[Advisors] Ottawa access day event

[Marita Moll]

National Capital Freenet launches a CIRA funded event:

Canadian Digital Access Day, a new initiative to amplify the national 
conversation around Canada’s digital divide, launched with a successful 
kickoff event. The initiative will bring together non-governmental 
organizations, the tech sector, policy-makers, academics, and those most 
affected. The group intends to connect those already tackling digital 
access issues, identify what else can be done, and measure progress.

Digital Access 
Day<https://cira.ca/digital-access-day-connecting-all-canadians>is 
funded by the Community Investment Program. National Capital FreeNet is 
organizing the initiative, along with partners Compucorps and the 
Internet Society Canada Chapter.

The kick-off began the planning for the main day-long event, which will 
take place in May 2018. The purpose of the kick-off was to gather 
information and ideas from those working on digital access issues, 
provide an opportunity for people to commit to further involvement in 
the summit, and launch the initiative website<http://digitalaccessday.ca/>.

The event took place on October 24 at Metropolitain Brasserie in Ottawa. 
Julie Lépine from the Community Relations team represented CIRA and 
publically congratulated the organizers.

Marita
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