February 12, 2021

Date: February 12, 2021

Time: 1:30pm MST, 3:30pm EST

Location: via Zoom

Meeting Type: Regular Meeting

How Called: Standing meeting

Convened: 3:30 Eastern, 1:30 Pacific

Attendees: Barry, Maryanna, Katherine

1 Minutes

Approval of January minutes.

Discuss & Approve Budget for 2021-2022. Approved for 2021 with updates through February.

Review partner description update status: C4K follow-up: Web page updated, Sent draft to Connected Insights & Connected Nation. Changes approved by Connected Insights
Milwaukee initiative : Targeting launch Q1 2021; Barry sent follow-up in January- the prompts seem helpful to keep things going. Have identified a different specific neighborhood, and COA -YFC is identifying partners in that location
PBDD signed on to NDIA comments to the FCC regarding the Emergency Broadband benefit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vJG9G46okiAGuh_L5bqNVHaPHmleKXMwWnWc5CYLH1I
Web page updates: Details about Partner Agencies, Public Policy Initiatives, Training, Low-cost Access Options, Research, Digital Inclusion Resources for Specific Groups, new short story, more bridges, Racial Equity
Updating Partner info — next two Digital Bridge and Ed Tech of WNY. See Latest two updates to read through, make suggestions, then we can contact the organizations to run it past them.
Volunteer Update- David being very helpful to NDIA
Partner Update: Strive2Thrive Edu contacted us. Barry followed up.
Migrant worker contact in Michigan- there has been some recent follow-up and people are talking

4 Action Item Status Updates

Walking through Action Item List and noting updates. In the minutes, this will record items closed during meeting.

Closed 2/12/21; Opened 12/11/20: Barry checked with TechBoomers (and possibly other partners) to see if they want to sponsor NDIA conference. (Email sent to TechBoomers 12/11/20)

Next meeting — March 15 1:30pm MST, 3:30pm CST via Zoom , return to goal setting, as well as election of officers.

6 Adjourn

Adjourned: 4:55