Name: GigWOW2018
Start: 2018-03-21T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 52 Ervin St

GigWOW

March 21 2018

RSVPs Closed

GigWOW Experience See What It's All About

See the possibilities of what can be done with a low latency

Gigabit speed Internet connection. See it. Touch it. Experience it.

A Mozilla Foundation event.

RSVPs Closed

Speakers

Jeff Stovall

Keynote Speaker

CIO

City of Charlotte

Valerie Truesdale

Panel Speaker

CIO

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Mary Ellen Player

Panel Speaker

City Operations Manager

Google Fiber

Eric Freedman

Panel Speaker

Dean, Knight School of Communication at

Queens University

Fred Boucherle

Panel Speaker

VP Operations and Executive Producer

Good Entertainment

Terry Cox

Closing Remarks

President

BIG Council

Alan Fitzpatrick

Host Speaker

COO

DC74 Data Centers

Gigabit Demonstrations

T1V

cardinal solutions

skookum

2015 GigHacks

participants

Agenda

You're invited to join us for a GigWOW workshop, designed to answer all kinds of “Gigabit 101” questions you may be wondering about such as: What does the promise of a high-speed Internet network mean for Gaston County? How can you help define the impact of this network on our community?

Experience the speed of Gigabit first hand and see a live demo using the Gigabit connection at TechWorks. Bring a guest, and see what it's all about!

Date: March 21

Time: 3:45 - 6:00 pm, followed by reception

Location: Rivermen Brewing - 52 Ervin St Belmont NC 28102

(next door to TechWorks)

Free Event with Free Parking

3:45 - 4:10 pm

Registration and Networking

4:10 pm - 4:15 pm

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Terry Cox - TechWorks

4:15 pm - 4:20 pm

Gigabit 101 Welcome

Mozilla Foundation

4:20 pm - 4:30 pm

Gigabit Workshop Kickoff

Christa Wagner Vinson - NC Broadband Matters

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm

Interactive Gigabit Activities

All

5:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Break for Beer

All

5:15 pm - 5:30 pm

Gigabit App Demonstration

Dr. Stephen Hannon

Hannon Orthodontics

5:30 pm - 5:55 pm

What Gigabit Means to our Region

Alan Fitzpatrick - Open Broadband

5:55 pm - 6:00 pm

Closing Remarks

Terry Cox - TechWorks

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Networking Reception

Rivermen Brewery

GigHacks 2015

See the possibilities of what can be done with a low latency

Gigabit speed Internet connection. See it. Touch it. Experience it.

A Mozilla Foundation event.

Brought to you by

Rivermen Brewing (next door to TechWorks)

Host and Premier Sponsor

Sponsoring Organizations

Supporting Organizations