Because every American
should have access
to broadband Internet.

The Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations that aim to ensure every American, regardless of race, income or geography, has access to the critical tool that is broadband Internet. The IIA seeks to promote public policies that support equal opportunity for universal broadband availability and adoption so that everyone, everywhere can seize the benefits of the Internet - from education to health care, employment to community building, civic engagement and beyond.

Activities

IIA Broadband Symposiums

Broadband Symposium Fall 2008: National Strategy

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Internet Innovation Alliance presents The National Broadband Strategy Symposium
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 8:30 a.m.(event is concluded)
National Press Club, First Amendment Lounge

The Symposium covers:

  • Examine how our nation can use broadband to confront some of the challenges facing the next Administration and Congress
  • Discuss the role that broadband can play in meeting national priorities
  • Address critical issues such as digital literacy, affordability and access, broadband quality, and government’s role
  • Featured speakers:

  • Hon. Paul J. Cosgrave , Commissioner, Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, City of New York
  • Paul Dickinson , CEO, Carbon Disclosure Project
  • Randy Hickman , Iraq War Veteran
  • Kathy Johnson, Alabama Broadband Initiative Director
  • Dr. Mike Jude, Research Analyst, Nemertes Research
  • Dr. Elaine Kamarck, Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
  • David McClure, President, United States Internet Industry Association
  • Susan Patrick, President, North American Council for Online Learning
  • Rey Ramsey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, One Economy Corporation
  • Dr. Jay Sanders, President & CEO, The Global Telemedicine Group, Professor of Medicine (Adjunct) at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine