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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <title></title> <meta name="generator" content="LibreOffice 6.4.7.2 (Linux)"/> <meta name="created" content="00:00:00"/> <meta name="changed" content="2022-03-01T15:29:05.334617211"/> <style type="text/css"> p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt } td p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt } h1 { border: none; padding: 0in; color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 114%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2 } </style> </head> <body lang="en-US" dir="ltr"><h1>March 2022 ACM EIG SCC Newsletter <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/b/b7/Acm_logo.png" name="Image4" align="right" width="99" height="99"> </img> </h1> March 2022 Newsletter for ACM EIG on Smart Cities and Communities Dear colleagues, We would love to hear from you on how EIGSCC can serve you and the community better, so please don't hesitate to share your comments, ideas and suggestions with Wilfred Pinfold and Gregory Meyers by emailing pinfold@acm.org. <h1>News</h1>

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://opencommons.org/images/e/e2/Letenda_Electric_Bus.pdf">New generation of zero-emissions transit buses</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/e/e8/Letenda600.jpg/200px-Letenda600.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">Canadian bus manufacturer Letenda officially unveiled its new generation of zero-emission transit buses. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.evgo.com/press-release/evgo-releases-best-practices-document-for-ev-charging-infrastructure-public-funding-ahead-of-federal-funds-being-released-to-state-departments-of-transportation/">Best Practices Document for EV Charging</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/e/ed/Best_Practices_Document_for_EV_Charging.jpg/200px-Best_Practices_Document_for_EV_Charging.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">EVgo today released a new guide featuring best practices gleaned from over a decade of operating experience designed to help state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and their partners with administering funds from the recently announced $5 billion National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (NEVI). </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://opencommons.org/images/8/8c/US_DOT_Ports_2022.pdf">U.S. DOT Port Infrastructure</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/3/34/USDOTPorts.jpeg/200px-USDOTPorts.jpeg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced nearly $450 million in newly available grant funding for port-related projects through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)—by far the largest investment in the program ever. These grants can help ports expand capacity and improve the movement of goods through our supply chains. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://media.electrifyamerica.com/en-us/releases/172">Kia and Electrify America to provide 1,000KWh of charging</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/8/85/KiaElectrifyAmericaCharging.jpg/200px-KiaElectrifyAmericaCharging.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">Kia America and Electrify America have announced a partnership to provide Kia EV6 buyers with 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of complimentary EV charging/energy at any Electrify America station across the U.S. The agreement between the two companies will enable Kia owners 3,500 to 4,000 miles of all-electric driving at no charging cost, depending on the vehicle model and various conditions. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<a href="https://opencommons.org/News">For more news...</a> <h1>Upcoming Smart City Events</h1>

<tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px">24 Feb 2022 </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://densenetworks.com/coral-gables-connected-city-tour">Connected Cities Tour</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/9/90/CoralGables600.png/200px-CoralGables600.png" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px">Leaders from Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County and Miami will join with the Tech Community to explore how technologies like: 5G, AI and IoT are enabling "Smart City" Innovations that impact quality of life, operational efficiency, sustainability and public safety. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px">28 Feb 2022 </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.digitalinclusion.org/net-inclusion-2023/">Net Inclusion 2023</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/c/ce/Net-Inclusion-2023.jpg/200px-Net-Inclusion-2023.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px">Join hundreds of digital inclusion community practitioners, advocates, academics, Internet service providers, and policymakers to discuss:*local, state, and federal policies and policy innovations impacting digital equity,*sources of financial and programmatic support of digital inclusion programs,*and digital inclusion best practices from across the country. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px">01 Mar 2022 </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/5th-annual-symposium-of-the-digital-person-registration-120019927835">The 5th Annual Symposium on the Digital Person</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/c/cd/A820FCA1-CF7A-4190-B8B5-71F659FBF93D.jpeg/200px-A820FCA1-CF7A-4190-B8B5-71F659FBF93D.jpeg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px">The use of personal data is of enormous global concern. The Symposium on the Digital Person is an annual event organized by the HAT Community Foundation (HCF) and Dataswyft that discusses personal data from three perspectives: Digital personhood, law, freedom and democracy (humanities) Value, economics and markets (social science) Data analytics, data science and technology (science and technology). </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px">03 Mar 2022 </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/PSUVIL/photos/a.920436891406584/4582204888563081/">Mobility Matters</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/e/ee/MobilityMatters.jpg/200px-MobilityMatters.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px">We invited disability specialists, urban planners, engineers, transportation professionals, students, and community members to discuss the nexus between design, innovation, technology, and access. This year’s themes focused on Youth Leadership: Growing Interdisciplinary Solutions Through Partnerships and Smart Design = Accessible Design. We explored opportunities for regional coordination across adjacent metropolitan areas, with an emphasis on the Cascadia region. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<a href="https://opencommons.org/Events">For more events...</a> <h1>Contact us</h1> If you have a news item or upcoming event that you believe would be of interest to the community, please contact Wilfred Pinfold <a href="mailto:pinfold@acm.org">pinfold@acm.org</a> with details for inclusion in the next monthly newsletter. </body> </html>

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