Thanks to David Russell for sending the heads up on the following:
The Fiber to the Home North America – Telecom Service Providers’ Workshop
JUNE 3, 2009
SHERATON BLOOMINGTON HOTEL, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
Registration: $195 including lunch and networking reception
Please join the FTTH Council, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of fiber to the home networks, for a one-day workshop for service providers, municipalities, utilities and network operators. The program will offer an interactive format for discussion and the sharing of best practices and lessons learned in ongoing fiber to the home deployments.
Topics include:
• The Role of Your Contractor in Successful FTTH Deployments
• Broadband, ARRA, and the Economic Incentives Package
• State Initiatives in Broadband and State Policies
• US Fiber to the Home Market Update
• USDA-RDUP Review of Rural Loan Programs
• Working with Consulting Engineers
• Case Studies from the Midwest
• Networking Session Hot Topics – RFoG, FTTH Feasibility Studies, Marketing to Your Community and Monetizing the Broadband Internet Connection
Organizations that are thinking about deploying a fiber to the home network, or currently manage one, won’t want to miss this informative one-day workshop which promises to be both informative and practical. (Please refer to the agenda below). The $195 registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and networking reception. To register, click here.
Please note: As a special offer, workshop attendees who join the FTTH Council while registering for the workshop will have $100 of their registration fee put towards a membership. For more information, please call Marie-Claude Bureau, FTTH Secretariat at the toll free number below.
Rooms have been reserved at a preferential rate of just $135.00 + tax, single or double occupancy. Please contact the hotel using their toll free at 866-837-4278 and identify yourself as a part of the group named Fiber to the Home Council. Deadline for the preferred rate is May 22, 2009 at 5:00PM EDT.
Case Studies and Best Practices for Managing Fiber Optic Networks, is expected to draw executives from companies located throughout Minnesota and surrounding states. Please share the information with your colleagues and clients.
For more information, please visit the FTTH Council web site or call the FTTH Council Secretariat toll free at 866-320-6444 .
