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News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS CONTACT: August 24, 2009 Mark Wigfield, 202-418-0253 Email: mark.wigfield@fcc.gov FCC ANNOUNCES PARTICIPANTS IN NATIONAL BROADBAND PLAN STAFF WORKSHOPS FOR WEEK OF AUGUST 24 Washington, D.C. -- The Federal Communications Commission’s staff workshops this week for the development of a National Broadband Plan will explore: · The use of broadband technology by the public safety and the homeland security communities (Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.) · Smart Grid, Broadband and Climate Change (Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.) · Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Private Investment (Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.) · Job Training (Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.) · Technology/Applications and Devices (Thursday at 1:30 p.m.) See agendas below for participants. LOCATION: FCC Commission Meeting Room, 445 12th St. SW, Washington D.C. 20554. Those attending are asked to register in advance at http://www.broadband.gov/. Click on “Workshops” tab. ONLINE: Press and public attending online must register in advance at http://www.broadband.gov/. Click on “Workshops” tab. During the workshops, audience members -- both in the room and online -- will have the opportunity to suggest questions in writing. Questions will be reviewed and, time permitting, may be asked by the moderator. Staff workshops will be held throughout August and into September to promote an open dialogue between the FCC and key constituents on matters important to the National Broadband Plan. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 directed the FCC to submit a National Broadband Plan to Congress by February 17, 2010 that addresses broadband deployment, adoption, affordability, and the use of broadband to advance solutions to national priorities, including health care, education, energy, public safety, job creation, investment, and others. Tuesday, August 25 PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY 9:00 a.m. FCC Participants: · James A. Barnett, Jr., Rear Admiral (Ret.), Chief, Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) · Jeff Cohen, Senior Legal Advisor, PSHSB · Jeffery Goldthorp, Chief, Communications Systems Analysis Division, PSHSB · Carlos Kirjner, Ph.D., Senior Advisor, Office of Chairman Genachowski · William Lane, Ph.D., Chief Engineer, PSHSB · John Leibovitz, Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) · Jennifer A. Manner, Deputy Chief, PSHSB · Kathyrn Medley, Chief, Satellite Engineering Branch & Acting Chief, Systems Analysis Branch, International Bureau · Erika Olsen, Special Counsel, PSHSB · Jon Peha, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer Additional Government Participants: · Laurie Flaherty, Program Analyst, Office of Emergency Medical Services, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation · Charles Hoffman, Chief, Disaster Emergency Communications Programs, Disaster Emergency Communications Division, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) · Daniel Phythyon, Chief, Policy, Planning & Analysis Division, Office of Emergency Communications, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Panel 1: First Responders Using Broadband Technologies to Advance Public Safety · Charles Brennan, Deputy Secretary, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Office of Public Safety Radio Service (OPSR) · Stephen Carter, Vice President of Technology, Qualcomm · Pete Eggimann, Chair, Operations Committee, National emergency Number Association (NENA); Director, 9-1-1 Services Metropolitan Emergency Services Board, St. Paul, MN; NG 9-1-1 Trial Participant · Ralph Haller, Chair, National Public Safety Telecommunications Council (NPSTC) · Glenn Katz, President & Chief Operating Officer, Spacenet, Inc. · Harlin McEwen, Chair, Public Safety Spectrum Trust · Bill Schrier, Chief Technology Officer & Director for Information Technology, City of Seattle; representing the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials- International (APCO) Panel 2: Homeland Security: Uses, Benefits and Challenges of Broadband Technologies Large Scale Events · Andrew Afflerbach, Ph.D.; P.E., Chief Executive Officer & Director of Engineering, Columbia Telecommunications Corporation; representing National Association of Telecommunications Officers & Advisors (NATOA) · Emmanuel Hooper, Ph.D., Senior Scholar & Researcher, Harvard University, Leadership for Networked World; Harvard-MIT-Yale Cyber Scholar; Founder, Global Information Intelligence · Murad Raheem, Branch Chief, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response; Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services · Marcus Sachs, Executive Director, National Security & Cyber Policy, Office of Federal Government Relations, Verizon Government Affairs · Steve Souder, Director, Fairfax (Virginia) Department of Public Safety Communication SMART GRID, BROADBAND AND CLIMATE CHANGE 1:30 p.m. FCC Participants: · Mignon Clyburn, Commissioner · Colin Crowell, Senior Counselor to the Chairman · Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering · Nese Guendelsberger, Acting Chief, Spectrum & Competition Policy Division, WTB · Kristen Kane, Director of National Purposes · Dr. Jon Peha, Chief Technologist · Nick Sinai, Energy & Environment Director, National Broadband Taskforce Panel 1: The Smart Grid · Eric Lightner, Director, Federal Smart Grid Task Force, U.S. Department of Energy · Dean Prochaska, National Coordinator for Smart Grid Conformance, NIST · Mark Dudzinski, CMO, GE Energy · Eric Miller, SVP of Solutions, Trilliant · Henry Jones, Chief Scientist, SmartSynch · Joby Lafky, Program Manager, Electric Vehicle Management Platform, Gridpoint · Jason Griffith, Director, IT Telecom Engineering, AEP Panel 2: Broadband and Climate Change · Matt Bauer, President, BetterWorld Telecom · Colin Buechler, SVP of Marketing, LifeSize Communications · Skip Laitner, Economic Analysis Director, American Council for an Energy-Efficiency Economy (ACEEE) · Maura O’Neill, Senior Advisor for Energy & Climate & Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary for Research, Education & Economics, USDA · Chris Walker, former Director for North America, The Climate Group · Sheryl Wilkerson, President, Willow, LLC Wednesday, August 26 ECONOMIC GROWTH, JOB CREATION, AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT 9:30 a.m. FCC Panelists: · Scott Wallsten, Economics Director, Omnibus Broadband Initiative · Donald K. Stockdale, Jr., Deputy Chief and Bureau Chief Economist, Wireline Competition Bureau · Jonathan D. Levy, Deputy Chief Economist, Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis Panel: Economic Growth, Job Creation, Private Investment · James E. Prieger, Associate Professor of Public Policy, School of Public Policy, Pepperdine University · Brent Goldfarb, Associate Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland · Ralph B. Everett, President & CEO, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies · Chris Forman, Associate Professor & the Robert and Stevie Schmidt Term Professor of IT Management, College of Management, Georgia Institute of Technology · Tom Wheeler, Managing Director, Core Capital Partners · Ryan C. McDevitt, Ph.D. candidate in economics, Northwestern University JOB TRAINING 1:30 p.m. FCC Participants: · Jing Vivatrat, Director of Workforce Development · Kristen Kane, Director of National Purposes · Erik Garr, Staff Director for National Broadband Plan Panel: Job Training · Christopher Edward Etesse, VP, Presidium Learning · Eric Winegardner, VP, Client Adoption, Monster Worldwide · Tim Hill, President, Blackboard Professional Education · Yvette Herrera, Senior Director, Education and Communications, Communications Workers of America · Heather McKay, Director, the Sloan Center on Innovative Training and Workforce Development; Director of Innovative Training and Workforce Development Programs at the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University · Richard Horne, Ed.D., Supervisory Research Analyst, Office of Disability Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor · Kermit Kaleba, Senior Policy Analyst, Workforce Alliance Thursday, August 27 TECHNOLOGY: APPLICATIONS AND DEVICES 1:30 p.m. FCC Participants: · Brian David, Adoption & Usage Director, Omnibus Broadband Initiative · Julius Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering & Technology (OET) · James Miller, Attorney Advisor, OET · Alison Neplokh, Senior Electronics Engineer, Media Bureau · Stagg Newman, Chief Technologist, Omnibus Broadband Initiative Panel 1: Current Experiences and Trends in Applications and Devices · Anoop Gupta, Corporate Vice President for Technology Policy & Strategy, Microsoft · Tim Napoleon, Chief Strategist, Digital Media, Akamai Technologies · Robb Topolski, Chief Technologist, Open Technology Initiative, New America Foundation, Public Knowledge, Free Press · Evan Young, Senior Director, Product Marketing, TiVo Inc. · Bill Gurley, General Partner, Benchmark Capital · Panel 2: Emerging Applications and Devices and the Infrastructure to Support Them · Sunil Daluvoy, Senior Manager, New Business Development, Google · Jeremy Liew, Managing Director, Lightspeed Venture Partners · David Hsieh, Vice President, Solutions Marketing & Emerging Technologies, Cisco Systems, Inc. · Laureen Cook, Vice President, 4G/LTE Strategy, Alcatel-Lucent · Mathew Oommen, Vice President, Device & Technology Development, Sprint Nextel