Detailed Conference Agenda |
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| 7:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:15 AM Opening Address From The Chair |
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| 8:30 AM Understanding Broadband Networks: Matching Technology Choices (Wi-Fi, WiMAX, Mesh, Fibre, Cable, Microwave, Satellite, and more) with Stakeholder Needs |
This session offers a primer on the purpose of a broadband network, what the available technology choices have to offer, and the benefits your network will bring to the various groups affected: city operations, police and fire departments, education, health care, local businesses, and local communities.
 Tangible benefits of going broadband: public safety, communications, business development, and more
Knowing the range of options available to you – both rural and urban deployments
Making the business case How it affects the end user
Get a crucial overview of the significant benefits of a broadband deployment
at this high-level opening session. |
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Craig Settles,
President
Successful.com
Internationally recognized industry analyst and leading broadband business strategist featured on CNN, Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Time Magazine |
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| 9:15 AM New Government Funding for Broadband Deployment: What the Government of Canada Stimulus Package Will Mean for You |
This session provides a look at the key elements of the broadband funding initiative in the federal budget, what implications it will have for municipalities, and how funding for local broadband development programs will be distributed. Hear from Industry Canada:
What is in the stimulus package
How the program will be implemented
The role municipalities can play
This session provides take-home insight into how the new federal broadband initiative will work and how the new spending may impact your municipality. |
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Janet DiFrancesco,
Director General Broadband,
Industry Canada |
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| 10:00 AM Mid-Morning Networking Break |
Interact with conference speakers and fellow attendees. |
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10:30 AM International case study: Segrate, Italy  |
Providing low or no-cost Internet access for your constituents with a wireless infrastructure deployment can benefit the community by making government more efficient, enhancing public safety and spurring economic development. This session helps you determine if wireless broadband is a good fit for your community and what you should consider while assessing costs and benefits by considering the Segrate example..
Identifying the basic foundation of the business case for wireless
Creating the business plan based on stakeholder input
Calculating estimated budget and defining the marketing plan
Calculating estimated budget and defining the marketing plan
Learn what factors to consider in your analysis of how this technology can affect your various constituent groups with an insightful case study.
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Mayor Adriano Allessandrini
City of Segrate, Italy |
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| 11:15 AM Building Next Generation Networks to Drive Community Growth and Prosperity |
Real broadband access enables a new category of services for governments, health care facilities, business sectors and at home. High capacity data applications will provide the necessary edge for future-proofing your municipality and its public and private institutions. This session examines solutions provided by Axia, a global leader in the provision of Next Generation Networks:
Examining three case studies: Alberta, Singapore and France
The ‘no-conflict’ Open Access Network model
Understanding and bridging the digital divide
Attend this session led by a global leader in the provision of IP networks and see what Next Generation Networks can offer your community!
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Tim Scott,
Global Business Development
Axia NetMedia Corporation |
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| 12:00 PM Networking Luncheon |
Join the conference speakers and your peers for a relaxing luncheon. |
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| 1:30 PM Making the business case: New developments in the search for a viable wireless deployment model |
New ideas and ways of approaching municipal wireless deployments are necessary to build a lucrative and effective network. Learn first-hand how to set out on the deployment process on the right foot and maintain a successful network.
Design, validation and verification of the business case
Successful case studies of municipal wireless networks
The characteristics of an effective deployment
Develop a robust and airtight business case for your wireless network with clear take-home strategies. |
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Lynn Willenbring,
CIO
City of Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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2:15 PM Generating the necessary revenue with your wireless network: How cities can defray costs with new business models |
There are multiple viable business models for putting your wireless network to commercial use in order to finance and defray costs. This session looks at some successful initiatives, which serve as models for Canadian municipalities.
Engaging local businesses
Monetizing available bandwidth
Ensuring long-term viability by taking economic realities into account
Shortcomings in older business models for municipal wireless
Determine how you can underwrite the costs of deploying and operating a wireless network with forward-thinking strategies to defray costs. |
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Craig Stumpf,
Network Architect
City of Mississauga |
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| 3:00 PM Mid-Afternoon Networking Break |
Continue the discussion with your peers while enjoying a refreshing break. |
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| 3:30 PM Making the business case for rural broadband: Benefiting underserved municipalities |
Providing backhaul is one of the early uses of wireless broadband technologies. For rural municipalities, it is imperative to know how this new standard will affect their connectedness, affect economic growth and enhance access to vital information sources for remote regions. Looking at successful business models is a vital first step.
Examples of implementation
What the developing grid will offer rural areas
Securing funding
Is it worthwhile to invest early?
Report card on ISPs
Employ tested business models and present a strong strategic case for deployment with insights from this timely session.
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Bill Macdonald,
VP Products and Services
Barrett Xplore Inc. (BXI) |
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| 4:15 PM Economic development opportunities created by broadband networks: Stimulating operational efficiency, enhancing competitiveness and improving governance |
Presenting a strong business case for deployment of a broadband network involves understanding and communicating the tangible economic development opportunities created by your network. This case study format session provides some key examples of how you can create growth potential in your city and make a strong business case for broadband.
Demonstrating the case with the relevant data
Showing tangible outcomes from empirical evidence
Aiding your community’s long-term prosperity
Learn why economic development is a key component of your broadband business case and take home usable strategies to present the tangible benefits to stakeholders.
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Chris Cope,
Economic Development Consultant
City of Ottawa |
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5:00 PM Conference Adjourns to Day Two
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| Evening Social Activities...A number of social activities will be arranged for the evening of day one - bring our business cards and interact with your peers!** |
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| 7:30 AM Registration & Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:15 AM Day One Recap From The Chair |
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| 8:30 AM How to measure the success of collaborative technology ventures: Establishing benchmarks, responsibilities and cost sharing models to ensure continuous levels of high performance |
This session provides real world examples of how to develop and sustain the collaborative, multi-jurisdictional use of technology. A case study will be presented on how seven governmental and educational jurisdictions came together to mutually implement technologies that serve each individually. Available shared resources are identified as ways to minimize overall implementation and maintenance costs, and performance benchmarks are discussed to ensure continued growth.
Successful methods of implementing a regional wireless project will be discussed. Some key implementation factors are considered:
Coverage
Designating responsibilities
Reliability
Cost sharing models
Sustainability
Develop your own system of collaboration and maximize the use of shared resources by learning how to integrate the need to increase technology, reduce costs and yet retain autonomy in your network at this key session. |
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Scott Liske,
Director of Technology Services
City of Appleton, Wisconsin |
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9:15 AM International case study: Zaragoza, Spain 
Creating a Low or No-cost ‘Digital District’ for Your
Constituents With a Broadband Infrastructure
Deployment |
Examine ways to benefit your community by making government more efficient, enhancing public safety and spurring economic development. This session helps you determine if broadband is a good fit for your community and what you should consider while assessing costs and benefits by considering the Zaragoza example.
Presentation of Milla Digital: a “fully connected” district to act as a living lab for
new telecom (wireless and wired) services and for digital media
Impact of regulation and Service providers financial situation on the business
model
Identifying the basic foundation of the business case for wireless
Creating the business plan based on stakeholder input
Learn how a ‘digital district’ can impact your various constituent groups with an insightful international case study.
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Daniel Sarasa Funes,
Telecom Program Manager,
City of Zaragoza (Spain) |
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| 10:00 AM Mid-Morning Networking Break |
Interact with conference speakers and fellow attendees. |
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| 10:30 AM Examining Mobile Technology to Serve Rural and Underserved Markets |
While wired broadband and fixed wireless solutions have generally been viewed as the primary solution to under-connectedness in rural Canada, an alternative which deserves close examination is using mobile broadband technology to provide connectivity. This session will provide some arguments on why mobile broadband may prove equally if not more effective:
Determining cost efficiencies: is mobile broadband ultimately cheaper?
Understanding what the big telcos are planning in this area
Opportunities for network integration
Hear from one of Canada’s leading rural broadband service providers on the benefits of mobile broadband and what the future holds in this exciting area. |
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David Robinson,
VP New Business Planning,
Rogers Wireless Partnership |
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| 11:15 AM Broadband access in public spaces: Improving community connectedness, efficiency, and satisfaction with your local government |
Public wireless access provides an excellent showcase for the capabilities of wireless broadband. With systems up and running across Canada and elsewhere, this session takes a look at one of the areas in which wireless broadband can make a huge difference for inhabitants of your city.
Equipping public transit services
Working with your Parks and Recreation department
Achieving ubiquitous service
Bring the community into the fold and learn how your wireless network can provide cutting-edge service at this session. |
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Bob Tunis,
Economic Development Director
City of Sanford, Florida |
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| 12:00 PM Networking Luncheon |
Compare notes with your colleagues and conference faculty over a relaxing lunch. |
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| 1:30 PM How to Develop Broadband Networks in Partnership with Communities |
This session presents the different models of partnership that can be developed with communities from subsidizing network providers to the creation of a Private Public Partnership including outsourcing the services or equipment owned by the community. The advantages and disadvantages of each of these solutions will be presented with real-world examples of communities that have deployed these different models.
Examining the sustainability of the network and the quality of service, both for the
technical performance as well as administrative and technical support
Examples of costs/benefits for different projects that have already been deployed
and in operation for many years
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Robert Proulx,
président,
Xittel telecommunication |
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| 2:15 PM Security data management: Ensuring your data is protected and understanding the relationship between wireless and security |
Wireless networks can provide excellent security for your data, but there are unique considerations to bear in mind. This session examines some of the key areas to look out for and strategies to ensure the integrity of your network is upheld.
Safe data storage and transmission
Setting standards for maintenance and upkeep
Security performance benchmarks
Gain vital strategies to ensure that your security standards are upheld and
network integrity is maintained. |
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Nancy Flam,
Project Director
Broadband for Rural Nova Scotia Initiative |
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| 3:00 PM Mid-Afternoon Networking Break |
Continue the discussion with your peers while enjoying a refreshing break.. |
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| 3:30 PM Ensuring community engagement with your wireless network: Increase community support and longterm viability |
When making the business case for wireless, one important area to emphasize is the impact on community and the role that community-based organizations can play in supporting and ensuring accessibility of wireless broadband infrastructure. This session looks at some crucial concerns regarding access and provides ideas on bringing your local community into the wireless fold.
Models of public engagement and best practices learned from successful
participation
The potential of public participation in information infrastructure development
How sound governance can enable broader access
Take away key information on maximizing the community benefits of a wireless broadband deployment. |
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Dr. Andrew Clement,
Professor
Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto |
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Dr. Catherine Middleton,
Associate Professor
School of Information Technology Management, Ryerson University |
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| 4:15 PM Network integration: Learn to fully utilize existing networks (Fibre, Wi-fi, Mesh, Microwave, 3G, WiMAX) and achieve efficiency gains |
When operating multiple networks at once (e.g., Wi-fi and WiMAX), there are valuable opportunities but also inherent complications in getting them to function together. This session provides some practically informed solutions that will enable you to maximize your network’s capabilities and enjoy the productivity and efficiency improvements this offers.
Add a valuable tool to your wireless kit with leading proven-on-the-ground integration strategies presented at this session.
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Joe Fournier
WISELAB, Communications Research Centre Canada |
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| 5:00 PM Conference Adjourns |
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