The document outlines an agenda for a meeting of the Strut Your Stuff Tour hosted by Blandin Broadband Communities in Mille Lacs County. The agenda includes discussions on where attendees would like to see broadband and technology development in the county, a community presentation, and Blandin's response and vision for the future. It also summarizes outcomes from previous community planning processes which identified needs such as broadband access expansion, computer education, and a community portal. Activities implemented include a computer center, Wi-Fi hotspots, classes, and Wi-Fi on buses.

1. Strut Your Stuff Tour
Blandin Broadband Communities
Mille Lacs
County

2. Agenda
• Networking, informal discussion and refreshments
• Welcome, introductions and check-in by local hosts/attendees
• Where would you like to see Mille Lacs County go with technology & broadband?
• Meeting purpose~Bernadine
• Community presentation
• Blandin response
• The future
• Adjourn

3. Community Planning
• Who was involved?
• What were findings of the planning process?
• What activities and projects were implemented?

4. Planning Outcomes
Round 1
Need for basic computer & technology
education for residents and businesses
Expand broadband access using
different technologies – such as WIFI
Need to create community portal

5. What is working?
Oct. 2103 Community Meeting
• Wi-Fi on activity busses
• Wide variety of opportunities
• Planning and implementation
of classes
• Open Access – Wi-Fi
• Broadband discussion
happening
• Monthly Meetings
• Broadband Facebook Page
• Positive Attitude for Change
• PCs for People
• Innovation is now
happening

6. Planning Outcomes
Round 2
 Expand Wi-Fi on Busses
 Need to better identify dead zones
 Need for telecommuter / computer center
 Need to better involve providers for long term

7. • Computer Center
• Wi-Fi Hot Spots
• Computer Classes
• Business Social Media Classes

8. Activities/Projects 2
• Community Portal / County Website
• Interactive Web Meetings
• Wi-Fi on Busses
• Computer Distribution

9. • If we knew then what we know now...
• How could the Blandin team have been more helpful.
• What community-wide impacts are you observing or expecting?