June 2011 Workshop

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Registration fees:
Platinum & Gold Members - Complimentary
Silver, Service Providers, Communication Engineers - $95
Non members - $195

Agenda: To review the agenda, click here.

“Getting to FTTH:  Innovative Approaches to All-Fiber Services”

A day-long session of best practices and networking opportunities, focusing on the creative approaches that some telecoms, utilities and other broadband providers are using to make their upgrades to all-fiber service.

UPDATE - Keynote Speaker for this event will be Cindy Cash, President of the Kansas City, KS, Chamber of Commerce, who will discuss the Google FTTH initiative in her community.  Download updated agenda here.

The FTTH Council estimates that more than 770 companies across the U.S. and Canada are providing services over fiber to the home networks, and that the vast majority of them expect to grow their fiber footprint in the immediate future.  Yet the paths many of them have taken to FTTH vary widely and have often involved them with a broad range of partners and other collaborators.

Join us June 8 in St. Louis for the next installment in the FTTH Council’s series of one-day workshops on next-generation broadband, and the approaches and techniques that telecommunications providers are using to upgrade to all-fiber service.

For this event, we plan to have industry experts and representatives from Midwestern companies discuss the innovative arrangements and partnerships they’ve created to advance FTTH projects from drawing boards through to deployment and the provision of high-bandwidth services to paying customers.

Among the workshop session topics are:

· Proving-In a Fiber Build:  Key Economic Considerations
· A Public/Private Partnership Approach to FTTH
· Expanding FTTH Through Electric CO-OPs
· Managing the Edge to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Cost
· Smart Grid Opportunities / Access to Video Content for Rural Providers
· Broadband – Doing it the Cooperative Way 

This workshop, which is open to the public, is an outstanding learning opportunity for those interested in next-generation broadband – be they telecom service providers, consulting network engineers, manufacturers of optical access equipment, or anyone else who wants to get the inside scoop from the front lines of the all-fiber revolution.  These events typically attract upwards of 150 people from across the industry.  In addition to the wealth of information that is exchanged in the workshop sessions, there are ample opportunities throughout the day to meet industry colleagues and make business connections – as well as a wrap-up reception at the end of the day featuring table-top exhibitions by leading FTTH manufacturers and solutions providers.

As with every FTTH Council workshop, our Washington counsel, Tom Cohen, will conduct a session on the legislative and regulatory outlook, and he’ll update us on the NBP, USF/CAF and the latest from the network management and “net neutrality” front.  The FTTH industry’s premier market analyst, Mike Render of RVA LLC, will also be on hand to provide the latest on his research regarding FTTH deployments across the U.S. and Canada.

Here are a few of the comments we received from participants at our last event in Nashville in March…

“Great event.”

“It was very informative and insightful.  Thanks for having me.”

“Always enjoy the opportunity to get together and see broadband deployment continue to grow.”

“Great info and contacts.”

“Very well done and informative.”

“It was a good workshop. I learned some new things and came back with some things to explore further.”

“Very worthwhile and great info.”

The Certified Fiber to the Home Professional (CFHP) Training Course will also be offered on June 9 & 10 for an additional fee of $850.  For complete information on the program, click here. You can register for the CFHP 2 day training course at the same time as your members' meeting registration.  If you have already registered for the members' meeting and wish to add the CFHP training course, please send an email to the Brenda Williamson, Registration Coordinator so it can be added to your registration.

Hotel Information

Hilton St. Louis Frontenac

   1335 South Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63131

For hotel reservations: For individual reservations, call 1-314-993-1100 or 1-800-325-7800 and reference Fiber to the Home Council. Reservations hours are Monday-Friday 8:00AM - 6:00PM and Saturday 9:00AM - 1:00PM. All reservations should be received by the hotel no later than Monday, May 16, 2011. Individual reservations through the internet: www.stlouisfrontenac.hilton.com, group code: FHC.

After the cut-off date of Monday, May 16, 2011, the Hotel will release the unreserved rooms for general sale. Any reservation received after the cut-off date will be accepted on a space and/or rate available basis only. Should the guest room block be filled prior to the cut-off date, any additional room requests will be negotiated on a space and/or rate available basis.

Directions to the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac
From  Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
Estimated time: 12 minutes. Take 70 West to Lindbergh South Cross under Highway 40/64. Hotel on immediate right.

From Spirit of St. Louis Airport
Estimated time: 15 minutes

By Car

• From Highway I64/40 Eastbound Exit Lindbergh Blvd Exit #28A. Turn right at intersection. Hotel is on the immediate right.
• From city center take Highway I64/40 Westbound about
• 12 miles.Exit at Lindbergh Blvd #28A.
• Turn Left at intersection and then right 100 yds to Hilton St. Louis Frontenac.
• From I-70 westbound, take exit # 238B / I-170 South to exit 31A for I-64/40 West. Take the Lindbergh Blvd exit #28A. Turn left, hotel is on the right side 100 yds.
• From I-70 westbound, take exit#232B/ I-270 7.6 miles. Take exit #12 for I-64/40 east. Go 2.5 miles. Take the Lindbergh Blvd exit #28A. Turn right. Hotel is on the right.
• From I-70 Westbound, exit 235A for Lindbergh Blvd/US-67 South. Travel approximately 8.5 miles. Hotel will be on the right side as soon as you cross under I64/40.

Other transportation options
Taxis, limousines, and rental cars can be arranged to transport you and your group from the aiports. Call 1-314-993-1100.

SHIPPING:

Send any shipments to:

1335 Lindbergh Blvd
St. Louis, MO
63131

Please have packages marked with your name, the name of the conference (FTTH Council Workshop), and the conference date (June 8, 2011).