| Telecom 2004 Conference

Day 1	Preconference: November 9, 2004
1:00 pm	Registration
1:30 pm	Preconference: Choose one to attend Grant Writing Workshop: Gaining Funding for Telecommunications Related Projects LOCATION: UIS Public Affairs Center TeleHealth Workshop: Innovative Practices and Programs in Illinois LOCATION: SIU School of Medicine	Sharon Mills Director of the Applied Social Research Unit, Illinois State University Deborah Seale Executive Director, Telehealth Networks and Programs, SIU School of Medicine
3:00 pm	Break
3:30 pm	Continue sessions
5:00 pm	Adjourn
Day 2	Conference: November 10, 2004
8:00 am	Coffee and Registration
9:00 am	Welcome All of Illinois Online: How to Achieve Widespread Broadband Access for the Information Age	Edward Feser Department of Urban Planning, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10:00 am	Break
10:30 am	Break-out sessions: Choose one to attend Innovative Telehealth Projects Impacting Rural Health and Health Professions Education Through Videoconferencing Technology Distance Learning Options and Demonstrations Line Speed = Opportunities The Benefits of Online Learning for "Connected" Communities, Myth or Reality Coalescing an IT Agenda for West Central Illinois	Kathy Fauble Ben Mueller Ancilla Parducci Dave C. Feltes Michael Dickson Dave Lamie Tom Carper Blanche Shoup
Noon	Speaker: Lt.Governor Patrick Quinn Bridging the Digital Divide—Empowerment for the 21st Century
1:00 pm	Break-out sessions: Choose one to attend Innovative Telehealth Projects Illinois Critical Access Hospital Telehealth Network Illinois Rural Broadband Study Innovative Community Projects Ameren's Experience with Broadband over Power Lines Meeting and Exceeding Customer's Expectations	Randal W. Dauby Nancy M. Newby Arkalgud Ramaprasad Pat Schou Harry Wolin Ed Feser Greg Lovett Richard Schmidt
2:30 pm	Break
3:00 pm	Connecting Communities: The Role of Health Informatics in Improving Health and Health Care	John Lumpkin Sr. VP, Director Health Care Group, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
4:00 pm	Adjourn