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<h2><a title="Permanent Link to BTOP & BIP: How to Connect – video now available" href="http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=4379" rel="bookmark">BTOP & BIP: How to Connect – video now available</a> </h2>
<div class="postmetadata-top"><small><font size="2">February 16, 2010 </font></small></div><a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/knowstimulus/broadband-resources/pdfs/mv_success.pdf" target="_self"></a></h3>
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<p><a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/vimeo.com');" href="http://vimeo.com/9496403">BTOP & BIP: How to Connect</a> from <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/vimeo.com');" href="http://vimeo.com/user1958572">ALA Washington</a> on <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/vimeo.com');" href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>

<p>John Windhausen, consultant to ALA’s Washington Office and president of Telepoly, and Christopher Mclean, Principal of e-Copernicus and former Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service (RUS), provide more in depth information about Round II of BTOP and BIP — the federal broadband stimulus programs at the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture. Included is a brief discussion of key suggestions for making your application successful made at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Denver workshop.</p>

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<li>John Windhausen (BTOP): <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.ala.org');" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/knowstimulus/broadband-resources/ppt/j_windhausen_btop.pptx" target="_self">ppt</a> & <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.ala.org');" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/knowstimulus/broadband-resources/pdfs/j_windhausen_btop.pdf" target="_self">pdf</a></li>

<li>Chris McLean (BIP): <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.ala.org');" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/knowstimulus/broadband-resources/ppt/c_mclean_bip.pptx" target="_self">ppt</a> & <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.ala.org');" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/knowstimulus/broadband-resources/pdfs/c_mclean_bip.pdf" target="_self">pdf</a></li>

<li>Marijke Visser (application guidelines): <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.ala.org');" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/knowstimulus/broadband-resources/ppt/mv_success.pptx" target="_self">ppt</a> & <a onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.ala.org');" href="http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/advocacy/knowstimulus/broadband-resources/pdfs/mv_success.pdf" target="_self">pdf</a></li>
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