BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Fiber Broadband Association - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Fiber Broadband Association X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://fiberbroadband.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Fiber Broadband Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230503T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230503T103000 DTSTAMP:20230427T183610Z CREATED:20230427T183610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230427T183610Z UID:10000033-1683108000-1683109800@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB Week 18 - Fiber Connect 2023 - Let the Disruption Begin! DESCRIPTION:Fiber Connect 2023 is all about disruption and the role fiber broadband plays in enabling markets\, companies\, and communities to evolve\, create and alter market dynamics in new and exciting ways. This year\, we’ve added six Operator Light Talks where leading network operators will detail how their networks allow customers to shift market paradigms\, create opportunity\, and underpin customer experience. During The State Broadband Summit\, attendees will hear firsthand from broadband officers\, state legislators\, and county commissioners about their plans to leverage NTIA Bead funds to close the digital divide. \nWebinar Presenters: \nJoseph “JJ” Jones\, President\, On Trac\, Inc. and FBA Board Chair\nRich Williams\, Program Director\, Fiber Connect Conference \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-18-fiber-connect-2023-let-the-disruption-begin/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Website-Asset-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230426T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230426T103000 DTSTAMP:20230421T132435Z CREATED:20230421T132435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230421T132435Z UID:10000030-1682503200-1682505000@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB Week 17 - Fiber – A Climate Hero? DESCRIPTION:In this Fiber for Breakfast\, hear from John Schulz\, Director of Sustainability Integration\, about how AT&T’s plans for fiber expansion can open doors to solutions that help transform how we live and work and how that can help reduce the emissions that contribute to climate change. \nWebinar Guest \nJohn Schulz is Director of Sustainability Integration at AT&T. In this role\, John works with customers\, technology collaborators\, AT&T Business\, and leading independent third parties to identify how AT&T connectivity can help address climate change. John began his AT&T career in the Corporate Real Estate group and migrated into leadership roles with the Energy and Corporate Sustainability organizations. \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-17-fiber-a-climate-hero/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Website-Asset-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230419T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230419T103000 DTSTAMP:20230412T174130Z CREATED:20230412T174130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T174130Z UID:10000026-1681898400-1681900200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB Week 16 - Unlicensed Wireless: Suitable for Closing the Digital Divide? DESCRIPTION:While fiber is the undisputed king of broadband technologies\, fixed wireless is a valuable tool in the toolbox of connectivity options. However not all wireless is created equal – and there is a stark difference between the use cases for licensed and unlicensed wireless spectrum. In a recent white paper commissioned by FBA\, Larry Thompson\, PE\, CEO of Vantage Point Solutions\, argues that the limitations of unlicensed wireless are too great to be worthy of investment from public funds such as BEAD. Join us for a lively discussion about the arguments made in the white paper\, as well as other technology considerations important for the national discussion on broadband funding investments. \nWebinar Guest: \n\nLarry Thompson\, PE\, Chief Executive Officer\, Vantage Point Solutions\n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-16-unlicensed-wireless-suitable-for-closing-the-digital-divide/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Website-Asset-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230412T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230412T103000 DTSTAMP:20230407T221411Z CREATED:20230407T221411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T221411Z UID:10000023-1681293600-1681295400@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB Week 15 - Communities Thrive with Fiber Broadband DESCRIPTION:The Fiber Broadband Association has embarked on new research that looks into the economic impact fiber has in a community. Join us on Fiber for Breakfast and see how fiber to the home has impacted a community in Westfield\, Massachusetts\, and why fiber was brought to the community\, the challenges\, timeline\, and benefits since deployment. This session will also examine ways fiber is helping to enable new migration trends to more rural areas and improving personal productivity and proving economic value to the community. \nWebinar Guest: \n\nMary Jander\, Sr. Analyst and Editor\, Futuriom\nDeborah Kish\, Vice President of Research and Workforce Development\, Fiber Broadband Association\n\n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-15-communities-thrive-with-fiber-broadband/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Website-Asset-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230405T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230405T103000 DTSTAMP:20230403T235835Z CREATED:20230403T235835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T235835Z UID:10000020-1680688800-1680690600@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB Week 14 - Internet for All: Addressing the Digital Equity Gap in the U.S. DESCRIPTION:The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has three grant programs funded by the bipartisan infrastructure law. Join us for Fiber for Breakfast as Angela Thi Bennett\, Digital Equity Director at NTIA\, breaks down the details of the Digital Equity Act\, which provided $2.75 billion to establish these grant programs that promote digital equity and inclusion\, and why this work is so important and who are most impacted. Angela will also discuss tribal broadband and highlight a request for comment opportunity in the Digital Equity RFC. \nResources: \nDigital Equity Act Info Sheet \nInternet for All Map (with State Broadband Office and NTIA contact information as well as BEAD program status and progress) \nWebinar Guest \nAngela Thi Bennett\, Digital Equity Director\, NTIA \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-14-internet-for-all-addressing-the-digital-equity-gap-in-the-u-s/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Website-Asset-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230329T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230329T223000 DTSTAMP:20230323T193450Z CREATED:20230323T193450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230323T193450Z UID:10000011-1680084000-1680129000@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB Week 13 - Electric Cooperative Broadband - Why Make Ready Matters DESCRIPTION:As states prepare for BEAD allocations and USDA finalizes the next ReConnect rounds\, our nation’s Electric Cooperatives continue to analyze their futures in the Broadband arena. Electric Cooperatives will have a crossroads between actively providing services or playing a more supporting role in their communities\, with one common theme\, Make Ready. \nMake Ready involves the effort and funding needed to utilize existing power poles to support added infrastructure to deploy broadband and can make or break a fiber broadband deployment plan. \nWebinar Guest: \n\nRyan Kudera\, Senior Consultant\, Finley Engineering\n\nRyan joined Finley Engineering in 2022 in the Lamar\, Missouri office. Before accepting his position at Finley\, Ryan served as the Broadband Director for the State of Wyoming. Ryan has served many roles in the Telecom\, Broadband\, and Energy sectors during his 25-year career with positions including Field Operations\, Instruction\, Economic Development\, Regulation\, and Finance\, with a continued focus on Rural Broadband in the Rocky Mountain West. \n \n \n Click Here to Register URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-13-electric-cooperative-broadband-why-make-ready-matters/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Website-Asset-8.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR