Just in case anyone missed the mass emailing we just sent out, I am posting this to the lists. If you have any questions about any of the session titles, please respond to this thread and we will clarify.
WISPA, the industry association for broadband's fastest growing sector needs your insights! We want to hear from industry pundits like you that have made a difference in the delivery of high-speed services to end users. WISPA is seeking panelists for WISPAPALOOZA, the associations annual event that will be held this year at Las Vegas' Flamingo Hotel, October 10 - 12, 2011. We are seeking panelists that can share their insightful industry views on the topics listed below. If you are interested, or know of someone within your organization that might be, please email <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]. We would appreciate a 100 word bio and a picture. This does not need to be done immediately, but we will need this as we move forward. Our goal is to include two WISPs and one vendor on each panel, so we need more involvement from WISPs. If you have never spoken before, a panel is a great opportunity to speak while sharing the time with others. If you can carry on a conversation at the dinner table or with your peers, you can participate on a panel. We really need to be finalizing the agenda and speakers in the next week or two. These topics below are some of the suggested topics made by Nathan Stooke, Josh Garza and survey respondents. Final selection may come down to those topics that attract the most speakers. If you have other topics you would like to hear about, email back to this thread. I do have a list of people who have emailed me with requests to speak but it is insufficient to fill all of the panels. Speed Dating? (Introductory Session - Get to know each other) Let's Negotiate a Tower Contract Workshop (Three tower companies will be represented on a panel, with the crowd making suggestions and comments to better design a WISP positive contract) Knowledge Exchange (Sharing of Marketing Secrets) Predictive Propagation versus Drive Testing Luncheon Keynote - 15 minute Success Stories from WISP Operators (4 operators will tell their stories) Does WiMAX really work? Funding Who is my customer and what do they want? Marketing to Your Customers: Understanding Demographics (how to comprehend and analyze demographic data and use it to your benefit) Mergers & Aquistions Wireless Network Design and Planning How to use Social Media to market and grow your business Usage Based and Bandwidth Cap Billing White Space: The next WiMAX? CEO Roundtable - Sharing of Ideas and Solutions Making Your Business Green - Alternative Power Sources (Solar, Wind, DC Power) Polishing Your Business Image (Clean up your act, portray a professional image to your customers) The Key to Rapid Deployment - Standardizing Equipment Design (Would be great to see some pictures from various operators on how they standardize components to make repairs quickly and deploy rapidly) "The Data-Driven FCC: The Good, the Bad and the ?" (The FCC and Congress keep wanting more and more data, what is behind it, how can we possibly comply and what we need to do to refuse or lighten the load) Lean Six Sigma for Middle Mile Networks (Dustin Jurman will be speaking on his strategy) Network Upgrades - Out with the Old, In with the New! (How to do a rolling upgrade, forklift upgrade, etc., with minimal network disruption) Tower Grounding and Mounting Best Practices (Self explanatory - popular request) Fiber: How to integrate fiber solutions into your network What does good customer service really mean? Luncheon Keynote Antenna Propagation: Principles and Possibilities (Antenna specialists will explain antenna characteristics and how to use antennas properly in your given market) "Re-packing the TV White Space: What's in it for WISPs" How to Float on the Cloud (Cloud Computing techniques and available services) Best Practices for deploying a 3.65Ghz based 4G Wireless Broadband Network How to Communicate with your Congressmen VoIP Success Stories Annual Banquet Keynote Are You Managing Your Network or is it Managing You? IPv6 Roadmap - How to get there quickly and efficiently (This seems to be a hot topic and one few people understand) Tips on Running your Business to Maintain and Grow Value Morning Keynote - How to cope with Content Explosion & Demand >From Owner to CEO Hurry Up and Wait! (Are you waiting on the next equipment technology? How long do you wait, when do you pull the trigger?) Under Promising and Over Delivering (Setting customer expectations from Sales to Fulfillment) Luncheon - Keynote "Spectrum Self-Management: Sharing and Best Practices" Choosing the Right Employees Learn ways to compete with the Big Guy on the Block Avoid an FCC Audit and the Penalties that go with it! (Hear from operators who have been audited, penalized and suggestions so you can avoid the same) Broadband Mapping Techniques and Strategies Insure your WISP Business Thank you, Co-Agenda Chairs Nathan Stooke Josh Garza Respectfully, Rick Harnish Executive Director WISPA 260-307-4000 cell 866-317-2851 Option 2 WISPA Office Skype: rick.harnish. [email protected]
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