2022 Forum Agenda
May 16
6:00pm - 9:00pm MT
Welcome Reception
Sun of a Beach
4607 Lakeshore Dr
Sylvan Lake, AB
Tickets to the Welcome Reception are limited and can be purchased here.
Day 1 - May 17
8:00am MT
Breakfast
8:30am MT
Broadband 101
Michael B. McNally - Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
9:30am MT
Building broadband in Sturgeon County
Jesse Sopko - General Manager of Corporate Services, Sturgeon County
10:15am MT
10:45am MT
Building broadband in the City of Brooks
Alan Martens - CAO, City of Brooks
11:30am MT
CIRA: Broadband speed mapping in Canada
Grant Street - Internet Performance Test Product Manager, The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA)
12:15pm MT
Lunch
1:15pm MT
Exploring the Co-op Model for Broadband
Greg Potter - President, Foothills Fiber Cooperative
Graham Sucha - Public Affairs Specialist, Cybera
2:00pm MT
Panel Discussion
The Provincial Broadband Strategy & Universal Broadband Fund
Moderated by: Imran Mohiuddin - Policy Advisor, Cybera
Clint Neufeld - Policy Analyst, Alberta Municipalities
Dee Ann Benard - CEO, Rural Development Network
Melinda Tracey - Manager, Intelligent Systems, IBI Group
3:00pm MT
Coffee & Networking Break
3:30pm MT
Building Broadband in Red Deer County
Tara Logan - Business Development Officer, Red Deer County
4:30pm MT
Update from the Minister of Service Alberta
Nate Glubish - Minister of Service Alberta
4:50pm MT
Closing Remarks to Day 1 of the Alberta Rural Connectivity Forum
Day 2 - May 18
8:00am MT
Breakfast
8:40am MT
Panel Discussion
Spectrum Regulation in Canada
Moderated by: Michael B. McNally - Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
Warren Noga - Policy Advisor, Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA)
Gregory Taylor, PhD - Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Media and Film, University of Calgary
Jerico VanBrabant - CEO, MCSnet
9:45am MT
Update from CRTC Commissioner Nirmala Naidoo
Nirmala Naidoo - CRTC Commissioner, Alberta & NWT
Noah Moser - Director, CRTC
10:15am MT
Coffee & Networking Break
10:45am MT
Building First Nations Broadband
Derrick Houle - CEO, Mamawapowin Technology Society
11:45am MT
Next Steps: Where does ARCC go from here?
Michael B. McNally - Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Faculty of Education, University of Alberta
12:15pm MT
Closing Remarks to Day 2 of the Alberta Rural Connectivity Forum
12:30pm MT
Lunch
1:00pm MT
OPTIONAL
How to Begin Your Machine Learning and Data Science Journey
This free workshop is not part of the official ARCF agenda.
You can find more information about this session, and register to attend,ย here.
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