E-State Agenda

The Snelling Center for Government

and

Champlain College

present

Fulfilling Vermont's e-State Potential

Building Community in a “Connected Age”

 

May 29, 2008

Champlain College, Burlington, VT

 
8:00-8:30
REGISTRATION, COFFEE
Hauke Conference Room
8:45-9:00
WELCOME
Alumni Auditorium
Champlain College President, Dave Finney
Snelling Center for Government President, Charlie Smith
Moderator Bill Romond of the Vermont Department of Education
9:00-9:30
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Alumni Auditorium
Lewis M. Feldstein, Co-Author (with Robert Putnam) of Better TogetherRestoring the American Community
9:40-10:45
STRATEGY DISCUSSION – Session I
Joyce Classrooms
Connections to community—past and present.
How is technology related to community in your life today?
10:45-11:00 BREAK
11:00-12:00
PANEL
Alumni Auditorium
Demonstrations of community + technology in action.
  • Michael Wood-Lewis, Front Porch Forum
  • Dov Stucker, Edmunds Middle School and Ken Reissig, Champlain College
  • Deborah Lisi-Baker, Vermont Council on Independent Living
12:00-12:45
LUNCH
Champlain College Cafeteria
1:00-2:25
STRATEGY DISCUSSION – Session II
Joyce Classrooms
Exploring the opportunities associated with becoming an e-state.
2:30-3:00
PLENARY
Alumni Auditorium
  • Emergent Media Center student technology demo
  • Strategy groups top opportunities and challenges
3:00-4:00
STRATEGY DISCUSSION – Session III
Joyce Classrooms
 Shaping Vermont’s e-Future
4:15-5:00
PLENARY ACTION INITIATIVES
Clarification of themes and action ideas.  Ongoing initiatives or groups identified.

 

 

 

 

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