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SUMMARY:Digital Navigator Summit
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:Connect\, build skills\, and exchange ideas to help local resi
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>​Join DC Public Library\, in collab
 oration with the<a href="https://digitalinclusion.org/" title="National Di
 gital Inclusion Alliance Website"> National Digital Inclusion Alliance</a>
 \, and DC's <a href="https://www.techtogetherdc.com/" title="Tech Together
  DC website\, home of DC's State Broadband and Digital Equity Office">Stat
 e Broadband and Digital Equity Office</a>\, for DC's Inaugural Digital Nav
 igator summit.</p>\n<p>The Digital Navigator Summit will provide an opport
 unity for any and all direct service providers and potential providers who
  provide tech help\, digital navigation\, or other direct services related
  to digital inclusion to share best practices\, build a strong network\, a
 nd plan for a future that includes a significant increase in digital acces
 s for all community members.</p>\n<p>This is a free\, all-day event includ
 ing breakfast\, lunch\, and refreshments. This event is made possible by t
 he generous support of the <a href="https://www.dcplfoundation.org/" title
 ="DC Public Library Foundation website">DC Public Library Foundation</a> a
 nd the Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>Agenda over
 view:</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10am: opening panel: The DMV's Path 
 to Digital Inclusion</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Hear from national and local lead
 ers on the history and present overview of Digital Navigator and related D
 igital Inclusion programs and trends that indicate what we may be able to 
 expect moving forward.\n<ul>\n<li>Moderated by Tony Williams\, Executive V
 ice President of Public Policy and Digital Opportunity for Comcast.</li>\n
 <li>Panelists:<br />\n<ul>\n<li>Kevin Hughes\, Administrator\, DC State Br
 oadband and Digital Equity Office</li>\n<li>Teri Mumm\, Digital Navigation
  Program Manager\, Marylanders Online</li>\n<li>Richard Reyes-Gavilan\, Ex
 ecutive Director\, DC Public Library</li>\n<li>Abi Waldrupe\, Associate Di
 rector\, Special Projects\, National Digital Inclusion Alliance&nbsp\;</li
 >\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>11am
 : Session 1- Mapping our Digital Inclusion Ecosystem</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>L
 arge group facilitated exercise on the landscape of digital inclusion reso
 urces across the DMV\, with the goal of building a strong\, cohesive netwo
 rk and identifying opportunities for collaboration and gaps.&nbsp\;</li>\n
 <li>Please take a moment to fill out this DC area <a href="https://forms.g
 le/WQ9NygGhV2NufnWEA" title="Link to google form survey">Digital Inclusion
  Asset Mapping Survey</a> ahead of the Summit.\n<ul>\n<li>With Chelsea Kir
 kland\, Digital Inclusion Coordinator\, DC Public Library</li>\n</ul>\n</l
 i>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12:30pm: Lunch</strong
 ></li>\n</ul>\n<p></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1:20pm: Session 2- breakout sess
 ions</strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AI Integration Strategies for Digital Ski
 lls Programs&nbsp\;</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>With Tsion Tesfaye\, Senior Resear
 ch and Policy Manager\, National Digital Inclusion Alliance&nbsp\;</li>\n<
 /ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>Computer Comfort - Resources for New Computer Use
 rs&nbsp\;</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>With Paula Williams\, Education Specialist\,
  DC Public Library's Adult Learning Department</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><st
 rong>Supporting Customers with a Trauma-Informed Lens&nbsp\;</strong>\n<ul
 >\n<li>Jean Badalamenti\, MSW\, Health &amp\; Human Services Manager\,&nbs
 p\;DC Public Library&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\
 n<li><strong>2:20pm: Session 3- breakout sessions</strong>\n<ul>\n<li><str
 ong>Navigating the Feelings: Digital Navigator Softskil</strong>ls&nbsp\;\
 n<ul>\n<li>With Lo Smith\, Executive Director\, Baltimore Digital Equity C
 oalition</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>Empowering Digital Navigators: A 
 Sneak Peek into the (Marylanders Online Navigator Education Toolkit) MONET
  Toolkit&nbsp\;</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>With:\n<ul>\n<li>Mega Subramaniam\, Pr
 ofessor at the College of Information and co-PI of Marylanders Online\, Un
 iversity of Maryland</li>\n<li>Pawan Kumar Pradhan\, Digital Navigator for
  Marylanders Online\, University of Maryland - Extension&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>
 Bory Ventura\, Digital Navigator for Marylanders Online\, University of Ma
 ryland - Extension&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>De
 coding Narratives: Practical AI and Media Literacy&nbsp\;</strong>\n<ul>\n
 <li>With Jessi Hollis McCarthy\,&nbsp\;Program Specialist\, Poynter Instit
 ute&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3:30
 pm: Session 4- breakout sessions</strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Assistive Tec
 hnology and Accessibility for All</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>With Patrick Timony\
 , Librarian for Assistive Technology\, DC Public Library's Center for Acce
 ssibility</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>Prompt Engineering Playground: M
 aster the Art of Chatting with AI&nbsp\;</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>With Brittany
  Bernard\, Educational Technology Manager\, DC Public Schools</li>\n</ul>\
 n</li>\n<li><strong>Beyond the Visit: Unlocking the full power of digital 
 health&nbsp\;</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>With Amy R. Sheon\, PhD\, MPH\, Presiden
 t &amp\; Digital Health Engagement &amp\; Innovation Consultant\, Public H
 ealth Innovators\, LLC</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>
 <strong>4:30pm: closing session: What's Next?</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>With Adr
 ian Sutton\, Digital Inclusion Coordinator\, DC State Broadband and Digita
 l Equity Office</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>And during the afternoon:</p
 >\n<p><strong>1pm-5pm: Future Tech Expo</strong></p>\n<p>Explore new and e
 merging technologies via hands-on demo of tools by local companies includi
 ng:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>An Augmented Reality Experience with Capitol Interactiv
 e</li>\n<li>Mock Interviews with AI\, presented by Capstone Interviewer&nb
 sp\;</li>\n<li>AI Automations &amp\; VR with Questr Automation</li>\n<li>E
 merging free and low-cost platforms for refurbished devices with WildTech<
 /li>\n<li>An AI-powered personal and oral history collection app with Oria
 </li>\n<li>Digital hands-on Ask Me Anything\, presented by Orca Intelligen
 ce&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Register here for updates!</p>\n<hr />\n<p><stro
 ng>Reasonable Accommodations Information</strong></p>\n<p><br />The DC Pub
 lic Library encourages people with disabilities to participate in our prog
 rams\, services\, and Board of Trustees meetings.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>If you ha
 ve questions about physical access\, need handouts in alternate format\, o
 r require American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation\, CART\, or other re
 asonable accommodations to participate\,&nbsp\;fill out this form. If assi
 stance is needed to make a reasonable accommodations request\,&nbsp\;pleas
 e contact the DC Public Library Center for Accessibility by email at&nbsp\
 ;DCPLaccess@dc.gov&nbsp\;or by phone at 202-727-2142.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Pleas
 e request any accommodations as early as possible\, but at least seven (7)
  days in advance of the program or event\, so that proper arrangements may
  be made. If you have requested ASL interpretation or other accommodation 
 and find you cannot attend\, please contact us promptly to cancel your req
 uest.</p>\n<p>For a list of assistive technology available throughout the 
 DCPL system\, including audio loop systems\, desktop magnifiers\, and othe
 rs\, please visit&nbsp\;this page.</p>\n<p><br />To report access concerns
  at DC Public Library locations\,&nbsp\;please go to the&nbsp\;ADA Complia
 nce Issue Form.&nbsp\;If assistance is needed to&nbsp\;fill out this form 
 please reach out to the Center for Accessibility via email at&nbsp\;DCPLac
 cess@dc.gov&nbsp\;or phone at 202-727-2142.</p>\n<p><strong>If you are int
 erested in participating in this event and would like language assistance\
 , please email: <a href="mailto:digital.inclusion@dc.gov">digital.inclusio
 n@dc.gov</a></strong></p>\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/event/13267693
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