Galloway to keynote 'Vermont Communities in a Digital Age' February 16

Anne Galloway, award-winning journalist and founder/editor of VTDigger.org, will be the keynote speaker at Vermont Communities in a Digital Age. This all-day workshop, presented by the e-Vermont Community Broadband Project, takes place February 16 at Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center. Galloway will discuss the importance of online journalism for reporting community news in Vermont.
e-Vermont is working across the state to help communities solve local issues with 21st century tools. This workshop will highlight some of the projects taking place and bring leaders and learners together to share what they have discovered so far. Topics include mobilizing community resources during emergencies, a hands-on lab about digital tools for business, a showcase of how technology is expanding the classroom for 4-6th graders, and a preview of how town meetings can reach a wider audience.
Registration is only $20 and includes course offerings, refreshments and lunch. For a complete schedule and to pre-register online visit the e-Vermont website at www.e4vt.org, call 802-859-3090, or e-mail [email protected]. Follow e-Vermont on Facebook (e-Vermont) and Twitter (@eVermont).
Galloway is the current executive director of Vermont Journalism Trust. She has worked as a reporter and editor in Vermont for 17 years. She served as the editor of the Sunday Rutland Herald and Times Argus and is a former a staff writer for the Hardwick Gazette and the Barton Chronicle. For many years, Anne was a contributing writer for Seven Days Newspaper. Her reporting has appeared in The New York Times, the New York Daily News, Vermont Life and City Pages (Minneapolis).
e-Vermont partner The Snelling Center for Government is the lead organizer for Vermont Communities in a Digital Age.
The e-Vermont Community Broadband Project is led by the Vermont Council on Rural Development, and is made up of the Vermont State Colleges, the Vermont Department of Libraries, the Vermont Department of Public Service, Vermont Small Business Development Center, the Snelling Center for Government, Front Porch Forum, Digital Wish, Evslin Family Foundation and Vermont Community Foundation.
e-Vermont is funded through a federal program for Sustainable Broadband Adoption and the matching support of local funders.