Thanks
to all who participated in the FTTH conference on
March 30, 2005. Below is an archive of the schedule wwith links
to materials when available.
FIBER
OPTICS TO THE HOME
Community and Economic Development Conference
"CONNECTING MINNESOTA TO THE WORLD"
MORNING SESSION
8:00-8:30AM - Registration with Coffee and Rolls
A
Towns and Technologies Event: Click here to get print-friendly brochure REGISTRATION
PRESENTING
SPONSORS FTTH
Communications Conference Arrangements
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Designed for:
- Builders
& Developers
- Architects
& Land Use Planners
- Legal & Financial Real Estate Professionals
Developer/Builder Experience with MN Installations of FTTH
Moderator: Milda K. Hedblom, J.D.,Ph.D., Consultant and Lawyer, Dain Services and Director, TISP Forum, U. of MN.
Fiber to the Home is now being installed in several new
metro area developments. Hear how it is being done and the opportunities available to developers and home builders. Review construction, operations, marketing, franchising and legal issues.
Developer Case Study:John Schultz, FTTH Communications
CPDC Developments in Rosemount,
Albertville and HugoRegulatory and Legal Issues:
Larry Freedman & Mark D. Pihlstrom, Fleischman and Walsh (See presenation)
Wired Community Opportunities
The Loma Linda Experience
Loma Linda, California, The first community to require FTTH in every new subdivision. Hear how the ordinance is affecting Developers, Home Builders, home buyers, the real estate market and the community.
Speaker: James Hettrick
City of Loma Linda IS Director (See presentation)
Reaction Panel and Audience Q&A: Sam Gilson, Primal (Primal handouts: CCB Data Sheet, CCB Delivery with Multiple Servers, CCB Overview, IXC Data Sheet)
11:00 –
12:00 Vendor hall break
- Interaction
with the experts, consultants, product vendors, and other attendees
- Individual
Q&A with Milda Hedblom, John Schultz, Larry Freedman, Mark
Pihlstrom, James Hettrick, and Sam Gilson
- Vendor Display Tables, Product and Vendor/Consultant Services materials
12:00-1:15 PM LUNCHEON
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Paul Morris, UTOPIA
UTOPIA (Utah Telecommunications Open Infrastructure Agency), a consortium of 14 Utah communities actively engaged in deploying & operating a 100% fiber optic network to every business and household.
UTOPIA:
- Provides publicly owned wholesale services,
- Supports open access and
- Promotes competition in telecom service delivery.
1:30-5:00PM AFTERNOON SESSION
Designed for:
- City and
County Officials
- Cable, Telecom
& Technology Professionals
- Local &
State Economic Development Personnel
- Land, Real Estate and Community Development Professionals
- Regional
Development Commissions
Current Fiber to the Home Deployments in Minnesota
Overview: Jim Erickson, President,
FiberFirst MinnesotaILEC/CLEC Deployments: Kevin Beyer, Federated Telephone Coop
Triple Play Case Study: Gary Evans, President, HBC (Hiawatha Broadband) Winona, Wabasha, St. Charles (See presentation and handouts: About HBC, Products, Partnerships, Differentiators)Municipal Telecom Utility Case Study: Dennis Nelson, City Administrator, The Windom Experience
Making FTTH Possible
Moderator: James Hettrick, City of Loma Linda IS Director
The Economic$ of Fiber to the Home:
Michael Kunigonis, Manager, Broadband Market Development, Corning (See presentation)FTTH Project Management:
Victor Frisch, Project Manager, BechtelFinancing of FTTH Deployments:
Bill Johnston, Managing Director, Banc of America Securities, LLC
Experience
From the Field Panel Discussion:
How to Do FTTH
Moderator: Adrian Herbst, The Baller Herbst Law Group (See presentation)
Fiber Optics to the Home:
Doris Kelley, Black & Veatch (See presentation and Cedar Falls White Paper)Linking Communities for Scale:
Joel Mulder, Adesta LLC (See presentation)Broadband Challenges for Cities and Municipalities:
Micheal Fox, CCG Consulting
5:00-7:00PM - Vendor hall reception
- Individual
Speakers, Vendors and Consultants Available for Q&A
- Vendor Display
Tables, Vendor Product and
- Consultant
Services material
- Hosted Hors
D'oeuvre Buffet