Day 1: 5 October 2020 (optional)
All times are in EDT
Community Networks - hands on training
Building Policy Recommendations
(open to all ICS participants)
Routing Security
Andrei Robachevsky, Internet SocietyDay 2: 6 October 2020 - Access to Resources
Information Session: Canadian Connectivity Policy Landscape
Mark Buell, Internet Society; Madeline Redfern, Nuvujaq; Samer Bishay, Iristel; Laura Tribe, OpenMedia; Heather Hudson, University of San Francisco and University of Alaska AnchorageVirtual Watch Party
Opening Prayer
Lana Whiskeyjack, University of AlbertaPlenary
Technical Discussion Breakouts: Access to Resources
1) Developing a baseline for Quality of Service
2) Next generation technologies and community networks
3) Creating environmentally sustainable networks
Policy Discussion Breakouts: Access to Resources
1) Business models for community networks
2) What to do with EBS?
3) Best practices for accessing funding
Break
Tour of the Indigenous Gallery at the National Gallery of Canada
Plenary: Presentation of Discussion Outcomes and Recommendations Brainstorming
Katie Jordan, Internet SocietySession Ends
Day 3: 7 October 2020 - Digital Sovereignty
Addressing LTE Coverage Inaccuracies in Indian Country
Information session: US Connectivity Policy Landscape (optional)
Darrah Blackwater, Internet Society; Sayuri Rajapakse, Deputy Chief, Office of Native Affairs and Policy, Federal Communications Commission, Irene Flannery, Amerind Risk; Scott Rasmussen, NYC Mesh; Katie Jordan, Internet SocietyVirtual Trade Show
Plenary
EmceeTechnical Discussion Breakouts: Digital Sovereignty
1) Data centres and data sovereignty
2) Digital equity from an Indigenous point of view
Policy Discussion Breakouts: Digital Sovereignty
1) Protecting Indigenous Knowledge online
2) Creating local content
3) Developing a virtual nation
Break
Plenary: Presentation of Discussion Outcomes and Recommendations Brainstorming
Katie Jordan, Internet SocietySession Ends
Day 4: 8 October 2020 - Capacity Building
Information Session: The Future of Networks (optional)
Sylvain Raymond, High Throughput and Secure Networks Program, National Research Council of CanadaInformation session: Indigenous Communities and the Internet: What do we know so far?
Heather Hudson, Professor Emerita, University of San Francisco, Affiliate Professor and Former Director, Institute of Social and Economic Research University of Alaska AnchoragePlenary
Technical Discussion Breakouts: Capacity Building
1) Network planning
2) Community networks - where to begin
Policy Discussion Breakouts: Capacity Building
1) Digital literacy
2) Navigating the policy landscape and making effective change
Break
Plenary: Presentation of Discussion Outcomes
Katie Jordan, Internet SocietyVirtual Tour: Pu'uhonua o Waimanolo Network
John Kealoha Garcia, Nation of Hawai'iTour Ends
Day 5: 9 October 2020
Presentation of Policy and Technical Training Certificates
Katie Jordan, Internet SocietyPlenary: Wrap Up, Discussion and Next Steps
Mark Buell, Internet SocietyVirtual Reception
