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The Alliance for Excellent Education, SHLB Coalition, ������Ƶ, and Benton Foundation invite you to join us on March 17, 2015—the five-year anniversary of the Federal Communications Commission’s National Broadband Plan—to review the community anchor institution broadband goals, accomplishments, and unfinished work.

At the mid-point of the timeline for achieving the National Broadband Plan’s Goal #4 (calling for anchor institutions to have 1 Gigabit per second broadband by the year 2020), the United States has made great strides but there is much more to do. The federal government and many state governments have taken significant steps to improve the broadband capabilities of the nation’s schools, libraries, and health-care providers, but efforts will need to be re-doubled to reach this goal by the year 2020, particularly in rural areas.

During the briefing, Blair Levin, leading author of the National Broadband Plan, will headline this important event. The SHLB Coalition will launch its Anchor Institution Action Plan Initiative, and the Benton Foundation will review progress made on the National Broadband Plan recommendations regarding community anchor institutions. The agenda will also include representatives of the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies, AASA–the School Superintendents Association, and the Institute for e-Health Policy.

To attend the event in person, RSVP with the subject line, “RSVP: Mar 17 Briefing” to Emily Olson ������eolson@shlb.org.