[1st-mile-nm] Fwd: FCC Tribal Training and Consultation Workshop -- August 2-4 (Keshena, WI)

[Richard Lowenberg]

Date: 2016-07-06 15:47
 From: Sayuri Rajapakse <Sayuri.Rajapakse at fcc.gov>

Greetings from the Office of Native Affairs and Policy, Federal
Communications Commission.

The FCC's Office of Native Affairs and Policy (ONAP), Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, announces that you should "save the date"
for an FCC Tribal Broadband, Telecom, and Broadcast Training and
Consultation Workshop in Keshena, Wisconsin, August 2-4, 2016. It will
be held at the Menominee Casino Resort (N277 Hwy. 47/55, P.O. Box 760,
Keshena, WI 54135 - 800-343-7778). This event is aimed at training and
assisting Tribal Nations in developing more robust broadband,
telecommunications, and broadcast infrastructure to serve Tribal
communities.

Tribal government leaders, Tribal IT managers, government and community
planners and managers, Tribal enterprise specialists, and
representatives of Tribal social service agencies, schools, and health
clinics are all persons who should consider attending this event.

This two-and-a-half day workshop will be hosted by the FCC's Office of
Native Affairs and Policy and include sessions on a broad range of
important FCC programs and policies that support the deployment of
communications infrastructures in Tribal communities. These
infrastructures support Tribal economic development, Tribal schools and
libraries, low-income families, and health care clinics, as well as
Tribal radio stations, public safety departments, and Tribal government
administration. The August 2nd half-day session will be an introduction
to communications technologies and terminology designed for Tribal
officials, Tribal government project managers and other Tribal
representatives new to telecommunications, broadband, and broadcast
media.

The FCC announces that the Universal Service Administrative Company
(USAC) E-rate Tribal Liaison will present a concurrent full-day training
on the Schools and Libraries Program (E-rate). This hands-on training is
intended to help Tribal schools and libraries participate effectively in
the E-rate program.

The FCC also announces that representatives from the U.S. Department of
Agriculture will present sessions on a broad range of grant programs
available to Tribal Nations.

In addition, the FCC's Native Learning Lab (Lab) will be open on site
throughout the event. The Lab is a computer-based mobile resource
designed to support the event's learning and consultation needs. The Lab
provides small group or individual hands-on training on FCC web-based
systems.

REGISTRATION IS FREE OF CHARGE.  To register, please send an email to
native at fcc.gov. For registration information, please contact Carolyn
Conyers, Policy Advisor in the FCC's Office of Native Affairs and
Policy: carolyn.conyers at fcc.gov or 202-418-2002.

For questions about the program, please contact me:
sayuri.rajapakse at fcc.gov or 202-418-2579.

Sayuri Rajapakse

Senior Legal Advisor

Office of Native Affairs and Policy

Federal Communications Commission

(202) 418-2579