Wireless makes for a great backup/redundancy for fiber and vice versa. A fantastic seven-expert panel on the spectrum of solutions for delivering bandwidth out there at Day 2 of #ORconnections. – at Ashland, OR
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What an amazing group. To be so focused on broadband availability and yet welcome a conversation on #digitalequityNOW.
The 26th #ORconnections telecommunications conference is kicking off today in beautiful Ashland, Oregon with a keynote address by @angelasiefer on #digitalequity. We will be sharing highlights and behind the scenes from the event. Don’t forget to tag us! #NDIW2022
ALT Keynote speaker on stage in front of a slide projected on a screen sharing background information on National Digital Inclusion Alliance
Broadband is a community-up discussion. Ask yourselves about what the community needs. “Where are my shovel-ready projects coming from? This small corner community right here that has mitigated challenges and developed a project.” @RussElliott11 kicking off Day 2 #ORconnections – at Ashland, OR
A powerhouse panel at the 2022 #ORconnections reminding us to leverage existing assets to deploy deeper in rural communities and that municipalities can actively play in telecom, as well. So many great insights, almost too many to highlight 🤩 #internetforall #DigitalDivide
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The 26th #ORconnections telecommunications conference is kicking off today in beautiful Ashland, Oregon with a keynote address by @angelasiefer on #digitalequity. We will be sharing highlights and behind the scenes from the event. Don’t forget to tag us! #NDIW2022
ALT Keynote speaker on stage in front of a slide projected on a screen sharing background information on National Digital Inclusion Alliance
You said it best!
Looking forward to seeing exciting news and progress from a community on the opposite side of the country but one making moves in a direction many West Coast communities are also considering. @AlexandriaVAGov #broadbandforall – at Medford, OR
Emerging Media and Digital Arts discipline embodies the importance of connectivity for technology and collaboration. And it’s unarguable that these connections between current students and grads are as vital as being able to get online. Cheers @SOUAshland! – at Medford, OR
Thank you, Heather Brock, @SOUAshland class of 2018, for inspiring this year's EMDA Capstone class IN-PERSON today! cc @sou_rec
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Congratulations to Jason Younker on his appointment as new chief of the Coquille Tribe. Jason is an assoc prof of anthropology at @uoregon and a frequent collaborator with Link Oregon. coquilletribe.org/?cat=4
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.#ShakeAlert has a fantastic team of technical engagement regional coordinators at @uoregon @UW @BerkeleySeismo @CaltechSeismo who are building an #EEW industry - making the West Coast a safer place for all! @PNSN1 @Cal_OES @CAGeoSurvey @CalConservation @OregonOEM @waEMD @waDNR
Now THIS is how you leverage partnerships! There were more partners listed on a project Dr Leland Driscoll with @uoregon Hazards Lab than we can list in a tweet, ranging from @fema to @LinkOregon. Also, we got a #shakealert overview.Early warning is where it’s at! #ORconnections
ALT Shake Alert early warning system slide in a presentation by a virtual presenter on a panel at the 2021 Oregon Connections Conference in Ashland Oregon
Closing out our policy panel, Mark Thompson with Oregon Public Utility Commission & OR Broadband Advisory Committee, shares takeaways from #ORconnections and reflects on the significance of this year’s conference location in Ashland, as Rogue Valley recovers from #AlmedaFire – at Ashland, OR
Dr. Miles Ellenby @OHSUDoernbecher @OHSUNews encouraging us all to look at modalities in which we connect and how asynchronous healthcare presents a tremendous opportunity, with a valuable reminder that healthcare literacy opportunity is universal beyond rural. #ORconnections – at Ashland, OR
Hey, a major shoutout to @OregonCities and @OregonCounties for attending the 2021 #ORconnections in Ashland. So great to have awesome partners in the room who serve our amazing statewide communities. #broadbandforall – at Ashland, OR
“We all know someone or many in our community who don’t have the connection they need. If you can’t think of someone, it’s time to go back to the field, we know that there are many communities that need connection and broadband” Daniel Holbrook @BusinessOregon at #ORconnections – at Ashland, OR
“This is the moment to support and build a system that powers Oregonians and businesses in the future.” A discussion of increasing access and affordability on our last panel discussion of the day. Thank you @PamMarshORHD5 for your work and Oregon policy insights. #ORconnections – at Ashland, OR
“As you’re getting ready to build, if it’s going on six months after you got an estimate, check on costs of materials again. Forecast and decide on materials you need, it helps your provider with the buildout.” Great insights at preparing to build from Barry Walton @CorningOpComm – at Ashland, OR
“When there is a need to bring broadband and the connectivity to a tribe, who better than a tribal government to do it?” - we’re inspired and informed by a video Forest James with @enertribe, panelist on our Key Issues session this morning. #ORconnections – at Ashland, OR
Digital Accessibility Index is a tool our friends from @_centritech shared at our morning keynote that will help us gauge where we are in digital inclusion efforts among peer cities and communities, combining 27 key factors and informing policy as an outcome. – at Ashland, OR
A thought for policy makers: “We do require electricity, why don’t we require broadband?” There’s a rhetorical question around any type of a broadband or digital mandate but the solutions that are within reach. The keynote Q & A kicking off the second day of #ORconnections. – at Ashland, OR
Continuing to recharge and connect, and refueling at the Exhibitor Fair and Reception (shout out to our reception sponsor @enertribe at #ORconnections Thank you @NHGoregon for your hospitality and a warm welcome of our group after a long break.
ALT Appetizer plates served at a reception buffet table with crackers and spread in the foreground and fruit plate in the background
“A lot of innovations are happening in places that don’t have a connection” - intro to an overview of deployable tech such as satellite cells on wings and an aerostat, mobile cell sites from the @FirstNet team at #ORconnections #missioncritical #didsomeonesayaerostat
ALT Man presents at a podium with a slide of internet technology schematic in the background at Oregon Connections Conference in 2021 in Ashland Oregon
Oh hey we were able to capture a screenshot from that presentation, check out the impressive combination of the higher ed consortium and camera-tower-telecom sponsors of ALERTwildfire system. #notenoughcharactersinatweet #ORconnections #emergencyresponse #emergencypreparedness
ALT Screenshot from a virtual panel presentation providing an overview of the partner organizations supporting alert wildfire warning system at the 2021 Oregon Connections conference in Ashland Oregon