CONNECT NEW MEXICO

New Mexico ​Office of Broadband Access & Expansion

​Regional Broadband Meeting

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Regional Meeting Agenda
Region 5 - Southwest


Attendees: Local Governments, Non Profits, Residents
Check in (8:30 - 9 am)



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Opening General Session (9:00 – 10:00 am)
  • Introductions
  • Agenda and Logistics
  • Goals: long-term relationships and collaboration to support improvement in local Broadband and Digital Equity​. Gather input for development of Broadband and Digital Equity Plans.: Share tools including Stakeholder Inventory, Program Asset Inventory, Infrastructure Asset Inventory, Broadband Survey.
  • Regional Stories
  • BEAD Plan and DE Plan Overview

Working Sessions (10:15 – 12:00 noon)

BEAD - Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment -  Infrastructure
  • Current state of Broadband in the Region
  • Challenges and opportunities for expansion
  • Asset Inventory

Digital Equity
  • Barriers to broadband adoption
  • Strategies for increasing adoption and use
  • Program Asset Inventory

Funding and Partnerships Opportunities
  •  Available funding sources 
  • Best practices for partnerships
  • Stakeholder Inventory

Next Steps
  • Feedback and next steps
  • Statewide Convening
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Lunch:  Enjoy community options and local food trucks


OPTIONAL Afternoon Workshops (1:30 - 3 pm)
e Ready for BEAD Afternoon workshops are subject to change and may vary by region

Be Broadband Ready Workshop
  • Be Ready for BEAD
  • Identifying county-specific needs
  • Developing county-specific plans
  • Technical assistance and capacity building
  • Technical assistance and capacity building
  • Step by step specific actions to be taken
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Hands on Mapping for GIS and IT professionals
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Empower your Family, Connect to Broadband. How to Form Grassroots Action Teams -
​hosted by the Health Action New Mexico team

Jobs of the Future in Broadband.- A Community Exploration

Open Office Hours (12 noon - 3:30 pm)
  • ​Federal and State Officials 
  •  Industry Leaders 
  • Community Representatives

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