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The term “eCorridors” refers to the electronic data highways that such infrastructure represents. This brand name was created by Virginia Tech’s Vice President for Information Technologies, Earving L. Blythe, and the faculty member who was charged with leading eCorridors, Brenda van Gelder.
==Timeline==
'''July 20 2000''' – Erv Blythe introduces the [[e-58]] concept to [[w:Danville, Virginia| Danville]] and [[w:Pittsylvania County, Virginia|Pittsylvania County, Virginia]] audience of elected and appointed officials at [[w:Averett College|Averett College]].
'''2000''' – eCorridors conducted a Danville Economic Base Study. This served as the foundation on which a comprehensive strategy for enhancing the competitiveness of Danville via broadband network infrastructure was eventually developed and executed.
'''August 2000''' – Danville (eDan) announcement.
'''August 23 2000''' – eCorridors (Erv Blythe) e-58 meeting with Neil Noyes – Federal Economic Development Representative for [[w:Economic Development Administration | Economic Development Administration]].
'''September 2000''' - Original e-58 idea proposition development: Virginia Tech proposes to facilitate development of advanced, fiber optic infrastructure stretching across the rural, southern part of Virginia stretching from the east coast to the western border along U.S. route 58. Project title, e58 Free Trade Corridor.
'''September 25 2000''' – VT, [[Averett College]], Dan River Community College partner with the Dan River Region to develop eDan – announcement made at Averett College.
'''April 2001''' – Economic Base Study and Infrastructure Assessment Model delivered to the Future of the Piedmont Foundation.
'''December 15 2001''' - The Danville Science Center hosts an eCorridors display of wireless laptop computers running over a wireless network. Community demonstration. Similar Demo in Gretna in early 2002.
'''January 11 2002''' – eCorridors was invited to give a presentation to Senator [[w:George Allen (U.S. politician)|George Allen]].
'''January 22 2002''' – Brenda Neidigh gave a presentation to the Southern Governor’s Association and SURA regarding the eCorridors concept and strategy.
'''May 2008''' - eCorridors adds social networking to the [http://www.ecorridors.vt.edu/research/bibliography/ annotated bibliography.]
'''April 2008''' - eCorridors hosts the first in a series of [[w:Federal Communications Commission|Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) and the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA) educational workshop on rural broadband on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 in the Squires Student Center's Haymarket Theater from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
'''[http://www.vt.edu/spotlight/achievement/2010-10-18-ecorridors/ecorridors.html October 2010]''' - eCorridors launched the [http://www.acceleratevirginia.org/ Accelerate Virginia] website. [[Accelerate Virginia]] is a statewide effort to engage and educate the public and raise awareness about broadband availability in Virginia through an innovative broadband mapping application developed by Virginia Tech faculty members.
*[http://www.educause.edu EDUCAUSE]
