<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Unlike NYC, where Thursday has been essentially canceled, snow will be light in DC so this looks like a go. Along with the regulars noted below, there will be reps from Google, Microsoft, & Facebook. Looks to be a great 'state of connectivity' event. </div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><br><br><u></u>
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joly posted: "Today, Thursday February 9 2017 the Open Technology Institute will host a half-day forum The Next Three Billion - Initiatives to Bring the Whole World Online in Washington DC. More than four billion people are as yet unconnected around the world. To addre" </span>
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What: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.newamerica.org/oti/events/next-three-billion/" target="_blank">The Next Three Billion - Initiatives to Bring the Whole World Online</a><br>
Where: Washington DC<br>
When: Thursday February 9 2017 10:00-14:00 EST | 15:00-19:00 UTC<br>
Agenda: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://www.newamerica.org/oti/events/next-three-billion/" target="_blank">https://www.newamerica.org/<wbr>oti/events/next-three-billion/</a><br>
Webcast: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://youtu.be/Dz9YNJkh9R4" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/Dz9YNJkh9R4</a><br>
Twitter: t.b.a. maybe <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/next3billion?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash" target="_blank">#next3billion</a></strong></p></div>
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