JOIN US FOR THE
2026 ABIERTA Summit
​Digital Readiness & Adoption in New Mexico

DATE: Friday, February 27, 2026
TIME: 9am-4pm
​LOCATION: Las Cruces
Doña Ana Community College Espina Campus
​3400 S. Espina St, Las Cruces, NM 88003

Register to Attend

The event is free but pre-registration is requested!

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ABIERTA = "Acceso a Banda ancha e Internet para Educación, Recursos, Tecnología y Aprendizaje."  The word Abierta means “Open" in Spanish. The acronym translates from Spanish into English as "Access to Broadband and Internet for Education, Resources, and Learning."

Draft Agenda 2026 (Tentative): 
9:00 – 9:20 AM Welcome from OBAE Director
9:20 – 10:00 AM Affordable Internet Session (Panel)
10:00 – 11:00 AM Best Practices in Digital Literacy Programs (Panel 1)
11:00 – 11:15 AM Break
11:15 – 11:45 AM Community Resource Highlights
11:45 – 12:15 PM Rural Community Outreach and Engagement Strategies
12:15 – 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 – 1:45 PM Artificial Intelligence (AI) 101
1:45 – 2:30 PM Cybersecurity Basics
2:30 – 3:15 PM Grants and Funding
3:15 – 4:00 PM Lightning Round and Closing

Sponsors 2026:

• ATT
• Samsung
• City of Sunland Park

Hosting Support 2026:

• Mycelia Foundation (fiscal agent sponsor)
• Borderplex Connect (translation sponsor)
• New Mexico State Library (sign-language sponsor)
• City of Las Cruces
• Connect New Mexico

With Special Thanks to
​the Event Hosts and Sponsors:

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​Event Archive:

DIGITAL EQUITY SUMMIT 2023

New Mexico Digital Equity Summit
Date: Thursday, October 5, 2023
Time: 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: UNM Taos ​Bataan Hall 120 Civic Plaza Drive Taos, NM  87571

This event is free and  hosted by the Connect New Mexico Digital Equity and Inclusion Working Group ​in honor of National Digital Inclusion Week October 2-6, 2023!
​
​2023 Agenda:
9:30-9:45  Introductions
Connect New Mexico Digital Equity & Inclusion Working Group
9:45-10:30 State Digital Equity Plan
8 Covered Populations, CTC Findings
10:30-10:45 BREAK
10:45-11:30 Mission/Vision and Solutions (small groups/Zoom)
11:30-11:45 BREAK
11:45-12:30 Report-out and Highights on Solutions/Call to Action
​12:30 Lunch

​Event Resources:

• ​Presentation Deck
• ​Feedback Form
• Zoom Recording

DIGITAL EQUITY SUMMIT 2024

The Broadband Digital Equity Summit
Date: Friday, September 27, 2024
Time: 9:30.am.-3p.m.
Location: National Hispanic Cultural Center 1701 4th St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102

Registration and Opening Introductions in the Wells Fargo Theater (inside the Disney Performing Arts Building). Free Parking onsite. Event is free but space is limited and pre-registration is required. ​

Keynote Speaker Erin Carr-Jordan, Ph.D., President and CEO , Digital Equity Institute

Save the Date

Sponsorship Opportunities:
Help host this important community event. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities or reserving an exhibit table, contact Aaron Casillas [email protected] at Mycelia Foundation or Jennifer Nevarez [email protected]

Grassroots Sponsor: $500 includes your name on the Event Program and Event Web Page, plus the option of one exhibit table at the event.

Community Champion Sponsor: $1000 includes your name and logo on the Event Program and Event Web Page, plus the option of one exhibit table at the event, as well as  sponsorship of one of the following which would include mention and distribution of a marketing piece to be shared during the meal or break:
a) Breakfast Sponsor
b) Lunch Sponsor
c) Coffee Break Sponsor

Event Exhibit Tables: Event exhibit tables are available to nonprofits at no cost and will be assigned with local priority on a first-come, first serve basis. Event exhibit tables are available to for-profits for $100 fee to cover the cost of table rental and set-up expenses.

Tables (Tentative):

• ATT
• Ascend
• Borderplex Connect
• DiverseIT
• Mamacitas
• Samsung
• SFCC Digital Skills
• City of Sunland Park
• Teeniors
• Connect New Mexico/ OBAE