TUANZ and RHAANZ announce upcoming Rural Connectivity Symposium
TUANZ and RHAANZ are pleased to formally announce that their jointly hosted Rural Connectivity Symposium will take place
in Wellington at the James Cook Hotel on Thursday 28th May 2015. “The aim of the day is to gather representatives of
rural users as well as service providers to learn and discuss possible priorities around the recently announced Rural
Broadband Initiative #2 (RBI2) and Mobile Blackspots funding by the Government” said Craig Young, CEO of TUANZ. “We have
in the past taken leadership in pushing for improved rural connectivity and this a continuation of that work.”
Rural satellite service provider, Wireless Nation will be the premier sponsor for the oneday event which will be a
mixture of presentations and workshops. Other sponsors announced today include SPARK, TRACTA and the Rural Contractors
New Zealand. Speakers on the day will include ANZ Economist, Con Williams, Chair of the New Zealand Telehealth Forum, Dr
John Garrett, as well a number of speakers from Government and the telecommunications and health industries.
The CE of RHAANZ Michelle Thompson, reiterated that “Bringing together a large number of stakeholders to discuss the
options around improved connectivity is a great opportunity for us to provide a strong unified response which reflects
the voices of rural users of telecommunications services”
Tickets are limited and registration details can be found on the websites of the two organisations as follows:
www.rhaanz.org.nz
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