Per Member requests, WISPA is proud to hold its first WISPA Regional Meeting in St. Louis, Mo on July 21st and 22nd. We are currently planning three tracks, packed with information on regulatory issues, operations, marketing and other challenges the WISP industry faces on a day to day basis.
We invite all WISPs to attend this meeting. Come meet the current WISPA Board and hopefully many of the new Board members who will be running for next years Board. There will be a breakfast Board Meeting on the second day, so you will be able to see the Board in action and participate in the discussion. We expect a good participation of vendors with Booth Space and Sponsorship opportunities. The vendors will also have a chance to speak during the agenda on different products and services they have to offer. We are currently securing Keynote speakers and this page will be amended as speakers are secured. Our Industry is dynamic and in a current state of flux. WISPA is involved heavily in the TV Whitespaces, 3.65 GHz rule making, TDWR Database work, National Broadband Plan and Stimulus Funding. Schedule your participation for this meeting today, so you can stay up to date with current WISPA efforts. We will insure that this will be a great event and well worth your time and money to attend. Vendor and Speaking Opportunities available. See Links at the bottom of the page. Vendors contact [email protected] for further booth and sponsorship opportunities. Sponsors <http://www.moonblinkwifi.com/> http://www.wispa.org/images/partners/moonblink140x90.jpg Silver Sponsor Proposed Schedule Day 1 9:00 - 9:15 Welcome from WISPA's President 9:15 - 10:15 Keynote Address: "The FCC and WISPs" [Invite Julius Knapp, OET Chief or his representative] 10:15 - 10:30 Networking Break Breakout Panel Sessions Regulatory Track Technical Track Business Track 10:30 - 11:30 TV White Spaces Panel TBD Intro to WiMax Panel TBD VoIP I Panel Keith Rivers - Great Auk Wireless - Tentative Anand Buch - NetSapiens, Inc. 11:30 - 12:30 Broadband Stimulus Panel Victoria Proffer - St. Louis Broadband Into the Future - How to Deploy Fiber Panel TBD Improving Your WISP Marketing (Website design, online press releases, using social media, search engine optimization, etc.) TBD 12:30 - 1:30 Luncheon Keynote [Operator]: "The WISP/WiMax Partnership" 1:30 - 2:30 3650 MHz Panel Josh Garza - Great Auk Wireless - Tentative Tower Technology I Panel Getting Physical - Safety, selection, design, guying, erection, climbing, maintenance; etc.) Moderator: Jack Unger Bob Morola - Great Auk Wireless Justin Wilson - MTIN.Net Network Management Panel Moderator: Matt Larsen Butch Evans - Butch Evans Consulting 2:30 - 3:30 Universal Service Fund Panel -Past, Present and Future Moderator: Jon Allen or David Kaufman (Rini/Coran) TBD Tower Technology II Panel - Wireless Design - AP placement, power, coax, Cat5, lightning protection, antenna placement, grounding, etc) Moderator: Jack Unger Bob Morola - Great Auk Wireless Email and Web Hosting Panel TBD 3:30 - 6:00 Vendor Table Tops/Booth Visits/Cocktail Hour final hour 6:00 - 9:30 WISP Roundtable (Open to all Member WISPs) DAY 2 7:30 - 9:00 Breakfast Board Meeting (Member's Welcome) 9:00 - 10:15 Keynote Address: "The National Broadband Plan: What's in it for WISPs?" Steve Coran - RiniCoran, PC 10:15 - 10:30 Networking Break 10:30 - 11:30 Using the New 5 GHz Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) Database Jack Unger Peter Stanforth (Spectrum Bridge) 11:30 - 12:30 Broadband Mapping Panel: "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" Moderator: Matt Larsen Brian Webster [others selected by Brian Webster] 12:30 - 1:30 Luncheon Keynote [Vendor]: "White Spaces: From R&D to Rural America - The TV White Spaces trial and what it means to you" [Peter Stanforth of Spectrum Bridge] Vendor and Principal Member Showcase 1:30 - 1:50 Vendor Member Presentation #1 1:50 - 2:10 Vendor Member Presentation #2 2:10 - 2:30 Principal Member Success Story #1 - Kelly Hogan - NomadISP (now Bluemesh Networks) 2:30 - 2:50 Vendor Member Presentation #3 2:50 - 3:10 Vendor Member Presentation #4 3:10 - 3:30 Principal Member Success Story #2 3:30 - 3:50 Vendor Member Presentation #5 3:50 - 4:10 Vendor Member Presentation #6 4:10 - 5:00 Closing Remarks and Door Prize Drawings <http://wispaslrm.eventbrite.com> Registration Page <http://www.wispa.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2010-WISPA-Regional-Meeting -Vendor-Sponsorships-Flyer.pdf> 2010 WISPA Regional Meeting Vendor Sponsorships Flyer Rick Harnish President WISPA 260-307-4000 cell 866-317-2851 WISPA Office Skype: rick.harnish. [email protected]
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