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NEW
– International Wireless Packaging Consortium
Interactive Technical Workshop
Limited
to 100 seats
First Registered, First Served
Basestation Coverage Enhancement Equipment Low Cost, Easily Implemented Solutions Repeaters, In-building Coverage Extenders, &
Hosted by: Sprint PCS Kansas City, Missouri, USAMarch 4-7, 2003
Doubletree
Hotel
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Organized by the International Wireless Packaging Consortium
Click HERE to Register for Workshop
Moderated
by
Don Brown, Director, IWPC
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Rene Douville, Technical Director, IWPC
Tuesday, March 4 |
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7:00 PM |
Social and Networking Reception & Registration |
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Wednesday, March 5 |
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7:00 AM |
Breakfast & Registration |
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8:00 AM |
Opening Remarks |
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8:15 AM |
Introductions |
Each person will be asked to introduce him/herself and share how they can contribute to this process |
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9:00 AM |
Keynote Presentation and Other Service Providers
· Challenges and opportunities for equipment suppliers and their supply chains · Broad Industry Issues and Business and Market Perspectives · What features and capabilities would service operators like to see?
· What are the main parameters considered when assessing equipment options for Cellular Infrastructure? · What are the considerations in balancing use of Cellular/ Micro/Mini/Pico Stations and Repeaters? · How will the needs of 3G affect these options? · How do operators see this technology interacting with WLAN buildout? · What is the impact on the backhaul requirements? · What are the features of handsets that significantly affect the basestations?
Neutral Hosts and Tower Site Managers · What are the roles of Neutral Hosts? · What are their equipment needs? · How can they reduce the operating costs of Licensed Spectrum Holders and improve coverage and capacity? · Is tower sharing practical or realistic?
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Title TBD Tom Crook Director, Wireless Technology Development and Mark Yarkosky Air
Interface Manager, Sprint PCS
A Neutral Host's View of Coverage Enhancement Ted Abrams
Other Licensed Spectrum Holders AND TOWER OPERATORS Confirmed Attending
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10:00 AM |
BREAK |
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10:30 AM |
Panel and Open Interactive Discussions Additional Licensed Spectrum Service Providers, Neutral Hosts and Tower Operators will be given the opportunity to clarify their needs, requirements and views and will engage in a panel session where the audience is invited to ask questions and they will be given the opportunity to ask each other and the audience questions. |
Sprint, Additional LICENSED SPECTRUM Service Providers,
Neutral Hosts and Tower Site Managers
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11:30 AM |
NETWORKING LUNCH |
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12:30 PM |
Basestation, Repeater and In-Building Equipment Makers
· The focus will be to simplify and drive solutions that:
Systems to be Addressed
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Capacity and Coverage Enhancement Techniques and considerations for 2G and 3G BTS Operators Matt Conrod Product Line Manager Nortel Networks
Ericsson In-Building Solutions Tony Sandberg
CDMA Zone Enhancers Ralph Olds
Subscriber-Centric Coverage Solutions Mike Roper SpotWave Wireless
Title TBD Jeff Vann Product Line Manager
Other OEMs Registered
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2:00 PM |
Panel And Open Interactive Discussions The Basestation, Repeater and In-Building Equipment Makers will engage in a panel session where they will be given the opportunity to clarify their needs, requirements and views. The audience is invited to ask questions and they will be given the panelists will have the opportunity to ask each other and the audience questions. |
Speakers from Base Station and Repeater Equipment Makers |
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3:00 PM |
NETWORKING BREAK |
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3:30 PM |
Major Subsystem Equipment Makers
Major Subsystems to be Addressed
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Easily Integrated Smart Antenna Systems Jerry Kirshman Manager, System Sales
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Sensitivity using Superconductor Mike Eddy Vice President, Marketing Growth of Software Defined Radios in the Base Station Francois Luneau Director of Projects
Designing, Enhancing, Optimizing and Predicting Performance of Advanced Wireless Networks Dr. Leonhard Korowajczuk CTO CelPlan
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4:45 PM |
Open Interactive Discussions |
ALL PARTICIPANTS |
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5:30 PM |
Adjourn |
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6:30 PM |
Dinner and EntertainmentKansas City Style
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Bus Transportation provided to and from hotel |
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Thursday, March 6 |
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7:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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8:00 AM |
Enabling Technology Providers
Advances In Electronics Design and Packaging For Coverage Enhancement and Repeater Applications
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Digital-RF for Wireless Systems Jack Rosa President & CEO
A Novel Approach to RF/Microwave Antenna Materials Chet
Guiles Materials for Electronics Arlon
Lightning Protection, PIM, and Other FUD-An Overview Art Peltier VP Engineering PolyPhaser Corp
BaseStation Performance and Reliability Issues - Thermal, Electromagnetic, and Electrical John Mosko Wireless Segment Leader W.L. Gore & Associates
Designing EMI Shielding for Basestation Environmental Needs Arki
Pawlowych Laird Technologies
Cables and Connectivity- Installability, Reliability, Service Life and the Lowest Lifecycle Cost Kerry Downer Director of Marketing Commscope
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10:00 AM |
BREAK |
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10:15 AM |
Enabling
Technology Providers |
The Impact of Higher Power Handset PAs on System Performance Dr.
Jean-Pierre Lanteri M/A-COM, Tyco
Enabling IC Technology for Software Defined Radios Scott
Behrhorst Analog Devices
Next Generation Basestation Architectures and Components Greg Baker Vice President, Engineering/Marketing Sirenza Microdevices
Applications
of CMOS Technology For Basestation Integration And Cost David G. Wick Standard Products Honeywell Solid State Electronics
Picking Perfect Power Packaging: Harder Than It Sounds John Roman CTO RJR Polymers Inc.
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12:00 PM |
LUNCH |
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12:30 PM |
Set Up Break Out Sessions Working Groups
Questions to be answered:
1. What are the gaps in: Technology ? Communication ?
2. What is needed from the supply chain to address these gaps ?
3. What can IWPC do to assist ? |
The group will interactively discuss and identify opportunities for future fruitful development.
We will break into small working groups and allow members to interact with like and no-so-like minded professionals.
The goal of this process is to clarify the needs and identify new opportunities for development.
Each working group will identify a leader and at the end, the leader will make a short presentation on the findings and conclusions of their group. |
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1:00 PM |
Breakout Sessions |
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4:00 PM |
Breakout Session Reports |
Each Working Group Leader will make a 10 minute presentation to summarize the Wish List Items and Conclusions of his/her working group.
Group will come together and have an interactive discussion to exchange and challenge ideas presented by working group leaders.
This process dramatically expands the thinking of the attendees. |
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5:00 PM |
Take Aways & Closing Remarks |
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5:30 PM |
Adjourn |
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Dinner (Dutch)
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For those who desire to join us, we get together to enjoy good friends, good food, good wine and [really] bad jokes |
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Friday, March 7 |
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9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon |
Tour of Sprint PCS Network Operations Center
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Bus Transportation provided from and to hotel |
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ATTENDANCE IWPC Interactive Technical Workshops, available to IWPC members only (2 persons per IWPC Member Company), unlike traditional conferences and workshops, are highly interactive and are attended by senior technology and business leaders who make a commitment to cooperate to forward advanced packaging technology.
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DEADLINE FOR HANDOUT MATERIALS Deadline for electronic version of handout materials: February 25, 2003.
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COSTS ALL
attendees AND pre-approved guests will be asked to cover out of pocket
workshop costs such as food, entertainment, booklet copying,
audio/visual costs, etc.
Attendees AND pre-approved guests will be asked to pay this fee in advance with either Visa, Mastercard, American Express, cash, personal check or business check.
Make checks payable to IWPC.
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HOTEL We have blocked 25 rooms at the
Doubletree
Hotel
at a Conference Room Rate of $89. single/double occupancy.
Please call the hotel before February 18, 2003 to make your reservations at this rate.
After February 18, 2003 the hotel will release the un-reserved rooms and you may be charged full hotel rates.
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AUDIO VISUAL All projector formats will be available for the speakers. · Computer projector · Overhead projector In addition, we plan to audiotape all presentations and the interactive discussions. This tape will be transcribed and made available to all IWPC members.
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BUSINESS CARDS Business cards will be collected at the door from all attendees. We will make copies of these cards, which will be available to all who provided a business card.
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DRESS Business casual suggested. No ties, please !!
Click HERE to Register for Workshop
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