October 18-20, 2005
Santa Clara Convention Center
Santa Clara, CA

Who Should Attend

What makes ISPCON so unique?
As an ISP or WISP, you have a profoundly deep, rich resource available to immerse yourself in twice a year called ISPCON. With the generous support of our advisory board, ISPCON identifies and breaks down the most critical issues and opportunities that are currently facing wired and wireless ISPs.

We assemble the leading experts and trainers, Internet providers with hands-on experience and a focused set of vendor solutions for an intensely educational and rewarding experience. A quick glance at the recent conference program is enough to set ISPCON apart from any other event. A deeper look into the true substance and quality of the sessions and speakers reveals the sheer strength of this content. The most revealing aspect of the event is the profound experience attendees have during the show during the many networking events designed for attendees to interact openly while discussing common problems, sharing knowledge, unique experiences and individual approaches.

Who else goes?

• The majority of ISPCON attendees come from small to mid-sized wired and wireless ISP organizations.
• The balance of attendees is made up of the outlying members of the ISP ecosystem such as vendors, press, analysts, investment bankers and equipment design engineers.
• The kinds of people you will meet and network with during the event are the real "do-ers" behind the Internet who provide real services to existing customers.
• The majority of ISPCON conferees have a reasonably strong grasp of communications technologies and are either in the process of mastering the business side of the service, or advancing the technology or medium to provide better services to both business and consumer subscribers.
  
  If you want, you can view the full ISPCON attendee demographics. [PDF download]
  

What should I expect?

• You will return from ISPCON with a true sense of how the rest of your industry is addressing the same challenges faced by your business.
• Having seen the next technologies and new business ideas on the horizon, you will be better prepared for the future and armed with an arsenal of solutions.
• Your personal network of new business contacts and friends from all areas of the industry will grow exponentially each time you attend the convention.

Our intent is to have you leave ISPCON with your head buzzing in a flurry of ideas, a pocket full of business cards from new friends and inspired with plans to launch a number of different initiatives. There simply is no substitute for spending a few days with the rest of your peers engaged in the unique environment of open dialogue, idea-sharing and intensive learning during ISPCON.

What kinds of companies are on the show floor?

• ISPCON provides the perfect venue for companies to showcase technologies and solutions designed specifically for your needs.
• Examples include client or gateway filtering solutions for spam, wireless gear for rural and urban deployment, billing, authentication and security software and server virtualization management tools.
• Many of the new products in the industry are announced and exhibited during the events, so attendees have the first opportunity to see and test a product for the first time on the show floor.
• Most of the exhibitors provide special pricing and packaged programs during the conference to create a unique one-stop-shopping opportunity.

For a full listing of current exhibitors, click here.

What ISPCON is:

• a long-standing convention with a rich history and a bright future
• backed by of the leading industry organizations
• packed with more conference content than any other event
• reasonably priced for an extremely high value
• uniquely positioned and well-grounded in market realities
• highly focused and smaller than the broad IT events
• vendor neutral, from exhibiting to speaking
• professionally produced and managed by experts

What ISPCON is NOT:

• a single-technology or single-topic event
• an executive-only 10,000 ft. view strategy meeting
• a large, horizontal IT trade show full of tchotchkes
• biased or run by an association or equipment vendor
• centered on theory without real-world experience
• driven by bias toward vendors and paying members
• a new, upstart event with management-in-training

Most of all, ISPCON is what you make of it. If you simply attend the exhibit hall for an hour or so with a free pass, make the most of your time and go home with a new partner. If you can attend part or all of the conference, you'll go home with the same valuable experience as other ISPs and WISPs who also attend the myriad networking events, training sessions and conference tracks during the week. Either way, we hope you will join us for a few hours, or a few days and get as much out of ISPCON as possible!

Take a look at the various packages we have available for you, or ask one of your vendors for a discount pass to see them at ISPCON!