"Focus On The Future"

Program & Schedule

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Wednesday Morning - February 20, 2008

Fairmont Newport Beach Hotel

 

•  7:00am - 5:00pm Registration Open

 

•  7:30am - 8:30am - Breakfast Session

 

"The NEBSA Web Site"

Chair:  Dr. Phyllis Schiffer-Simon, NEBSA President,/Director BECON Network

 

An introduction to the new and improved Association web site that flies the banner of NEBSA.

 

•  9:00am - 10:30am  - Session

 

Educational Broadband

"Applications and Challenges"

 

Chair: Bruce Braciszewski, Director ITV Services, San Diego County Office of Education

 

Panelists:  Ernie Anastos, Superintendent and Daryl La Gace, CTO, Lemon Grove School District; Dr. Patrick Gossman, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Wayne State University; Steve Gorski, President and CEO, NITV; Tom Greaves, President, The Greaves Group; Bill Stewart, Digital Media Solutions Sales, Public Sector, IBM Americas Group

 

More about the new opportunities that can be possible with high speed wireless mobility.

 

•  10:30am - 10:45am  Coffee Break

 

Sponsored by:

Rini Coran, P.C.

http://www.rinicoran.com

 

•  10:45am - 11:45am - Session

 

"Spectrum Valuation 2008"

 

Chair: Dr. Jerry Williams, Director, Division of Lifelong Learning, Missouri Southern State University

 

Presenters: Noelle Beams, VP Spectrum Development, Clearwire; Chip Gaskins, Jr. , Director, Business Development, Digital Bridge Communications Corp.; Kim Randolph, Sr. Financial Analyst, BIA Financial Network

 

Spectrum Auctions, the expiration of existing leases, white space, and the higher profile of smaller markets as wireless moves toward nationwide coverage will all be factors in valuation.  Plan to be there for the presentations and the Q&A.

 

•  12:00n - 1:30pm  Luncheon

 

Sponsored by:

Clearwire Wireless Broadband

http:www.clearwire.com

 

 Looking back at Thirty years of NIA

 & NEBSA/NIA Annual Meeting

 

Chair: Dr. Phyllis Schiffer-Simon,

NEBSA/NIA President

 

Presenters:

"The Annual Report"

Lynn Rejniak - NEBSA/NIA Board Chair

 

'Happy Birthday NIA"

Ted Steinke - Past NIA Board Chair

 

 

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