Conference Agenda

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006

-- CHECK IN --
3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Hotel Check-in
Clarion Townhouse
1615 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201

-- REGISTRATION --
11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Conference Registration
David H. Swinton Campus Center
1616 Oak Street
Columbia, SC 29204

-- TOUR PICK UP--
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
David H. Swinton Campus Center

-- TOUR --
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Tour of Development Projects of Benedict-Allen CDC, City, and Columbia Housing Authority (limited to 40 participants)

-- BREAK --
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

-- WORKSHOP --
4:00 - 6:00 PM
Hands-on workshop on Building Green & Smart:
This special workshop will introduce affordable housing and community developers to the benefits of building green and smart technology enhancements.
SC Department of Commerce - Presentation Center
1201 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29201

-- MODERATOR --
Mr. Robert "Bob" Powell
North Carolina A&T
Raleigh, NC

-- PRESENTERS --
Sonny DuBose, Project Coordinator
South Carolina Energy Office
Columbia, SC
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Paul "Mac" Horton, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Director and Professor
Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development &
Sandhills Research and Education Center
Columbia, SC
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Mr. Bruce Lincoln, CEO
Urban CyberSpace Company
New York, NY
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Mr. Todd Usher
Addison Home, LLC
Greenville, SC
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-- RECEPTION --
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Opening Reception
The Atrium at Capitol Center
1201 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29201 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2006
[All sessions will be held in Ballroom B/C]

Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
David H. Swinton Campus Center - Ballroom A

SPEAKERS
Jabari Simama, Ph.D.
Vice President for Community Development
Benedict College
Columbia, SC

Dr. David H. Swinton, Ph.D.
President
Benedict College
Columbia, SC

The Honorable Bob Coble
Mayor
Columbia, SC

The Honorable EW Cromartie II
City Councilman
Columbia, SC

Stacey Jones, Ph.D., Dean
School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Benedict College
Columbia, SC

OPENING SESSION 
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
" What is Broadband and how does it relate to community & economic development?"

Andrew Cohill, Ph.D., President & CEO
Design Nine, Inc.
Blacksburg, VA
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Question and Answer session (15 minutes)

REMARKS
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
The Honorable Mark Sanford
Governor, The State of South Carolina

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Best practice models of community broadband applications from around the country

Dave Lamie, Ph.D., Community Economic Development Extension Specialist
Clemson Institute for Economic & Community Development
Columbia, SC
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Question and Answer session (15 minutes)

BREAK
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM 

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Broadband Applications for Economic and Community Development in Cities and Towns

-- MODERATOR --
Patrick J. (PJ) Noble, Board of Commissioners
Columbia Housing Authority
Columbia, SC

-- PANELISTS --
David Dunn, CEO
VC3, Inc
Columbia, SC

Sascha Meinrath, Project Coordinator
Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless
Champaign, IL
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Don Neder, Regional Director of Sales
SimDesk Technologies, Inc
Atlanta, GA
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12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
"A Seat at the Table: Open Discussion of topics and issues from the morning session"

-- MODERATOR --
Mr. Chuck Sherwood, Principal
Community Media Visioning Partners
South Dennis, MA

-- PANELISTS --
Mr. Bruce Lincoln, CEO
Urban CyberSpace Company
New York, New York

Andrew Cohill, Ph.D.

Dave Lamie, Ph.D.

Mr. Bruce Montgomery, Account Manager
SimDesk Technologies, Inc.
Chicago, Il

LUNCHEON ADDRESS
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
"Role of Higher Education Institutions [in partnership with municipalities and private sector] as an Economic Engine for Community Development"
David H. Swinton, Ph.D., President
Benedict College

PLENARY SESSION
2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Local/State/Regional Technology Issues related to sustainable Education and Community  & Economic Development

-- MODERATOR --
John G. McNutt, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Social Work
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC

-- PANELISTS --
Dee Albritton, Director
Fast Forward
Columbia, SC
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Mr. Tom Persons, President & CEO
SC Technology Alliance
Columbia, SC
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Jane Smith Patterson, Executive Director
NC Rural Economic Development Center, Inc.
Raleigh, NC
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Ms. Janie Davis
SC State Commission for Minority Affairs
Columbia, SC
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Question and Answer session (15 minutes)

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Where do we go from here?

Panelists
Mr. Bruce Montgomery, Account Manager
SimDesk Technologies, Inc
Chicago, IL
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Mr. Bernie Mazyck, President & CEO
SC Association of Community Development Corporations
Charleston, SC
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Dave Lamie, Ph.D.
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Stacey Jones, Ph.D.
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Moderator
Jabari Simama, Ph.D.

Question and Answer session (15 minutes)

ADJOURNMENT
5:00 PM - 5:15 PM