A conversation to create awareness and narrow the Digital Divide through Digital Inclusion, this is a Digital Inclusion Week event sponsored by the Los Angeles Public Library and LA Tech4Good. How are people connected to technology? Learn about the tech disparities in Los Angeles County and barriers to access. Panelists will discuss how to empower communities to access and use digital tools to advance their lives. Panelists: François Bar, Professor, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (https://annenberg.usc.edu/faculty/communication/fran%C3%A7ois-bar) Paulina Chavez, Regional Director, EveryoneOn (https://everyoneon.org/) Eileen Harris, Development Director, human-I-T (https://human-i-t.org/) Diana Rodriguez, Director of Expanded Learning, Youth Policy Institute (http://www.ypi.org/) Moderator: Karen Borchgrevink, Tech4Good Lead Organizer; Staff at Taproot Foundation (http://www.taprootfoundation.org) Made possible through the work of the awesome Los Angeles Public Library (http://www.lapl.org/) staff: Edwin Rodarte, Senior Librarian, Emerging Technologies Department Eileen Ybarra, Electronic Resources Librarian More events to be announced including a Hackathon Sunday May 6 - save the date!