Please join Dr. Norman Jacknis of the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) and Mayor Jonathan Coté for an exciting and informative evening on “Intelligent Cities”. Dr. Jacknis will explore the "Intelligent Cities" concept, and share ways in which New Westminster can leverage its fibre broadband initiative to successfully embrace the enormous opportunities of the broadband economy.

Broadband technology is the foundation for an intelligent city, and when utilized properly, can enable a city to cultivate a prosperous and inclusive economy. Join us on March 31st to find out how broadband will help establish New Westminster as an innovative, economically vibrant and digitally-inclusive community.

AGENDA

5:30pm – Registration

6:00pm – Welcome

6:15pm – Intelligent City overview

6:30pm – Keynote presentation

7:30pm – Q&A

8:15pm - Closing

New Westminster’s Fibre Broadband Initiative:

The City of New Westminster has launched an initiative to develop an open access fibre optic broadband network to foster connectivity and business development in the community. New Westminster’s Mayor and Council endorsed the initiative on February 2, 2015.

The City’s fibre optic broadband initiative will see the installation of dark fibre to key business districts in New Westminster. The fibre network will be “open access”, allowing internet service providers to lease fibre strands from the City for connection and re-sale at competitive prices.

For more information on the Intelligent City initiative in New Westminster please visit our webpage here: www.newwestcity.ca/intelligentnw

About Dr. Jacknis

Dr. Norman Jacknis is a Senior Fellow at the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) where his responsibilities include leading ICF’s Rural Imperative, building on the ideas he developed for the.

Before joining ICF, Dr. Jacknis was Director, Cisco’s IBSG Public Sector Group (the company’s open innovation and pro-bono strategic advisory group), where he worked extensively with states and local government, the National Association of Counties, the US Conference of Mayors and the staff responsible for the Federal government’s website and citizen engagement. In addition to citizen engagement, his focus was on economic growth, innovation, and the future of technology. Before Cisco, he was technology commissioner for Westchester County, New York, when it was one of ICF’s Top 7.

In addition to his regular Looking Forward blog for elected government executives and earlier articles, Dr. Jacknis has recently written articles and book chapters on “Beyond Smarter City Infrastructure – The New Urban Experience”, “A New Kind Of Public Square For Urban America, “Government’s Role In Facilitating An Innovative Economy” and “Transformation of the Local Government CTO/CIO”. He has been a frequent speaker at state/local government and technology industry events, in North America, Latin America, Europe, China, Korea and Australia. He led frequent economic partnership missions to China starting in 1998. He received his Doctorate, Master's and Bachelor's degrees from Princeton University. Among several leadership positions in the technology, education and library communities, he is President of the New York Metropolitan Library Council.

The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) is a think tank out of New York that studies the economic and social development of the 21st century community. For more information on the ICF please visit: http://www.intelligentcommunity.org

Getting to Anvil Centre:

By car:

Anvil Centre has underground pay-parking, entrance off 8th Street. Alternatively, there is on-street pay parking on Columbia St and Begbie Street.

By SkyTrain:

Anvil Centre is across the street (8th Street) from the New Westminster SkyTrain Station

By foot:

Anvil Centre entrances are along Columbia Street – one entrance facing Begbie St, and the other facing 8th St.

Contact: Andréa Khan, akhan@newwestcity.ca | Economic Development Coordinator, City of New Westminster