[Advisors] Fwd: Invitation -- 2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit & Pre-Conference Training Sessions

[Marita Moll]

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Subject: 	Invitation -- 2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit & 
Pre-Conference Training Sessions
Date: 	Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:04:32 -0600
From: 	Rob McMahon <rdmcmaho at UALBERTA.CA>
Reply-To: 	Rob McMahon <rdmcmaho at UALBERTA.CA>
To: 	FIRSTMILE at LISTSERV.UNB.CA



Hi everyone,

I'm writing on behalf of the 2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit 
<https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2020/>(ICS). 
Following the success of last year's pre-ICS training, we are 
re-offering the Community Networks and Policy and Advocacy training 
sessions 
<https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2020/trainings/>. 
These training sessions, facilitated by experts from communities across 
the US and Canada, will teach participants how to build, sustain, and 
advise others on community networks and the federal policies that impact 
them. *All ICS events are free and open access -- see links below on how 
to sign up.*

The training sessions will each consist of a six-week course with one 
90-minute session per week. They will begin the week of September 1st 
and run through October 5th, culminating in a virtual hands-on training 
for CN participants and the creation of a set of policy recommendations 
for the Policy and Advocacy participants. Find more information here, 
register here, and please share this information with your community.

The final training sessions will also serve as the kick-off for this 
year's virtual Indigenous Connectivity Summit. The ICS will be held from 
October 5 - 9, 2020 and will bring together Indigenous leaders, 
community members, community network operators and managers, Internet 
service providers, researchers and policy makers with a common goal: 
connecting Indigenous communities to fast, affordable and sustainable 
Internet. This year's Summit will focus on building partnerships, 
advocating for regulatory changes, and discussion surrounding how the 
group can respond to the challenges p COVID-19 and the Internet, as well 
as how to take advantage of upcoming opportunities for connectivity. 
Find more information *here 
<https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2020/trainings/>*, 
and *register here <https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PBLK6DP> before 
September 11th* to receive a hands-on training kit and swag bag in the 
mail prior to the Summit.

We hope that you will join us for each of these opportunities, and that 
you will share them with your community!

Rob

-- 
Associate Professor
Media and Technology Studies
Department of Political Science
University of Alberta
Phone: 780-248-1110
Email: rob.mcmahon at ualberta.ca <mailto:rob.mcmahon at ualberta.ca>
http://firstmile.ca
http://DigitalNWT.ca

The University of Alberta is located in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ 
(Amiskwacîwâskahikan) on Treaty 6 territory, traditional lands of First 
Nations and Métis people.
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