<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">Thanks for the invite Marita .. I hope it is ok to add to your message. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">I have worked with Rob for more than 11 or 12 years. This includes working in various capacities (co-author, doctoral thesis work, special projects, research, partnerships, workshops, etc). Before our AGM for Telecommunities Canada, I asked Rob if he would consider taking on my position as the TC Board rep for our work with First Mile. He agreed that he would consider joining the board. I mentioned this to Marita and she recommended giving everyone involved time to consider this invite and possible board appointment.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">I especially appreciated Marita guidance and now this session with Rob about some of his innovative research working with rural and remote communities across the country. I am looking forward to this session. Thanks to Marita and Rob for working together to make this happen.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:large">Brian</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 8, 2021 at 1:35 PM Marita Moll <<a href="mailto:mmoll@ca.inter.net">mmoll@ca.inter.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">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.</font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">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<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:Lato,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Dr. Rob McMahon is the FMCC
Coordinator and Secretary. He is an<span> </span></span><a href="https://apps.ualberta.ca/directory/person/rdmcmaho" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(233,102,86);text-decoration:none;border:0px;font-family:Lato,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" target="_blank">Associate Professor in the
Media & Technology Studies Unit and the Department of
Political Science at the University of Alberta</a><span style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:Lato,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">. His work
focuses on the appropriation of broadband and internet
technologies by First Nations and Inuit communities. Rob’s </span><a href="https://www.ualberta.ca/media-technology-studies/about-us/news/2020/october/killam-accelerator-award-recipient-rob-mcmahon.html" style="box-sizing:border-box;background:0px 0px rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(233,102,86);text-decoration:none;border:0px;font-family:Lato,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px" target="_blank">award-winning research</a><span style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:Lato,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>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.</span></font></p>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><span style="color:rgb(64,64,64);font-family:Lato,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:justify;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">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.</span></font></p>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>Brian Beaton<br>Box 104, Fredericton, NB, E3B 4Y2<br>C: 506-261-1344<br>E: <a href="mailto:brianbeaton.nb@gmail.com" target="_blank">brianbeaton.nb@gmail.com</a><br></div></div>