BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Fiber Broadband Association - ECPv6.17.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://fiberbroadband.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Fiber Broadband Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230607T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230607T103000 DTSTAMP:20230612T175357Z CREATED:20230602T152452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230612T175357Z UID:10000048-1686132000-1686133800@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB Week 23 - No Regrets – How to Make the Most of A Once-in-a-Lifetime Investment DESCRIPTION:The industry is on the cusp of delivering ubiquitous gigabit connectivity to all Americans.  It has been repeatedly said that this is a once in a lifetime investment and operators\, communities and state broadband officials are focused on ensuring that the investments made today will pay dividends for future generations.  The fiber access network that is currently being deployed is the ideal vehicle to support not just the current requirements of users but meeting any future demands of the next killer application.  This talk will explore the fundamental technologies that enable operators to create these future proof networks by leveraging new advances from our researchers in Bell Labs and from our key technology partners. \nWebinar Guest: \nDavid Eckard is currently the Vice President of the Broadband Partners at Nokia overseeing the company’s response to the historical influx of capital from the various federal and state funding programs that aims to close the digital inequities in our country.  Since 1999\, David has been a key contributor\, advocate and industry leader for the creation and adoption of fiber access in the United States and around the world.  He brings a unique multi-disciplinary perspective to the industry and serves as a trusted consultant to executives\, policy makers and industry decision makers on market and technology challenges. He previously has held various leadership positions in Nokia as the VP of Strategy and Technology of North America\, VP of Business Strategy for the Optical Networking Product Division and the Chief Technology Officer for the Fixed Networks division.  He has overseen the development and investment of key enabling technologies that has allowed Nokia to be a trusted partner for next generation fiber networks. \nHe is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff of Nokia\, holds many patents in optical access technologies and has represented Nokia in standardization forums for next generation optical access networks. \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-23-no-regrets-how-to-make-the-most-of-a-once-in-a-lifetime-investment/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Website-Asset-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230613T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230613T130000 DTSTAMP:20230607T151915Z CREATED:20230607T151614Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230607T151915Z UID:10000049-1686657600-1686661200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Social Media Marketing KPIs\, Tools\, and Best Practices DESCRIPTION:How can social media help you and your business? How do you define success and measure the ROI? \nLaura Rychlik and Max Golkenrath from Hootsuite will be answering these questions during the webinar along with the following: \n• 🎯Learn what metrics are critical to success\n• 📊Best practices on measuring your progress\n• 🛠️ The tools can make your life easier\n• 🔎 A real life case study of the above in action \nThis webinar is brought to you by the FBA Marketing Committee. \n  \nWebinar Presenters \nLaura Rychlik\, Social Media Strategist at Hootsuite\, has been with the company for 3 years. \nMax Golkenrath\, Customer Account Manager at Hootsuite\, has been with the company for over 6 years working with mainly utilities\, government and higher education clients. \n  \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-social-media-marketing-kpis-tools-and-best-practices/ CATEGORIES:Marketing Essentials,Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230614T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230614T103000 DTSTAMP:20230720T143722Z CREATED:20230608T202410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230720T143722Z UID:10000052-1686736800-1686738600@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB Week 24 - The Future of Fiber – Top 3 Trends in Fiber Optic Cable DESCRIPTION:As fiber networks progress and fuel our nation’s broadband revolution\, the use and acceptance of bend-insensitive fiber\, 200-micron fiber\, and high-density small-diameter cables enable world-class networks to be deployed. \nGreg Williams\, Director of Sales for Strategic Accounts of Prysmian\, a large-scale global optical fiber and fiber cable manufacturer in North America\, operating manufacturing plants in NC\, SC\, TN\, and Mexico\, will discuss these three trends taking place in the world of fiber cable and their progression. \nWebinar Guest: \nGreg Williams\, Director of Sales\, Prysmian Group \nGreg has been with Prysmian Group for 23 years\, spanning leadership roles in operations\, marketing\, and sales. His current role is Director of Sales for Strategic Accounts. \nGreg’s entire Prysmian career has been involved with fiber manufacturing and fiber deployments across North America. Greg is based in Hickory NC and has an engineering degree from NC State. \n  \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-24-the-future-of-fiber-top-3-trends-in-fiber-optic-cable-2/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Website-Asset-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230621T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230621T103000 DTSTAMP:20230615T205915Z CREATED:20230615T205751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230615T205915Z UID:10000054-1687341600-1687343400@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB Week 25 - Understanding the Future FTTH Forecast…and the Place of Diverse Provider Types DESCRIPTION:The fiber broadband revolution we are seeing today\, building fiber all the way to each home and business\, hasn’t happened by accident. It is occurring because of the distinct visions and needs of a wide variety of Internet service providers. \nMichael Render with RVA will briefly review the unprecedented North American fiber broadband forecast for the next five years and beyond\, and then discuss what is driving about 1\,300 entities including small telcos\, large telcos\, municipalities\, municipal utilities\, private competitive providers\, cable companies\, MSOs\, rural electric cooperatives\, land developers\, and tribes…. to all contribute to the fiber movement in their own way. Finally\, when applying for government BEAD funding\, some of the likely sales arguments of large versus small providers will be highlighted. \n  \nWebinar Guest \nMichael Render is CEO and Principal Analyst at RVA LLC Market Research and Consulting. He is generally known as North America’s premier market research expert in tracking fiber optic broadband deployment and consumer attitudes to broadband. Michael has received numerous industry awards for his work in this arena. He has been a strategic research partner with FBA for the past 2 decades. \n  \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-25-understanding-the-future-ftth-forecastand-the-place-of-diverse-provider-types/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Website-Asset-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230622T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230622T120000 DTSTAMP:20230619T110228Z CREATED:20230619T110146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230619T110228Z UID:10000055-1687431600-1687435200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Fiber and Wireless Broadband Technology Comparison for Rural Networks DESCRIPTION:The Fiber Broadband Association and Vantage Point Solutions recently released a white paper that answers the question\, “Can Unlicensed Wireless Solve the Rural Digital Divide?” The research reveals that the limitations of unlicensed wireless and wireless in general are too great to be worthy of investment from public funds\, such as the NTIA’s Broadband Equity\, Access\, and Deployment (BEAD) program\, and therefore cannot effectively close the digital equity gap. The paper concludes that fiber remains the most future-proof of all broadband technologies. \n“The BEAD program is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to close the U.S. broadband gap. In order to keep it closed\, broadband providers need to ensure they are deploying highly-reliable networks that have fast speeds and are scalable and sustainable long-term\,” said John George\, chair of Fiber Broadband Association’s Technology Committee and Senior Director of Solutions Engineering and Fusion Splicers at OFS. “Making the wrong technology choice now will require even more investment sooner than expected in order to meet increasing customer demands and will likely doom many to be on the wrong side of the digital divide forever.” \nThe white paper notes that wireless networks in general can provide broadband to customers that have no better solution available\, but its characteristics limit it from meeting the growing needs of broadband customers long-term\, especially in rural environments. One of the most obvious limitations is cost. While wireless networks often require lower initial capital investment than landline networks\, this advantage disappears or flips when considering the increased operational expenses of ongoing maintenance. \nOther limitations lie in the spectrum itself. The amount of available spectrum limits broadband speed and capacity. There is less than 1\,800 MHz of unlicensed and lightly licensed spectrum in the low-band and mid-band spectrum\, while a single fiber has 59 million MHz of spectrum available for use—33\,000 times more than unlicensed wireless. Much of the BEAD funding will be focused on rural areas\, and wireless has the unfortunate characteristic that the radio signal degrades as the distance between the customer and tower increases. Additionally\, the average broadband speed is over 250 Mbps and providers need to prepare for gigabit speeds in the next few years. There is no wireless spectrum available that would allow a fixed wireless network to practically and economically deliver that speed in a rural environment. \n“Fixed wireless has some advantages for short-term use\, but falls short both technically and economically in long-term\, high-performance broadband – especially in rural applications\,” said Larry Thompson\, CEO at Vantage Point Solutions. “This is why fiber continues to be the preferred technology in the BEAD program\, where the goal is to connect every community\, home\, and person to reliable broadband and not only close the digital divide\, but keep it closed.” \n  \nWebinar Presenters \nJohn George\, Senior Director\, Solutions Engineering and Professional Services\, OFS and FBA Technology Committee Chair\nMike Render\, CEO and Principal Analyst\, RVA LLC\nLarry Thompson\, PE\, CEO\, Vantage Point Solutions \n  \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fiber-and-wireless-broadband-technology-comparison-for-rural-networks/ CATEGORIES:Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230627T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230627T120000 DTSTAMP:20230622T023637Z CREATED:20230622T023637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230622T023637Z UID:10000058-1687863600-1687867200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Everywhere and Anywhere: Stakeholder Engagement Strategies\, Tips\, & Best Practices to Ensure the Most Successful Fiber Rollout DESCRIPTION:Join us for the FBA Marketing Committee’s next webinar in the Marketing Essentials series with Lindsey Johansen\, Communications and Marketing Manager at Pulse Communications\, John Paul\, Founder and CEO of Spiral Internet\, and Katherine Songster\, Communications Director at Harrison Edwards. This engaging hour-long discussion will delve into the crucial role of early stakeholder engagement in achieving successful projects that are embraced and championed by the local community. Through a combination of real-life success stories and cautionary tales\, along with helpful approaches and resources\, the panel will demonstrate the need for customized approaches rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all formula for success. The webinar will feature dynamic conversation between Lindsey\, John\, and Katherine\, followed by an engaging Q&A session that encourages audience participation. \n  \nWebinar Panel \n\nLindsey Johansen\, Communications and Marketing Manager\, Pulse Communications\nJohn Paul\, Founder and CEO\, Spiral Internet\nKatherine Songster\, Communications Director\, Harrison Edwards\n\n  \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-everywhere-and-anywhere-stakeholder-engagement-strategies-tips-best-practices-to-ensure-the-most-successful-fiber-rollout/ CATEGORIES:Marketing Essentials,Webinars END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230628T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230628T103000 DTSTAMP:20230622T155810Z CREATED:20230622T104821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230622T155810Z UID:10000059-1687946400-1687948200@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FFB Week 26 - Counties Mobilize for High-Speed Internet Connectivity DESCRIPTION:A key ingredient to successfully deploying a high-speed internet or fiber project is to collaborate with local governments. Counties are on the front lines of ensuring their residents receive access to quality\, high-speed internet services that will allow residents to thrive. Learn from the National Association of Counties\, or NACo\, on how counties across the country are mobilizing to deploy high-speed internet to their communities in anticipation of historic infrastructure investment funding in broadband infrastructure and affordability measures. Understand the county and local government role in high-speed internet as well – where a local government can serve a variety of roles including policymaker\, partner\, funder\, data aggregator and community convener among other roles. \nWebinar Presenter: \nSeamus Dowdall\, Associate Legislative Director for Telecommunications & Technology\, National Association of Counties (NACo) \nSeamus is the associate legislative director for telecommunications & technology on NACo’s government affairs team. In this role\, Seamus serves as the liaison to NACo’s Telecommunications & Technology Policy Steering Committee and advocates directly to federal partners in the Administration and on Capitol Hill to advance policy priorities on issues including broadband deployment and accessibility\, wireless technology siting\, and emergency communications policy. Seamus also works with county officials from across the country to set organizational priorities and policies for telecommunications & technology issues through hosting regular webinar programming and providing technical assistance resources. \nSeamus holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from Bucknell University\, and a master’s in public policy (MPP) degree from American University. Seamus is originally from Silver Spring\, Maryland and resides in Baltimore\, Maryland. \n  \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/ffb-week-26-counties-mobilize-for-high-speed-internet-connectivity/ CATEGORIES:Fiber For Breakfast,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Website-Asset-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230628T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230628T150000 DTSTAMP:20230621T180112Z CREATED:20230621T180034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T180112Z UID:10000056-1687960800-1687964400@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - VETRO & Render: Automating the End-to-End Connection Process and Delivering Connectivity Faster DESCRIPTION:Fiber management and construction management are complex processes\, the combination of VETRO and Render’s best-of-breed capabilities and automation enables network operators to significantly simplify and remove all ‘swivel chair’ processes from customer sign up to operations handover and connection. \nJoin executives from both market-leading solutions and special guest from empower\, delivered by Craighead Electric Cooperative\, as they share examples of how this partnership is already achieving construction to connection timelines of just ten weeks with significantly reduced resourcing and operating costs. VETRO and Render’s open and API-driven integration enables network operators to automate the end-to-end connection process utilizing a single source of real-time GIS data to: \n\nEliminate construction handover effort and close-out timelines\nMaintain a pristine system of record with two-way information flows\nConfidently construct and operate networks at the same time\nSignificantly reduce time-to-connect\n\n  \nWebinar Speakers: \nSam Pratt\, CEO\, Render Networks\nLance McGee\, Head of Product\, VETRO\nRepresentative of empower\, delivered by Craighead Electric Cooperative \n  \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fba-presents-vetro-render-automating-the-end-to-end-connection-process-and-delivering-connectivity-faster/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Combined-logos-final.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230629T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230629T110000 DTSTAMP:20230622T024550Z CREATED:20230621T194824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230622T024550Z UID:10000057-1688032800-1688036400@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA's Women in Fiber Committee Presents - Progressing Your Professional Self DESCRIPTION:The Women in Fiber Committee proudly presents the next installment in their webinar series with special guest\, Bethany Chinadle\, COO of Triangle Communications in Havre\, Montana. Join this session and learn how Bethany progressed through her career as she shares invaluable information that you can apply to your career progression. Plus\, see how a personality assessment can provide insights into oneself and how to improve interactions with others\, discover simple changes to make in your daily routine\, explore what you can learn from mentors\, and gather solid business advice. Bethany will also address her leadership philosophy. \n  \nWebinar Presenter \nBethany Chinadle\, COO\, Triangle Communications \nBethany Chinadle was raised on her family’s farm in Montana and her family roots are very important to her as well as the rural communities. Bethany attended the University of Mary in Bismarck\, ND. Bethany has held many roles at Triangle Communications including Internet Customer Service/Tech Support\, Customer Service Supervisor\, Marketing & Sales Manager\, VP of Customer Operations and most recently the COO. \n  \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/fbas-women-in-fiber-committee-presents-progressing-your-professional-self/ CATEGORIES:Webinars,Women in Fiber Commitee ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Logo-large-v2.jpg.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230629T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230629T150000 DTSTAMP:20230619T110325Z CREATED:20230612T161408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230619T110325Z UID:10000053-1688047200-1688050800@fiberbroadband.org SUMMARY:FBA Presents - Lessons Learned from 10 Years of Delivering Design Automation Solutions DESCRIPTION:Setics corporation focuses on high-speed broadband infrastructure consulting and services and is the editor of Setics Sttar\, the leading Design Automation software for FTTx networks. \nSetics’ expertise of over 20 years and its 10-year-old automation software played an instrumental role in the Plan France Très Haut Débit\, a full country-wide publicly subsidized FTTH rollout where Setics Sttar became a de facto standard among operators to create large-scale realistic modeling of FTTH networks. \nSince 2017\, Setics Sttar has been the tool of choice to respond to RFIs and RFPs in different countries like Germany\, Ireland\, Estonia and in the UK. More recently\, Setics has started applying that capacity to the US funding programs. \nSetics Sttar is also routinely used by ISPs and contractors in over 30 countries to generate precise High-Level Designs for decision-making purposes and in Design-for-building projects to speed up the generation of quality network designs. \nIn this webinar\, Setics will share several lessons learned in the recent years helping ISPs take the most out of Design Automation in their fiber rollout projects and processes. \n  \nWebinar Presenter \nMichael Stone has nearly a decade of global experience in business development\, and partnerships with a focus on innovative products and high-tech solutions. Having led numerous successful market entry and expansion initiatives across multiple sectors\, Michael is now handling U.S. Business Development for Setics. \n  \n \n \n Register Now URL:https://fiberbroadband.org/event/lessons-learned-from-10-years-of-delivering-design-automation-solutions/ CATEGORIES:Sponsored Webinars,Webinars ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://fiberbroadband.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SETICS_CMJN.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR