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Program

The event will include sessions on Education, Health Care, Rural Economic Activity, Rural Quality of Life and First/Last Mile Connectivity.

There is a downloadable version of the program below.

The full program is available as a printable word document below. Here is the day's full agenda:
 
 
Education – Chair Cathy King (Edmonton) (8:40 – 9:35 am)
Speakers / Topics
Rick Neidig, Northern Lakes College, Grouard, RADF – Alberta Rural Development Network
Vickie Derksen , Olds College / High School
Dave Hinger – (Lethbridge) - VCAlberta.ca
Jennifer Thomas & Duff Crerar – Grande PrairieRegionalCollege – University Transfer program
Gord Booth Grande Yellowhead Regional Division – K-12 perspectives (Edson)
 
Health care – Chair Brenda Poole (Strathmore) (9:45 – 10:40 am)
Speakers / Topics
 Chris Sarin – (Calgary)  First Nations Telehealth
Anita Puddicombe - Trials & Tribulations of Rural Telehealth (Westlock)
Joe Moreau – (Calgary) Remote radiology interpretation using the SuperNet
Gregor McWalter and Susan Anderson – (Edmonton) Provincial Patient Health Portal
Sandra McLay – (Killam) Stroke survivor - Telestroke project
 
Rural Economic Activity – Chair Darcy Ferguson (10:55 – 11:50) (Hanna)
Speakers / Topics
Mary Anne Barnett; Prairie House Kitchens (Hanna)
Roger Didychuk; I.W. Kuhn Environmental Ltd (Hanna)
Rosana Ramos, Farmer (Hanna)
ALMA Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency - Dr. Sandra Honour (Edmonton)
Ag Alberta project to determine successful SuperNet applications – Paul Gervais (Edmonton)
Interactive Municipal Websites - How to Leverage Community Involvement – David Lust (Edmonton)
 
Lunch – Communities without Boundaries – (11:50 am – 1:00 pm)
Broadband Stories + Open Mic – stories from the floor + Open opportunity for Press to join
 
Rural quality of life – Chair Jann Beeston (Hanna) (1:00 – 1:55 pm))
Speakers / Topics
Kevin Edwards - Clic sites (Three Hills)
Leslie Warren - Functioning projects (Vulcan)
Cathy King - Innovation Fund project (Edmonton)
Punch Jackson - Alberta Libraries’ interests in Broadband (Edmonton)
Perry Kinkaide - impact of rapid technological change (Edmonton)
  
First/last mile – Chair Craig Montgomerie (Hawaii) (2:05 – 3:15)
Panelists – Allan Bly- ViTel Consulting Inc, (Edmonton) Author of the ParklandCounty Study
     Stephanie Betts – (Edmonton) Perspective from AAMDC
     Ben Heide – BCC Hardware & gamer/entrepreneur (Vulcan)
     Jeremy Chorney – Telus (Edmonton)
     Michael Hocken(Edson) Bell Canada
     Graham Fletcher – The Internet Centre (Edmonton)
     Terry Ducherer – Paragon Computer Solutions/Netago Wireless 
Wrap-up from MC (3:15 - 3:30)

 

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