[RFI] Agenda for FCC Forum on Wireless Broadband

[Eric Rosenberg]

Here's the agenda.:

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ANNOUNCES AGENDA FOR WIRELESS 
BROADBAND FORUM
This Public Notice advises interested persons of the agenda for the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s Wireless Broadband Forum, 
which will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at FCC Headquarters, 
445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., on May 19, 2004. The meeting 
is open to
the public, and no advance reservation or registration is required.

AGENDA - May 19, 2004
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Welcome
FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell

9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Panel I: Wireless Broadband Technologies
FCC Commissioner Kathleen Q. Abernathy, moderator
Topics:
-Latest technology developments
-Creation of seamless, integrated networks
-Device factors, such as battery life and screen size
-Wireless broadband technology standards

Speakers:
Pierre de Vries, Chief of Incubation, Advanced Strategies and Policy 
Group, Microsoft Corporation
Guy Kelnhofer, Chief Executive Officer, NextNet Wireless
Margaret LaBrecque, Regulatory Task Force Chairperson, WiMax Forum, 
Director of Industry Programs, Broadband Wireless Division, Intel
Brian Markwalter, Senior Director, Technology and Standards, Consumer 
Electronics Association
David Reeder, Vice President Sales, North America, Airspan Networks

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Panel II: Broadband Business Strategies
FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein, moderator
Topics:
-Mobile and fixed wireless business plans
-Impact of Wi-Fi
-Gauging consumer demand
-Ways to integrate landline and wireless networks

Speakers:
Michael Anderson, Chief Information Officer, PDQLink, Chairman, 
Part-15.ORG
Paul Berriman, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Marketing, PCCW 
Limited
Atish Gude, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Corporate Strategy, 
Nextel Communications
Doug Sobieski, Vice President, Broadband Wireless Services, XO 
Communications
Bill Stone, Executive Director, Network Strategy, Verizon Wireless
Richard Wong, General Manager, Messaging Applications, Openwave

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Demonstration Room Open

12:30 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Lunch Break

1:40 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Afternoon Opening Remarks
Lauren Van Wazer, Associate Chief, Office of Engineering & Technology
Joel Taubenblatt, Chief, Broadband Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau

2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Panel III: Barriers to Entry in the Broadband 
Market
FCC Commissioner Kevin J. Martin, moderator
Topics:
-Examination of regulatory and other barriers, including deployment 
costs, cost of capital, and access to spectrum
-Impact of regulation on investment
-Ways to maximize flexibility in allocating and licensing spectrum

Speakers:
Andrew Kreig, President, Wireless Communications Association
Rick Kunze, President, ColusaNET, Part-15.ORG
Jeanette Radcliffe, Manager of Spectrum Marketing, Australian 
Communications Authority
Scott Slater, Co-Founder and Strategic Advisor, Personal Broadband 
Industry Association
Charles Townsend, Managing General Partner, Aloha Partners,700 MHz 
Advancement Coalition

3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break

3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Panel IV: Looking to the Future
FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps, moderator
Topics:
-Steps to making wireless the glue that will link disparate broadband 
networks
-Which broadband applications will be successful?
-Convergence and integration of wireless and wireline, fixed and 
mobile, licensed and unlicensed technologies

Speakers:
Martin Cooper, Chairman and Co-Founder, ArrayComm
Duncan Davidson, Chairman, SkyPilot Network
Valerie Holt, Consultant and Advisor,  Reciva Limited

José Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer, Hispanic Information 
Television Network
Sai Subramanian, Vice President, Product Management and Strategic 
Marketing, Navini Networks
Motorola (Speaker TBD)

4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
John B. Muleta, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau


At 02:40 PM 5/17/2004 -0400, k2qmf at juno.com wrote:

>Correct me if I am wrong but this is a "Wireless Broadband" forum.
>Wouldn't BPL come under a wired system and therefore not
>even be represented at this forum?????
>
>Thanks for clearing this up for me...
>
>73,  Ted  K2QMF