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Tallahassee `08

  • Dates: March 26-26, 2008
  • Location: Tallahassee, Florida,United States



Day 1: Wednesday, March, 26, 2008
09:00 AM - 09:15 AM Opening Session
  • Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, W2i; Co-Chair
  • Charles Ghini, Director of Telecommunication & Radio Services, Florida Department of Management Services; Co-Chair
  • Shane Strum, Deputy Chief of Staff, Executive Office of the Governor
09:15 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote Address
  • Rizwan Khaliq, Global Business Executive, IBM Digital Communities Initiative
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM The Broadband-Wireless Experience in Local Communities
Local communities that have implemented successful citywide wireless initiatives have become a rich source of "lessons learned." How are successful partnerships forged between the public and private sectors? What are the risks? What are the key application drivers, and how can these change over time? Veteran project leaders share their practical experiences, with an added emphasis on the role of citywide mesh in supporting public safety.
  • Leonard Scott, Consultant, City of Corpus Christi (TX)
  • James Farstad, President, rClient; Consultant to the City of Minneapolis
  • Randy Choplin, Chief Operating Officer, WindChannel Communications
  • Peter Orne, Editorial Director, Wireless Internet Institute
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Break
    11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Broadband Wireless and the Role of State and Federal Government
    What is the State doing to support community broadband initiatives? What are the challenges? Several federally driven policies and dollars are making their way into the marketplace, carrying the promise of a marked acceleration of network deployment, especially in support of public safety. What is the State's role in evaluating opportunities and administering funds?
    • Charles Ghini, Director of Telecommunication & Radio Services, Florida Department of Management Services; Conference Co-Chair
    • Ray Carlson, Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Region 9 Chairperson
    • Carlton Wells, Bureau Chief, Wireless Services, Florida Department of Management Services
    • Victor Cullars, Public Safety Communications Consultant, Florida Department of Law Enforcement
    • Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, Wireless Internet Institute; Co-Chair
    12:30 PM - 01:30 PM Lunch
      01:30 PM - 02:45 PM Breakout Sessions I

      Attendees choose one of the following workshops:

      • Broadband-Wireless Applications: Mesh-Enabled Security and Surveillance
        • What are the requirements for wireless-enabled digital video surveillance? How do they impact project scope and technology choice? What are the different kinds of surveillance — over, covert, transactional — used by cities and police departments?
          • Moderator: Sam Docknevich, National Practice Leader, Digital Video Surveillance and Security, IBM
      • Broadband-Wireless Applications: Cost-Reducing / Revenue-Enhancing Applications for Government
        • How can business-process analysis be used to rationalize and/or cost justify a broadband infrastructure deployment? The City of Minneapolis, which is transferring some 200 mobile workforce tasks to a citywide Wi-Fi network, serves as a case study.
          • Moderator: James Farstad, President, rClient
      • James Farstad, President, rClient
      • Sam Docknevich, National Practice Leader, Digital Video Surveillance and Security, IBM
      02:45 PM - 03:00 PM Break
        03:00 PM - 04:15 PM Breakout Sessions II
        Attendees choose one of the following workshops:
        • Broadband Wireless and Public-Safety Interoperability
          • The State of Florida provides a critical backdrop for this brainstorm discussion on public-safety interoperabilty, which 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? What are the emerging policy requirements for interoperable public-safety networks?
            • Moderator: Carlton Wells,, Bureau Chief, Wireless Services, Florida Department of Management Services
        • Wireless-Networks User-Experience Roundtable
          • When planning and implementing a citywide broadband-wireless infrastructure, how do local authorities, network providers, equipment makers, and systems integrators manage expectations appropriately among the clients and constituencies the network will serve? What are the leading citywide wireless implementations in North America?
            • Moderator: Phil Belanger, Principal, Novarum
        • Phil Belanger, Principal, Novarum
        • Carlton Wells,, Bureau Chief, Wireless Services, Florida Department of Management Services
        04:15 PM - 05:00 PM Roundtable Reports
        Moderators report to the general session on key findings from their respective Breakout Sessions.
        • James Farstad, President, rClient
        • Carlton Wells, Bureau Chief, Wireless Services, Florida Department of Management Services
        • Phil Belanger, Principal, Novarum
        • Sam Docknevich, National Practice Leader, Digital Video Surveillance and Security, IBM
        05:00 PM - 05:15 PM Closing Session
        • Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, Wireless Internet Institute; Co-Chair
        • Charles Ghini, Director of Telecommunication & Radio Services, Florida Department of Management Services; Co-Chair