--- title: DON’T MISS OUT ON COLORADO'S MOUNTAIN CONNECT CONFERENCE description: Focused on Hybrid Infrastructure Supporting Small Cities, this broadband development conference takes place June 6-7 at Keystone Resort in Keystone, Colorado. image: https://blog.vlcm.com/hubfs/2018/mainbg.png --- [![VLCM Getting IT Right Logo](https://blog.vlcm.com/hubfs/_vlcmlogos/vlcm%20tagline.svg "VLCM Getting IT Right Logo")](https://www.vlcm.com) # DON’T MISS OUT ON COLORADO'S MOUNTAIN CONNECT CONFERENCE ![](https://blog.vlcm.com/hubfs/vlcm.png) Jessica Doucette August 18, 2018 [mailto:?subject=[SUBJECT]&body=Check%20out%20this%20site%20https://blog.vlcm.com/blog/ne/dont-miss-out-on-colorados-mountain-connect-conference](mailto:?subject=[SUBJECT]&body=Check%20out%20this%20site%20https://blog.vlcm.com/blog/ne/dont-miss-out-on-colorados-mountain-connect-conference) We are very excited to announce our Platinum Sponsorship with Colorado’s Mountain Connect Conference in Keystone, Colorado! We will exhibiting during this three-day event focused on serving and supporting our communities through hybrid infrastructure. Take a look at what the conference has in store for you below, and we hope to see you June 5 - 7? ## What is Mountain Connect? Mountain Connect is an annual Broadband Development Conference nestled in Keystone, Colorado. Their mission? To facilitate and accelerate the maturation of broadband infrastructure transforming technology innovation, policy, and sustainable economic prosperity for communities in Colorado. TELL ME MORE… The theme for this year is *Hybrid Infrastructure Supporting Small Cities. *The focus? Taking planning and building infrastructure that supports our governments, citizens, healthcare, and tourists in *all areas* of our communities into consideration. Planning should include fiber as core infrastructure but be inclusive of how wireless technologies are a natural and necessary extension of fiber infrastructure serving our communities. The conference will explore: -   Smart City Infrastructure -   Impact of the Internet of Everything -   Wireless/Wi-Fi Network Considerations -   “Smart” Broadband Planning -   Navigating Financing Options In addition to these talking points, there will be a focus on Mountain Connect’s core conference topics: 1. Economic Development 2. Healthcare 3. Education: Broadband 101 - Forecasting your Future!  To learn more about this year's syllabus, click here Broadband 101 Syllabus 4. Policy Impacting Broadband 5. Broadband 101 Education for Elected Officials Check out the agenda [here](http://mountainconnect.org/agenda/). ## Show me the perks: Included at the conference this year is lodging at the Keystone Resort & Conference Center in Keystone, Colorado. This is the largest meeting venue in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Check it out [here](http://mountainconnect.org/keystone-resort-lodging-and-conference-center/). An optional golf tournament will also take place the Sunday before the conference at the Keystone Ranch Golf Club. This tournament supports the Dale Hatfield Scholars Program at Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado. Learn more about the Dale Hatfield Open [here](http://mountainconnect.org/golf-tournament/). **** **** Interested? Check out any additional conference details and sign up at [mountainconnect.org](http://mountainconnect.org/). **Copyright VLCM   |  All Rights Reserved  |  [Privacy](https://www.vlcm.com/privacy)** - [![facebook icon](https://blog.vlcm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/i-img/social-fa.png?t=1444107731905&width=22&name=social-fa.png "facebook icon")](https://www.facebook.com/VLCMtech/)[![linkedin icon](https://blog.vlcm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/i-img/social-in.png?t=1444107731905&width=22&name=social-in.png "linkedin icon") ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/valcom-vlcm-) [![instagram icon](https://blog.vlcm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/i-img/social-phot.png?t=1444107731905&width=22&name=social-phot.png "instagram icon") ](https://www.instagram.com/vlcmtech/) [![twitter icon](https://blog.vlcm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/i-img/social-twi.png?t=1444107731905&width=22&name=social-twi.png "twitter icon") ](https://twitter.com/vlcmtech)[![shopping cart icon](https://blog.vlcm.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cart.png?width=24&name=cart.png "shopping cart icon") ](https://usm.channelonline.com/valcomslc/storesite/Login/?destination=/valcomslc/storesite/Search/Category/index.co) ![](https://px.ads.linkedin.com/collect/?pid=494756&fmt=gif)