Monday, October 3, 2022
7:00 AM
Registration Open - Paris Conference Center
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
 
8:30 AM
Master Monday Coffee and Pastries
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
 
9:00 AM
Playing Offense and Defense: The $42.45 Billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Concorde C
All Things MDU - From Sales to Service to Tech
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Versailles 1
All Things Employee - Your Most Important Resource
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Versailles 4
10:45 AM
How the IIJA and Other Congressional Statutes Have Changed the Regulatory Landscape and Impacted Your Plans for Fiber and Wireless Deployments
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Concorde C
12:00 PM
Master Monday Lunch
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Champagne 3
1:00 PM
Dealing With Interference - Session Sponsored by Wireless Coverage
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Versailles 4
Drafting Grant Proposals to Apply for These Federal Funds
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Concorde C
Fiber Deployment Options
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Versailles 1
2:15 PM
Getting Your Finances Together
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Concorde C
The Benefits of pLTE
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Versailles 1
Best Practices for Marketing
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Versailles 4
4:00 PM
Hybrid Wireless/Fiber to the Home
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Versailles 4
Getting the Most Out of Your Sales Team
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Versailles 1
Developing Public Private Partnerships With States and Local Governments
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Concorde C
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
7:00 AM
Registration Open
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM
 
7:45 AM
Breakfast/Opening Session/State of WISPA
7:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Grand Ballroom at Bally's
9:15 AM
Intermission
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM
 
9:30 AM
Speed Dating
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Grand Ballroom at Bally's
10:45 AM
Intermission
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
 
11:00 AM
WISPA Awards Luncheon
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
 
12:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
 
3:00 PM
Vendor Spotlight - Tarana
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Champagne 1
Universal Access Architecture with Adaptive Cloud Networking
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Champagne 4
GIS Mapping Isn't Just for Equipment Loading
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Concorde C
Starting A WISP - What You Should Know
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Versailles 4
Ransomware - Proofing Your ISP
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Versailles 1
Fiber Technologies - 10Gbps Design Overview
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Champagne 2
How To Fund And Build Your Fixed Wireless Network To Comply With Environmental, RF, and Other Infrastructure Siting Rules
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 3
4:00 PM
Intermission
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
 
4:30 PM
Next Generation Network Monitoring Beyond SNMP
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Versailles 4
Plug and Play Cookie Cutter Concepts Simplify FTTH Deployments
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Versailles 1
Achieving Network Autonomy
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 4
Sourcing IP Transit, Backhaul, and Data Center Interconnect (DCI): Reducing Cost and Complexity through Automation
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 1
Exit Strategies
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 2
Practical Capacity and Distance for Licensed Backhaul
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Concorde C
5:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
 
9:00 PM
Tech Round Table
9:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Champagne 2
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
7:00 AM
Women of WISPA Breakfast
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
 
7:30 AM
Registration Open
7:30 AM - 5:30 PM
 
7:45 AM
Morning Coffee
7:45 AM
 
8:00 AM
Great Troubleshooting Methods
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Versailles 4
WISP Financing
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Versailles 1
Rules That All WISPs Should Know
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Champagne 4
Vendor Spotlight - Aviat Networks
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Champagne 1
Amazing Customer Service - It's All in The Little Things
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Concorde C
WISP Management Systems
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Champagne 3
Fiber Dos and Don'ts
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Champagne 2
9:15 AM
The Importance of State Advocacy In BEAD Funding Decisions
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Champagne 2
MDU/MTU Cost Analysis - To Rewire or To NOT Rewire
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Champagne 4
Fiber for the Longhaul
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Versailles 4
Technical Considerations in Multi Access Networks
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Versailles 1
Vendor Spotlight - Mavenir
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Champagne 1
Financial Accounting for WISP's
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Concorde C
Resiliency and Reliability in WISP networks
9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Champagne 3
10:30 AM
Legal Requirements of Installing Fiber
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Versailles 1
What Does it Take to be a WISP Owner?
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Concorde C
Preparing for a Financial Statement Audit
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Champagne 4
Opportunities in the MTE-MDU Market
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Versailles 4
WiFi 6e for Fixed Wireless Access Deep Dive
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Champagne 2
Vendor Spotlight - Millennium: Securing Grants, Funding, and Capital
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Champagne 1
11:45 AM
Keynote: Fireside Chat with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Grand Ballroom at Bally's
12:30 PM
Exhibit Hall & Lunch
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Paris Ballroom
3:00 PM
What Does it Mean to be a Manager?
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Versailles 1
All Things Private Equity
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Versailles 4
WISP Marketing/PR
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Concorde C
RF Design and Planning
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Champagne 2
Issues In Selling And Buying A WISP
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Champagne 4
Vendor Spotlight - XtremeLTE/Ericsson
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Champagne 1
Competition - Fiber, Satellite, Cable, DSL, 5G
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 3
4:30 PM
Culture vs Company Values: What Do I Need?
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Versailles 4
From Lead to Installed: The Customer Journey
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 2
The Importance Of Grassroots Advocacy To Growing Your Business
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Concorde C
Grounding - Stop Losing Equipment
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 4
Vendor Spotlight - Winncom Technologies
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Champagne 1
Which Way to Build - Up or Down?
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Versailles 1
5:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Reception
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Paris Ballroom
9:00 PM
CEO Round Table
9:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Champagne 2
Thursday, October 6, 2022
7:30 AM
Registration Open
7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
 
7:45 AM
Morning Coffee
7:45 AM
 
8:00 AM
IP Conservation
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Champagne 4
Basics About Filing Form 477 And The New Broadband Data Collection Submission
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Versailles 1
The ABCs of Fiber Deployment
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Versailles 4
Entrepreneurial Operating System for WISPs
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Champagne 2
Marketing to the Government
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Champagne 3
Coaching Your Teams: Getting Back to the Facts!
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Concorde C
Vendor Spotlight - Mimosa by Airspan
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Champagne 1
8:30 AM
Fiber to Fiber - Connecting FTTH Islands
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Versailles 4
Gigabit Marketing
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Champagne 3
How to Reduce Your Universal Service Fee Payments for Your VoIP Voice Services
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Champagne 2
Lorawan - Lightning Session
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Champagne 4
New Developments In Privacy And Cybersecurity For ISPs as Critical Infrastructure Entities
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Versailles 1
Connecting With Employees
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Concorde C
9:15 AM
Transport to Peering: An Efficient Way to Improve Network Performance
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Champagne 2
CBRS and Other Private Network Strategies
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Champagne 4
Building Customer Confidence To Switch to FWA
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Concorde C
Vendor Spotlight - IP ArchiTechs
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Champagne 1
Spectrum Update
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Versailles 4
Troubleshooting Fiber
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Versailles 1
Mixing -48v, 48v, 24, In One System and How to Ground it All
9:15 AM - 11:30 AM
Champagne 3
10:30 AM
Selling to Businesses
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Versailles 4
How Important are PALs to my CBRS Deployment?
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Champagne 2
Updated Training for Customer Service Representatives
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Concorde C
The Path to Gigabit - At Scale!
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Versailles 1
Understanding the Subsidy Landscape: How the Government is Affecting Your Business
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Champagne 4
Vendor Spotlight - OnGo Alliance
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Champagne 1
11:45 AM
Thursday Keynote - Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5)
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Grand Ballroom at Bally's
12:30 PM
Exhibit Hall & Lunch
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Paris Ballroom
3:00 PM
Revenue Now, Fiber Later
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Versailles 1
Helium, Pollen and Other Ways to Monetize Your Existing Broadcast Sites
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Champagne 4
Broad Policy Changes, Their Effects On Your Business, And Practical Strategies To Reduce Or Eliminate Their Debilitating Effects
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Versailles 4
Service Installs: Let's Make Them More Efficient
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Champagne 2
Earning Additional Revenue from Customers
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Concorde C
Vendor Spotlight - Canopus Networks
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Champagne 1
Network/Traffic Engineering
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Champagne 3
4:00 PM
Intermission
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
 
4:15 PM
Annual Member Meeting
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Grand Ballroom at Bally's
5:15 PM
Closing Session and 50/50 Drawing
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
Grand Ballroom at Bally's