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From YouTube: Mayor John Hamilton Opening Remarks -- Bloomington Next Generation High Speed Networks Symposium
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Bloomington Indiana Next Generation High Speed Networks Symposium 03/02/2016 at Bloomington City Hall.
Mayor John Hamilton Opening Remarks -- Bloomington Next Generation High Speed Networks Symposium
For information contact Symposium organizer Rick Dietz at dietzr@bloomington.in.gov or 812-349-3485.
A
Thank
you
very
much
Rick
for
kicking
this
off
and
for
your
kind
introduction.
Welcome
all
residents
visitors,
the
professionals,
the
curious
I
am
very
excited
about
this
afternoon
and
I'm
very
glad
that
you
can
all
be
here,
live
and
on
cats.
Welcome
I
want
to
thank
Indiana,
University,
Brad,
wheeler,
Dave
gent
and
your
colleagues
for
the
leadership
that
and
support
you've,
given
our
community,
our
state
our
planet,
on
this
issue
and
for
being
here
today,
thanks
also
to
the
Bloomington
Economic
Development
Corporation,
Lynn
coin,
for
your
support.
A
A
In
1854,
the
moanin
railroad
was
brought
to
town
opening
up
an
isolated
Bloomington
to
the
wider
world,
sparking
industrial
growth
like
the
showers
company,
that
grew
to
the
largest
furniture
maker
in
the
United
States
and
in
whose
restored
factory
we
gather
today,
25
years
later,
in
1870
929
street
lamps
were
installed
in
Bloomington
and
seven
years
after
that,
the
very
first
electric
lights
blazedd
from
the
courthouse
roof
another
generation
in
the
early
20th
century,
our
community
installed
sewers
modernized.
Our
water
system
laid
bricks
on
70
blocks
of
streets
and
sidewalks.
A
A
The
21st
century
is
a
century
of
digital
infrastructure
and
global
connectivity
of
a
flat
and
wired
planet.
We're
here
today
to
talk
about
our
place
in
this
future.
I
believe
that
bloomington's
digital
infrastructure
will
play
a
central
role
in
our
quality
of
life
and
economic
prosperity
going
forward.
A
A
We
do
not
have
the
digital
network,
we
need
right
now
and
we
certainly
don't
have
the
network
we
will
need
in
10
years
for
200
years.
We
have
faced
the
future
with
confidence
and
optimism,
and
we
should
do
the
same
now
this
afternoon,
we'll
be
continuing
and
expanding
many
conversations
that
have
outlined.
Why
and
how
Bloomington
should
move
forward?
The
stakes
are
high
and
it's
not
a
simple
matter.
One
thing
is
clear:
no
cookie
cutter
approach
works
everywhere.
A
There
are
options
for
Bloomington
I
have
outlined
what
I
believe
are
vital
guiding
principles.
Our
21st
century
high
speed
network
should
be
community
wide
community,
controlled
and
revenue.
Positive,
put
another
way.
This
essential
infrastructure
can't
leave
people
or
neighborhoods
behind
it
should
respect
our
communities,
autonomy
and
self-determination,
and
it
must
be
sustainable.
A
A
junior
high
school
student
who
needs
help
with
her
homework,
I
see
families
who
want
a
high
quality
of
life,
and
we
need
to
help
them
achieve
it,
as
Bloomington
has
been
doing
for
two
centuries.
Let's
hunker
down
figure.
This
out
and
get
it
done
for
our
city,
so
let's
get
to
it.
Introducing
our
first
speaker,
I,
won't
repeat
details
in
the
program.
A
I'll
only
add
Blair
Levin
has
been
building
serious
chops
on
today's
issues.
For
years
in
the
mid
90s,
he
was
chief
of
staff
to
the
Federal
Communication
Commission
Chairman,
read,
hunt
in
2008.
He
co-chaired
President
Obama's
transition
team
on
technology,
innovation
and
government
reform.
I'd.
Still
like
your
notes
from
that
one
thank
you
and
he
then
led
the
effort
that
produced
the
National
Broadband
Plan
Blair.
We
are
so
pleased
that
you
joined
us
today
and
we
look
forward
to
your
remarks.
Please
join
me
in
giving
a
warm
Bloomington
welcome
to
Blair
Levin.