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Thursday 28 April
2005 |
| 8:00 am |
Registration opens |
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| 9:00 am |
Welcome and Introduction to the CN7 BPL/Wireless Workshop |
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| 9:15 am |
Opening Remarks |
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| 9:30 am |
Plenary Session/Keynote Address |
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Phil King, Representative, State of Texas
Bob Rowe, National Association of Regulatory
Commissioners,
former chairman, Montana Public Service Commission -
(via teleconference)
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| 10:15 am |
Break |
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| 10:30 am |
Panel
Session 1 “Community Internet –
Legal, Regulatory & Planning Issues” |
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What can local governments, utilities and
Internet Service Providers legally do to help provide the best
possible Internet access for community homes and businesses?
Who can provide broadband? VOIP? Learn the rapidly changing
rules for local Internet.
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Gabriel Garcia – Assistant Attorney
General, State of Texas
Scott McCollough - Telecommunications Law Specialist
Monte Akers – Renowned Specialist on Municipal
Law and Regulations
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| 12:00 pm |
Lunch Break
- room P10
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| 1:30 pm |
Panel
Session 2 |
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Track
1 - "Broadband of Power Line - Capabilities and
Cost" |
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Fundamentals of BPL, including utility
network management, local ISP service, and realistic analysis
of costs per customer and expandability.
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Randall Jones, City Manager, Weimar,
Texas
Michael Linberg, Director of Development,
Internet America
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Track
2 - "“Grants
& Loans for Local Telecommunications - USDA Rural Utilities
Service” |
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Jose "Joe" DeLeon – RUS Funding Officer,
United States Department of Agriculture
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| 2:30 pm |
Break
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| 2:45 pm |
Panel
Session 3 |
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Track
1 - "Community Wireless Internet Service –
Capabilities & Costs" |
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Ted Green, Owner, Total Access Wireless Networks
Sascha Meinrath, CUWIN Wireless Project
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2 - "“VOIP - Growing Profits, Problems, and Prospects for
Internet Telephony” |
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Gareth Shearman - President,
Telecommunities Canada
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| 3:45 pm |
Break
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| 4:00 pm |
Panel
Session 4 |
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Track
1 - "Community BPL & Wireless – Practical
Business Models" |
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Even powerful technologies have to make
economic sense for local leaders. Do BPL and wireless offer
realistic, sustainable bandwidth for your community?
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Randall Jones, City Manager, Weimar,
Texas
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Track
2 - "Community Media" |
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Community based communications media for
community development, empowerment, cultural expression,
information and entertainment.
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Fred Campbell, the Ryakuga Project
Sascha Meinrath, CUWIN Wireless Project
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| 5:00 pm |
Workshop Adjourns
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| 5:15 pm |
Texas Internet Service Providers
Association Meeting
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"New Laws for Internet Service Providers"
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| 7:00 pm |
Conference Reception -
Junior Ballroom
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Introductions, initial group planning session
(incl. hand out cards assessing representation & key interests
of participants)
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Free email/Internet Access facilities open for all attendees
until 10pm |
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Friday 29 April
2005 |
| 8:00 am |
Registration |
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| 9:00 am |
Plenary 1: "Leadership Circle" |
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Michael Maranda - Association for Community Networking
Gene
Crick - TeleCommunity Resource Center
Cluster Leaders - Opening Salvo
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| 10:30 am |
Plenary 2:"Where we Stand" |
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Orientation: Describe Process of Open Agenda |
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White
Board Organizing |
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| 12:00 pm |
Lunch
Break - room P10 |
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Networks of Opportunity: Movements and Organizations |
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| 1:30 pm |
Framing Plenary 3: "Platforms:
Technologies, Markets, & Policies" |
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| 2:45 pm |
Break |
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| 3:15 pm |
Breakout
Sessions 1: Built on topics identified earlier and on white
board |
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| 4:15 pm |
Break |
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| 4:30 pm |
Breakout
Sessions 1: Built on topics identified earlier and on white
board |
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| 7:00
pm |
Some type of group function |
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Saturday 30
April 2005
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| 8:00 am |
Registration |
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| 9:00 am |
Plenary 4: "Report Back and Self Organizing Session" |
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Group
Warm-up
Report Back
Task for the Day: "Priorities , Strategies, and Commitments"
Assign specific Tasks to the breakout sessions |
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| 10:00 am |
Break |
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| 10:30 am |
Breakout Session 3: "Crafting Strategies" |
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| 12:00 pm |
Lunch
Break - on your own |
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| 1:30 pm |
Breakout Session 3: "Widening our Circles: Tactics &
Communications" |
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| 2:30 pm |
Break |
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| 3:00 pm |
Plenary 5: "Commitments, Next Steps, Action Agenda, Products
of OSA, Report Back and Self Organizing Session" |
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| 5:00 pm |
Break |
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| 5:15 pm |
Conference Conclusion |
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| 5:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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| 7:00
pm |
Tribute to Dirk Koning and Thanks to
All |
