FISPA (Federated Internet Service Providers' Association) and WISPA are teaming up this spring to hold a Spring Conference in Orlando, Florida the week of March 21st. The exact dates and hotel venue are currently being resolved. Our goal is to start on March 22nd (Tuesday) with 3 (3 hour workshops) covering CLEC Strategies, Turning Wireless Magic in to Wireless Science and a VoIP & Hosted PBX Workshop. These workshops are extra items that need to be purchased for $40/workshop. They will start at 3 pm and end at 6 pm. A "Meet and Greet" reception will follow these workshops for a few hours.
On Wednesday, March 23rd, the main conference will begin and will run throughout Wednesday and Thursday. A tentative agenda has been posted on the registration site as it was for the 2010 Summer Regional Meeting. Jim Hollis (Executive Director of FISPA) and our teams will be making changes and updates to this agenda as it is developed. Although, I don't like to publish the event before we have a hotel venue and the dates locked down, we decided that we should get the word out now so that people can begin making plans to attend. We should have the venue and dates confirmed in the next week or so. I am looking for volunteers to help with the agenda and anyone who would like to speak on a particular topic, either by themselves or part of a panel, please let me know as soon as possible. The CTIA conference is also in Orlando this same week and Jim is going to see if he can get some passes from the CTIA for the show floor. More on that later as it develops. This event should be a great opportunity for WISPs to learn more about hardline (DSL, fiber and dedicated circuits) strategies, while FISPA members can also benefit from the wide range of wireless topics that will be presented. We believe there are excellent synergies between our two trade associations that our members can benefit from. It will also be an excellent opportunity for our vendor members to expand their reach to different industry segments they otherwise would not necessarily reach. In today's dynamic broadband industry, it is imperative that managers keep up to date on the latest technologies available. We will do our best to prepare a program that adapts to this philosophy and educates the participants as efficiently as possible. If you are not currently a member of FISPA or WISPA, this event is a good opportunity to join at discounted prices available when ordering tickets. Remember, these dates are tentative at this early date but all attempts are being made to make it during the week of the 21st of March. The Registration site can be viewed at http://fispawispaspring2011.eventbrite.com/. There are many sponsorship opportunities for vendors as well. There will be a separate website for vendors to partake in these opportunities. Any vendors wishing to become involved before the vendor notification email is sent out; please contact myself <mailto:[email protected]> or Jim Hollis <mailto:[email protected]> . Respectively Rick Harnish Executive Director WISPA 260-307-4000 cell 866-317-2851 WISPA Office Skype: rick.harnish. [email protected]
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