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<div dir="ltr" class="elementToProof"><em style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:bolder">The Digital Inclusion Team of the<span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ifla.org%2Funits%2Fnorth-america-regional-division%2F&data=05%7C01%7Crichard.sapon-white%40oregonstate.edu%7C355914c32dbb4634a01408daa8403a96%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638007291063689575%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Y3Z4%2Bv69CxGgohwstnX%2BPlItkwLfkMHv2HXe67etcrI%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.ifla.org/units/north-america-regional-division/" shash="WggahDkojulFX/GRVvWW429rJwJH56lkVSpYdcekgaxyhHaf2scg5fUUpyE1woV9CVNDM5/rOihmmtqhCfogXv0wFmJ7jsTlqnTyVKzCA6ifztruV08Ajn7Vx8GsoM2iUnddiLcKAgQQN405BvEag+62eWhoEz4+4ozEgJPVois=" class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(217,75,71)">IFLA
North America Regional Division</a><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>is pleased to invite you all to its first webinar entitled “Digital Inclusion and Libraries in North America: Prospects and Challenges” to be held on Thursday, October 20th from 2.00
pm to 3.00 pm EST (1.00 pm Central Time and 11:00 am Pacific Time –<span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.timeanddate.com%2Fworldclock%2Fconverter.html%3Fiso%3D20221020T180000%26p1%3D179&data=05%7C01%7Crichard.sapon-white%40oregonstate.edu%7C355914c32dbb4634a01408daa8403a96%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638007291063689575%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2BmXhD5CuEGKzOQccGQoGweTOte0y3qSIGQ2%2B9iehY%2BM%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20221020T180000&p1=179" shash="oUgvUfYiF9IJ0shJanmoXBFZEjyBjBH54Eem1byrUomOTsHH3BmMsHmVrn6Pg7as+QOP6csAV7jfWsa04JX6PHaktVuyYuC33XkgwrPGB455Pyrhf2zgqornjm6+tIVElIoVhikkilXXjOWRLqYMHpvDTsWmXbNSTS/yGYxK95c=" class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(217,75,71)">see
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<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imls.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fpublications%2Fdocuments%2Fbuildingdigitalcommunitiesframework.pdf&data=05%7C01%7Crichard.sapon-white%40oregonstate.edu%7C355914c32dbb4634a01408daa8403a96%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638007291063689575%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=fB8M5dCk2X8czBe84Lcn%2FN71lbFN%2F9g%2BkYy3IY3oBsY%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://www.imls.gov/sites/default/files/publications/documents/buildingdigitalcommunitiesframework.pdf" shash="A66d0W0uHtBhspvdmMri9PQv3eAwgaUHzjn0SK4HagfbND1cr8Bxu+MKNp34XEoX0QoqnVQikOZbdUn+2b3CAfPIw2DcS8Mu9aowA2VMitx8au6d6GscfHwaT7jPzmmtiwz1qVVpmZsWMlsnXeidkmOQBSowkiohyvJLVu+VBcs=" class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(217,75,71)">Digital
Inclusion</a><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>is defined as “the ability of individuals and groups to access and use information and communication technologies.” Although some significant progress has been made in the areas of digital inclusion in North
America, there is still a long way to go before we can include everyone to be part of the digital world (e.g., more than 1 in 5 Americans still lack broadband internet at home). As the research suggests, public libraries in North America are playing a pivotal
role in reducing the digital divide and taking initiatives to improve ICT accessibility among individuals and groups, including newcomers, seniors, and children.</p>
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In this webinar, four public library digital inclusion experts and speakers from Canada and the USA will share some exciting digital inclusion initiatives and the challenges they are facing in managing them. This timely and exciting webinar will benefit library
professionals, educators, and students interested in digital inclusion programs in North America. Registration is required. Please<span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fus06web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_I-V5S8taRa2vqmsoNjIhkA&data=05%7C01%7Crichard.sapon-white%40oregonstate.edu%7C355914c32dbb4634a01408daa8403a96%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C638007291063689575%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2F%2FclO3FqMJlZlkfnxhmgYUZs5sJCG0wkMsy16zM4Xbs%3D&reserved=0" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I-V5S8taRa2vqmsoNjIhkA" shash="R4/zFTXj+oTQ4MHRuKih/t2s2cNEUiaJdPbyPyA86o3LAF6Kh90vZARMLYEDoeBeVlBB5NmD+pHfg3ocbSZ4Bb9p/C9g8GcNdyQy0skCU3ur+lwjrt8HsEMRuKf7C6o99QD4rB8zUwSWSVgqdCjL1b/s+Ek8bHxyl0ScKt73Mcs=" class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(217,75,71)">register
here</a>, and feel free to share the link with your networks.</p>
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<strong class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:bolder">List of speakers</strong></h3>
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<li class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:bolder">Mark Williams,</strong><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>Chief Librarian & CEO, Milton Public Library</li></ol>
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<strong class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:bolder">Presentation title:</strong><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>Virtual Reality with Seniors: Its use for Preventing Isolation and Further Decline into Alzheimers</p>
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<li class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:bolder">Sepideh Mckensy, Joseph Lalonde, and Shawn Mitchell,</strong><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>Toronto Public
Library (TPL)</li></ol>
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<strong class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:bolder">Presentation title:</strong><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>Driving Digital Inclusion and Data Informed Decisions – Bridge Technology Assessment Toolkit, Toronto Public
Library</p>
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<li class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:bolder">Julie Walker,</strong><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>State Librarian and Associate Vice Chancellor for Libraries,
Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS)</li></ol>
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<strong class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:bolder">Presentation title:</strong><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>Seizing the Moment: Digital Equity and Inclusion in Georgia</p>
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<li class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box"><strong class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:bolder">Sonia Alcantara-Antoine,</strong><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>CEO, Baltimore County Public Library</li></ol>
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<strong class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:bolder">Presentation title:</strong><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>The Journey Towards Digital Equity and Inclusion in Baltimore County, MD</p>
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Please send your questions for the speakers in advance to Nafiz Zaman Shuva, PhD (Team Lead, Digital Inclusion) at<span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="mailto:nafiz.shuva@qc.cuny.edu" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="x_ContentPasted0" style="box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(217,75,71)">nafiz.shuva@qc.cuny.edu</a>.
We look forward to seeing you at our webinar soon!</p>
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