Conferences and Regional Workshops

During the course of the e-Vermont project, three regional workshops and two statewide conferences provided an opportunity to share lessons learned, best practices, and new ideas.

Below are some of the highlights from these events.

• Report from the final e-Vermont conference on Vermont's Digital Future (May 8th, 2012) - see also the agenda for an overview of tracks and discussion groups from the day.
• Keynote address for the conference on Vermont's Digital Future by Nicco Mele on the power of small groups, individuals and communities in the digital age.
• News coverage of the conference on Citizen Leadership in a Connected Age (May 21st, 2011) from Vermont Public Radio and Vermont Digger.
• Opening presentations by Matt Dunne (Google) and Karen Marshall (ConnectVT) at the conference on Citizen Leadership in a Connected Age.
• Many of the session topics presented in the February 16th regional workshop Vermont Communities in a Digital Age appear in resources available on this website. Session titles appear below with links to the corresponding online resources:
  • Increasing Public Internet Access in Your Town
  • Teaching Basic Internet Skills
  • Online Tools for Business
  • Funding for Technology in Schools
  • Public Libraries in the 21st Century
  • Technology Trends 'Sink or Swim'
  • Online Tools for Real World Communities
    • Read more ideas from panelist Front Porch Forum here
    • Panelist iBrattleboro provides their guide to a CMS-driven citizen journalism site here.
    • Check out the 2012 book on Slow Democracy by panelist Susan Clark here