We’re almost ready to start.
The video link is http://www.bristol.public-i.tv/site/player/index.php?a=23770.
Here’s the schedule for the morning:
* 10:00 Welcome by the Leader of Bristol City Council – Barbara Janke
* 10:05 ‘Vision for Bristol as a Connected City’ - David Bishop – Strategic Director of City Development, Bristol City Council
* 10:15 ‘Can We Do it? Yes, We Can!’ Brian Condon – Community Broadband Network.
CBN – the national picture and local responses: What are the ambitions and drivers behind projects around the UK?
* 10:45 ‘From Copper to Fibre’ - Adrian Wooster CTO CBN
What is NGA? What can fibre deliver and how does it work?
* 11:15 ‘NGA in the South West’
Presentations by
Jon Baker from Devon County Council
Dave Cornish from Connecting Somerset
Stephen Hilton from Connecting Bristol
* 12:00 ‘Benefits and Uses’
An exploration of the applications, services and content that will drive the need for better connectivity
A Creative Digital Perspective from Clare Reddington, Bristol Pervasive Media Lab
A Local Education Authority Perspective from Ayleen Driver, Building Schools for the Future
* 12:30 ‘Open Access or Closed Networks?’
Presentations by:
Houston Spencer, Vice President, Solutions & Marketing Alcatel-Lucent, North Europe
Liz Reid, Gateshead Council – a case study: Bringing NGA to the Baltic Business Quarter
