| THURSDAY, APRIL 6
Gather at The Civic Center
3:30 pm
OPEN HOUSE TOURS BEGIN:
Meet Buses at Civic Center. Visit Model Homes In Housing Developments. View Facilities and Fiber Infrastructure Component
5:00 pm
HANDS ON INTERACTION:
Learn About Network Applications At the Network Head End
6:00 pm
RECEPTION:
Meet Community Leaders At Gathering In The Civic Center
FRIDAY, APRIL 7
Gather At The Senior Center
8:00 am
VIEW DISPLAYS AND NETWORK WITH ATTENDEES
Continental Breakfast Served
9:00 am
Welcome Remarks
Scott DeGarmo - President & CEO, Broadband Properties Magazine
Floyd Petersen - Mayor, Loma Linda , CA
Dennis Halloway - City Manager, Loma Linda , CA
Keynote Address: The Loma Linda Story and Standard
James Hettrick: Director of Information Systems, Loma Linda
How the Loma Linda plan was conceived and implemented and the obstacles and challenges faced and overcome. In implementing its plan the city scored many firsts and seized a position of leadership in serving its citizens and competing for the businesses of tomorrow. An important part of the vision is an eagerness to share with its neighbors the lessons it has learned in installing a next-generation communications infrastructure. _ _ More
10:00 am
Broadband Everywhere. Don't Get Left Behind
Video Franchising: What Public Officials Must Know Now
Bob Whitman: Founding member, FTTH Council. Corning, Inc.
California and the U.S - The Explosion of Fiber-to-the-Home
Michael Render: President RVA. Top FTTH research firm
Broadband Means A Better Quality of Life For All
Hilda Legg: Former Director, Rural Utilities Service
11:00 am
So You Need Broadband. Here's How To Get It
Moderator: Hilda Legg: Former Director, Rural Utilities Services
Several Case Studies including UTOPIA, Largest Municipal Telecom Project
Rebecca Eickley: Principal, Banc of America Securities, LLC; Southwest Public Finance Team; Lead Investment Banker on UTOPIA
Six Million Homes Passed By Fiber In 2006. How Verizon's Massive Rollout Will Impact Municipal Decision-Making And Economic Growth
Eugene M. Eng: Director, Government & External Affairs, Verizon
12:00 noon
Lunch and Vendor Interaction
1:00 pm
NEW APPLICATIONS: The Broadband Triple Play - And Far Beyond
Moderator: Steven S. Ross, Broadband Properties Magazine
Fiber-To-The-PILLOW at San Jose State University
Ash Padwal: President, Allied Telesis Capital Corp.
Big Broadband Is Coming. Be Ready
Julie Van Fleet: VP Government Affairs, FirstMile.US
Amazing Applications - Now A Reality
Eric Frost: Center For Information Technology and Infrastructure, San Diego State University
2:00 pm
Broadband — Creating California’s Fifth Utility
Moderator: James Hettrick, City of Loma Linda
THE LAW: Overcoming Hurdles, Avoiding Pitfalls
Greg Powers & Andrew Morris: Municipal Law Practice Group, Best Best & Krieger, LLP. BBK clients include the cities of Ontario, Fontana, and Loma Linda
Championing Broadband Over Powerline
Bill Moroney: President & CEO, United Telecom Council, United Powerline Council
3:00 pm
Networking Break - Vendor Interaction
3:30 pm
WIRELESS: The Hot Topic That Municipal Officials Must Master Now
The Immense Benefits And Major Limitations of Wireless
Tom Henderson: Wireless Expert. Extreme Labs, Inc., US Connected Communities Association
Saving Lives By Unifying Public Safety Communications
Rick Kitson: Member, Steering Committee, Silicon Valley Interoperability Project; Public Communication Manager, City of Cupertino
4:30 pm
Editor's Special Briefing: Lessons For Economic Growth
Steven S. Ross: Editor-in-Chief, Broadband Properties Magazine
5:00 pm
RECEPTION AT THE CIVIC CENTER
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