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
-APPLICATIONS TRACK-
A Global View on Broadband Technologies
Speakers: Jay Vincent Plaza – HotCity Wireless
      Dissolving the Boundaries: Bridging Communities Naturally
      (Quicktime 7.4.5 required for video)
Imran Mirza – Public Works and Government Services Canada
      Enhanced Public Engagement through Canada’s Secure
      Channel – Strengthening Security and Trust

Robert Shults - Intel
     Georgia Telework Initiative & U.S. Competitiveness *
-TECHNOLOGIES TRACK-
Developing PEG Channels: Budget, Staffing and Equipment Issues
Speakers: Jim Collins – City of Greensboro
      Educational Access Channel Operations
Gary McConkey – Town of Knightdale, N.C.
      Equipment Budgets for “Small Town” Gov't Access Operations
Pat Garlinghouse – URTV, Asheville
      Community Access Channel Operations *
-POLICY TRACK-
Broadband Ownership
Speakers: Christopher Mitchell – Institute of Local Self-Reliance
      Public Ownership: Solving Broadband Problems *
Steven Titch – The Reason Foundation
      Market-Friendly Approaches to Universal Broadband Service *
Mike Basham & Dathan Shows – City of Wilson, N.C.
      Wilson’s FTTP Initiative: Public-Private Ownership *
Thursday, April 17
Morning Keynote
Tim Scott – PacketFront
Your Way on the Highway:
     Why City Government Should Deploy Real Broadband Now
Technologies Demonstration
Option 1: Doug Foster – Performance Podcasts
Introduction to Podcasting
Webcasting Manual
Option 2: Richard Beck – N.C. Office of Information Technology Services
Webcasting with Elluminate *
      - and -
Christine Russell and Kevin Wells – ECU Dept. of Tech. Services
Podcasting: Design and Use Considerations *
Lunch Keynote
Alan Blatecky – Renaissance Computing Institute
Future Uses of Bandwidth
* Presenter did not use an electronic presentation.



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