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SUMMARY:DMV Digital Navigator Summit 2026
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin
  Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library
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DESCRIPTION:The DMV Digital Navigator Summit is an annual gathering for di
 gital navigators\, tech helpers\, and digital inclusion advocates working 
 to directly support DC\, Maryland\, and Virginia residents..\nhttps://dcli
 brary.libnet.info/event/15576469
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join DC Public Library for our 2nd annual 
 Digital Navigator Summit:</p>\n<h4>Stronger Together&mdash\;Digital Inclus
 ion Across the DMV&nbsp\;</h4>\n<p><br />The DMV Digital Navigator Summit 
 is an annual gathering for digital navigators\, tech helpers\, and digital
  inclusion advocates working to directly support DC\, Maryland\, and Virgi
 nia residents in confidently accessing and navigating life online. The foc
 us is on the practical hands-on work\, be it in adult education\, workforc
 e development\, libraries\, upskilling communities\, or otherwise.&nbsp\;<
 /p>\n<p><br />Last year was our inaugural summit\, with over 100 participa
 nts from 50+ different organizations. This year\,&nbsp\;we&rsquo\;re&nbsp\
 ;thinking about how we can share resources\, skills\, and ideas regionally
 &nbsp\;in order to&nbsp\;strengthen our work in a sustainable way\, even w
 hen our resources are limited.&nbsp\;</p>\n<h4>What you can expect</h4>\n<
 p>A day of connecting with other practitioners and building skills with th
 e goal of strengthening our network\, with several opportunities for you t
 o share about your work:</p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inspiring opening and closing sess
 ions:\n<ul>\n<li>Opening: "The State of Digital Inclusion Across the DMV"\
 , featuring voices from DC\, Maryland\, and Virginia's networks and coalit
 ions\, on the current outlook across the region.\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Moderated
  by: Kevin Hughes\, DC State Broadband Office Administrator\, DC Office of
  the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO)</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Featuring paneli
 sts:&nbsp\;</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Joe Paul\, Founder and CEO | OptimaNova AI
 \, former CEO of Byte Back</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Jennifer Skow\, Digital Eq
 uity Coordinator\, Research and Strategic Initiatives Group\, Department o
 f Community Planning\, Housing and Development\, Arlington County\, VA</p>
 \n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Teri Mumm\, Digital Navigation Manager\, University of M
 aryland Extension- Marylanders Online</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</l
 i>\n<li>Closing: "Theory to Practice: next steps"</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul
 >\n<p></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two 90-minute interactive breakout blocks led by pra
 ctitioners on our network\, tentatively including:<br />\n<ul>\n<li><stron
 g>Two Audiences\, One Story: Messaging Your Impact to the People You Serve
  and the People Who Decide</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>With Jourdan Saunders\, Lic
 ensed Speech-Language Pathologist\, CEO of The Resource Key.</li>\n</ul>\n
 </li>\n<li><strong>Neighbors as Navigators with Computer CORE</strong>\n<u
 l>\n<li>with Donna James\, Executive Director\, Computer CORE\, Shawn Greg
 oire\, Lead Digital Navigator with Computer CORE and Founder\, Capstone Te
 ch and Computer CORE Digital Navigators.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>A
 I Tasting Menu: Taste Test: Engaging the UDC Community in Hands-On Explora
 tion of Gen AI Tools</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>With University of the District o
 f Columbia's Librarians: Glen J. Benedict\, Access Services Librarian\, Tr
 icia Clarke\, Community College Engagement Librarian\, and Jacob Hopkins\,
  Information Literacy Librarian.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>Building 
 True AI Literacy with CareerCatchers and Carroll County Tech Innovation</s
 trong>\n<ul>\n<li>With William E. Hegwood II\, Career Coach and Rapid Reho
 using Vocational Program Supervisor at CareerCatchers\, K. Kunda\, Senior 
 Director of Programs and Operations at CareerCatchers\, Molly Sherman\, Ex
 ecutive Director\, Carroll County Tech Innovation\, Jack Bayne\, Instructo
 r\, Carroll County Tech Innovation.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>FCC Co
 nsumer Protection: Avoiding Robocalls and Scams</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>with K
 eyla Hernandez-Ulloa\, Acting Chief\, FCC Consumer Affairs and Outreach Di
 vision and Alma Hughes\, FCC Consumer Education &amp\; Outreach Specialist
 .</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><strong>Building an Open Learning Community with
  The Upskilling Labs</strong>\n<ul>\n<li>With Ann Marie Guzzi\, founding B
 oard Member\, The Upskilling Labs\, and Sandra Moscoso\, President &amp\; 
 founding Board Member\, The Upskilling Labs.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</
 li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n<li>A full hour for resource exchange + networking- see 
 below for details</li>\n<li>This is a free\, all-day event including break
 fast\, lunch\, and refreshments. This event is made possible by the genero
 us support of the&nbsp\;DC Public Library Foundation&nbsp\;and the Comcast
  NBCUniversal Foundation.&nbsp\;</li>\n<li>Expect to actively participate 
 and meet new people</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Ways you can share your expert
 ise</strong></p>\n<p>The breakout session proposal window is now closed\, 
 but don't worry! This is event is designed to be interactive and participa
 tory\, and we invite everyone to&nbsp\;<strong>Share your most useful reso
 urce during the resource exchange networking hour:</strong>&nbsp\;we encou
 rage participants to share your number one most useful resource for other 
 digital navigation practitioners (think handout\, template\, workflow\, to
 ol) OR one thing you think would be most useful to residents (a learning r
 esource\, flyer\, website to know\, etc). During the resource exchange\, w
 e'll rotate through small groups with featuring one-minute resource demons
 trations or pitches and group discussion. To participate\, indicate intere
 st upon registration. This is an optional\, low stakes way to share your e
 xpertise and wisdom with this network.</p>\n<h4>Reasonable Accommodations 
 Information</h4>\n<p>The DC Public Library encourages people with disabili
 ties to participate in our programs\, services\, and Board of Trustees mee
 tings.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>If you have questions about physical access\, need h
 andouts in alternate format\, or require American Sign Language (ASL) inte
 rpretation\, CART\, or other reasonable accommodations to participate\,&nb
 sp\;fill out this form. If assistance is needed to make a reasonable accom
 modations request\,&nbsp\;please 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>Please request any accommodations as early as po
 ssible\, 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 interpr
 etation or other accommodation and find you cannot attend\, please contact
  us promptly to cancel your request.</p>\n<p>For a list of assistive techn
 ology available throughout the DCPL system\, including audio loop systems\
 , desktop magnifiers\, and others\, please visit&nbsp\;this page. To repor
 t access concerns at DC Public Library locations\,&nbsp\;please go to the&
 nbsp\;ADA Compliance Issue Form.&nbsp\;If assistance is needed to&nbsp\;fi
 ll out this form please reach out to the Center for Accessibility via emai
 l at&nbsp\;DCPLaccess@dc.gov&nbsp\;or phone at 202-727-2142.</p>\n<p>If yo
 u are interested in participating in this event and would like language as
 sistance\, please email:&nbsp\;digital.inclusion@dc.gov.</p>\n<p></p>\nhtt
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