Our aim is to create a digital inclusion network for individuals and organizations, determine digital equity for Utah, and become a voice and bring awareness to community members that could become digital inclusion advocates and changemakers.
Utah Communities Connect Community Event
Utah Communities Connect invites you to come learn about Digital Inclusion efforts in Utah from the experts in Salt Lake City. There will be an informative discussion and the opportunity to engage with your peers over a light lunch.
Speakers will include Joy Pierce, PhD., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Humanities at the University of Utah, Associate Professor in the Department of Writing and Rhetoric Studies, affiliate in Latin American Studies, and author of Digital Fusion: A Society Beyond Blind Inclusion. Mayor J. Biskupski will present the Salt Lake City Digital Equity Plan and kick-off the activities.
The event is open to the public. Please register here.
Date and Time
Tue, November 6, 2018, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM MST
Venue
Google Fiber Space, 602 East 500 South #D101, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Agenda
11:00 Arrival and Check-in
11:15 Welcome and Introduction
11:20 Guest Speaker Dr. Joy Pierce
11:30 Digital Equity Plan Presentation by Mayor J. Biskupski
11:40 Q & A
12:00 Lunch, activities, and networking
*Please email Shauna Edson with any dietary concerns at sedson@slcpl.org