Note: No registration fee will be charged for attendance at the meeting. No food or beverages will be provided. A coffee shop, deli, and pub are available in the hotel lobby.
All participants are invited to attend initial Working Group meetings. Working groups will meet on Monday morning from 9 am until noon in the Gold Camp Room, although some may choose to meet on Sunday evening.
| Sunday, Aug 9 | Tentative Agenda | |
|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am | N-WEST: Philosophy and Status | Dr. Roger Marks N-WEST |
| 9:15 am | Brief Attendee Introductions | all present |
| 9:30 am | NIST Role in Radio Frequency Technology | Dr. Dennis Friday, Chief, RF Technology Division , National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce |
| 9:45 am | ITS Role in Broadband Wireless | Kenneth C. Allen, Chief, Spectrum Division, Institute for Telecommunications Sciences (ITS), National Telecommunications & Information Admin. (NTIA), U.S. Department of Commerce |
| 10:00-11:00 am | Forum: Broadband Wireless Standardization from a System Integrator Viewpoint | (10 minute presentations followed by 5 minutes of questions) |
| 10:00 am | Lucent Technologies, Wireless Broadband Network Division | Dr. Mohammad Shakouri, Director of Engineering |
| 10:15 am | Ericsson Inc., Wireless Broadband Access Group | Asif Rahman, Product Manager |
| 10:30 am | Alcatel Telecom | Allyson B. Sharp |
| 10:45 am | Nortel, Broadband Wireless Access | Jag Sharma, Director of Product Marketing |
| 11:00 | Break | |
| 11:15 am | Introduction to N-WEST Working Groups followed by Working Group Presentations/Discussions | Dr. Roger Marks, N WEST |
| 11:30 am | WG1: Existing Standards and their Applicability | Dr. Amarpal Khanna, Manager, Advanced Development, Hewlett-Packard Company, Wireless Infrastructure Division |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch Break | |
| 1:30 pm | WG2: Applications Suitable for Inclusion in Broadband Wireless Standards | J. Leland Langston, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Raytheon Systems Company |
| 2:15 pm | WG3: Interfaces and Issues Requiring Standardization | Dr. Hady R. Salloum, Director, Broadband Access, Bellcore |
| 3:00 pm | break | |
| 3:15 pm | WG4: Bandplans and RF Etiquette | Terry Smith, Chairman and CTO, WaveSpan Corporation |
| 4:00 pm | WG5: Industry Organization Options | Dr. Roger Marks, N-WEST |
| 4:45 pm | Opportunities with NIST's Advanced Technology Program | Elissa Sobolewski, Program Manager, Advanced Technology Program, NIST |
| 5:00 pm | Charge to Working Groups and Conclusion | Dr. Roger Marks, N-WEST |
Please register your attendance in advance using the on-line form.