The agenda committee has been working hard to collect topics and to select the best ones for the WISPAPALOOZA 2012 conference in Las Vegas. We have the topics and now we need the speakers. We are looking for new faces and new WISPS to be part of the panelists for this year's WISPA event. Sure we want the old speakers, but each one of us big and small, new and old, bring a unique perspective to the topics below. Please review them and email the 2 or 3 would are passionate about to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. We will review all the speakers and let you know what topics we need your help on. It is important we have as many different panelist as we can to make the show the best. I would love to have no one on more than two panel.
If you have been on the fence about going to the WISPAPOLOZA, consider becoming a panelist and do a press release about how you are speaking at a national conference in Las Vegas. The municipalities and banks I work with love to see I am knowledge enough about my industry to be speaking at a nation conference!! Thanks for your time. If you have any questions please feel free to email me. Nathan Stooke and the Agenda committee Name Session Start Date Session End Date Category Description Session 2a - Knowledge Exchange - Redundancy 23-Oct-2012 3:30PM 23-Oct-2012 4:30PM Business What does downtime really cost you? How redundancy really can help your company run more efficiently. Session 2c - IPTV 23-Oct-2012 3:30PM 23-Oct-2012 4:30PM Technical What options are there to offer IPTV. How much bandwidth does it really take? Session 2b - Marketing to Consumers 23-Oct-2012 3:30PM 23-Oct-2012 4:30PM Marketing Gorilla type marketing: Low budget techniques that get the most bang Session 3c - New Wisps Only Q&A: Learning the ropes before they hang you 23-Oct-2012 4:45PM 23-Oct-2012 5:45PM General For those Wisps just starting out learning the common mistakes that have been made so you don't. Session 3b - Hiring Good Employees 23-Oct-2012 4:45PM 23-Oct-2012 5:45PM Business Good employees will help you grow your buiness without a lot of the headaces. How to find and choose the right ones to add to your employee base. Should I run background checks on new employees and how? Session 3a - Internet TV: Regulatory Questions 23-Oct-2012 4:45PM 23-Oct-2012 5:45PM Technical Understand the regulatory issues of providing IPTV. Session 4c - The 2.5 GHz Band: Spectrum Opportunities 24-Oct-2012 9:00AM 24-Oct-2012 10:00AM Regulatory WISPs are increasingly looking for new spectrum to help address congestion, interference and bandwidth concerns. Find out if the 2.5 GHz band is a potential solution for you. Session 4b - Cooperatives: Leveraging Economies of Scale Yet Maintain Business Control 24-Oct-2012 9:00AM 24-Oct-2012 10:00AM Business Rural Electric and Telephone Co-ops were a way to accomplish just this. Why shouldn't the ISP industry do the same thing? Some early Wisp co-ops are already forming. Session 4a - Using Licensed Spectrum for Backhaul 24-Oct-2012 9:00AM 24-Oct-2012 10:00AM Technical As bandwidth usage continues to grow, successful operators are transitioning to licensed spectrum for backhaul. What are the challenges and rewards? Session 5c - HR Fundamentals 24-Oct-2012 10:15AM 24-Oct-2012 11:15AM Business Employee handbooks, employee policies, HR regulation and challenges that effect us all Session 5a - The 2.5 GHz Band: Technical and Operating Rules include LTE topics 24-Oct-2012 10:15AM 24-Oct-2012 11:15AM Technical If I get access to 2.5 GHz spectrum what are some of the rules I'll need to know? Session 5b - Wireless Network Design with Redundancy 24-Oct-2012 10:15AM 24-Oct-2012 11:15AM General Spectrum is often limited, but how are others creating redundancy to towers and how can you leverage this redundancy to upsell your customers? Session 6c - Cloud Opportunities to Enhance Business Success 24-Oct-2012 3:30PM 24-Oct-2012 4:30PM Business Does the Cloud dumbfound you? Discover some of the opportunities to increase your revenue by leveraging cloud services. Session 6a - Fiber Technology Primer - Part 1 24-Oct-2012 3:30PM 24-Oct-2012 4:30PM Technical New options in deploying Fiber. Understanding fiber acronyms and equipment. Session 6b - Manage your growth. Don't be afraid to scale. Part 1 24-Oct-2012 3:30PM 24-Oct-2012 4:30PM Business You are growing as fast as you can, or maybe you are not. Learn how to scale and some clues to watch for as to why you need to scale Session 7a - Fiber Deployments for Economical Success - Part 2 24-Oct-2012 4:45PM 24-Oct-2012 5:45PM Technical Several operators will describe how they are profitably deploying fiber when others like Verizon are quitting. Session 7b - Manage your growth. Don't be afraid to scale. Part 2 24-Oct-2012 4:45PM 24-Oct-2012 5:45PM Business You are growing as fast as you can, or maybe you are not. Learn how to scale and some clues to watch for as to why you need to scale Session 7c - Easy Maintenance through optimized design 24-Oct-2012 4:45PM 24-Oct-2012 5:45PM Business How standardized and modularized outdoor equipment cabinets can make maintenance a cinch and minimize downtime Session 8c -Under Promising and Over Delivering 25-Oct-2012 9:00AM 25-Oct-2012 10:00AM Marketing How to market your services to help you exceed thier expectations Session 8b - Real World TV White Space Deployments 25-Oct-2012 9:00AM 25-Oct-2012 10:00AM Business WISPs have started to deploy TV White Space equipment with real world experiences. What are some of the challenges they have faced thus far. Session 8a - Summary of IPv6 Transitional Strategies 25-Oct-2012 9:00AM 25-Oct-2012 10:00AM Technical It is offical the transition has started, what does that mean for you and your customers? Session 9c -Best Practices: Increase Brand Loyalty 25-Oct-2012 10:15AM 25-Oct-2012 11:15AM Marketing You are the local guy. How do you leverage that to build brand loyalty? Session 9a - The White Space Database-Tip of the Iceberg 25-Oct-2012 10:15AM 25-Oct-2012 11:15AM General How does the TV White Space database work? How can databases be used in other spectrum bands? Session 9b - Additional Revenue Opportunities for Wisps 25-Oct-2012 10:15AM 25-Oct-2012 11:15AM Business Rapid overview of various revenue opportunities offered to Wisps from various vendors. Session 10c- Tower Negotiation Dialogue 25-Oct-2012 2:45PM 25-Oct-2012 3:45PM Business Always a popular session between WISPs and Tower Companies with an aim to negotiate better terms, procedures and construction techniques for the WISP industry. The dialogue creates a better understanding from both industries and thus far has been constructive for both. Session 10b-Broadband Mapping- What's in it for you? 25-Oct-2012 2:45PM 25-Oct-2012 3:45PM Regulatory Session 10a- Business Tips from Experienced Operators 25-Oct-2012 2:45PM 25-Oct-2012 3:45PM Business Learn from some of the most successful WISPs on how to run the business side of your WISP Session 11a - Knowledge Exchange - Technical 25-Oct-2012 4:00PM 25-Oct-2012 5:00PM Technical Leading Network Administrators share tips they have learned to streamline the technical side of a wisp operation. Session 11c - Lobbying State, Federal and FCC 25-Oct-2012 4:00PM 25-Oct-2012 5:00PM Regulatory How a little contact can go a long way. An update on WISPA's Lobbying efforts and why we need your participation. Session 11b - OSHA 25-Oct-2012 4:00PM 25-Oct-2012 5:00PM Business OSHA rules have changed and many WISP's have no Idea what is required. This is a basic info session not full training. Session 12c- Business Challenges for a WISP of >2500 Customers 25-Oct-2012 5:15PM 25-Oct-2012 6:15PM Business Different size WISPs have different challenges. This session is geared for those Wisps with > 2,500 customers Session 12a- Business Challenges for a WISP of <500 Customers 25-Oct-2012 5:15PM 25-Oct-2012 6:15PM Business Different size WISPs have different challenges. This session is geared for those Wisps with < 500 customers Session 12b- Business Challenges for a WISP of 500 to 2500 Customers 25-Oct-2012 5:15PM 25-Oct-2012 6:15PM Business Different size WISPs have different challenges. This session is geared for those Wisps with 500 to 2,500 customers Session 13a - Taking Control of Your Bandwidth 26-Oct-2012 9:00AM 26-Oct-2012 10:00AM General Bandwidth Based Plans and Ways to Define and Control Them Session 13b -Raising Funding: Banks, Leasing, Private Equity 26-Oct-2012 9:00AM 26-Oct-2012 10:00AM Business Funding options: how to prepare for and fine tune techniques to prepare to ask for it Session 13c - Regulatory Reporting and Compliance & VoIP Regulations 26-Oct-2012 9:00AM 26-Oct-2012 10:00AM Regulatory Ignorance is no defense when you don't file an FCC report or violate FCC rules. Learn how to stay out of trouble. Session 14c - Mergers and Acquisitions: How to buy the neighboring Wisp? 26-Oct-2012 10:15AM 26-Oct-2012 11:15PM Business My competitor is causing interference and I believe they are struggling financially. What steps do I take to buy the company? Session 14a - How to manage VoIP on your network? 26-Oct-2012 10:15AM 26-Oct-2012 11:15PM Technical What are the tools which are essential to providing quality voice services on a wireless network. I would love to add an additional revenue stream, but I want to optimize my network before I take the leap. These experts can help. Session 14b - Alternative Bandwidth Sources rather then the carriers? 26-Oct-2012 10:15AM 26-Oct-2012 11:15PM Business Many successful operators have used various methods to lower bandwidth costs and "fire" the legacy ILEC carriers. There is a lot of fiber construction happening across the US. How do you get access to it or find a competitive carrier which will provide affordable transport to a facility where upstream bandwidth can be purchased at great prices. Session 15a - WECAT Workshop 26-Oct-2012 11:30AM 26-Oct-2012 12:30PM General WISPs are often willing to assist their communities in time of disaster. WECAT was formed to assist in coordinating those efforts. WECAT stands for the WISPA Emergency Communication Action Team Session 15c - Deploying 100 Mbps Connections Economically 26-Oct-2012 11:30AM 26-Oct-2012 12:30PM Technical Can we achieve this threshold? Others are, let's hear how they have accomplished it. Session 15b - Tools to Manage Customer Data and How to use the Data Effectively 26-Oct-2012 11:30AM 26-Oct-2012 12:30PM Business There are many software tools that are being used to manage customer data. Some operators have built their own database tools, others have purchased solutions. Either way, gathering the data is only one part of the importance. How to use the data to build customer confidence, plan new builds, market your services, etc. will increase the payback on your investment.
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