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            <td>Invitation -- 2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit &
              Pre-Conference Training Sessions</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">Date: </th>
            <td>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:04:32 -0600</td>
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            <th valign="BASELINE" nowrap="nowrap" align="RIGHT">From: </th>
            <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 dir="ltr">Hi everyone,
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        <div>I'm writing on behalf of the <a
href="https://www.internetsociety.org/events/indigenous-connectivity-summit/2020/"
            moz-do-not-send="true">2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit </a>(ICS).
          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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                                  style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma;font-size:13px">University
                                  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"
                                    target="_blank"
                                    moz-do-not-send="true">rob.mcmahon@ualberta.ca</a> </div>
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                                    href="http://firstmile.ca"
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                                    moz-do-not-send="true">http://firstmile.ca</a></div>
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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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