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Washington, D.C. '07

  • Dates: December 11-12, 2007
  • Location: Washington, D.C., United States



Monday, December, 10, 2007
09:00 AM - 05:30 PM Preconference Special Session

Digital Inclusion Forum Inaugural Meeting

Digital Inclusion Forum, a cooperative initiative of Microsoft, Intel, IBM, One Community and the Wireless Internet Institute, will facilitate the sharing of best practices among local leaders overseeing digital inclusion programs and call for and promote effective public policies in support of initiatives bridging the digital divide affecting the competitiveness of local communities. The Forum will focus on identifying and implementing proven sustainable market solutions to bridge the digital divide in communities.
    Monday, December, 10, 2007
    10:00 AM - 04:00 PM Preconference Special Session (Separate Registration)

    Municipal Wireless Networks & Technologies Training Seminar
    Presented by NetLogix and W2i
    This is a day-long session on just about everything you need to know about municipal wireless models, city strategies, technologies, system capabilities, and the applications these networks empower. NetLogix, the leading consulting, engineering and training services firm, provides attendees with hands-on community and solution exercises designed to jumpstart the planning and deployment of a broadband-wireless infrastructure.

     

    • Scott Akrie, President & Founder, NetLogix
    • Eric DaVersa, Vice President, Business Development, NetLogix
    Day 1: Tuesday, December, 11, 2007
    08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Registration
      09:00 AM - 09:15 AM Opening Remarks
      "The End of Peace, Love and Wi-Fi" (W2i)
      • Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, Wireless Internet Institute; Co-Chair
      • Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer, Washington, DC; Co-Chair
      09:15 AM - 10:00 AM Broadband Wireless and the District of Columbia: Networks for Public Safety and Public Use
      The District has begun transitioning from its Wireless Accelerated Responder Network (WARN), a successful pilot for public safety, to a new 700 MHz Regional Wireless Broadband Network (RWBN) that will enable a robust set of tools applications for police, fire and other emergency personnel and could serve as a test bed for the planned national public safety network. could eventually span the region. What has been the District's experience with 700 MHz? What are current and foreseeable interoperability challenges? Also, Wwhat is the District’s current discussion around wireless and providing Internet access to visitors and residents? digital inclusion of underserved neighborhoods?
      • Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia
      • Kenneth Boley, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia
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      10:00 AM - 11:15 AM How Have Cities and Counties Built Viable Broadband-Wireless Business Models?
      What is the state-of-the-art in broadband-wireless business-model planning in local communities? Is it a multipurpose network? Is it a public-private partnership? Anchor tenancy? Teams of service providers and CIOs reflect on their models. The session concludes with a discussion: How could state and federal government better assist?
      • Todd Tanner, Executive Vice President, CONXX
      • Kevin Stokes, Chief Information Officer, Brookline, Massachusetts
      • Sandy Bendremer, Vice President, Galaxy Internet Services
      • Jeff Blank, Supervisor of Microcomputers and Networking, Allegany Board of Education
      • W. Dewey Clower, Chairman, WI-VOD
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      • Rosalyn Boxer, Assistant Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Commerce
      • Gabriel Vizzard, CEO, LastMile Communications (Chair)
      • Steve Reneker, Chief Information Officer, Riverside, California
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      11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Break in the Technology Showcase Area
        11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Broadband Policy Imperatives from the Bottom Up
        In the effort to improve services to citizens and spur local competitiveness, cities, counties and increasingly states have seized on the broadband-wireless opportunity for local communities. At this session, stakeholders representing local, state and national perspectives discuss broadband policy and/or implementation challenges in their respective communities and jurisdictions, what is being done, and key roadblocks to overcome. What are current rules of engagement? How can state and federal governments better assist?
        • Ken Fellman, Mayor, Arvada (CO); ITC Committee, National League of Cities
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        • Joe Mefford, Statewide Broadband Director, ConnectKentucky
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        • James Baller, Senior Principal, The Baller Herbst Law Group (Chair)
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        • Sylviane Toporkoff, President, Global Forum, Items International
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        • Galen Updike, Telecom Development Manager, State of Arizona
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        • Hal Goode, Economic Development Authority, Springfield-Washington County (KY)
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        12:30 PM - 02:00 PM Luncheon in the Technology Showcase Area
          02:00 PM - 02:30 PM Keynote Address
          • Kevin Tenbrunsel, Director of North America Government Data Solutions, Motorola
          02:30 PM - 04:00 PM Breakout Sessions and Roundtables (I)
          Broadband-Wireless Applications (Part 1): Public Safety & Video Surveillance

          What are the requirements for video surveillance and how do they impact project scope and technology choice?

          Featured Case Studies:

          • Phoenix Police Department
          • Jubilee Park & Community Corp. (Dallas)
          Moderator: Michael Dillon, Vice President, Business Development, Firetide

          Broadband Wireless and the Local-Government Mobile Workforce: Productivity Improvement

          How can business-process analysis and reengineering be used to develop support for broadband infrastructure deployment among elected officials and their financial advisors?

          Featured Case Studies:

          • Gangnam District, Seoul
          • City of Minneapolis
          Moderator: Edward Blatt, Ph.D., Global Social Segment, IBM

          8th Service-Provider Executives and Local-Government CIOs Roundtable

          How are the profiles and requirements of service providers and systems integrators changing in the city- and countywide broadband-wireless best-practices discussion? This session will explore the rapidly evolving roles of local-government CIOs, broadband-network and managed-services providers, and systems integrators.

          Moderator: James Farstad, President, rClient

          New Mandates for Wireless Accessible Emergency Services (Part 1)

          This session will explore new technologies and solutions in accessible emergency services, including:

          • Web-site access via telephony
          • Digital radio
          • Data casting
          • Multi-modal emergency warning systems
          • Mobile cellular wireless networks
          Moderator: Axel Leblois, Executive Director, G3ict

          • Michael Dillon, Vice President, Business Development, Firetide
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          • James Farstad, President, rClient
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          • Chris Jensen, Detective, Drug Enforcement Bureau, Phoenix Police Department
          • Thomas Harbison, Chair, Anti-Crime Task Force, Jubilee Park & Community Corp.
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          • Edward Blatt, Ph.D., Global Social Segment, IBM
          • Ray Cooke, Global Technology Services, IBM
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          04:00 PM - 04:15 PM Break in the Technology Showcase Area
            04:15 PM - 05:45 PM Breakout Sessions and Roundtables (II)

            Broadband-Wireless Applications (Part 2): Transportation

            What are the requirements for transportation-based wireless applications, and how do these impact network implementation?

            Featured Case Study:

            • City of Tucson Department of Transportation
            Moderator: Thera Bradshaw, Principal, TKC Consulting

             


             

             

            1st Broadband Wireless and Public-Safety Interoperability Roundtable

            The topic of Interoperability of public-safety networks raises many issues: What federal and state policy requirements are going to emerge? What will be the impact of the 700 MHz public-safety spectrum auction? Who will own and operate networks? This inaugural session will provide an early view onto emerging policy requirements for interoperable public-safety networks, allowing participants to develop insightful responses and solutions.

             

            Featured Case Study:

            • Wi-Fi and the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse
            Moderator: Chris Willey, CIO, Metro Washington Council of Governments

             

            		3rd Wireless-Networks User-Experience Roundtable

            Now more than ever, it is important to understand the requirements for citywide wireless networks and the value they will deliver before they are built. We will develop a common terminology and metrics to describe network performance, coverage, and application requirements. Best practices from currently deployed networks will be used to guide the discussion.

            Moderators: Phil Belanger, Wayne Garten, Novarum

            New Mandates for Accessible Wireless Emergency Services (Part 2)

             

             

            Part 2 will focus on implications
            of the latest legislation, new mandates for local government, and FCC rulings on the accessibility
            of emergency services.

             

            Moderator: Jenifer Simpson, Sr. Director, Telecommunications & Technology Policy, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)

             

            • Phil Belanger & Ken Biba, Co-Founders, Novarum
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            • Francisco Leyva, Project Manager, Department of Transportation, City of Tucson (AZ)
            • Chris Willey, Chief Technology Officer, Metro Washington Council of Governments
            • Jim Freeze, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Alliances, BelAir Networks
            • Jenifer Simpson, Sr. Director, Telecommunications & Technology Policy, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
            • Thera Bradshaw, Principal, TKC Consulting Group
            05:45 PM - 06:15 PM Celebrating Success! The 3rd Annual W2i Wireless Communities Best Practices Awards
            • Dr. Costis Toregas, Jury Chair; Adjunct, School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University, & Chair, National Academy of Public Administration Standing Panel on Social Equity in Governance
            • Thera Bradshaw, Principal, TKC Consulting; Former CIO, City of Los Angeles
            06:30 PM - 08:30 PM Reception in the Technology Showcase Area
              Day 2: Wednesday, December, 12, 2007
              08:00 AM - 09:00 AM Registration
                09:00 AM - 09:30 AM Keynote Address
                "Building the Broadband Economy"
                • James Hueser, Business Unit Executive, Wireless Broadband Americas Group, IBM
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                09:30 AM - 11:30 AM General Session

                Funding Broadband Wireless for Your Community (9:30–10:30 AM)

                What funding opportunities for broadband wireless are available to state and local governments? Chaired by a leading authority on government technology grants, this panel of federal-agency representatives will explore the national funding landscape with an eye toward effective tailoring of applications. Proceedings will be made available to local authorities around the U.S. exploring wireless as a solution in their communities for a broad range of drivers, from enhanced public safety to improved citizen quality of life.

                • Michael Paddock, CEO, Grants Office, LLC (Chair)
                • Jacki M. Ponti-Lazaruk, Assistant Administrator for Telecommunications, USDA, Rural Development Utilities Programs
                • Michael Pellegrino, Business Transformation Lead, Grants.gov, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
                • Harry Roesch, Project Director, Appalachian Regional Commission

                Break in the Technology Showcase Area (10:30–10:45 AM)

                Roundtable and Workshop Reports (10:45–11:30 AM)

                Moderators of the previous day's workshop and roundtable sessions report back to the broader audience.

                • Michael Dillon, Vice President, Business Development, Firetide
                • Thera Bradshaw, Principal, TKC Consulting
                • James Farstad, President, rClient
                • Phil Belanger, Principal, Novarum
                • Jenifer Simpson, Senior Director, Telecommunications and Technology Policy, American Association of People with Disabilities
                • Chris Willey, CIO, Metro Washington Council of Governments


                Public-Officials Roundtable: Broadband Wireless and the Role of State and Federal Government (9:30–11:30 AM – invitation only)

                What is working and not working in the effort to deploy broadband infrastructure, applications and services around the United States? What are the goals, processes, and roadblocks, and why are these so important to US competitiveness? With an eye on lessons learned, statewide broadband directors and champions gather together in a structured brainstorm session to explore:

                • where the US is today
                • the vision going forward
                • gaps between where we are and where we want to be
                • roadblocks at local, state and federal levels
                • recommended federal interventions
                • recommended actions from the states
                Confirmed Participants
                • Mark Stencel, Governing Magazine (Chair)
                • Mark Ansboury, Chief Operating Officer, OneCommunity
                • Elizabeth Christopherson, Executive Director, New Jersey Network
                • Nancy Cobb, Executive Director, OneGeorgia Authority
                • Fred Hashway, Director, Intergovermental Relations, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
                • Joe Mefford, Statewide Broadband Director, ConnectKentucky
                • Jane Smith Patterson, Executive Director, The e-NC Authority
                • Galen Updike, Telecom Development Manager, State of Arizona
                • Jacki M. Ponti-Lazaruk, Assistant Administrator for Telecommunications, USDA, Rural Development Utilities Programs
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                • Michael Pellegrino, Business Transformation Lead, Grants.gov, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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                • Harry Roesch, Project Director, Appalachian Regional Commission
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                • Mark Stencel, Deputy Publisher, Governing Magazine
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                • James Farstad, President, rClient
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                • Phil Belanger, Principal, Novarum
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                11:30 AM - 12:15 PM City, County and Regional Needs and the Role of State and Federal Government
                Drawing on findings from the Public Officials Roundtable: The Role of State and Federal Government (9:30–11:30 AM), this panel of state representatives and broadband champions will assess and summarize what is working and not working in the effort to deploy broadband infrastructure, applications and services for local communities. What are the key recommendations to be delivered to state and federal policy makers?
                • Mark Stencel, Deputy Publisher, Government Magazine; Chair
                12:15 PM - 12:30 PM Closing Remarks and Adjournment
                • Vivek Kundra, Chief Technology Officer, District of Columbia; Co-Chair
                • Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, Wireless Internet Institute; Co-Chair