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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