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<td>Invitation -- 2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit &
Pre-Conference Training Sessions</td>
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<td>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:04:32 -0600</td>
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<td>Rob McMahon <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rdmcmaho@UALBERTA.CA"><rdmcmaho@UALBERTA.CA></a></td>
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<td>Rob McMahon <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:rdmcmaho@UALBERTA.CA"><rdmcmaho@UALBERTA.CA></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:FIRSTMILE@LISTSERV.UNB.CA">FIRSTMILE@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</a></td>
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<div>I'm writing on behalf of the <a
href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2020/"
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Following the success of last year's pre-ICS training, we are
re-offering the <a
href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2020/trainings/"
moz-do-not-send="true">Community Networks and Policy and
Advocacy training sessions</a>. 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. <b>All ICS events are free and open access
-- see links below on how to sign up.</b></div>
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<div>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. <br>
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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 <b><a
href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2020/trainings/"
moz-do-not-send="true">here</a></b>, and <b><a
href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PBLK6DP"
moz-do-not-send="true">register here</a> before September
11th</b> to receive a hands-on training kit and swag bag in
the mail prior to the Summit. <br>
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We hope that you will join us for each of these opportunities,
and that you will share them with your community! </div>
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<div>Rob<br>
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Professor</div>
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and Technology Studies<br>
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of Political Science </div>
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of Alberta</div>
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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px">Phone:
780-248-1110<br>
Email: <a
href="mailto:rob.mcmahon@ualberta.ca"
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<div><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px">The University
of Alberta is located in</span><font
color="#000000"><span
style="font-size:11px"> ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ
(Amiskwacîwâskahikan)</span></font><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"> on
Treaty 6 territory, traditional
lands of First Nations and</span><span
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"> Métis
people.</span></div>
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