Date: Thursday, July 7, 2005
Time: 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location:
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
2300 N St, NW
Washington, DC
Cost: $195 (Register early, meeting room space is limited)
Lodging: There are several 4-star (rates starting at $145) and 3-star (rates starting at $99) hotels within two miles of the meeting location.
In the weeks and months ahead, federally mandated E9-1-1 and 9-1-1 deadlines will occur. Leading up to those, VoIP providers and vendors are and will be besieged with offers of advice, guidance and services/products to help them comply.
Co-hosting the VoIP E9-1-1 Solution Summit are two organizations, VON Coalition and NENA, committed to helping any and all VoIP providers meet their E9-1-1 and 9-1-1 obligations correctly.
The VoIP E9-1-1 Solution Summit addresses the various aspects of FCC 05-116, First Report and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, establishing E9-1-1 and 9-1-1 requirements and deadlines while seeking input for future proceeding.
Primarily intended for VoIP providers and their vendors, this one-day summit will be highly interactive. Questions and attendee input are strongly encouraged throughout the day's sessions.
Panels include regulatory, interconnection, legislative, E9-1-1 solution vendors, and VoIP providers. The luncheon keynote speaker will be FCC Commissioner Kathleen Abernathy.
By day's end, attendees will have received considerable guidance and advice. Our organizations will have identified a number of issues needing additional attention. We will have determined where the industry and 9-1-1 entities should be working together to move forward.
For any additional information or questions, contact:
Jim Kohlenberger, VON Coalition, jkohlenberger@cox.net, 703-237-2357
Rick Jones, NENA, rjones@nena.org, 815-519-7841
About VON Coalition
The Voice on the Net or VON Coalition consists of leading VoIP companies, on the cutting edge of developing and delivering voice innovations over Internet. The coalition, which includes Acceris, AccessLine, AT&T, BMX, BT Americas, CallSmart, Convedia, Covad, EarthLink, iBasis, Intel, Intrado, Level 3, MCI, Microsoft, MobilePro, Multi-Link, New Global Telecom, PointOne, Pulver.com, Skype, T-Mobile USA, Texas Instruments, USA Datanet, and VocalData, works to advance regulatory policies that enable Americans to take advantage of the full promise and potential of VoIP. The Coalition believes that with the right public policies, Internet based voice advances can make talking more affordable, businesses more productive, jobs more plentiful, the Internet more valuable, and Americans more safe and secure. Since its inception, the VON Coalition has promoted pragmatic policy choices for unleashing VoIP's potential. More information about the VON Coalition can be obtained at the following website: http://www.von.org
About the National Emergency Number Association (NENA)
NENA's mission is to save lives and improve the safety of our communities through advancements in the technology, policy and operations that affect 9-1-1 systems. Established as a non-profit organization in1982 to promote universal acceptance and implementation of 9-1-1, NENA has grown to become the leading professional organization serving all of 9-1-1 emergency communications. With more than 7,000 members in 46 chapters across the U.S. and Canada, NENA serves as "The Voice of 9-1-1" through policy advocacy, the establishment of national standards, certification and testing programs, and a wide variety of educational offerings. Go to www.nena.org to learn more.
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