<div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><h1 style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:1.953em;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;line-height:1.1;color:rgb(1,19,69);border-top:0px;border-bottom:3px solid rgb(1,19,69);padding-bottom:2px">Internet Inclusion: Global Connect Stakeholders Advancing Solutions — Washington, D.C.</h1><div style="box-sizing:border-box"><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px">On 5-6 October, IEEE will hold Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions in Washington, D.C., USA. Like its predecessor event in April,<a href="http://internetinitiative.ieee.org/events/conferences/global-connect-stakeholders-advancing-solutions" style="box-sizing:border-box;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,122,183);text-decoration:none">Global Connect Stakeholders: Advancing Solutions,</a> this multi-stakeholder workshop will discuss network technical, regulation and build-out acceleration options for connecting the next billion, with a focus on exploration of associated challenges and real-world solutions.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px">The program offers a blend of interactive and dynamic workshops and panels, lightning talks on the status of broadband plans and internet/digital inclusion plans, and regional roundtables. In an entrepreneurial and collaborative spirit, Internet Inclusion: Advancing Solutions will focus on innovative technical options and solutions for addressing the infrastructure challenges of providing internet access to under-developed and under-served communities and regions, with a focus on accelerating roll out. There will also be a welcoming reception on 5 October.</p><p style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:"helvetica neue",helvetica,verdana,arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px"><font color="#333333" face="helvetica neue, helvetica, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px"><a href="https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live_event/ieee-iias-live">https://ieeetv.ieee.org/live_event/ieee-iias-live</a></span></font><br></p></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><a href="http://internetinitiative.ieee.org/events/conferences/internet-inclusion-advancing-solutions-washington-d-c">http://internetinitiative.ieee.org/events/conferences/internet-inclusion-advancing-solutions-washington-d-c</a><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Glenn McKnight<br><a href="mailto:mcknight.glenn@gmail.com" target="_blank">mcknight.glenn@gmail.com</a><br>skype  gmcknight<br>twitter gmcknight<br>.</div></div></div>
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