I spoke with a few people and we were talking about small sessions that would maybe fit in those rooms at the end of the hall with more detailed conversation, whatever the topic. The more experienced WISP will find less and less value in the generic sessions, but maybe one that goes into detail on BGP, some facet of marketing or accounting, LTE, etc. What topics I don't know off hand. These types of sessions could go on for 2 or 3 hours. Perhaps more interactive.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Stooke" <[email protected]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 10:58:52 AM Subject: [WISPA] Wispapalooza 2013 Presentations Hello, If you were not able to make it to Wispapalooza this year you missed a great show. If you did thank you for making it a great show. We will be sending out a survey soon looking for your feedback. All feedback is welcome. Even though the show has been better and better each year we need to make sure we are catering to your needs. One bit of great feedback from Marlon was to have expert sessions. We would find experts on the topic and they would dive deep into it. Below is the schedule of the show with links to the presentations. I am still missing a few, but as soon as I get them I will send an update out. I am also still working on my sample contracts and evaluations for the mergers and acquisitions presentation. I have to scrub out the names of the companies we bought so it takes some time to get it done. As soon as I have that done I will send it out as well. Thanks Sessions good for a new WISP. Saturday 12th PON Fiber Ecosystem Overview Vault and Fiber Management Fiber Optic Cable Handling and Specifics What is Engineering Excel Worksheet ONT, OLT and Software Management Sunday 13th IPTV– Foundation and Generations Monday 14th No Presentations Tuesday 15th Vendor Introductions 2:30 Spectrum Hurtz so good Customer Service WISP 101 Key Spectrum FCC Regulatory Checklist Mapping and Billing Expect A Profit 3:45 How to hire the right people for installer and support ( Wisper Hiring Process ) Fiber Economics in Small Towns As we grow – Learn how to protect yourself against legal issues Wednesday 16th 9:00 Getting Address Space from ARIN New Business Opportunities: Small Cells and Wholesale DAS Layer 2 Vs. Layer 3, PPPOE vs DHCP 10:15 Business Challenges 1 – 1,000 Business Challenges 1,001 – 3,000 Business Challenges > 3,000 2:30 How to Develop a Sales force In-House and Agent Programs Merger & Acquisitions – Financial Benchmarking based on WISP Size VOIP form the Technical Side (No Presentation) 3:45 Benefiting from BTOP & BIP without taking a dime Troubleshooting Methodology TV White Space Update: Equipment and Deployment Success Thursday 17th 9:00 Business-to-Business Marketing and Sales Privacy Beyond CPNI and CALEA: What you Don’t know can hurt you Security by Design Network Engineering, Non-Radio 10:15 Grassroots Marketing: Securing Customers with a limited budget Monetizing your network by adding sources of Revenue Power backup 2:15 Financial Review: What Numbers should I be tracking and how? Connect America Fund: What every WISP needs to know (Even if you don’t want to) When the 900 Mhz Band is too noisy (No Slides) 3:30 Marketing Through social networks Roof negotiation and Tower negotiation Grounding, Black Magic and VooDoo 4:45 Managing Growth – The ability to Scale Peering Coop When and where to use what Spectrum Licensed Band Unlicensed Band Friday 18th RUS Loan program Spouse Day - WISP 101 Vendor Presentations Azotel Runcom _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list [email protected] http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
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