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
DASH Building - Conference Rooms 76-79
FREE Parking in student/guest parking areas
Registration Form

​The 3rd Connect New Mexico Council Digital Readiness and Adoption Working Group's annual Abierta Summit to share best practices and explore resources to address the digital needs of New Mexicans and ensure all citizens have the skills and tools they need to  access the educational, economic, employment, and health opportunities that the internet provides.

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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 A.B.I.E.R.T.A. translates from Spanish into English as "Access to Broadband and Internet for Education, Resources, Technology, and Learning."

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Draft Agenda 2026 (Subject to Change): 
8:30 - 9:00 AM - Registration and Refreshments
9:00 - 9:15 AM - Welcome

• Robert Del Plain, Director of IT, City of Las Cruces
• Mr. Ike Ledesma, President for Student Services, DACC

9:15 - 10:15 AM - Best Practices in Digital Literacy Programs

• Teeniors (10 min) Slides
• DiverseIT (10 min)
• Borderplex Connect (10 min) Power Point
• Mamacítas Cibernéticas and students (30 min) Power Point and  Video

10:15 - 10:30 AM - Break
10:30 - 10:50 AM - Community Resource Highlights

• Bo Ford, Digital Equity Program Manager, NM State Libraries
  Power Point

10:50 - 11:05 AM - Rural Community Outreach and Engagement Strategies

• Christie Ann Harvey, Luna County (15 min)

11:05 - 11:25 AM -Affordability Highlights

• AT&T (5 min)
• Comcast (5 min)
• Q&A and Other Announcements (10 min)

11:25 - 12 Noon - OBAE Updates, LITAP, and OBAE Video
          New Mexico Low-Income Telecommunications Assistance Program 

• Jeff Lopez, Director, Office of Broadband Access & Expansion (OBAE)
  (35 min)

12:00 - 1:00 PM -  Lunch
​1:00 - 1:40 PM - Artificial Intelligence (AI) 101 Power Point

• Mycelia Foundation

1:40 - 2:20 PM - Cybersecurity Basics Power Point

• ACLU and Bold Futures

2:20 - 2:40 PM - We want Internet: Considerations & Questions to Ask

• ​Michael Harris, Las Cruces City Councilor District 3, Visgence
  Power Point

2:40 - 3:20 PM - Grants and Funding Power Point

• Mycelia Foundation

3:20 - 4:00 PM - Lightning Round and Closing

• Announcements and updates from Community

4:30 - 6pm - Unofficial ABIERTA Happy Hour at The Game Bar and Grill

• 2605 S Espina St Las Cruces, NM 88001

“Community Champion” Sponsors 2026:

• ATT
• City of Sunland Park
• Comcast​

“Grassroots” Sponsor 2026:

• Samsung

​Hosting Support 2026:​

• Connect New Mexico Council Digital Readiness and Adoptioins Working Group & OBAE
• City of Las Cruces
• Mycelia Foundation (fiscal agent sponsor)
• Borderplex Connect (translation sponsor)
• New Mexico State Library (sign-language sponsor)

Information Tables:

1. AARP​
2. ACLU
3. Bold Futures
4. ATT
5. Digital Skills with ATT
6. Ascend
7. Borderplex Connect
8. City of Sunland Park
9. Comcast​
10. DiverseIT
11. Doña Ana Community College
12. Empowerment Congress
13. Las Cruces Public Libraries
14. Mamacítas Cibernéticas
15. New Mexico Black Leadership Council
16. Office of Broadband Access and Expansion (OBAE)
17. Office of Senator Ben Ray Luján
18. Samsung
19. SFCC Digital Skills
20. Teeniors

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With Special Thanks to:
​Community Champion Sponsors

Grassroots Sponsor

Event Hosts

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.