For Immediate Release
Contact: Kelly Wismer, 703-351-2015, [email protected]
Arlington, Va., (October 24, 2017)—Members of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association will gather in Washington, D.C., this week to participate in the association’s Telecom Executive Policy Summit, during which several industry leaders will address conference participants.
Congressman David Young (R–Iowa) will serve as the event’s keynote speaker, and officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will also be featured to share ideas and provide an outlook on their agency’s priorities in the coming year.
The event will be held at The Dupont Circle Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, and members of the press are invited to attend. Some event highlights are as follows:
Thursday, October 26
8:00 a.m. Rep. David E. Young (R–Iowa)
11:00 a.m. Anne Hazlett, Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development, USDA
1:30 p.m. Christopher A. McLean, Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service
The full event agenda is available online.
To RSVP for the event, please contact Kelly Wismer at [email protected] or (703) 351-2015.
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