---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Mark Buell <buell@isoc.org> Date: Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 3:52 PM Subject: Save the Date: Indigenous Connectivity Summit To: Indigenous Connectivity Summit <ics@isoc.org> *Indigenous Connectivity Summit* *Save the date: November 8 to 9, 2017* The Internet is a hallmark of human innovation, but many Indigenous communities lack basic connectivity. Internet access is increasingly a lifeline to health, education and economic development for rural and remote Indigenous communities across North America. No-one should be left behind. You are needed at the* Indigenous Connectivity Summit* at Hotel Santa Fe on *November 8 to 9, 2017 *in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Conference attendance is free. Stay tuned for pre- and post-conference announcements. The *Indigenous Connectivity Summit* will showcase success stories of Indigenous community networks in Canada, the United States and around the globe to help find solutions to bridge the digital divide. We’ll explore the issues and themes around community network development and sustainability in a two-day series of panels, presentations and discussions. *Who should participate?* We need everyone on board. The *Indigenous Connectivity Summit* will gather community network managers/operators, Indigenous-owned Internet service providers, community members, youth, researchers, policy makers, and Indigenous leadership to join the conversation. We’ll discuss ways to ensure Alaska Native, Native American, Inuit, First Nations, and Métis communities have affordable, high-quality and sustainable Internet access, and how it can support social, cultural, and economic vitality. *Stay tuned for more details about the event and how to participate online. Updates will be posted here: https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit <https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit> * For more information, please contact ics@isoc.org. Note there are sponsorship opportunities available. If you are interested in sponsoring the Indigenous Connectivity Summit, please contact me or visit https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/ sponsorship-brochure. *The Indigenous Connectivity Summit is an initiative of the Internet Society, the Internet Society New Mexico Chapter, the 1st-Mile Institute, and the Community Learning Network. * Mark Buell Regional Bureau Director, North America Internet Society Follow us on Twitter! @isoc_na <https://twitter.com/ISOC_NA> Skype: mark_at_isoc www.isoc.org -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- -