BroadbandOhio Class
Click on the links below to view each week's meeting.
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Week 5 | Week 6 |
Week 7 | Week 8 |
Week 9 | Week 10 |
Community Accelerator Program 2023 Schedule and Syllabus
Orientation Week: Wednesday, August 16th | Orientation Meeting: Introductions, Broadband 101 |
Week 1: Wednesday, August 23rd | Vision Setting |
Week 2: Wednesday, August 30th | Community Communications - Speaker: David Kern, Defiance County Commissioner |
Labor Day Week | No Session |
Week 3: Wednesday, September 13th | Community Surveys - Speaker: Brian Butler, OSU Extension Learning and Organizational Development |
Week 4: Wednesday, September 20th | Mapping - Speaker: Christine Parker, Senior GIS Analyst with ILSR’s Community Broadband Networks Initiative |
Week 5: Wednesday, September 27th | Feasibility Studies - Speaker: Steve Kristan, Broadband Coordinator for the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments and Mark Ragozine - Eastgate Regional Conference of Governments |
Week 6: Wednesday, October 4th | Ownership & Partnership ModelsFederal & State Funding - Speakers: Peter Voderberg- Chief at BroadbandOhio and Teresa McCoy- OSU Extension Director of Learning and Organizational Development |
Columbus Day Week | No Session |
Week 7: Wednesday, October 18th | Ownership & Partnership Models - Speakers: OARNet, https://www.oar.net/
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Week 8: Wednesday, October 25th | Local Funding - Speaker: Jay Bennett, contracted with Ohio’s Governor’s Office of Appalachia and Owner, Jay Bennett & Associates |
Week 9: Wednesday, November 1st | Community Presentations |
Week 10: Wednesday, November 8th | Final Week; One on One Technical Assistance with BroadbandOhio |
BroadbandOhio Class Resources
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Week 2:
- Accelerate Guide to Interviewing Broadband Providers
- Accelerate Communicating to Achieve Your Community Broadband Vision Worksheet
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