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<P>Great to hear from. We would love to have you join us, and share the State's broadband infrastructure plans. If you can get the word out to other people, that would be great. Attached is a copy of our flyer announcing the workshop.</P>
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<P>Gus<BR></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; COLOR: #3366ff">TELECOMMUNICATION NEEDS – RIO ARRIBA, TAOS, SANTA FE, AND LOS ALAMOS COUNTIES</SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">As you may be aware, the Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI) is working with community leaders and local citizens to develop and implement an effective strategy for short and long-term needs in telecommunications infrastructure. Every community has special needs to upgrade their telecommunications systems in order to meet the growth of their community.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><B><U><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">I would like to invite you to attend a workshop at the College of Santa Fe on </SPAN></U></B><B><U><SPAN style="COLOR: red; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Tuesday July 1st, 2008 between 9:00 am and 12:00 noon</SPAN></U></B><B><U><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"> to help us develop a plan on Telecommunication priorities.</SPAN></U></B><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"> The meeting will be held at the offices of North Central Economic Development District. Your attendance is critical if we are to create a plan that includes your specific needs. The plan will focus on the needs of the counties of Taos, Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, and Santa Fe (and all of the communities and Pueblos within those counties). As with all of the work done by REDI, the
outcomes will be presented to the regional stakeholders who have commissioned it - our local units of government.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Please mark your calendars and see if you can rearrange your schedule and join us for this important meeting. In order to avoid duplication of any previous work you have been involved in, we will first start off by reviewing existing plans, or plans that are currently underway. Feel free to bring copies of any plans you have been working on, and be prepared to discuss those plans.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Attached is a copy of the agenda for our first meeting. The agenda includes directions to the NCNMEDD offices and a phone number in the event you have difficulty finding the place.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Please join us.</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Gustavo “Gus” Cordova </SPAN></P>
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<P><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 6/26/08, Richard Lowenberg <I><rl@1st-mile.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></P>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Richard Lowenberg <rl@1st-mile.com><BR>Subject: State Broadband Infrastructure<BR>To: cordovamgmtsvcs@yahoo.com<BR>Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008, 8:36 PM<BR><BR><PRE>Gus Cordova,
Hello. I attended a REDI meeting in Espanola today, and heard that you
will be facilitating a regional telecom. infrastructure meeting next Tues.,
July 1 at the SFCC. I would like to attend. I tried contacting you via
email and phone in the recent past, with no response. I direct the 1st-Mile
Institute, and its NM 'broadband to all' initiative, which includes a
listserve
that many of the states broadband decisionmakers and interested parties
subscribe to and communicate on. I have also, in coordination with Tom Bowles
and other State agency heads, just submitted a proposal and recommendations to
the Governor, for a "New Mexico Integrated Strategic Broadband
Initiative".
No telling how it will turn out, but as you know, this is an area that needs
focused attention and support. Please respond, and let me know if you'd
like
me to post an announcement of next weeks meeting on the 1st-Mile list, so that
more people may attend. I look forward to hearing from you, and to meeting.
Richard
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Richard Lowenberg
1st-Mile Institute
P.O. Box 8001, Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-989-9110; 505-603-5200 cell
rl@1st-mile.com www.1st-mile.com
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