Registration is now open for Connections 2015, a technology conference that will celebrate Richland County's status as the first "Certified Connected" capital county in the United States.
Richland County became certified through Connected Nation, an organization that helps broaden the availability of broadband Internet.
To learn more about what it means for Richland County to take this technological advancement as a Certified Connected County, the public is invited to attend a free conference 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, May 13 at the IT-oLogy Theater, 1301 Gervais St., Columbia. To register for the free event click
here or visit
www.connectsc.org for more information. To help sponsor the event, contact Jim Stritzinger at 803-743-5851 or jstritzinger@connectsc.org.