The Department of Commerce's National
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and
the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS)
held the first series of public workshops connected to the
application process for $4 billion in broadband grants and
loans under the Recovery Act. NTIA and RUS gave extensive
consideration to the workshop locations: they selected
locations representative of rural and urban needs, as well
as a diversity of regions, populations, topographies and
city/metropolitan-area sizes. They also considered the
travel needs of attendees.
Workshops included an overview of BTOP-BIP, a review of the
application process for NTIA
and RUS grants and loans and remarks from notable public
officials. The workshops were free and open to the general
public. A .pdf file listing all registrants for each public
event is available below.
Washington, DC
area
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
National Harbor, MD
July 7, 2009 -
Registrant list
Boston,
MA area
Hilton Boston/Dedham
Dedham, MA
July 8, 2009 -
Registrant list
Charleston,
WV
Holiday Inn Charleston House
July 10, 2009 -
Registrant list
Birmingham,
AL
Sheraton Birmingham
Hotel
July 14, 2009 - Registrant list
Memphis, TN
Holiday Inn Hotel
University of Memphis
July 15, 2009 -
Registrant list
Lonoke, AR
Arkansas Rural Water
Association/Dale
Bumpers Training Facility
July 16, 2009 -
Registrant list
Billings, MT
Holiday Inn Grand
Montana
July 17, 2009 -
Registrant list
Twin Cities, MN
area
Crowne Plaza St. Paul - Riverfront
July 21, 2009 -
Registrant list
Albuquerque, NM
Marriott Albuquerque Pyramid North
July 23, 2009 -
Registrant list
Los Angeles, CA
Omni Los Angeles Hotel
at California Plaza
July 24, 2009 -
Registrant list
