Save the date: September 29, 2026. 8:30am to 4:30pm. New York State Digital Equity Network Conference. Theme: Revisiting New York's Digital Divide: Solutions for Reaching the Disconnected. Hosted in partnership with University at Albany. ETEC Building, 1220 Washington Ave, Albany NY 12203. Register at: nysden.org/conference26

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ETEC Building
1220 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
Date: September 29, 2026
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

This event made possible by our sponsors:

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Our theme this year is Revisiting NY’s Digital Divide: Solutions for Reaching the Disconnected. Through this convening, we aim to strengthen collaboration, share promising practices, and build a more coordinated statewide movement to close the digital divide.

We look forward to an exchange of ideas that will help educate, connect, and mobilize leaders across the state as we continue working together to expand digital opportunities for all New Yorkers.

Agenda

Join us for a day of plenaries, panels, and workshops designed to educate, illuminate, and spur continued progress and innovation in digital equity throughout New York State

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Time Session Room
8:30AM – 9:00AM Breakfast & Networking Room 100F
9:00AM – 9:15AM Welcoming/Electeds/UAlbany GREETING Main Room 151/149
9:15AM – 10:00AM Fireside Chat: Learning From Massachusetts: How Sustained Investments Center Digital Equity Priorities Main Room 151/149
10:00AM – 10:50AM Your Playbook for Digital Opportunity: A Hands-On Planning Workshop Main Room 151/149
Beginner Digital Skills: A New Curriculum You Can Use Today Workshop Room 303
11:00AM – 11:50AM Digital Inclusion, AI Literacy and an equitable Quantum Future in NYS a Panel Plenary Main Room 151/149
12:00PM – 12:50PM Lunch Room 100F
1:00PM – 1:50PM A Minimum Digital Standard Of Living Panel Main Room 151/149
Behind the Scenes of NYC’s Broadband Adoption Plan Panel Room 303
2:00PM – 2:50PM From Digital Divide to AI Literacy Chasm: Reaching NY’s Disconnected Fair Chance Workforce Workshops Main Room 151/149
AI Safety Awareness Project Room 303
How to Hit a Moving Target: Preparing All Workers for the AI Economy Room B10
2:50PM – 3:00PM Refresher Break Room 100F
3:00PM – 4:00PM Aligning New York State Associations to Advance Digital Inclusion and Workforce Equity Main Room 151/149
4:00PM – 4:30PM Closing Main Room 151/149

Lodging

Hilton Garden Inn Albany/SUNY Area
1389 Washington Ave., Albany, New York, 12206, USA

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