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Thursday, September 19, 2002
***** Trade Show Open 8:00 am to 4:00 pm - Exhibit Hall B *****
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast - Sponsored by Native Intellicom | Trade Show Area Exhibit Hall B |
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| 8:15 a.m. | General Assembly IV | Exhibit Hall A | |
| 8:40 a.m. | Guest Speaker Ken Cornelius, President Siemens One | ||
| 9:00 a.m. | Keynote by FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell | ||
| 9:30 a.m. | Break - Sponsored by TAMSCO | Trade Show Area Exhibit Hall B |
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| 9:45 a.m. | Concurrent Federal Agency Sessions | ||
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| FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION | ROOM - Exhibit Hall A | ||
| 9:45 a.m. | Welcome and Overview of Program | ||
| K. Dane Snowden, Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission | |||
| 9:50 a.m. | Panel
I. Telecommunications Applications: Why Is Getting Connected Important?
What Can I Do With Connectivity?
Discussion by Industry and Tribal Telecommunications Experts on Advanced Applications and Expanded Opportunities |
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| Moderator: | Sam Goodhope, President, Native Broadband Services, Inc. | ||
| Moderator Support: | Mary B. Sherman, Manager, Government Relations, Law Offices of Sam Goodhope | ||
| Panelist 1: | Vernon James, President, San Carlos Apache Telecommunications Utility, Inc. Tribal Residential Applications | ||
| Panelist 2: | Joslyn Read, Assistant Vice President, Hughes Electronics Corporation Telemedicine Applications | ||
| Panelist 3: | Fletcher Brown, Vice President, Telecommunications, TAMSCO Tribal Enterprise Applications | ||
| Panelist 4: | Ken Robbins, CEO/President, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Tribal E-Government Applications | ||
| 11:00 a.m. | Panel
II. Getting Connected: What Are the Choices?
Discussion by Government, Industry and Tribal Telecommunications Representatives of Technology Choices; Costs and Applications; Ownership Issues; Regulatory Implications; and Consumer Concerns |
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| Moderator: | Kris Monteith, Associate Bureau Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs, Federal Communications Commission | ||
| Moderator Support: | Bruce Cox, Vice President, Regulatory Policy & Law, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association | ||
| Panelist 1: | Ross Chaney, Member, Board of Directors, Dallas Inter-Tribal Center What Are the Telecom Technology Options: Wireline, Wireless, Cable, Satellite? | ||
| Panelist 2: | Lynda Lovejoy, Chairwoman, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Regulatory Landscape: Federal, State & Tribal | ||
| Panelist 3: | Patrick Spears, President, Intertribal Council on Utility Policy Regulatory Landscape: Federal, State & Tribal | ||
| Panelist 4: | Cheryl Johnson, Tribal Telephone Outreach Coordinator, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians - Economic Development Corporation How Do I Improve Service on the Reservation: What Are My Consumer Rights? | ||
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch Break - Spnsored by Siemens | Trade
Show Area Exhibit Hall B |
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| Speaker: | Tex Hall, President, National Congress of American Indians | ||
| Luncheon Speaker: | Godfrey Enjady, General Manager, Mescalero Apache Telecommunications Inc. | ||
| 1:15 p.m. | Presentation by FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps | ||
| 1:30 p.m. | Panel
III. Getting Started: How Do I Make It Happen?
Making the Assessments: What are My Community's Needs, and How Do I Carry a Plan and Decision Through to Implementation? |
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| Co-Moderators: | Geoffrey
Blackwell, Senior Attorney and Tribal Liaison, Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
Kevin Gover, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP |
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| Moderator Support: | Raymond Quianzon, Attorney, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth | ||
| Panelist 1: | Lance Morgan, CEO, Ho-Chunk, Inc. Project Management | ||
| Panelist 2: | Charles Wiese, General Manager, Tohono O'odham Utility Authority One Approach to Getting Started | ||
| Panelist 3: | Raymond Quianzon, Attorney, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth Legal Considerations | ||
| Panelist 4: | Madonna Peltier Yawakie, President/CEO, Turtle Island Communications, Inc. Needs and Feasibility Analysis | ||
| Panelist 5: | Ken B. Chandler, Director, Southwest Area, Telecommunications, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture Financial Planning | ||
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| 2:40 p.m. | Panel
IV. Tribal Telecommunications Experiences: How Have Tribes Done It?
Hear and Learn From Those That Have Done It: Case Studies of Successful Tribal Experiences |
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| Moderator: | J.D. Williams, General Manager, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority | ||
| Moderator Support: | Belinda Nelson, General Manager, Gila River Telecommunications, Inc. | ||
| Panelist 1: | Nora Helton, Chairperson, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe | ||
| Panelist 2: | Derek White, Plant Operations Manager, Gila River Telecommunications, Inc. | ||
| Panelist 3: | Eric Jensen, President, IndigiCom for Mescalero Apache Telecommunications Inc. | ||
| Panelist 4: | Brent Kennedy, General Manager, San Carlos Apache Utility Authority, Inc. | ||
| Panelist 5: | Gene DeJordy, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Western Wireless Corporation | ||
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| 3:50 p.m. | Networking Break - Sponsored by Gila River Telecommunications, Inc. | ||
| 4:20 p.m. | Panel
V. Financing: Is There Help Available?
Discussion of Funding Sources and Strategies by Government, Industry and Tribal Telecommunications Representatives |
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| Modertor: | Karen Buller, President & CEO, National Indian Telecom Institute and Member, Board of Directors, Universal Service Administrative Company | ||
| Moderator Support: | Rodger Boyd, Program Manager, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of the Treasury | ||
| Panelist 1: | Jerry H. Brent, Director, Northwest Area, Telecommunications, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture Federal Government Loans and Grants | ||
| Panelist 2: | Louis Delgado, Vice President Citigroup Private Funding | ||
| Panelist 3: | Bird Runningwater, Director, Native American Program, Sundance Institute Philanthropic Resources | ||
| Panelist 4: | Bill Largent, President, Dibaa Group, Member, Board of Directors, Native American Business Alliance Corporate Opportunities | ||
| 5:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks: Nicholas Innerbichler, President of TAMSCO | ||
| 5:45 p.m. | General Assembly V Closing Ceremonies Summit Wrap Up | Main
Meeting Room with FCC Greg J. Bourland, Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe |
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| 6:00 p.m. | Closing Reception - Sponsored by TAMSCO | Lobby One | |
| Remarks: Tex Hall, President, National Congress of American Indians | |||
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