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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Connecting Our Futures: Portland Broadband Strategy Planning kickoff</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2011-01-28T10:00:00" datetime="2011-01-28T10:00:00">Friday, January 28, 2011 from 10am</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2011-01-28T12:00:00" datetime="2011-01-28T12:00:00">noon</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202390492'><span class='fn org p-name'>City Hall</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">1221 SW 4th Avenue</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">Oregon</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97204</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">US</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=1221%20SW%204th%20Avenue,%20Portland%20Oregon%2097204%20US'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies and everyone go!</p> <p>The City Council is bringing together the community partners, businesses, activists, experts and multiple City Bureaus to work on the Portland Broadband Strategic Plan.</p> <p>The “Connecting Our Future” kick-off event will feature national and local presenters, including two nationally known speakers, Anthony Townsend of The Institute for the Future (<a href="http://www.iftf.org">www.iftf.org</a>) and Joanne Hovis, CEO Columbia Telecommunications Corp. Locally, Steven Bass, CEO Oregon Public Broadcasting and Lew Frederick, Oregon State Representative will also be amongst the presenters.</p> <p>The plan is sponsored by Commissioner Amanda Fritz, who stresses that the Council and the City must develop a broadband communications infrastructure as well as connectivity strategies to increase business vitality and job creation, enhance government services, promote sustainability, transportation, health care and regulatory policies; and to improve accessibility and responsiveness of government to citizens through connectivity.</p> <p>Quite a mouthful, but come at 10 am for a brief coffee mingle to engage your fellow constituents, representatives and thought leaders for some plain talk.</p> <p>For complete information, including the full kick off agenda and plan charter see PortlandonLine, the Office of Cable Management</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="http://www.portlandonline.com/cable/index.cfm?c=54013">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>