NORTHERN CALIFORNIA — The North State Planning and Development Collective at California State University, Chico, along with the Northeastern and Upstate California Connect Broadband Consortia, will hold its seventh annual Virtual Broadband Summit next month.

The event will take place on Thursday, Aug. 28, from 9 to 11 a.m.

Registration is free and is now open through Eventbrite.com.

The event brings together regional and state leaders in broadband for a morning dedicated to the current broadband programs and initiatives underway in the California North State region.  

“Broadband is critical to the way we all live, do business and learn,” said Jason Schwenkler, executive director for the collective and manager of the Upstate and Northeastern California Connect Broadband Consortia. “This annual event allows us the opportunity to inform the region about current broadband policy, infrastructure developments and more affecting the North State region.

The agenda includes: 

• Welcome and update from Jason Schwenkler.
• Legislation and Policy Update by Sunne Wright-McPeak, President and CEO, California Emerging Technology Fund, or CETF. 
• Broadband for All Update by Scott Adams, deputy director of broadband and digital literacy, California Department of Technology and an update from Mark Monroe, deputy director of California's Middle-Mile Initiative, California Department of Technology.
• Update from Maria Ellis, deputy director of broadband, California Public Utilities Commission
 
To register, search “7th Annual Virtual Broadband Summit” on Eventbrite.com.

For additional information about the event agenda or registration, contact Sabrina Oregel, outreach coordinator, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..