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2005 Texas Wireless Symposium Expands Program

WNCG has just released its updated agenda for the for the 2005 Texas Wireless Symposium, which will be hosted by WNCG for the 3rd year in a row, on October 26-28th at the historic Driskill Hotel in the heart of downtown Austin. The updated schedule includes new speakers and an additional panel entitled, "Wireless Disaster Relief." Please click on the links below to view the bios of each of our speakers and panelists.

Preliminary Program

Wednesday, October 26

3:00-3:30 pm

Austin Wireless Alliance Business Forum Kickoff:

Mr. Steve Largent, CEO of CTIA, Driskill Hotel Main Ballroom

3:00-3:30 pm

Austin Wireless Alliance Panel:

"Wireless Disaster Relief"

  • Chris Guttman-McCabe, Vice President Regulatory Affairs, CTIA - the Wireless Association (Moderator)

5:00-6:30 pm

Tour of the Driskill Hotel, Historic Austin Landmark

6:30-9:00 pm

Welcome Reception, Driskill Mezzanine (reception) & Main Ballroom (panel)

Opening Remarks and Panel Moderator: Dr. Jeffrey Andrews, Symposium Chairman

Wireless Visionaries, “100 Mbps anytime, anywhere?"

Thursday, October 27

8:00-8:30 am

Coffee

8:30-8:45 am

Opening Remarks, Dr. Theodore Rappaport, Director, WNCG

8:45-9:30 am

Keynote: Mr. David Perkins, VP & General Manager, Freescale

9:30-9:50 am

Coffee Break

9:50-11:00 am

Panel 1: Titans of Wireless Infrastructure: Building Beyond 3G networks

11:00-11:30 am

Dr. Bob Scholtz, Professor and Director of UltRa Lab, USC, “Ultrawideband Radio – Realities and Promises”

11:30-12:00 pm

Dr. Ian Opperman, Director, Product Business Operation Solutions, Nokia Networks

12:00-1:15 pm

Lunch at Driskill

1:15-2:15 pm

Panel 2: Funding Wireless Innovations: Startups and New Opportunities

2:15-5:15 pm

Afternoon Plenary Speakers

5:15-7:00 pm

Austin Wireless Alliance-hosted happy hour and mixer - Hard Rock Café

Friday, October 28

8:00-8:30 am

Coffee

8:30-8:45 am

Opening Remarks, Dr. Ben Streetman, Dean, College of Engineering, University of Texas

8:45-9:30 am

Keynote: Paul Struhsaker, Vice President Engineering Platforms, Mobile Devices Technology, Motorola

9:30-9:50 am

Coffee

9:50-10:00 am Technical Session Opening Remarks: Dr. Sanjay Shakkottai and Dr. Scott Nettles, Technical Chairs
10:00-10:45 am AWA Business Forum Kickoff: Mr Dick Lynch, CTO Verizon Wireless

10:50-12:30 pm

AWA Business Forum:

"Metropolitan Broadband Networks"

 

Technical Track

"CDMA"

Technical Track

"Ad hoc and Mesh Networks"

Technical Track

"Ultrawideband"

 

12:30-2:00 pm

Lunch at Driskill

2:00-3:45 pm

AWA Business Forum:

"Application and Multimedia Convergence"

and

"Fixed/Mobile Convergence"

 

Technical Track

"Cellular Communications"

 

Technical Track

"Antennas and Chipsets for Wireless"

Technical Track

"Applications and Implementations"

 

Advanced registration and more information on the 2005 Texas Wireless Symposium are available at:

http://www.wncg.org/symposium

Advanced full registration is available for just $399. This low-price – including 3 days of food and drink, in addition to the symposium – has been made possible by our generous sponsors, which to date include:

  • Freescale
  • Motorola
  • VInson & Elkins, LLP
  • DLA Piper
  • Silicon Labs
  • WiQuest
  • Austin Community College
  • Andrews Kurth law firm
  • Austin Ventures
  • St.Edward's University
  • Wireless Valley Communications

We look forward to seeing you in Austin on the 26th!