[OPLINLIST] E-Rate Workshop: Adams County, Ohio

[SWON Libraries]

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  E-Rate Workshop, Part I <http://www.swonlibraries.org/viewevent?id=864>


      Date

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006


      Time

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.


      Location

Business Training Center, Southern State Community College


      Speaker

The workshop presenter again this year will be *Dr. Dan Farslow*, E-Rate 
Coordinator for the State of Ohio and Program Manager for E-Rate Support 
and Information at the eTech Ohio Commission. Dan's responsibilities 
include assisting Ohio's schools and libraries in submitting 
applications for E-Rate awards, representing Ohio's E-Rate interest with 
federal program administrators and conducting annual E-Rate workshops 
for Ohio school districts and libraries.


      Description

All Ohio public libraries are eligible to apply for discounts of from 
20% to 90% on eligible telecommunications services, Internet access 
services and internal connections equipment and services. It is 
important to understand that the E-Rate program is not a competitive 
grant program. All applications for eligible Telecommunications and 
Internet Access services that have been submitted by eligible 
applicants, according to program rules, have been approved and funded. 
Internet filtering and other CIPA requirements are not required for 
obtaining discounts on all of your Telecommunications services.

Workshops will provide an overview of the E-Rate program, will discuss 
the rationale for participation in the program and the value of E-Rate 
support, and will walk workshop participants through the preparation and 
submission of the necessary forms to successfully request reimbursement 
under the E-Rate program. Any new changes in the E-rate program for the 
upcoming funding year will also be discussed.

The 2006-2007 E-Rate workshop program consists of two series of 
workshops, one in November and the other in January. The November 
workshops will consist of all-day sessions while the January workshops 
will consist of a half day session only. The November workshops provide 
information on changes to the E-Rate process for the upcoming 2007-2008 
funding year and specific compliance requirements in the morning, 
followed by a line-by-line review of the Form 470, the first step in the 
application process, in the afternoon. The January workshops will offer 
line-by line review and analysis of the filing of the Form 471, the 
actual application for discounts on eligible services. *Workshop 
participants should be sure to sign up for both the November and January 
sessions.*

This workshop is the first of this series, so sign up today and make 
sure /your/ library is getting the most from this program!


      Meal

Continental breakfast will be provided; lunch is on your own


      Contributing Member of SWON Libraries

Free, but registration is required


      Friend of SWON Libraries

Free, but registration is required


      Contributing Member of NEO-RLS, NORWELD, or SERLS

Free, but registration is required


      Other

Free, but registration is required

The deadline to register is Wednesday, November 1st, 2006


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