NORTH BAY – Organizers Of Canada’s Rural & Remote Broadband Conference (CRRBC) series announced Monday the new location for CRRBC West will be Canmore, Alberta.
Due to the Covid-19 crisis, two of the three conferences in the series needed to be rescheduled and organizers announced the new dates last week.
The dates and locations for the three CRRBC conferences are as follows:
- CRRBC Central — October 5-7, 2020 — Deerhurst Resort Muskoka, Huntsville, Ontario
- CRRBC West — November 8-10, 2020 — Coast Canmore Hotel & Conference Centre, Canmore, Alberta
- CRRBC East — November 15-17, 2020 — Fredericton Convention Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick
“The pandemic has put the spotlight on the digital divide. Across the country, schools, local governments, medical facilities and all those now working from home are trying to deal with the lack of ubiquitous and reliable broadband — whether they can see the CN Tower or the Rockies in the distance,” said conference founder Amedeo Bernardi, in a press release. “COVID-19 proves that we cannot wait until 2030.”
In addition, planning is underway for a virtual conference in May from which $10 from each registration will be donated to relief funds in support of conference centre staff directly affected by the Covid-19 closures. More details about this virtual event will be available soon.
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