San Francisco '05
• October 10-12, 2005 • San Mateo Marriott (San Francisco Airport) Tel: (650)653-6000
• Co-hosted with the City & County of San Francisco
• Executive Summary, Case Studies & Workshop Findings
Deploy broadband-wireless infrastructure in your community to enhance public safety and emergency response, improve local-government workforce productivity, spur economic development and bridge the digital dividewhile dramatically lowering your telecommunications costs.
Conference
To provide exness local government-technology stakeholders with high-level analysis, focused brainstorming sessions and an opportunity to build consensus on the issues surrounding broadband-wireless state, county, and municipal-area networks, the Wireless Internet Institute will host the W2i Digital Cities Convention in San Francisco on October 10-12, 2005. Municipal elected officials, industry thought leaders, technology providers and systems integrators will participate in an interactive three-day program to explore the full range of opportunities and roadblocks surrounding the planning and deployment of these networks, with an emphasis on applications and services.
• Agenda
• Executive Summary, Case Studies & Workshop Findings
Community Wireless Networks Practical Training Session
This day-long Practical Training Session expands on the thought-leadership agenda of the W2i Digital Cities Convention with a set of actionable tools for local-government professionals, field practitioners and service operators.
• October 13, 2005
• More Information
W2i Wireless Communities Best Practices Awards The W2i Wireless Communities ลงทะเบียน exness Best Practices Awards pay tribute to local governments implementing broadband-wireless solutions for cities, counties and regions.
• Winners and Ones To Watch
Technology Showcase
A showcase exhibit featuring select emerging technology vendors, systems integrators and service providers to discuss their work with local-government professionals. Vendors exhibiting include Intel, Motorola, Alvarion, EarthLink, HP, Airpath, WazMetro and BelAir Networks.
Citywide Mesh Network Tour: Cupertino (CA)
W2i Digital Cities Convention (West) attendees are exness-th.com invited to a behind-the-scenes tour of MetroFi's multi-service mesh network in nearby Cupertino.
• Monday, October 10, 2:00 pm
• Duration: About two hours • Departure: San Mateo Marriott (San Franciso Airport)
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39 Participating Cities, Counties and States
• Addison (TX)
• Adel (GA)
• Arvada (CO)
• Atlanta (GA)
• Bogota (Colombia)
• Broward County (FL)
• Chino Hills (CA)
• Cleveland (OH)
• Corpus Christi (TX)
• Cupertino (CA)
• Dearborn (MI)
• Des Moines International
Airport (IA)
• Diamond Bar (CA)
• Emeryville (CA)
• Fort Myers (FL)
• Gila County (AZ)
• Glendale (CA)
• La Mirada (CA)
• Lenexa (KS)
• Long Beach (CA)
• Los Gatos (CA)
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• Marin County (CA)
• Medford (OR)
• NATOA
• Oakland (CA)
• OneCleveland (OH)
• Philadelphia (PA)
• Plano (TX) • Portsmouth (UK)
• RI Economic Development
Corporation (RI)
• Ripon (CA)
• San Francisco (CA)
• San Francisco Municipal
Transport Ag. (CA)
• San Francisco Port
Authority (CA)
• San Mateo (CA)
• San Pablo (CA)
• Santa Clara, County (CA)
• Taipei (Taiwan)
• Tempe (AZ)
• Vacaville (CA)
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Attendee Testimonials from North America W2i Digital Cities Convention (East)
• Philadelphia, May 2005
"It was incredibly informative and I learned many things that can be used in Camden. It was a great networking opportunity. I am following up with contacts I made at the conference."
Ms. Sara Manzano-Diaz, Managing Director, Municipal Rehabilitation, City of Camden, NJ
"This conference exceeded my expectation. Possibly one of the best conferences I have attended with regard to generating new funding ideas and partnerships."
Curtis Gibbs, Senior Resource Dev. Officer, CRA/LA
"It's a pleasure to be at the [Digital Cities Convention]. It's exciting to see so many people from both the private sector the government and elsewhere coming together to talk about the potential of wireless technology for cities and beyond."
Kevin Werbach, Asst. Prof. Legal Studies, Wharton School of Business
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Speakers
Convention Chair
Christopher A. Vein
• Senior Advisor for Technology to Mayor Gavin Newsom, City of San Francisco
MAYORS PANEL
Panel Chair
Lori D. Panzino
• President, National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors
Panelist
Gavin Newsom, • Mayor, City of San Francisco, CA
Panelist
Richard C. Barr
• Mayor, City of Adel, GA
Panelist
Joe Chow
• Mayor, City of Addison, TX
Panelist
Pu-Tsung King
• Deputy Mayor, City of Taipei
CASE STUDIES PANEL
Panel Chair
Enrique Barkey,
• Worldwide Director, Civilian Agency Solutions, HP
Panelist
Mark Ansboury
• Chief Operating Officer, OneCleveland, Cleveland, OH
Panelist
Richard Bull
• Police Chief, Ripon, CA
Panelist
Dr. Ran-Fun Chiu
• Distinguished Technologist, HP Labs
Panelist
Pu-Tsung King
• Deputy Mayor, City of Taipei
Panelist
Michael Lawrence
• CISSP, Chief Information and Security Officer, City of Lenexa, KS
Panelist
Steve Schooley
• City Traffic Manager, Lenexa, KS
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PANEL
Panel Chair
Kenneth Fellman
• Mayor, City of Arvada, CO
Panelist
Antony Abell
• CEO, Last Mile Communications
Panelist
Chuck Haas
• Founder & CEO, MetroFi
Panelist
Dave Heck
• Deputy Chief Information Officer, City of Tempe, AZ
Panelist
Martin Levetin
• Vice President, Eastern Region, WAZMetro
Panelist
Dianah Neff
• Chief Information Officer, City of Philadelphia
Panelist
Nitin Shah
• CEO, Feeva
TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP PANEL
Panel Chair
Rizwan Khaliq
• Wireless Global Solutions Executive, Public Sector, IBM
Panelist
Scott Akrie
• President & Managing Partner, NetLogix
Panelist
John Foresto
• Managing Partner, Stratum Broadband
Panelist
Abe Kani
• Chief Information Officer, City of Atlanta
Panelist
John Leutza
• Director, Telecommunications Division, California Public Utilities Commission
Panelist
Alan Scrime
• Chief, Policy & Rules Division, FCC
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Opening Keynote
Paul Butcher
• Marketing, State & Local Government, Intel
Dinner Keynote
Bronwyn Guthrie
• Vice President, IT Services Public Sector, IBM Global Services
FUNDING WORKSHOP
Co-Chairs
Tom Lockard,
Managing Director,
and Nick Ellis,
Analyst
• Stone & Youngberg LLC
PARTNERSHIPS WORKSHOPS
Chair
Stephen Rayment, CTO & Cofounder, BelAir Networks
Chair
Patrick J. Leary, Chief Evangelist, Alvarion
CONSENSUS BUILDING WORKSHOP
Chair
Richard Rotondo
• Vice President of Marketing, Motorola
A BAYWIDE AREA CLOUD WORKSHOP
Chair
Denis Gilhooly
• Principal Advisor, United Nations ICT Task Force
METRICS WORKSHOPS
Chair
Nigel Ballard
• Manager, Digital Inclusion, Intel Americas, State & Local Government
Chair
Bert Williams
• VP of Marketing, Tropos
MULTI-SERVICE OFFERINGS WORKSHOPS
Chair
Michael J. Kleeman, Senior Technical Advisor, WAZMetro
Chair
Lee Tsao
• Worldwide Solutions Director, Pronto Networks
* All speakers subject to confirmation
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