Thank you to our sponsors, exhibitors, speakers and everyone who participated in
the 16th annual Oregon Connections Telecommunications Conference.
Mark Your Calendar!
The 17th annual Oregon Connections Telecommunications Conference
is scheduled for October 18 and 19, 2012 in Hood River. See you in the Gorge.
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The Oregon Connections Telecommunications Conference draws attendees from all regions of the state to share ideas, experiences and knowledge about telecommunications. The 2011 conference presenters and attendees explored the importance and value of broadband telecommunications adoption and utilization for business, government, education, healthcare, public safety, communities and individuals.
About the October 2011 Conference
| Theme: |
"Oregon Broadband: The Power of Adoption" |
| What: |
16th annual Oregon Connections Telecommunications Conference |
| When: |
Thursday and Friday, October 27 - 28, 2011 |
| Agenda/Presentations: |
See Conference Agenda and Conference Presentations |
| Where: |
Hood River Inn, Hood River, OR
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| Who: |
See who came to the 2011 conference!
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| 2011 Keynote Speaker |
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Lee Rainie |
Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project
Lee Rainie is the Director of the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project, a non-profit, non–partisan "fact tank" that studies the social impact of the internet. Since December 1999, the Washington D.C. research center has examined how people's internet use affects their families, communities, health care, education, civic and political life, and work places.
The Project has issued more than 240 reports based on its surveys that examine people's online activities and the internet’s role in their lives. All of its reports and datasets are available online for free at: www.pewinternet.org.
Lee is a co-author of Up for Grabs, Hopes and Fears, Ubiquity, Mobility, Security, and Challenges and Opportunities. All are based on Project surveys about the future of the internet. He is also writing a book entitled Networked: The new social operating system with sociologist Barry Wellman about the social impact of the internet and cell phones for MIT Press.
Prior to launching the Pew Internet Project, Lee was managing editor of
U.S. News & World Report. He is a graduate of Harvard University and has a
master's degree in political science from Long Island University.
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