Going to be in the Fresno, CA area Friday, May 6th? You are cordially invited to attend One Million NIU (New Internet Users) in 2011 Fresno conference. Why Should You Attend? $12,000,000... Helping just 562 more youth graduate from High School will earn/save California over $12,000,000 annually. Internet access points and training in under-served communities is crucial to our economic recovery, improving high school graduation rates, and ensuring future markets for business. Find-out how to merge challenges with opportunity. The conference will bring proven best practice models together in one place. Business, community, school and civic leaders will find the "how-to's" relative to expediting the implementation of best practice models for Internet access and training, while maximizing the use of existing resources. California's One Million NIU in 2011is an initiative to train and connect one million New Internet Users (NIU's) in 2011. NIU conferences are launch points to connecting and training one million people on the internet via The Parent Engagement through Technology model (PE+T). PE+T increases adoption by assisting and informing thousands of new Internet users on the benefits of broadband usage, providing relevance, access and training. To see the impact California's One Million NIU in 2011 has made thus far visit www.onemillionNIU.org. Seats are limited, please RSVP as soon as possible. Conference Panel: •Tony Boren, Executive Director, Fresno Council of Governments •Michael Dozier, Director, Office of Community and Economic Development at California State University, Fresno •Ted Fujimoto, Chairman, Rights to Succeed Foundation •Maria Gutierrez, General Manager, Univision (invited) •Dora Lopez, Alumni, NIU Los Angeles •Anamiria Madrigal, Founding President of Central CA Chapter, National Latina Business Women Association •Larry Ortega, President/CEO, Community Union, Inc. •Larry Powell, Superintendent of Schools, Fresno County Office of Education •Jose Antonio Ramirez, City Manager, City of Firebaugh •Ashley Swearengin, Mayor, City of Fresno (invited) •Toulu X. Thao, Operations Specialist, U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development For more information/RSVP contact Joana Gonzalez at JGonzalez@communityunion.org, Tel: (323) 526-7331