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Digital Readiness & Adoption Working Group

Annual Digital Readiness
​Abierta Summit

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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!

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 City of Las Cruces, Director of IT Robert Del Plain and Update from OBAE Director Jeff Lopez
9:20 – 10:00 AM Affordable Internet Session (Panel)
  • OBAE
  • AT&T
  • JackRabbit
  • Tribal Affordability Initiatives
10:00 – 11:00 AM Best Practices in Digital Literacy Programs (Panel 1)
Including highlights from:
  • Teeniors (10 min)
  • Borderplex Connect (10 min)
  • DiverseIT (10 min)
  • Mamacitas Cyberneticas and students (30 min)
11:00 – 11:15 AM Break
11:15 – 11:40 AM Community Resource Highlights - NM State Libraries
11:40-12:00 We want Internet: Considerations & Questions to Ask -
​Michael Harris, Las Cruces City Councilor District 3, Visgence (20 min)
12:00-12:45 Lunch

12:45-1:00 PM Rural Community Outreach and Engagement Strategies
  • Christie Ann Harvey, Luna County (15 min)
1:00 – 1:45 PM Artificial Intelligence (AI) 101 - Mycelia Foundation
1:45 – 2:30 PM Cybersecurity Basics - ACLU and Bold Futures
2:30 – 3:15 PM Grants and Funding - Mycelia Foundation
3:15 – 4:00 PM Lightning Round and Closing
Sponsors 2026:
  • ATT
  • Comcast​
  • 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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Tables (Tentative):
  1. ATT
  2. Ascend
  3. Borderplex Connect
  4. City of Sunland Park
  5. Comcast
  6. DiverseIT
  7. Mamacitas
  8. SFCC Digital Skills
  9. Teeniors
  10. ACLU and Bold Futures
  11. AARP
  12. Connect New Mexico/ OBAE


​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
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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.
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