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a m e r i c a ’ s P l a n a P P e n d i c e s appendIX d LIst oF WorKshops and FIeLd hearInGs The FCC held 36 public workshops in Washington, D.C. and nine field hearings across the country as part of an extensive effort to engage the public in crafting the National Broadband Plan. These workshops and hearings attracted more than 10,000 in-person and online attendees. The panelists for the workshops and hearings included FCC staff and commissioners, other government officials and representatives from consumer groups, service providers, broadcasters, manufacturers, application providers and many other companies and organizations. The transcripts and videos for these events are all part of the National Broadband Plan record and are available at www.broadband.gov. Event Date Location 1 E-Gov/Civic Engagement Workshop 8/6/2009 Federal Communications Commission 2 Deployment: Wired-General Workshop 8/12/2009 Federal Communications Commission 3 Deployment: Wireless-General Workshop 8/12/2009 Federal Communications Commission 4 Deployment: Unserved-Underserved Workshop 8/12/2009 Federal Communications Commission 5 Technology/Fixed Broadband Workshop 8/13/2010 Federal Communications Commission 6 Technology/Wireless Workshop 8/13/2009 Federal Communications Commission 7 International Lessons Workshop 8/18/2009 Federal Communications Commission 8 Opportunities for Small and Disadvantaged Businesses Workshop 8/18/2009 Federal Communications Commission 9 Building the Fact Base: The State of Broadband Adoption and Utilization 8/19/2009 Federal Communications Commission Workshop 10 Low Adoption and Utilization: Importance of Broadband and Applications 8/19/2009 Federal Communications Commission Workshop 11 Programmatic Efforts to Increase Broadband Adoption and Usage: What 8/19/2009 Federal Communications Commission Works and What Doesn’t Workshop 12 Broadband Opportunities for People with Disabilities Workshop 8/20/2009 Federal Communications Commission 13 Education Workshop 8/20/2009 Federal Communications Commission 14 Public Safety and Homeland Security Workshop 8/25/2009 Federal Communications Commission 15 Smart Grid, Broadband and Climate Change Workshop 8/25/2009 Federal Communications Commission 16 Economic Growth, Job Creation and Private Investment Workshop 8/26/2009 Federal Communications Commission 17 Job Training Workshop 8/26/2009 Federal Communications Commission 18 Technology/Applications and Devices Workshop 8/27/2009 Federal Communications Commission 19 State and Local Governments: Toolkits and Best Practices Workshop 9/1/2009 Federal Communications Commission 20 Benchmarks Workshop 9/2/2009 Federal Communications Commission 21 Big Ideas with Potential to Substantially Change the Internet Workshop 9/3/2009 Federal Communications Commission 22 Broadband Consumer Context Workshop 9/9/2009 Federal Communications Commission 23 Health Care Workshop 9/15/2009 Federal Communications Commission 24 The Role of Content in the Broadband Ecosystem 9/17/2009 Federal Communications Commission 25 Spectrum Workshop 9/17/2009 Federal Communications Commission 26 Public Field Hearing, National Broadband Plan, FCC Commissioner 9/21/2009 The Thompson Conference Center, Meredith Atwell Baker TCC 3.108 2405 Robert Dedman Drive Austin, Texas F e d e r a l c o m m u n i c a t i o n s c o m m i s s i o n | n a t i o n a l b r o a d b a n d P l a n 3 5 5