
24:36
Ben Farmer, Upper Coastal Plain COG (Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, N

24:41
United Way of Lincoln County

24:44
Deirdre Greene, HUBZone Tech Initiative

24:45
Madalyn Gaito, Connect McDowell

24:45
Northampton, Wilson

24:46
Becca Scott, Southwestern Commission COG

24:52
Phil Trew, HCCOG

24:53
Stephen Barrington, Sampson County Economic Development

24:54
Lory Mills, Blue Cross NC, Hillsborough

24:56
Julie Datres, CT Office of State Broadband. New to this practice area - here to observe and learn! Thank you.

24:57
Dana Draa Charlotte, NC Metrolina Association for the Blind

24:57
William Crumpler, KC Digital Drive

25:01
James Ayers, Foothills Regional Commission

25:10
Genise Smith-Watkins, Government Affairs Director, NC Realtors

25:12
Mackenzie Wicker, Foothills Regional Commission

25:14
Jocelyn Romina Santillan-NC Farmworker Health Program ORH

25:16
Drew Plettner High Country COG

25:17
Taylor Dellinger, Western Piedmont COG

25:18
Joyce Holloway, Alliance for Greater Eastern North Carolina, Greenville, NC

25:18
Jessica Burnham, Beaufort Hyde Partnership for Children

25:20
Dennis Peay, Kinston, NC. Pastor of Westminster United Methodist Church and former IT guy who still geeks out with digital communications.

25:39
Rev. Roland Whitley Community Technical Assistance, Inc, roland@cta-us.com

25:53
PS - I don't have a region but chose one because I had to to register! :-)

26:04
Bahekelwa Imatha, St. Paul and Wesley Chapel UMC, Reidsville, NC

26:15
Ben Willis - WPCOG

26:47
More about BAND-NC here: https://iei.ncsu.edu/band-nc/

27:10
Vivian B Saunders, CEO/Founder Bertie County Hive House. The Lewiston Woodville Educational Vitality Center.

28:35
Merald Holloway, NC 100 CEO/MDC Rural Forward Partnership Manager (Rockingham County)

29:24
I see several grantees in the meeting! Thanks for being with us today.

32:32
Will we have access to this webinar? Taking notes is very extensive.

32:51
@Roland-we are recording this and can share notes

36:39
My internet needs therapy all of the time. :-)

36:45
I'm interested in how digital equity and digital inclusion are considering the needs of individuals with disabilities. I don't hear lots of talk about it. It's especially important for individuals with vision loss. Accessibility could be mentioned in the parts of inclusion.

37:01
funny, i thought it might be my internet :)

42:32
Check out the template on NC DIT’s website: https://www.ncbroadband.gov/assistance/digital-inclusion-template-guide

44:14
Can you resend that doc? Thank you

44:23
Check out the template on NC DIT’s website: https://www.ncbroadband.gov/assistance/digital-inclusion-template-guide

46:46
Where are we in becoming the first state to have all counties having a digital equity plan?

47:40
I found a "developing vision and mission statement" worksheet through a Google search, which I plan to use when we get to that point in our digital inclusion plan.

49:14
14 counties with completed plans, another 4 in process, and launching another 15 coming soon

49:38
Do these plans include higher ed?

49:55
@Deirdre-please share those resources for others if you find them helpful

50:10
What is the purpose of the broadband survey and is it important in developing a digital inclusion plan?

50:44
@deirdre - or just drop a link to that worksheet in the chat.

53:08
is there a list of counties who have completed/are in the process their digital equity plans?

53:48
Hi, how often is the data we might use as a base, updated?

54:19
One of the five points of Digital Inclusion was “Quality Tech Support” Who beyond the individual consumer/subscriber holds service providers accountable for quality support? Local individuals have a small voice against telecommunication giants.

55:24
@Joyce, the NC Broadband Survey data can be helpful when describing broadband needs in a grant application. Especially if you are working with counties that have a high level of response https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/4096f70b64474e85a6646969902e514d

55:38
Dana Draa ddraa@mabnc.org

56:00
file:///home/chronos/u-1b7fdd430239d4f085143f40de3fc367dcd68cec/MyFiles/Downloads/Creating_Mission_and_Vision_Statements_Worksheet.pdf

56:50
We can ensure that every meeting participant gets that link when it is available.

58:30
I look forward to connecting.

58:31
I also sent the vision/mission statement pdf to Maggie's email to be shared with participants if deemed useful

01:02:04
I'm sorry I have to drop off. Please contact me if you need to. Thanks!

01:02:22
eastern region, Vance County for me

01:03:06
Can someone share the contact for Maggie since I am new to the group?

01:03:28
mjwoods2@ncsu.edu

01:04:57
If you find you’re in the wrong room, just come back to the main room and I’ll reassign you!

01:37:26
Western Region collaboration - Marc@wncbroadband.org

01:40:52
Just teasing---mad love for #WNC

01:43:38
Digital equity ambassadors

01:44:03
Much of this is linked with the My Future NC 2030 initiative. In this day, access is vital to economic and workforce development.

01:45:09
Several counties have been willing to share their completed Digital Inclusion Plans with us and that has been very helpful.

01:48:53
Register for the March 2nd Digital Inclusion workshop here: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qcO6prjoiHNBYcIuvCbMXRbxISmSRSp22

01:49:06
I'd love to share Rockingham County's Plan if that is helpful for any of you. merald@nc-100.org

01:49:21
Upcoming ARPA workshop: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYkde2qrjwrEtVBVSMqp9mpa-GPkUu8IaRF

01:49:59
Merald, Please send me your plan.... rubin.richard@gmail.com thanks

01:50:16
WNC Broadband Group to join on LinkedIn - LinkedIn.com/groups/12624466

01:50:21
You can register below using the discount code Scholar22 at checkout. You'll have to submit your credit card information and then continue onto the following page to put in the Scholar22 code which will zero-out the amount:

01:50:23
https://commerce.cashnet.com/cashneti/static/storefront/IEI/catalog

01:50:34
Merald Please share your plan with me as well at vdesai1@baltimorecountymd.gov

01:51:08
mjwoods2@ncsu.edu