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ISPCON Spring 2001 Conference Tracks:
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
The ins and outs of managing, funding and operating a successful service business.
We need speakers who understand:
Subscriber Management System, Billing and Accounting Practices
Finding Venture Capital Sources, M + A, Exit and Partnership Strategies
Recruiting, Staffing and HR needs of Service Providers
Other Back-Office Technologies and Strategies to Maximize Profits and Streamline Business Opportunities.
ISPCONGRESS
We need speakers who understand:
Enforcement of Rules and Regulations from the FCC, FTC, PUC and other governing bodies
Emerging Legal and Regulatory Issues for Service Providers
How to Pursue Broadband Wireless Opportunities and Auctions for Spectrum
Privacy Policies, Practices and Case Studies
Other Topics such as ICANN, Carnivore Digital Divide, State-Run, Local Efforts and Organizations
CONVERGENCE
The technical aspects of integration, deploying and managing voice, video and data.
We need speakers who understand:
Becoming a Telephony or communications ASP
Softswitch Technologies, Gigabit Ethernet and Central Office Equipment
QoS, MPLS, Diffserv, IPv6, VoIP, VoDSL, LDAP
Open Access Cable/Broadband Service Delivery/Provisioning
Content Delivery Networks, Cacheing, Peering and Overlay Networks
Metro Area Networks and Last Mile Technologies
COMPETITITON
Fresh ideas from those who have been there and done that.
We need speakers who can give first hand accounts and advice on:
Success Stories and Nightmares in Marketing, Strategy, Case Studies and "How We Did It" Sessions
Customer Service and Sales Strategies
Moving to the ASP, CLEC, MSP, WISP, TSP Models
Incentives, Structure and Partnership Strategies and CRM Tools
DATACENTER WORLD
Building and managing central hosting and co-location facilities.
We need speakers who understand:
Next-generation Web Hosting, Managed Services and Colocation
Storage Services, Redundancy, Fault Tolerance and High Availability
The Pros and Cons of Linux, Windows 2000, Solaris, Etc.
Server Appliances vs. Web Servers, Dedicated vs. Shared and Platforms
Peer-to-Peer, Clustering, Server Farm Management Systems and Technologies
EXECUTIVE FORUMS
Leadership and executive strategy. Sessions and Panels delivered by Top-Level executives for Top-Level executives. The 5,000 foot views of industry issues and debates:
Content and E-mail Security
Leadership Practices
Managing for Growth
Motivating and Challenging Management
Interconnection Strategies for ISPs
SP Market Trends
Exchanges, Partners, Peering
OPTICAL INTERNET
Provisioning, metro area and long haul fiber optic services.
We need speakers who understand:
Optical and WDM on Metro Area Networks
Integrating Optical Networking Systems, Deployments and Test Pilots
Optical Networking Gear
Free-space Optics
Buy vs. Lease: Business Case for Owned Fiber or Leased
Routing, Switching, Applications and Technologies
WIRELESS STRATEGIES
Wireless Strategies Mobile, fixed and satellite.
We need speakers who understand:
Wireless Ultraband
Bluetooth and 802.11
The Role of AAA in Deploying Wireless Data Services
Satellites for Cacheing at the Edge of the Network
Extending the Backbone to the Ends of the Earth via Satellite
Security for Wireless Services
Simplifying Service Delivery at the Optical Edge
Wireless Applications, LMDS, MMDS
Becoming a Wireless ASP
Please e-mail any comments, suggestions or additions to this Curriculum Sketch to:
Conference Manager, PJ Kennedy: pj@iw.com.
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