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<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e8bf105ffca1bd25152b6af3a88137c7af571f230e43d5fc8df8c55277ab5565&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=048e136cc58c36e878a372f745f40c2c&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLmxpdmUvMTcyNjk" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank"><img src="https://isoc.live/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ncc-digitalequity-300x169.jpg" alt="isoc.live" width="300" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 24px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);"></a>On <strong>Tuesday January 23 2024</strong>, <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1789ac47cf6ef0568801a7d7c92051fba260ef72c7252ff7ac4bfd3e90f40c45&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=cc7f18645065c93dad69eea81cab23f0&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXh0Y2VudHVyeWNpdGllcy5vcmcv" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Next Century Cities</a></strong> hosted a webinar '<strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4afec3f03dd4c3c568fa0b833ca455d43a2ca6f97644c6b8312646d4fe022511&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=21d614f68b8c068e8de58aae2142923b&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXh0Y2VudHVyeWNpdGllcy5vcmcvZXZlbnQvMS0yMy0yNC13ZWJpbmFyLWRpZ2l0YWwtZXF1aXR5LXBsYW5uaW5nLXBhc3QtcHJlc2VudC1hbmQtZnV0dXJlLw=" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Digital Equity Planning: Past, Present, and Future</a></strong>'. Tribes, states, and territories across the US are developing digital equity plans with funding from the $60 million <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=dcbdf63b90eec7ecc05ce0d1f6e9f33c56332593890c72c1c9af86dce3a5b067&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=19a8251eaecb0668e85326ac5689f915&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9icm9hZGJhbmR1c2EubnRpYS5kb2MuZ292L2Z1bmRpbmctcHJvZ3JhbXMvZGlnaXRhbC1lcXVpdHktYWN0LXByb2dyYW1zL3N0YXRlLWRpZ2l0YWwtZXF1aXR5LXBsYW5uaW5nLWdyYW50" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Digital Equity Planning Grant Program</a></strong>. Nearly every state has released their plan for comment and many have completed the public feedback process. National <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5ae20d25188c5396c34409d8c0262625775e8be3e1b1ebac2860546a9bf38a72&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=a48ce39d332117aac4166cfe74721679&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnJvYWRiYW5kaHViLm9yZy8" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Broadband Resource Hub</a></strong> experts highlight key takeaways from state digital equity plans, strategies for successful coalition-building, and how local leaders can prepare for forthcoming Digital Equity Capacity Building and Competitive Grant Programs.</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px">Today, <strong>Friday January 26 2024,</strong> at <strong>10:00 EST</strong> (15:00 UTC), an edited and captioned version of the webinar will be webcast by the <strong><a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9c4e5b820652bcb67edd56d1a2354f37feb3b9270a71740cd9659ae217067739&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=d6a13e8d60cb1c61505f0746f8ac2642&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9pc29jLWRjLm9yZy8" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">Internet Society US Washington DC Chapter.</a></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>SPEAKERS</strong><br>
<strong>Grace Tepper</strong>, Senior Writing Associate, Benton Institute for Broadband & Society<br>
<strong>Amy Huffman</strong>, Public Policy Director, NDIA<br>
<strong>Brian Donoghue</strong>, City of Boston<br>
<strong>Leah Mims</strong>, Broadband Grants Coordinator, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development</p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>NCC TEAM</strong><br>
<strong>Andy Stutzman</strong>, <strong>Brittany-Rae Gregory</strong>, <strong>Ryan Johnston</strong>, <strong>Corian Zacher</strong>, and <strong>Stacey Baxter</strong></p>
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<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>LIVESTREAM <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ad77622c2c53179e97a1d1853a019a24c734080df3ca4f9a0791ccb85151a82b&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=9922b1f8f7cdd60327cfbe70c9f6b3cf&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlc3RyZWFtLmNvbS9pbnRlcm5ldHNvY2lldHkvbmNjLWRpZ2l0YWxlcXVpdHk" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ncc-digitalequity</a> (captioned)</strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>TRANSCRIPT</strong> <a><b><span class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,113,23);text-decoration-line:underline;font-size:small"></span><font color="#38761d">https://bit.ly/498fcC7</font></b></a></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>TWITTER <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=87b160a7b93ae465f2166ecf00c6bc7d3e7a3dddd0b24a14269498d0f2c3b6b4&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=a85e9e87597da1cd69ec5ab359c7aecc&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9iaXQubHkvM0h1WmdPSg=" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">#DigitalEquity @NextCentCit</a> Grace Tepper @Benton_Inst @arhuffman78 @netinclusion @_donoghue @CityOfBoston Leah Mims @NTIAgov @TNECD #ACP #DigitalInclusion #BEAD</strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 24px;line-height:1.7;padding:0px"><strong>MASTODON <a href="http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d1e6974005ea0e38ca1d878ce86a89245a37fc527af46903fc3aa4a25e8067e2&blog_id=151329629&post_id=17269&user_id=2239291&subs_id=125336&signature=aed51cb213d7882849a72bcf944a58dd&email_name=new-post&user_email=joly@punkcast.com&encoded_url=aHR0cHM6Ly9tYXN0b2Rvbi5zb2NpYWwvdGFncy9EaWdpdGFsRXF1aXR5" style="color:rgb(0,113,23)" target="_blank">#DigitalEquity</a></strong></p>
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