Monday, October 3, 2022
Registration Open - Paris Conference Center7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Master Monday Coffee and Pastries8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Playing Offense and Defense: The $42.45 Billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
All Things MDU - From Sales to Service to Tech9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
All Things Employee - Your Most Important Resource9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
How the IIJA and Other Congressional Statutes Have Changed the Regulatory Landscape and Impacted Your Plans for Fiber and Wireless Deployments10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Master Monday Lunch12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dealing With Interference - Session Sponsored by Wireless Coverage1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Drafting Grant Proposals to Apply for These Federal Funds1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Fiber Deployment Options1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Getting Your Finances Together2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
The Benefits of pLTE2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Best Practices for Marketing2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Hybrid Wireless/Fiber to the Home4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Getting the Most Out of Your Sales Team4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Developing Public Private Partnerships With States and Local Governments4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Registration Open7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Breakfast/Opening Session/State of WISPA7:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Intermission9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
Speed Dating9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Intermission10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
WISPA Awards Luncheon11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Vendor Spotlight - Tarana3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Universal Access Architecture with Adaptive Cloud Networking3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
GIS Mapping Isn't Just for Equipment Loading3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Starting A WISP - What You Should Know3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ransomware - Proofing Your ISP3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Fiber Technologies - 10Gbps Design Overview3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
How To Fund And Build Your Fixed Wireless Network To Comply With Environmental, RF, and Other Infrastructure Siting Rules3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Intermission4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Next Generation Network Monitoring Beyond SNMP4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Plug and Play Cookie Cutter Concepts Simplify FTTH Deployments4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Achieving Network Autonomy4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Sourcing IP Transit, Backhaul, and Data Center Interconnect (DCI): Reducing Cost and Complexity through Automation4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Exit Strategies4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Practical Capacity and Distance for Licensed Backhaul4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Tech Round Table9:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Women of WISPA Breakfast7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration Open7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Morning Coffee7:45 AM
Great Troubleshooting Methods8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
WISP Financing8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Rules That All WISPs Should Know8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Vendor Spotlight - Aviat Networks8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Amazing Customer Service - It's All in The Little Things8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
WISP Management Systems8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Fiber Dos and Don'ts8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
The Importance of State Advocacy In BEAD Funding Decisions9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
MDU/MTU Cost Analysis - To Rewire or To NOT Rewire9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Fiber for the Longhaul9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Technical Considerations in Multi Access Networks9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Vendor Spotlight - Mavenir9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Financial Accounting for WISP's9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Resiliency and Reliability in WISP networks9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Legal Requirements of Installing Fiber10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
What Does it Take to be a WISP Owner?10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Preparing for a Financial Statement Audit10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Opportunities in the MTE-MDU Market10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
WiFi 6e for Fixed Wireless Access Deep Dive10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Vendor Spotlight - Millennium: Securing Grants, Funding, and Capital10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Keynote: Fireside Chat with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Exhibit Hall & Lunch 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
What Does it Mean to be a Manager?3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All Things Private Equity3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
WISP Marketing/PR3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
RF Design and Planning3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Issues In Selling And Buying A WISP3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vendor Spotlight - XtremeLTE/Ericsson3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Competition - Fiber, Satellite, Cable, DSL, 5G3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Culture vs Company Values: What Do I Need?4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
From Lead to Installed: The Customer Journey4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
The Importance Of Grassroots Advocacy To Growing Your Business4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Grounding - Stop Losing Equipment4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Vendor Spotlight - Winncom Technologies4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Which Way to Build - Up or Down?4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Reception5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
CEO Round Table9:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Registration Open7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Morning Coffee7:45 AM
IP Conservation8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Basics About Filing Form 477 And The New Broadband Data Collection Submission8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
The ABCs of Fiber Deployment8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Entrepreneurial Operating System for WISPs8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Marketing to the Government8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Coaching Your Teams: Getting Back to the Facts!8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Vendor Spotlight - Mimosa by Airspan8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Fiber to Fiber - Connecting FTTH Islands8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Gigabit Marketing8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
How to Reduce Your Universal Service Fee Payments for Your VoIP Voice Services8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Lorawan - Lightning Session8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
New Developments In Privacy And Cybersecurity For ISPs as Critical Infrastructure Entities8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Connecting With Employees8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Transport to Peering: An Efficient Way to Improve Network Performance9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
CBRS and Other Private Network Strategies9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Building Customer Confidence To Switch to FWA9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Vendor Spotlight - IP ArchiTechs9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Spectrum Update9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Troubleshooting Fiber9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Mixing -48v, 48v, 24, In One System and How to Ground it All9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Selling to Businesses10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
How Important are PALs to my CBRS Deployment?10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Updated Training for Customer Service Representatives10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
The Path to Gigabit - At Scale!10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Understanding the Subsidy Landscape: How the Government is Affecting Your Business10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Vendor Spotlight - OnGo Alliance10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Thursday Keynote - Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Exhibit Hall & Lunch12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Revenue Now, Fiber Later3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Helium, Pollen and Other Ways to Monetize Your Existing Broadcast Sites3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Broad Policy Changes, Their Effects On Your Business, And Practical Strategies To Reduce Or Eliminate Their Debilitating Effects3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Service Installs: Let's Make Them More Efficient3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Earning Additional Revenue from Customers3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Vendor Spotlight - Canopus Networks3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Network/Traffic Engineering3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Intermission4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Annual Member Meeting4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Closing Session and 50/50 Drawing5:15 PM - 6:00 PM