Artwork by Sergio Sanchez Santamaria
Community Learning Network ~ New Mexico TechWorks
and the Internet Society New Mexico Chapter
were co-organizers and co-hosts of the
Internet Society’s Indigenous Connectivity Summit
held Nov. 6–9, 2017,
at Hotel Santa Fe, in Santa Fe, NM.
Over 150 registrants attended the free (live-streamed) program,
from the far reaches of Arctic Canada, Alaska, the U.S. Southwest, Oaxaca and Argentina, plus Africa and beyond, gathering to shed light on digital divides and to explore issues and themes around community networking and sustainability, over four days of workshops, panels, presentations, storytelling and open discussions.
The Indigenous Connectivity Summit was an initiative of
the Internet Society (ISOC),
Community Learning Network ~ New Mexico TechWorks,
the Internet Society New Mexico Chapter,
1st-Mile Institute, and the First Mile Connectivity Consortium.
The event was sponsored by Google, ARIN, ICANN, and REDINet.
You can visit the ISOC web site, for program information and agenda details,
plus streaming video links and more: Go Here
Links
Internet Society
Community Learning Network ~ New Mexico TechWorks
Internet Society New Mexico Chapter
1st-mile institute
First Mile, CA
Video Clips
Special thanks to the 1st-Mile institute and videographer R.J.Ward
for the following collection of short video clips of interviews
with some of the attendees:
http://www.1st-mile.org/indigenous-connectivity-summit.html
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