21-23 June, 2004
Fiber Workshop
AGENDA
Monday, June 21st
| 12:00 p.m. |
Buffet Lunch and Welcome Address |
Kevin Dundon from Level 3 |
| Strategy and Procurement |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Motivation and Requirements |
Steve Corbato |
| 1:20 p.m. |
Finding the Fiber |
Victor Braud |
| 1:40 p.m. |
Panel on Governance |
Larry Conrad, George Loftus, Dale Smith, and
Wayne Wedemeyer |
| 2:10 p.m. |
Business Plan |
Tim Lance and Steve Corbato |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Business Models |
David Jent, Marla Meehl, and Dave
Reese |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Break |
|
| 3:30 p.m. |
Case Study - Building a RON
|
Brian Savory |
| 3:50 p.m. |
Types of Fiber Vendors |
Steve Corbato and Victor
Braud |
| 4:10 p.m. |
Panel - Vendor Experience |
Dave Reese, Steve Cotter, and Peter O'Neil |
| Fiber Acquisition |
| 4:40 p.m. |
Acquisition Methods |
Dave Reese |
There will be a reception, sponsored by The Quilt and FiberCo,
Monday evening from 5:15 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, June 22nd
| 7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
|
| Fiber Acquisition (con't) |
| 8:30 a.m. |
RFP Examples |
Rob Vietzke, Scott Gerstenberger, and Wayne Wedemeyer |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Contract Issues - An
Overview |
Alex Preiser |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Contract Issues - RON
Experience |
George Loftus |
| 9:50 a.m. |
Case Study 1 - ORNL |
Bill Wing |
| 10:10 a.m. |
Case Study 2 - Michigan
|
Scott Gerstenberger |
| 10:30 a.m. |
Break |
|
| 11:00 a.m. |
Operations and Maintenance - Overview |
Erik Hunsinger |
| 11:20 a.m. |
O&M RON Perspective |
Peter O'Neil and Jerry Sobieski |
| 11:40 a.m. |
Ins and Outs of Co-Location |
Steve Cotter |
| 12:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
|
| 1:00 p.m. |
Panel - Working with the State |
Dave Jent, Jeff Crowder, and Wayne Wedemeyer |
| 1:20 p.m. |
Example of a Final
Plan |
Leo Donnelly and David Jent |
| Technical Implementation |
| 1:50 p.m. |
Technical Design Elements and Test
Equipment |
Steve Cotter |
| 2:10 p.m. |
Getter to the Fiber - Lateral Builds |
Bill Owens and Dale Smith |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Acceptance Testing |
Paul Schopis |
| 2:50 p.m. |
Documentation |
Bill Gorsuch |
| 3:15 p.m. |
Break |
|
| 3:45 p.m. |
Initial Design - Metro and Regional |
Brian Savory and Paul Schopis |
| 4:10 p.m. |
Panel - Implementation Issues |
Bill Owens, Jeff Chowder, Jim VanDyke, and Rob Vietzke |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Lighting Strategies |
John Streck |
Wednesday, June 23rd
| 7:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
|
| Technical Implementation (con't) |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Engineering the Optical Path |
Michael Strickland |
| 8:50 a.m. |
Equipment Futures |
Rob Vietzke and Brian Savory |
| 9:10 a.m. |
Equipment Strategies |
Marla Meehl and John Streck |
| 9:40 a.m. |
Optical Networking Testing Strategies |
Jerry Sobieski |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Break |
|
| 10:30 a.m. |
Panel Discussion on Equipment |
Bill Wing, Ken Goodwin, and Paul Schopis |
| 11:00 a.m. |
Connecting to NLR |
Debbie Montano |
| 11:20 a.m. |
Connecting to HOPI |
Chris Robb |
| 11:40 a.m. |
ATT Grid Fiber |
Gary Crane |
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