Workshop on Spectrum Sharing Model City (updated w/agenda)

Workshop on Spectrum Sharing Model City

Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
April 15-16, 2015
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2015/db0316/DA-1...
Agenda: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-15-455A1.pdf

NTIA and FCC will conduct a public workshop with interested stakeholders from industry, government, and academia. This workshop will further explore different aspects of the Model City program including the concept, scope, governance, process, technical considerations and funding alternatives.

Agenda

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015

12:30 PM Registration

1:00 PM Welcome: Matthew Hussey, FCC; Rangam Subramanian, NTIA

1:15 PM Brief Opening Remarks: NTIA

1:30 PM Panel: Model City Concepts & Scope
Peter Tenhula (Moderator), NTIA; Julie Knapp, FCC; Fred Moorefield, Department of Defense; Vanu Bose, Vanu, Inc.

2:30 PM Panel: Public/Private Partnership Case Studies
Mark Gibson (Moderator), Comsearch; Nada Golmie, National Institute of Standards &Technology (NIST); Daniel Devasirvatham, Idaho National Laboratory (INL); Joe Kochan, US Ignite;
Peter Stanforth, Spectrum Bridge

3:30 PM Panel: State-of-the-Art Technologies
John Chapin (Moderator), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA); Jeff Boksiner, Department of Defense; Milind Buddhikot, Alcatel-Lucent; Paul Kolodzy, Kolodzy Consulting; Jeff Reed, Virginia Tech

4:30 PM Closing Comments: Matthew Hussey, FCC; Rangam Subramanian, NTIA

THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2015

08:50 AM Opening Remarks: Matthew Hussey, FCC; Rangam Subramanian, NTIA

09:00 AM Lightning Talks: Walter Johnson (Moderator) FCC

10:00 AM Breakout Sessions: (Please Note…the breakout Session II will be available only to workshop attendees and will not be accessible remotely. However, there will be a recap and Q&A of the breakout sessions that afternoon, which will be video streamed and available online.)

Session I: Model City Governance:
Moderators: Michael Ha, FCC; Rangam Subramanian, NTIA
Coordinators: Jim Craig, Department of Justice (DOJ) – Management; Thyaga
Nandagopal, National Science Foundation (NSF) – Process; Aaron Deacon,
Kansas City Digital Drive - Funding

Session II: Model City Technology:
Moderators: Ira Keltz, FCC, and Derek Khlopan, NTIA
Coordinators: Tom Dombrowsky, Wiley Rein LLP - Data Handling; Jon Peha,
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) – Spectrum; Kurt Schaubach, Federated
Wireless – Testing/Training

12:00 PM Lunch (on your own)

1:15 PM Brief Remarks: Tom Wheeler, FCC Chairman

1:30 PM Panel Report-Out and Q&A: Model City Governance
Michael Ha, FCC, and Rangam Subramanian, NTIA, (Moderators); Jim Craig, DOJ; Thyaga Nandagopal, NSF; Aaron Deacon, Kansas City Digital Drive

2:20 PM Panel Report-Out and Q&A: Model City Technology
Ira Keltz, FCC, and Derek Khlopin, NTIA, (Moderators); Tom Dombrowsky, Wiley Rein LLP; Jon Peha, CMU; Kurt Schaubach, Federated Wireless

3:30 PM Wrap-up: Julius Knapp, FCC

4:00 PM Adjournment: Matthew Hussey, FCC, Rangam Subramanian, NTIA

This forum is open to the public; however, admittance is limited to the seating capacity. Attendees are encouraged to pre-register by submitting their names and company or organization affiliations via email to Cecilia Sulhoff, at Cecilia.Sulhoff@fcc.gov, by March 31, 2015. Please use “Model City Workshop 2015 Registration” as the subject line of your email. All attendees are advised to arrive approximately 30 minutes prior to the start of the workshop to allow time to pass through the FCC security process. The workshop also will be webcast at http://www.fcc.gov/live. For additional registration or logistical information, please contact Ms. Sulhoff via email or by phone at (202) 418-0587.