BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8582ca5e-d0cb-433c-a8b6-cf50aed27587.216963@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20210903T143644Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210903T143644Z LOCATION: SUMMARY:Public Affairs Conference - Finally … Nope\, Never Mind: The Chall enges of Internet Isolation DESCRIPTION:Live Zoom webinar panel session (see conference website for Zo om link)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInternet access is a necessity in all facets of the modern world. However\, this access is not readily available to everyone \, even in America. In 2020\, more than 98% of Americans had access to te rrestrial broadband internet\, yet only 74% of rural residents had simila r access\, according to the Pew Research Center. Many rural areas are tra pped with slow internet speeds or have no service at all. High expense an d income disparities also affect connectivity and device access. What imp act does this digital divide have on education\, healthcare\, farming\, l ocal economies and other vital aspects of American society? How might bri dging this divide address educational and socio-economic disparities? Who se responsibility is it to ensure equal access to what has become a neces sity in the 21st century? X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><arti cle>\n<div>\n<p>Live Zoom webinar panel session (see conference website f or Zoom link)</p>\n</div>\n</article>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Internet acce ss is a necessity in all facets of the modern world. However\, this acces s is not readily available to everyone\, even in America. In 2020\, more than 98% of Americans had access to terrestrial broadband internet\, yet only 74% of rural residents had similar access\, according to the Pew Res earch Center. Many rural areas are trapped with slow internet speeds or h ave no service at all. High expense and income disparities also affect co nnectivity and device access. What impact does this digital divide have o n education\, healthcare\, farming\, local economies and other vital aspe cts of American society? How might bridging this divide address education al and socio-economic disparities? Whose responsibility is it to ensure e qual access to what has become a necessity in the 21st century?</p>\n</di v>\n</article></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210929T111500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210929T120500 SEQUENCE:1 URL:https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/conference/schedule CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR