Blandin Broadband Strategy Board Meeting May 30, 2008 Thanks for coming today!

Agenda Welcome and introductions – Welcome Scott and Nancy! Roundtable Update Legislative Update – Rep. Al Juhnke AG News and Update Community Broadband Resources Strategy Board Input, Planning and Next Steps Adjourn

Welcome and introductions –

Welcome Scott and Nancy!

Roundtable Update

Legislative Update – Rep. Al Juhnke

AG News and Update

Community Broadband Resources

Strategy Board Input, Planning and Next Steps

Adjourn

AG Funds $740,000 to be spent over three years 28 counties in southwest Minnesota are eligible for funding LightSpeed and Feasibility Fund programs Broadband applications Municipal networks Quarterly grant cycle Strategy Board as approving body Grant workshops in June

$740,000 to be spent over three years

28 counties in southwest Minnesota are eligible for funding

LightSpeed and Feasibility Fund programs

Broadband applications

Municipal networks

Quarterly grant cycle

Strategy Board as approving body

Grant workshops in June

Community Broadband Resources Portal Demonstration Convening Broadband Conference December 3 – 4 Pre-conference webinars Community Technical Assistance Assistance that meets timely needs of communities Todd County Lac Qui Parle County Swift County Cook County City of Clearwater Itasca County

Portal

Demonstration

Convening

Broadband Conference December 3 – 4

Pre-conference webinars

Community Technical Assistance

Assistance that meets timely needs of communities

Todd County

Lac Qui Parle County

Swift County

Cook County

City of Clearwater

Itasca County

Itasca County Broadband Boost Interview key technology users as to their plans, barriers, etc. Compile information June 19 Workshop to Determine priorities Establish work teams Develop mini-proposals to Blandin Foundation

Broadband Boost

Interview key technology users as to their plans, barriers, etc.

Compile information

June 19 Workshop to

Determine priorities

Establish work teams

Develop mini-proposals to Blandin Foundation

Intelligent Community Forum International Awards Framework Bandwidth, Knowledge Workers, Innovation, Digital Inclusion, Marketing & Sustainability Exploring MN Intelligent Community Awards

International Awards

Framework

Bandwidth, Knowledge Workers, Innovation, Digital Inclusion, Marketing & Sustainability

Exploring MN Intelligent Community Awards

Past Strategy Board Role and Accomplishments Vision Statement Principals Open Access Document Get Broadband and other grant review Set the path for new state broadband task force

Vision Statement

Principals

Open Access Document

Get Broadband and other grant review

Set the path for new state broadband task force

Strategy Board Input, Planning and Next Steps Interview Themes Big Picture Thinking Best Practices and Applications Community processes Community examples Power user applications Messaging Promote collaboration Across sectors With providers Role/Interaction with state Broadband Task Force

Big Picture Thinking

Best Practices and Applications

Community processes

Community examples

Power user applications

Messaging

Promote collaboration

Across sectors

With providers

Role/Interaction with state Broadband Task Force

Next Steps Discussion