The forum was sponsored by the Redwood Technology Consortium (RTC), Redwood Coast Rural Action, Redwood Region Economic Development Commission (RREDC) and the California Center for Rural Policy (CCRP). Rollin Richmond, the president of Humboldt State University, opened the proceedings and Connie Stewart, Executive Director of CCRP was the moderator.
The morning began with presentations from Jon Dickinson, Deputy Director of External Affairs for the State Chief Information Officer; Susan Walters, Senior Vice President of the California Emerging Technologies Fund (CETF), and Jack Leutza, Director of the Communications Division of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC).