Podcasts about us ignite

Mari Silbey, Senior Director at US Ignite, joins the podcast to explain how government funding, such as NTIA grants, will support service provider engagement in open RAN deployments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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At this year's Broadband Communities Summit, we had the chance to chat with the director of Community Development at US Ignite, Lee Davenport. Lee and the folks at US Ignite are working hard to accelerate the smart city movement by helping to bring technology-informed economic empowerment strategies to communities nationwide. Click now to listen. Also, be sure to subscribe to the Broadband Bunch on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. See more at: www.us-ignite.org

US Ignite's Mari Silbey discusses how public-private partnerships can help with some big 5G issues, like resolving the technical challenges in open RAN networks and feeding better network data sets to AI and machine learning engines. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Joe Kochan, a telecom veteran and former CEO of US Ignite, talks to Light Reading about his new role as the executive director at the National Spectrum Consortium (NSC), where he aims to promote stronger tech partnerships between government, academia and industry. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode, we hear from Mari Silbey, director of partnerships and outreach at US Ignite, as well as Alex Wyglinski and Casey Canfield, engineering professors and co-leads on a broadband deployment project in Clinton County, Missouri. The deployment, which will use RF-over-fiber to serve a rural community, was selected to receive grant funding through Project Overcome, a $2.7 million joint effort spearheaded by the National Science Foundation and US Ignite – with additional financing from Schmidt Futures – to fund novel broadband projects and find new solutions to closing the digital divide. We discuss more about Project Overcome, as well as details and plans for this specific deployment in Clinton County, Missouri, and the complexities of choosing the right technologies and outreach methods to service rural communities.

This week’s podcast: The concept of smart cities got a lot of buzz 20 years ago, and then the hype died. But in the intervening years, there’s been a lot of activity preparing for a resurgence of smart city efforts. This week we examine what’s happening with smart cities, and why smart city technology might be on the verge of significantly wider adoption, with our guest Mari Silbey of smart city advocates US Ignite.

The Light Reading podcast welcomes Dan Kurin, the tech coordinator at Factory Two and Brandon Corder the CEO of Beats x Beers to discuss an upcoming experiment with low-latency broadband in Flint, Michigan. Using the LoLa software system, developed in Italy and popularized by Internet2, a group of musicians at Factory Two will conduct a real-time musical performance and hip hop masterclass over a low-latency fiber network for students across town at the Flint Cultural Center Academy. This event, called Beats x Broadband, is sponsored in part by US Ignite as part of its National Science Foundation-funded Smart Gigabit Communities program. The class takes place on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 4:00 pm ET and you can watch it on Facebook Live.

Mari Silbey, senior director of Partnerships and Outreach for US Ignite, joins the Light Reading podcast in this episode, recorded in late December. Silbey provides an update on "Project Overcome," a program by US Ignite and the National Science Foundation to improve the reach of broadband in underserved areas. Also, she shares an update on the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program, which is US Ignite's effort to work with partners in testing new technologies that could improve rural broadband access. "For rural America, there's probably not one technology that will solve everyone's problems, and we need to experiment with how to bring them together in different ways to get the best connectivity for these folks that can't otherwise be connected," she said.

Thom met Lee Gimple from Better Meetings through the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Lee is a consultant who works with groups to ensure their conferences, conventions, board meetings, and networking gatherings have lasting impact.  In the past few months he has been in high gear helping associations go virtual.   About Lee Gimple   Lee Gimpel is the founder of Better Meetings and a professional facilitator. Previously, he spent a decade as Director of Development for LifeWise Strategies, a training and education company focused on helping professionals develop better programs, more authentic client connection, and dynamic classes. Earlier, he worked in Capital One’s training/knowledgebase department and spent part of his early career as a product manager on the tech conference circuit. He’s worked with clients such as the University of Kentucky, US Marine Corps (Quantico), US Ignite, and the National Endowment for the Arts. He holds a degree from the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond with concentrations in international business and marketing. He’s written for Inc., Fast Company, and BusinessWeek and has been quoted in HuffPost, Convene, Prevue Meetings & Incentives, Tradeshow News Network, and MeetingsNet.   https://thomsinger.com/podcast/better-meetings

US Ignite's Mari Silbey joins Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser and Phil Harvey for a discussion about what changes are ahead in how cities and companies can broadband to residents in underserved areas. The pandemic has been a wake-up call to broadband's overall importance in the US economy. While some big telcos are waving data caps and other penalties to make it easier for consumers to stay connected, those companies are not necessarily speeding up their efforts to connect underserved and rural communities. "It's difficult to make the economic case for a lot of broadband providers to go into these sparser, less populated communities," Silbey said. "But on the other hand, that doesn't mean the need is any less there and there still needs to be a solution and a way to get those areas connected." With tax revenue in decline in most places, thanks to businesses shutting or slowing down, cities are weighing the risks of public, private and hybrid networks to see which model might work best for their residents and geography. Silbey has all the details and as well as some examples of new business models being used in Westminster, Maryland; Fullerton, California; and Lincoln, Nebraska.

Mari Silbey of US Ignite joins Kelsey and Phil from Light Reading to discuss recent developments in the world of smart cities and how carrier strategies and approaches for smart cities opportunities have changed. They also cover the need for network testing created by the government's plan to spend more on O-RAN development for 5G networks. Please wash your hands after listening.

Matt Delcambre serves as Director of the Center for Business & Information Technologies at UL – Lafayette. He is also Innovation Managing Director for the National Science Foundation-sponsored Center for Visual and Decision Informatics. With over 30 years of leadership experience in the IT Sector, Matt previously spent 30 years at Oracle Corporation and Sun Microsystems before joining UL. He joins Jan Swift, Host of Discover Lafayette, to discuss his love of his community and university, and the enjoyment he receives from being able to serve others through scouting and coastal conservation efforts. A graduate of USL (now UL - Lafayette) with a BS & MS in Computer Science, Matt follows in the footsteps of his late father, Richard C. Delcambre, who served as Business Manager of USL under Dr. Clyde L. Rougeou and Dr. Joel Fletcher and who supported the expansion of the Computer Science program. In fact, it was in 1962 that USL added a master's program in Computer Science, the first university in the nation to do so, under the leadership of Dr. James Oliver and with the support of USL's administration. Matt continues to be enamored by technology trends and using IT to solve complex business challenges. He wears many hats in his work with UL - Lafayette, and in addition to the two already mentioned above, he serves as Technical Lead for the City of Lafayette’s participation in the US Ignite-sponsored Smart Gigabit Cities initiative. This initiative endeavors to bring together people, businesses, universities, and governments to "improve civic outcomes through greater connectivity and data-driven decision making." As Matt explained, it can be improved quality of life initiatives such as public wi-fi, smart parking, 5G testing, or LED street lights. Lafayette is focused on Resilience and Recovery and ways Lafayette can use technology capabilities and data to bounce back quicker after natural disasters and give our citizens needed information in real time. For more information on this US Ignite program of work, visit https://www.us-ignite.org/community/lafayette-la/. Former Lafayette Mayor Joel Robideaux was very interested in having Lafayette designated as an Innovation District. "Innovation Districts" are growing in prominence nationally as cities compete to attract startup businesses by offering incentives that will allow the new companies to take up residence and provide the means for them to flourish and succeed. Matt explained that Lafayette is a natural fit to create an innovation corridor given our gigabit capabilities as well as desire to continue to diversity the local economy. Much work in this arena is already being conducted by LEDA, LCG, and the Opportunity Machine in partnership with UL - Lafayette. US Ignite's Smart Gigabit Communities Launch in Lafayette focused on Resilience and Recovery and the many ways technology can be utilized to improve disaster responses. Matt Delcambre serves as Technical Lead for the City of Lafayette in this initiative and happily recounted that Lafayette is a "poster child" in national conferences as other cities cite their desire for the quality of internet connectivity that we enjoy here. UL - Lafayette has experienced tremendous growth in obtaining research dollars, and last year closed out approximately $125 Million in projects. The university ranks in the top 25% of the research institutions in the U. S. and has set a goal to become classified as a Carnegie R1 Institution, which is an indication of those engaged in the highest levels of research activity, and they are confident they will reach this esteemed classification in the next round of certifications. UL - Lafayette is committed to "Research for a Reason" and in this interview, Matt Delcambre shared how applied research can be used to solve many real-life problems. "It all centers around data analytics and how to derive the information to make better decisions.

The ghosts, geeks and goblins of telecom tech come out to play in this very foolish and ghoulish episode of the Light Reading Podcast. Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser and her spooky pals -- Light Reading behead-itor Phil Harvey and US Ignite firestarter Mari Silbey -- discuss some of the technologies that still haunt them to this day. Phil opines on why consumers were so scared of the Facebook phone. Kelsey is creeped out all over again by Google Glass. Mari throws her hands up to the heavens and asks, "Why, WiMax, Why?!!" We dance all over the graves of a few other tech ideas and products, too. (R.I.P. home networking before the cloud.) And Mari shares a surprising bit of news about a videophone network that may actually be back from the dead. Happy Halloween, you silly souls.

Laptop Radio chats with Scott Turnbull on US Ignite and Building the Foundation for Smart Gigabit Communities with the Next Generation of the Internet.

Host Brian Wesolowski brings in Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, a Fellow in the Center for Technology Innovation at the Brookings Institution. She has a forthcoming book, The Digitally Invisible: How the Internet is Creating the New Underclass. Together they discuss the implications of lacking broadband infrastructure and/ or access to high speed internet in communities across the country. Then, Brian sits down with Scott Turnbull, the Director of Technology for US Ignite, to discuss how 5G and other technologies could potentially aid in the effort of connecting all citizens. More on Dr. Turner Lee: https://twitter.com/drturnerlee More on Scott: https://twitter.com/streamweaver More on our host, Brian: bit.ly/cdtbrian Attribution: sounds used from Psykophobia, Taira Komori, BenKoning, Zabuhailo, bloomypetal, guitarguy1985, bmusic92, and offthesky of freesound.org.

Cities are huge consumers of telecom connectivity and services but the path to becoming "smart" cities looks a lot different now than it did even a year ago. US Ignite's Mari Silbey joins Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser and Phil Harvey to help dig into two areas: data analytics and infrastructure sharing. Both topics are on the minds of city leaders and telecom providers as cities work to become more connected and better places to live, work and play.

This "live" episode was recorded on Tuesday, May 7 at the Big 5G Event event in Denver, Colorado. After a few happy-hour refreshments, Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre and Phil Harvey were joined by two guests -- Light Reading's Mike Dano and US Ignite's Mari Silbey -- to sum up the state of 5G, why US cities are closely watching 5G deployments, and what we can look forward to as 2019 rolls on.

Recorded at last week's CNG2019 event in Denver, Light Reading's Alan Breznick interviews Mari Silbey, the director of communications for US Ignite. Silbey, a former Light Reading editor, is also director of the US Ignite Forum, a program that brings local government officials and their partners together to share smart city challenges, strategies and best practices. Breznick quizzes Silbey on what makes a city smarter, what opportunities there are for network operators in this effort and what examples we can look at to find out how city governments and service providers have gone from squabbling about TV franchise rights to building cities of the future. Before that discussion, Light Reading's Phil Harvey kicks off the podcast with a quick rant about why he doesn't live in a smart city (and neither do you).

In this episode, we’re joined by Scott Turnbull, Director of Technology at US Ignite. Scott travels the globe working with cities on smart innovation projects. In this episode, he talks innovation - and the keys to making it happen. Scott Turnbull is an information technology leader with 25 years in academic, government, and non-profit IT leadership. He has helped lead the Smart Gigabit Communities effort under US Ignite, initiating and growing the program in each of the 27+ partner communities across the US and in Australia. He co-authored several of the US Ignite Smart City Guides and Playbooks, and runs numerous national technology challenges and reverse pitch events. Prior to coming to US Ignite, he served as the Technical Section Chief for regional joint response teams in Public Safety. He has led efforts to build several national digital repositories for University consortiums and been the head of academic software engineering at Emory University under their libraries system. He is also a veteran of the US Army Intelligence Corps.US Ignite is a national effort to promote US leadership in the development and deployment of next-generation applications on ultra-fast, programmable networks with the potential for significant societal impact. Originated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and led by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in partnership with other federal agencies, US Ignite leverages NSF investments in the Global Environment for Networking Innovation (GENI) by integrating academic campuses that have GENI technology with research backbone networks and numerous broadband cities across the United States. Through the US Ignite effort, NSF and other federal agencies will bring together science and innovation to explore next-generation internets at scale and create a national innovation ecosystem that will have profound, long-term social and economic impacts.Support the show (http://www.ncriot.org)

Our second episode in RIoT Underground's three-part series with Scott Turnbull - we focus specifically on internet connectivity and the growing rural/urban divide - plus some exciting things municipalities are doing to fight back. Don’t miss it!Scott Turnbull is an information technology leader with 25 years in academic, government, and non-profit IT leadership. He has helped lead the Smart Gigabit Communities effort under US Ignite, initiating and growing the program in each of the 27+ partner communities across the US and in Australia. He co-authored several of the US Ignite Smart City Guides and Playbooks, and runs numerous national technology challenges and reverse pitch events. Prior to coming to US Ignite, he served as the Technical Section Chief for regional joint response teams in Public Safety. He has led efforts to build several national digital repositories for University consortiums and been the head of academic software engineering at Emory University under their libraries system. He is also a veteran of the US Army Intelligence Corps.US Ignite is a national effort to promote US leadership in the development and deployment of next-generation applications on ultra-fast, programmable networks with the potential for significant societal impact. Originated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and led by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in partnership with other federal agencies, US Ignite leverages NSF investments in the Global Environment for Networking Innovation (GENI) by integrating academic campuses that have GENI technology with research backbone networks and numerous broadband cities across the United States. Through the US Ignite effort, NSF and other federal agencies will bring together science and innovation to explore next-generation internets at scale and create a national innovation ecosystem that will have profound, long-term social and economic impacts.Support the show (http://www.ncriot.org)

Welcome to our bonus episode with Scott Turnbull. In it, Scott speaks with a few college interns, and we end up discussing something kind of crazy that happened in 1988. It’s an episode about how to build a community, and in many ways it’s a discussion about the impact of diversity. It’s a lot you don’t want to miss. Scott Turnbull is an information technology leader with 25 years in academic, government, and non-profit IT leadership. He has helped lead the Smart Gigabit Communities effort under US Ignite, initiating and growing the program in each of the 27+ partner communities across the US and in Australia. He co-authored several of the US Ignite Smart City Guides and Playbooks, and runs numerous national technology challenges and reverse pitch events. Prior to coming to US Ignite, he served as the Technical Section Chief for regional joint response teams in Public Safety. He has led efforts to build several national digital repositories for University consortiums and been the head of academic software engineering at Emory University under their libraries system. He is also a veteran of the US Army Intelligence Corps.US Ignite is a national effort to promote US leadership in the development and deployment of next-generation applications on ultra-fast, programmable networks with the potential for significant societal impact. Originated by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and led by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in partnership with other federal agencies, US Ignite leverages NSF investments in the Global Environment for Networking Innovation (GENI) by integrating academic campuses that have GENI technology with research backbone networks and numerous broadband cities across the United States. Through the US Ignite effort, NSF and other federal agencies will bring together science and innovation to explore next-generation internets at scale and create a national innovation ecosystem that will have profound, long-term social and economic impacts.Support the show (http://www.ncriot.org)

Secure Transportation and Executive Protection News for Thursday, August 23rd, 2018    In Driver News  From Government Technology Gainesville, Fla., Greenlights Countdown App for Traffic Signals Motorists in Gainesville, Fla., can now watch the traffic signal they are sitting at countdown from red to green. Most of the city’s signals are part of a connected network that uses real-time information, predictive algorithms and other technology to send information to drivers via the Enlighten mobile app. Read More ======================   In Technology News High-Speed Fiber and Drones Power Live-Streaming Accident App The city of Wilson, N.C., needed only a small boost to get its public safety drone program flying even higher. The city began leveraging unmanned aerial systems (UAS) a little over a year ago, sending out drones to capture video footage of accident scenes. A $10,000 grant from smart cities accelerator US Ignite enabled development of a new live-streaming app.  Read More   ======================   In Business of Executive Protection From Security Marketing Solutions  Top 10 SEO Tips For Your Business Website OK so you’ve got a great looking website, triple checked it for typos, verified the content, added your contact/sales form, danced a jig, and you are now idling by the computer and your smartphone waiting for sales to come pouring in. Well, it isn’t that easy. There are over 200 million websites across the globe and thousands of new ones being created daily. Developing a website is one thing, but how do you make it stand out and get those eyeballs looking and people buying your products. One of the most important steps you can do is to optimize your website for search engines. Search Engine Optimization or SEO for short is a buzzword that you’ve probably heard of over the last few years. Here are our Top Ten Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Tips to help your business website move up in the rankings. Read More   ====================== Links to all news stories mentioned in this podcast are available at the archive website securitydrivernews.libsyn.com. You can also listen to past news briefings and leave comments. As a reminder, the news briefing is available on all variations of Apple and Google Play podcast apps and Spotify. ====================== This podcast is brought to you by the International Security Driver Association. Whether you are exploring a career in executive protection, new to the profession, honing your expertise, or an established security executive, ISDA offers its Members benchmark educational, networking, and marketing programs.  For more information about the ISDA membership, articles related to secure transportation, security, and executive protection, go to isdacenter.org.   

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It was Maddie Miller with “Spark the Way” Ministries in studio with Jim and our brand ambassador, Connie Smith, to detail how her organization is helping young adults struggling with cancer get the treatments and support they need.  Maddie's story is such an inspiration (as was the special guest she invited!) and their upcoming Gala … Continue reading Help Us Ignite the Light The post Help Us Ignite the Light appeared first on iWork4Him Podcast.

It was Maddie Miller with “Spark the Way” Ministries in studio with Jim and our brand ambassador, Connie Smith, to detail how her organization is helping young adults struggling with cancer get the treatments and support they need.  Maddie's story is such an inspiration (as was the special guest she invited!) and their upcoming Gala … Continue reading "Help Us Ignite the Light"

David Young is a veteran of our Community Broadband Bits podcast, having been interviewed in episodes 182, 228, and 238. For reasons that are beyond this interviewer, he still has a job in Lincoln as the Fiber Infrastructure and Right of Way Manager. Just kidding David – you are such a friendly person I cannot help … Continue reading "Catching up with Lincoln on Fiber, 5G, and US IGNITE – Community Broadband Bits Podcast 285"

As you may have noticed over the past few months, I’ve been talking more and more about the “social sector.” As I’m sure you’ll have assumed, this has been intentional on my part to begin to reach out beyond my comfort zone of humanitarian aid and international development to the wider community of social actors; people who consider themselves social entrepreneurs, philanthropists and even intrapreneurs who see opportunity within their existing companies and organization to make change that will both serve those in need, but also improve our prospects for human flourishing. It is in this context that I’m excited to introduce you to Lev Gonick, the CEO of DigitalC. As you’ll hear in our conversation, Lev is passionate about how technology can be used as an enabling platform to bring change to legacy cities. Now, like me, you may ask what exactly is a “legacy city”? Here’s how DigitalC frames it: Many communities that were built on a 20th century manufacturing base now face the challenge of transitioning to a digital economy. Communities everywhere need strategies and practical programming that support their transition. So, again as you’ll hear just a minute, places like Cleveland, where Lev lives, were once the pinnacle of modern civilization, but now find themselves with realities that are more akin to sub-Saharan Africa in terms of individual outcomes, like infant mortality or higher education. And, while it comes out clearly in our conversation, I don’t think we could have a better guest on the show to talk about the needs of legacy cities and how powerful solutions can be crafted. From 2001 to 2013, Lev was Chief Information Officer at Case Western Reserve University and his leadership helped create the Case Connection Zone, catalyze national initiatives such as US Ignite, (which was launched by the White House Office of Science and Technology Planning), and Gig.U. As you can imagine, this work has resulted in Lev being recognized and awarded for his achievements in numerous place. I know you’re going to love this show about how Lev’s team is helping people in need from Cleveland to Morocco by helping to build new civic agendas, introducing new technologies and opening access to the promises of big data.

The connecting of communities with gigabit networks is only half the battle. The full value of this technology will not be reached until we develop applications that harness the power of the networks. 15 gigabit cities or cities with gigabit-equiped facilities will participate in a three-year project to develop some of the best and most innovative applications that exploit the capabilities of super highspeed networks. Under the guidance US Ignite, a nonprofit organization that facilitates next-generation Internet creations, these products and services will impact how some Americans work, live, learn and play. US Ignite’s COO Joe Kochan discusses the various features and the goals of the program. Kochan expects the respective projects to have their own objectives, but these 15 communities represent an experiment in national gigabit collaboration in which the outcomes are greater in the sum of each community’s efforts. Communities participating include: Burlington, VT; Chattanooga, TN; Cleveland, OH; Flint, MI; Kansas City, KS MO; Madison, WI; the North Carolina Next Generation Network (NCNGN); Richardson, TX; Utah Wasatch Front cities including Salt Lake City and Provo, UT; Lafayette, LA; Urbana-Champaign, IL; and Austin, TX. Their projects involve an array of software, hardware and services.  

Last year, the potential of US Ignite to kickstart a wave of highspeed broadband apps generated lots of excitement and anticipation. Red Wing, MN reveals potential transformed into reality with their recent progress report. Red Wing Port Authority Exec Dir Randy Olson and Division Head of Information Services Laura Blair explain to listeners how to get it right when driving broadband adoption and network financial sustainability. The Port Authority directs several initiatives, including their gig-driven state-of-the-art applications incubator, and the City is a major subscriber on the network. Though it is the smallest city in the US Ignite program, Red Wing is making pretty big strides. They offer important lessons on marshaling financial and other resources that helps their network soar. Red Wing's' accomplishments offer community broadband supporters everywhere a set of guideposts pointing to network success.

US Ignite launched last week with a big White House gathering, and has been riding a huge wave of publicity and questions. Lots of questions. Today we hope to get quite a few of yours answered. US Ignite founding partners Sue Spradley and Joe Kochan join us in a special 90-minute show to talk about the program, separate hype from reality and discuss how your community can benefit from the program. This is a hot topic and we expect many of our listeners to call to exchange thoughts with Sue and Joe. Here's my initial take on the US Iginite announcement, and also some thoughts on President Obama's Executive Order to streamline broadband network buildouts.

Today, President Obama issues an Executive Order to significantly streamline the deployment of conduit, a key element of broadband infrastructure. This is expected to reduce 90% of the cost of putting fiber in the ground.  The White House also is launching USD Ignite, a major public-private-nonprofit partnership dedicated to accelerating broadband application development, and increasing the number of applications across the US.  Several of the movers and shakers within the US Ignite effort join us to put both actions into context. How will communities benefit? What resources or investments should communities expect from the program? What kinds of broadband apps does US Ignite hope their contests and cash prizes will produce?  Tune in for answers to these and other questions. My guests are: 2:00 EST - Joe Kochan, Co-Founder, US Ignite 2:10 - Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy  2:20 - Jed Marston, VP Marketing & Communications, Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce 2:30 - Gary Evans, CEO Hiawatha Broadband 2:40 - Will Barkis, Gigabit Evangelist, Mozilla