Agenda at a Glance
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Day 1 - Wednesday, October 2
| Time | Location | Session |
| 12:00PM - 1:00PM | Salon 2 | Insights Track Lunch *Add on |
| 1:00PM - 4:00PM | Salon 1 | Anchors Rock Showcase |
| 1:00PM - 3:45PM | Salon 2 | Insights Track |
| 1:00PM - 2:15PM | Salon 5 | Pre-Conference Workshop: Insights and Requirements to Apply for the FCC's Cybersecurity Pilot Program *Add on |
| 2:45PM - 4:00PM | Salon 5 | Pre-Conference Workshop: Preparing for the FCC's Hotspot Lending Initiative at Your School or Library *Add on |
| 4:00PM - 4:15PM | Foyer | Networking Break |
| 4:15PM - 5:00PM | Salons 3-4 | Women in Telecom Plenary Session |
| 5:00PM - 5:45PM | Salons 5-6 | Speed Networking |
| 5:45PM - 7:00PM | Foyer | Women in Telecom Networking Reception |
| 7:00PM - 9:00PM | Various Locations | Insights Track Dine Around *Add on |
Day 2 - Thursday, October 3
| Time | Location | Session |
| 8:15AM - 8:45AM | Foyer | Breakfast |
| 8:45AM - 9:30AM | Salons 3-4 | Cindy Hohl Plenary Session |
| 9:30AM - 9:45AM | Foyer | Networking Break |
| 9:45AM - 11:00AM | Salon 1 | E-rate Fiber Success Stories |
| 9:45AM - 11:00AM | Salon 2 | How will States use BEAD funding to maximize connectivity for all? |
| 9:45AM - 11:00AM | Salon 5 | Indigenizing the Internet and how to bring broadband to tribal communities |
| 9:45AM - 12:15PM | Salon 6 | Rural Health Care Workshop: USAC Listening Session and "After We Flip the Switch: RHC Funding to Support Growing Networks" |
| 11:00AM - 11:15AM | Foyer | Networking Break |
| 11:15AM - 12:15PM | Salon 1 | The Future is Universal: Inclusive Changes to E-rate |
| 11:15AM - 12:15PM | Salon 2 | Empowering Communities: Unpacking the Digital Equity Act Grant Programs |
| 11:15AM - 12:15PM | Salon 5 | Wireless Success Stories and the Technology Driving Them |
| 12:15PM - 1:00PM | Salons 3-4 | Lunch |
| 1:00PM - 1:30PM | Salons 3-4 | Commissioner Anna Gomez Plenary Session |
| 1:30PM - 1:45PM | Foyer | Networking Break |
| 1:45PM - 2:45PM | Salon 1 | Open Access Broadband Networks: Are they the Future? |
| 1:45PM - 2:45PM | Salon 2 | Success Stories from the Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program |
| 1:45PM - 2:45PM | Salon 5 | Cybersecurity for Healthcare Networks and Opportunities for Positive Impact |
| 1:45PM - 4:00PM | Salon 6 | E-Rate Workshop: USAC Listening Session and "Enhancing the E-rate Program: Collaborative Insights and Recommendations for the Next Budget Cycle." |
| 2:45PM - 3:00PM | Foyer | Networking Break |
| 3:00PM - 4:00PM | Salon 1 | Understanding and Navigating Audits for Rural Health Care and E-rate Participants |
| 3:00PM - 4:00PM | Salon 2 | Leading the Charge: Countywide Innovative and Equity Best Practices for Digital Inclusion |
| 3:00PM - 4:00PM | Salon 5 | Reaching the Unserved: Leveraging Partnerships for Statewide Broadband Expansion |
| 4:00PM - 4:15PM | Foyer | Networking Break |
| 4:15PM - 5:00PM | Salons 3-4 | Member Meeting (Members Only) |
| 5:00PM - 6:30PM | Skyview | Anchors Rock Reception Sponsored by Zayo |
| 6:30PM - 8:30PM | Alexandria Room | SHLB Board Dinner (Invite Only) |
Day 3 - Friday, October 4
| Time | Location | Session |
| 8:00AM - 8:30AM | Foyer | Breakfast |
| 8:30AM - 9:15AM | Salons 3-4 | Dr. Nicol Turner Lee Plenary Session |
| 9:15AM - 9:30AM | Foyer | Networking Break |
| 9:30AM - 10:45AM | Salon 1 | Next Gen Firewalls and Beyond: What Do Schools and Libraries Need to Protect Their Networks? |
| 9:30AM - 10:45AM | Salon 2 | Connecting Communities: How Black Church Leaders Are Driving Digital Equity |
| 9:30AM - 10:45AM | Salon 5 | Research & Education Networks: Your Partners in State and Local Infrastructure and Digital Equity Projects |
| 9:30AM - 10:45AM | Salon 6 | Judicial Jiu-jitsu - Update on Federal Broadband Litigation |
| 10:45AM - 11:00AM | Foyer | Networking Break |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Salon 1 | The Future of the USF: Round 3 |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Salon 2 | Breaking Barriers: Championing Digital Equity for Black Women and Women of Color |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Salon 5 | Innovative Rural Anchors: A Texas Roundtable on Community-Minded Broadband |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Salon 6 | AI for education - Exploring research, trends, and resources on the use of AI in education |
| 12:00PM - 1:45PM | Salons 3-4 | Lunch and Joey Wender Plenary |
| 1:45PM - 3:30PM | Salon 2 | Reimagining Connectivity Workshop: Establishing Key Principles to Guide Universal Service Fund Reform (Members Only) |
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