Los Angeles '06
• Dates: May 24-26, 2006 • Location: Marriott Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles, CA
• Executive Summary
• Conference Agenda
• Participants Testimonials
• Past participating cities, counties and states
• Press Release: May 3, 2006
• Press Release: March 23, 2006
W2i Digital Cities Convention in Los Angeles is a professional development seminar which provides local-government professionals with training in broadband-wireless planning and implementation; explores the full range of applications and services for cities, communities and regions; and serves as a meeting place for the ecosystem of technology vendors, service providers, and systems integrators. The Convention will focus on broadband wireless solutions for:
• Government Process Reengineering
• Public Safety & Emergency Response
• Neighborhood Portals and Economic Development
• Intelligent Transport Systems
Seminar
Professional Development for Local-Government Officials
Expanding on the thought-leadership agenda of the W2i Digital Cities Convention, this day-long practical training session provides a set of actionable tools and a roadmap for local-government professionals and field practitioners seeking to deploy broadband-wireless solutions for their communities. Hosted by NetLogix and W2i.
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Roundtable 1
Service Provider Executive Roundtable
This special seminar and roundtable draws on Yankee Group’s extensive research on service-provider strategies for municipal and metropolitan broadband-wireless networks and provides a forum for discussing business and market strategies and examining the potential for cooperation among emerging and existing cable, telco, cellular, and Internet service providers. Hosted by Yankee Group, rClient and W2i.
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Roundtable 2
Digital Inclusion Roundtable
Digital inclusion is a major motivation for the deployment of broadband infrastructure in urban and rural areas. Communications infrastructure is only one of many things that must align in order for local government leadership to trigger the adoption of integrated strategies and plans to address the digital divide, including funding and hardware needs, education and training, applications, and community support. By Invitation only.
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Visit the Technology Showcase
The W2i Digital Cities Convention Technology Showcase features select emerging technology vendors, systems integrators and service providers discussing their solutions and achievements for meeting local-government telecommunication, services, and application needs. Exhibitors include BelAir Networks, IBM, Intel, Motorola, Cisco Systems, SkyPilot Networks, and Tropos Networks.
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Public Sector
• Mayors
• CIOs and Director of Technology
• City/County Managers
• IT Managers
• Public Safety representatives including:
- Police
- Fire
- Emergency services
- First Responders
• Traffic and Transportation management
• Education and Social services
• Public works officers
• Economic development officers
Private Sector
• Applications Service Providers
• Cable
• Consultants
• Distributors
• Financial Services
• ISP
• Law firm
• Microelectronics
• Security
• Systems Integrators
• Technology Vendors
• Telco
• Telecom infrastructure equipment
• User Devices Manufactures
• Utilities
• VARS
• WISPs
Free Download: Fast and Easy: The Future of WIFI and Beyond in the City of Los Angeles. A Strategic Plan for 21st Century Communications in Los Angeles [PDF]
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Program Committee
Co-Chair:
Thera Bradshaw
• General Manager, Information Technology Agency, City of Los Angeles
Sonja Reece
• Chair, Information Technology Committee, National League of Cities
Alan Scrime
• Chief, Policy & Rules Division, FCC
Scott Akrie
• President, NetLogix
Berge Ayvazian
• Chief Research Officer, Yankee Group
Bill Beck
• Deputy CIO, Minneapolis
Jasper Bruinzeel
• Director, Strategic Marketing, Alvarion, Inc.
Paul Butcher
• Marketing, State & Local Government, Intel
Eric DaVersa
• Vice President, Business Development, NetLogix
James Farstad
• President, rClient
Mike Foster
• Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, GO Networks, Inc.
Larry Frank
Deputy Mayor, Office of Neighborhood and Community Services, City of Los Angeles
John Fullenwider
• CIO, L.A. County
Rajit Gadh
• UCLA Wireless Internet for Mobile Enterprise Consortium (WINMEC)
Curt Gibbs
• Senior Resource Officer, L.A. Community Redevelopment Agency
Louis Hook
• CIO, L.A. World Airports
Gloria Jeff
• General Manager, L.A. Dept. of Transportation
Abe Kani
• CIO, City of Atlanta
Rizwan Khaliq
• Business Area Leader, Community Broadband, IBM
Ellen Kirk
• Vice President, Marketing, Tropos Networks
Megan Klee
• CIO, L.A. Unified School District
Axel Leblois
• Executive Director, Cifal Atlanta
Richard Lewis
• CIO, City of Houston
Gino Menchini
• CIO, New York City
Dianah Neff
• CIO, City of Philadelphia
Stephen Rayment
• Chief Technology Officer, BelAir Networks
Greg Richardson
• President, Chief Executive Officer, Civitium
Tim Riley
• CIO, L.A. Police Dept.
Gail Roper
• CIO, Kansas City
Rick Rotondo
• Director, Marketing, Motorola
Cynthia Ruiz
• Commissioner, Board of Public Works, City of L.A.
Carol Schatz
• President and CEO, L.A. Central City Association
Scott Shamp
• Director, New Media Institute, University of Georgia
Jill Shaul
• Enterprise Marketing Manager, Cisco
B. Lonnie Tang
• Director of Maritime Services, Port of Los Angeles
Dr. Costis Toregas
• President Emeritus, Public Technology, Inc.
Chris Vein
• Director, Telecommmunications San Francisco
Cecilia Weldon
• CIO, L.A. Dept. Water and Power
Mark Wolf
E-Government Director, City of Los Angeles
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