2009 Pacific Northwest Digital Inclusion Summit

Seattle, WA
January 27-28, 2009
Sponsored by One Economy Corporation
With the City of Seattle and Communities Connect Network
Event Press Release

Mayor Greg Nickels proclaims Digital Inclusion Day
Proclamation (PDF format)
Presented by Gary Gibson, Director of Electronic Communications in the Department of Information Technology, City of Seattle

Presenters and Materials

From Washington to Washington: A Roundtable on Digital Inclusion Policy and Broadband Adoption
Current Stimulus Ideas for Policy Brief (Word format)

Housing: Digital Inclusion for Tenants & Broadband Internet for Affordable Housing
Dave McConnell, One Economy

Housing Policy Presentation (PDF format)
Policy Changes to Facilitate Broader Technology Penetration (Word format)

Digital Inclusion: Context & Looking at Recent Data (PDF format)
Mike Crandall (University of Washington Information School) & David Keyes (City of Seattle Department of Information Technology Community Technology Program)

Digital Inclusion in Troubled Times
Keynote address by Rey Ramsey, CEO of One Economy Corporation

Digital Inclusion in Troubled Times Panel
Peg Griffels (NPower Seattle), moderator. Diana Dollar (Burrsst), Alaric Bien (Chinese Information and Service Center), Sammy Kuno (Reel Girls), Duncan Burgess (Worksource-South Seattle Community College), Liza Burrell (Youthcare), Chris Wolfe (Neighborhood House), Karen Manuel (TechReach Alliance Project), Ken Thompson (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)

Succeeding with Digital Inclusion in Rural Communities
Sonja Murray, One Economy Corporation, Betty Buckley, Communities Connect Network and Stone Soup, Karen Manuel, TechReach, Puget Sound Center for Teaching and Learning

One Economy Rural Broadband - SeattleRural (PDF format)

Web 2.0- What is it and How Do I Get Involved?
Rob Bole, One Economy Corporation's Media Division, David Forrester, NPower Seattle

Web 2.0 Presentation - Rob Bole (PDF format)
Web 2.0 Digital Inclusion - David Forrester (PDF format)

Creating Lasting Community Impact through Youth Programming
Leo Sosa, Youth Program Coordinator for One Economy Corporation, Chris Tugwell, Director of Technology at Metrocenter YMCA,  Lila Kitaeff, Technology Director for Reel Girls

Training action steps (Word doc)
Digital Connectors Powerpoint Presentation - Seattle Digital Inclusion (PDF)
Reel Grrls program sample

WIRED: The Leading Edge of Technology in Your Community
David Forrester ( NPower Seattle), and Derrick Hall (City of Seattle Department of Information Technology Community Technology Program)

Links Recommendations (Word doc)

Workforce and Technology Development
Sonya Murray (One Economy Corporation) and Beth Blanchard (Workforce Development Council )

Digital Inclusion at a Policy Level: Federal and Local Legislative Action
Clyde Edward (One Economy Corporation), David Keyes (City of Seattle Department of Information Technology), Betty Buckley (Communities Connect Network), and Phil Jones, Commissioner (Washington State Utility and Transportation Commission (WUTC)).