BTV Ignite

Lake Champlain Chamber: BTV Ignite 07/03/2019

Host Tom Torti, President of Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce, chats with Adam Roof, Project Manager of BTV Ignite.

BTV Ignite Reverse Pitch Competition 05/04/2018

BTV Ignite participates in this year's US Ignite series of "Reverse Pitch" competitions.

Digital solution developers are invited to compete for $30,000 in cash grants to demonstrate innovative ways high-bandwidth ideas can help deliver education - in Burlington, across our state, and by linking our students with national communities and resources.

The theme of the Pitch call is "Delivering Education."

We are challenging participants to consider how 21st-century technology can let educators re-imagine our classroom and other educational experiences.

For more information see this press release: www.btvignite.com/news/2018/4/8/btv-ignite-announces-reverse-pitch-competition

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: Burlington City Council Ward 3 Seat 02/20/2018

Burlington City Council candidates for Ward 3 Lizzie Haskell (D), James Lockridge (I), and Brian Pine (P) lay out their platforms with moderator Morgan True.

Lake Champlain Chamber: Igniting Vermont's Future 11/01/2017

Host Tom Torti of the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce and guest Dennis Moynihan of BTV Ignite, the local chapter of technological resource-focused community development organization US Ignite, explore how emerging innovation is driving growth and what the region can do to take advantage.

More information at www.vcwa.org.

Burlington Innovation Week - State of the Internet: Fostering a Healthy Digital Civic Society 10/19/2017

Julia Vallera, of the Mozilla Foundation, moderates a discussion about the state of the internet and how it impacts Vermont communities with Mary Danko, of Fletcher Free Library, and Abbie Tykocki, of Burlington Telecom, along with other local stakeholders. Session participants get an introduction to the current methodologies that Mozilla Foundation uses to gauge internet health across key indicators, such as openness, inclusion, privacy, security, decentralization, and others. We explore how these issues and more affect the diverse communities in and around Burlington, Vermont. What strengths, weaknesses, and disparities do we see? What steps can we take to address gaps and vulnerabilities that foster a healthy digital civil society?

Burlington Innovation Week - Homegrown: Adventures in Vermont Entrepreneurship 10/17/2017

Alan Newman is a Vermont serial entrepreneur who was the founder of Seventh Generation and the co-founder of both Magic Hat Brewing Company and Alchemy & Science, Boston Beer Company's “incubator business.” In this entertaining and compelling session, Alan shares many of the lessons he's learned along the way. A "must-see" for anyone interested in starting or growing a business!

Burlington Innovation Week - Gigabit City Initiatives 10/17/2017

US Ignite CEO Bill Wallace and BTV Ignite Executive Director Dennis Moynihan showcase "gigabit city" initiatives nationally and here in Burlington. They are joined by Mayor Miro Weinberger; Mike Schirling, the Vermont Secretary of Commerce and Community Development; and Jill Jemison, Director of Technology with the UVM College of Medicine and BTV Ignite Technical Leader. The event concludes with a reception and a great opportunity to meet everyone driving digital innovation in Burlington forward.

Burlington Innovation Week - Radical Freedom of Thought Leadership and the Cultural Meaning and Evolution of Vermont 10/16/2017

A social sculpture of sorts - bringing people together to explore the meaning of Vermont today and its evolution ahead. Michael Jager, co-founder of Solidarity of Unbridled Labour, opens with a talk on the "brand" Vermont, a perspective on its reality, and concern over a potentially misguided future when our opportunity for cultural thought leadership is at hand. Great drinks, healthy snacks, and diverse interesting people - together for a short talk and facilitated conversation, ideally guiding us toward ideas that matter as we answer with action to the Vermont cause.

BTV Ignite: Creating a Great Place to Live, Work, and Innovate 10/10/2017

Building on our world-class digital infrastructure, BTV Ignite is a nonprofit organization that helps ensure Burlington and the wider community is a great place to live, work, and innovate. Learn more at www.btvignite.com

Burlington Innovation Week Preview 10/05/2017

Abby Tykocki of BTV Ignite sits down with Julia Vallera, Clubs Manager at the Mozilla Foundation, to discuss a number of city events showcasing Burlington's place on the frontiers of technology during the upcoming Innovation Week, October 16-21.

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CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!