2009 Broadband in Cities & Town Conference

"Broadband on Main Street: Implications for Education, Community, and Economic Development"

Conference Agenda

April 15, 2009

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.        Southeastern Region Meeting on Broadband Stimulus

Location: Benedict College Business Development Center
Multi-Purpose Room
2601 Read Street
Columbia, SC 29204

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.        Opening Reception

Location: Rust Business Social Club
918 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201

April 16, 2009

7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.        Conference Registration

­8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.         Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.        Welcome

David Swinton, Ph.D.
President, Benedict College
The Honorable Robert "Bob" Coble
Mayor, City of Columbia, SC
Signature Sponsor

8:45 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.        South Carolina Legislative Update – Broadband

The Honorable Dwight Loftis
Member, SC House of Representatives, District 19

Bill Byrd
South CarolinaEducational BroadbandService Commission. Member

The Honorable Jim Rex
State Superintendent of Education, SC Department of Education

Camilla Hertwig
Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson University

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.        Opening Address

"Why Broadband is important to education and community economic development"

Jabari Simama, Ph.D.
Conference Director

10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.    White Paper – Education and Competitiveness

"Increasing Rural Community Competitiveness in a Knowledge-Based Economy"

James R. Bottum
Vice Provost & Chief Information Officer, Clemson University

Nathan L. Bohlmann
Executive Director, IT Planning, Assessment, & Research Admin., Clemson University

Jill B. Gemmill
Executive Director Cyberinfrastructure Integration, Clemson University

Nolan Bowie, Moderator
Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard University

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.    White Paper – Community Economic Development

"Broadband as Community Renewal:  Why broadband matters on Main Street"

Andrew Cohill, Ph.D.
President & CEO, Design Nine, Inc.

Darrell Black, Moderator
Chief Information Officer, Benedict College

12:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.       Luncheon Keynote Panel Discussion

"Broadband and the Federal Stimulus: What's coming down the pipe for South Carolina?"

Casey Lide
Principal, Baller Herbst Law Group, PC

Sascha Meinrath
Research Director, New America Foundation

Bruce Lincoln
Founder & Chief Design Scientist, Urban Cyberspace Company
            
Chuck Sherwood, Moderator
Principal, Community Media Partners

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.          Closing Session

Representative
NTIA
Representative 
USDA
TBA
Moderator