GA Smart Fall Workshop

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Are you interested in Smart Communities? Would you like to see how your city/county/community/organization can get involved?

Join us for the Georgia Smart Communities Fall Workshop on Thursday, September 5, 2019.

The workshop will showcase the final work product of the 1st class of the Georgia Smart Communities Challenge projects and their research. These projects were started in September 2018 and have now completed their year-long engagement. These smart communities projects provide real world examples of how communities have tackled challenges in mobility and resilience using smart technologies and research.


Panelists will discuss how Smart Cities can foster community growth through connectivity. The Georgia Smart Communities Challenge 2nd class of communities will also introduce and kickoff their projects.

This workshop is intended for:

  • City and County Officials
  • Local government associations
  • Industry experts and academic practitioners
  • Nonprofit and philanthropic organizations

Agenda:

8:00am – 8:30am - Registration and Breakfast

8:30am - Welcome

Michael Caldwell, Representative, 20th House District, Georgia House of Representatives

Steve French, Dean, College of Design, Georgia Tech

Tony Ferguson, Regional Director – Northeast Region, Georgia Power

8:45am - Introductions and GA Smart Impact

Debra Lam, Managing Director, Smart Cities & Inclusive Innovation, Georgia Tech

Greg McCormick, Director, Georgia Smart Communities Challenge, Georgia Tech

Chris Le Dantec, Associate Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication, Georgia Tech

9:00am - 1st GA Smart Class Final Presentations

City of Chamblee

City of Albany

10:00am - Break

10:10am - 1st GA Smart Class Final Presentations

Gwinnett County

Chatham County

11:10am - Keynote Speaker - Smart Cities Addressing and Preventing Digital Divides

Angela Siefer, Executive Director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance

12:00pm - 2nd GA Smart Class Introductions

Macon-Bibb County
City of Woodstock
Columbus Consolidated Government
City of Milton

12:25pm - Closing

12:30pm - Lunch

Event Details

Date/Time:

  • Thursday, September 5, 2019
    9:30 am - 2:15 pm

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