[Advisors] TC Tebruary mtg -- doodle poll - speaker Rob McMahon

[Marita Moll]

Hello advisors. We are planning another TC Zoom meeting during the week 
of Feb. 22-26. Rob McMahon from the First Mile Connectivity Consortium 
will be our speaker. We will learn more about this very effective 
alliance of First Nations communities and explore potential areas of 
co-operation. See information below and check out their website for 
further info.

Please indicate your availability for this call on the doodle poll 
below. As usual, I am not sure which time zone you will be seeing so 
please check that out before you indicate your choices

https://doodle.com/poll/iydkx9x3cnqv6ypi?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link 
<https://doodle.com/poll/iydkx9x3cnqv6ypi?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link>

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Dr. Rob McMahon is the FMCC Coordinator and Secretary. He is anAssociate 
Professor in the Media & Technology Studies Unit and the Department of 
Political Science at the University of Alberta 
<https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/rdmcmaho>. His work focuses 
on the appropriation of broadband and internet technologies by First 
Nations and Inuit communities. Rob’s award-winning research 
<https://www.ualberta.ca/media-technology-studies/about-us/news/2020/october/killam-accelerator-award-recipient-rob-mcmahon.html>highlights 
the many innovations taking place at the so-called ‘peripheries’ of the 
emerging network society. Rob has published several journal articles and 
book chapters, including collaborations with First Nations and Inuit 
community researchers. He also has experience in regulatory and policy 
interventions. Rob has a PhD (Communications) from Simon Fraser University.


The First Mile Connectivity Consortium (FMCC) is a registered national 
non-profit organization in Canada. The FMCC membership includes First 
Nations community-based telecommunications organizations serving remote 
and rural communities. These organizations represent the telecom 
interests of the citizens in their member communities. FMCC research 
associates include experts on the topic of broadband infrastructure and 
digital technology adoption in remote and rural communities.

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Marita



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