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Strut Your Stuff TourBlandin Broadband Communities
Mille Lacs County
Connect
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Agenda
• Networking, informal discussion and refreshments
• Welcome, introductions and check-in by local hosts/attendees
• Where would you like to see Mille Lacs County go with technology & broadband?
• Meeting purpose~Bernadine
• Community presentation
• Blandin response
• The future
• Adjourn
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• Who was involved?
• What were findings of the planning process?
• What activities and projects were implemented?
Community Planning
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Planning Outcomes
Round 1Need for basic computer & technology education for residents and businesses
Expand broadband access using different technologies – such as WIFI
Need to create community portal
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• Wi-Fi on activity busses
• Wide variety of opportunities
• Planning and implementation of classes
• Open Access – Wi-Fi
• Broadband discussion happening
• Monthly Meetings
• Broadband Facebook Page
• Positive Attitude for Change
• PCs for People
• Innovation is now happening
What is working?Oct. 2103 Community Meet-
ing
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Planning Outcomes
Round 2
Expand Wi-Fi on Busses Need to better identify dead zones Need for telecommuter / computer cen-
ter Need to better involve providers for long
term
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• Computer Center
• Wi-Fi Hot Spots
• Computer Classes
• Business Social Media Classes
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Activities/Projects 2
• Community Portal / County Website
• Interactive Web Meetings
• Wi-Fi on Busses
• Computer Distribution
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• If we knew then what we know now...
• How could the Blandin team have been more helpful.
• What community-wide impacts are you observing or expecting?