Expo News

NEW DATES:

Midwest Telecom Expo

October
28-30, 2008

Location

The Midwest Telecom Expo will be held at Grand Wayne Convention Center, 120 West Jefferson Boulevard
Ft Wayne, IN  46802
Tel: 260.426.4100

Hotel Information

Headquarters Hotel:

Ft. Wayne Hilton
1020 S. Calhoun St.
Ft Wayne, IN 46802
Tel: 260-420-1100
Use group code "MTE" to receive the group rate.

Hotel connected to the Grand Wayne Convention Center.

OR one of our overflow hotels:

The Fort Wayne Inn
(formerly Holiday Inn)
300 E. Washington Blvd, Ft Wayne, IN 46802
Tel: 260-422-5511

Be sure to mention the Midwest Expo to get the special group rate.

Fort Wayne Marriott
305 E Washington Ctr Road, Ft Wayne, IN 46825
Tel: 260-484-0411

Additional Links

Indiana Telecommunications Association
www.itainfo.org

Telecom Association of Michigan
www.telecommich.org

Ohio Telecom Association
www.ohiotelecom.com

Fort Wayne Convention & Visitors Bureau

Registration

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Future Expos

 Midwest Telecom Expo

October
28-30, 2008

2008 Expo Program
 

Tuesday, OCTOBER 28, 2008

8:00am – 11:00pm

Booth set up

2:00pm – 4:30pm  

Registration

5:30 – 7:00pm  

Reception

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

8:00 – 11:30am

First General Session / Booth set up / registration

 

CALL TO ORDER: 
John E. Koppin, ITA President

8:15am

Keynote Address
U.S. Congressman Steve Buyer (invited)

8:45am

Ball State Technology Discussion

9:15am

A Business Continuity Plan vs. A Disaster Recovery Plan, Telecom Insurance Group
Click HERE for program details.

10:30am

Phantom Traffic and Access Avoidance – Who is ripping you off?  Vantage Point Solutions
Click HERE for program details.

11:30am – 5:30pm

Exhibits Open

11:30am - 1:00pm

LUNCH IN EXHIBIT HALL

1:15 – 2:15pm

Breakout SESSIONS (Pick one)

 

Attack of the Zombie Hackers: Security in the Broadband World, Calix
Click HERE for program details.

 

Fiber to the Farm: Next Generation Solutions for Rural America, OFS Optics
Click HERE for program details.

1:15 - 1:45pm

Directional Boring, Turnkey
Click HERE for program details.

2:00 – 3:30pm

Fiber Testing 101, Resource Communications
Click HERE for program details.

2:30 – 3:30pm

Breakout SESSIONS (Pick one)

 

Cost Effective IPTV Services for the Independent Telephone Company, Power & Telephone Supply
Click HERE for program details.

 

Innovations in Power: Fuel Cells, Lithium Batteries and True 20 Year VRLA Batteries, C&D Technologies
Click HERE for program details.

4:00 - 5:30pm

HOSPITALITY RECEPTION

5:30pm

Exhibits Close

8:30 – 11:00pm

Texas Hold 'Em tournament and hospitality

Thursday, OCTOBER 30, 2008

7:00 – 8:30am 

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

8:00 – 12:00pm

REGISTRATION

8:00 - 10:30am

Second GENERAL SESSION

CALL TO ORDER: 
John E. Koppin, ITA President

8:15am

Marketing 2015: Reaching Consumers of the Future, Quintrex
Click HERE for program details.

9:00am

Ethernet Panel, Nathan Weber, Vantage Point Solutions, Greg Sunderwood, Nortel Networks, Ronen Mikdashi,ECI
Click HERE for program details.

10:30am - 1:00pm

EXHIBITS OPEN

11:30am - 1:00pm

LUNCH IN EXHIBIT HALL

12:00pm

Prize Drawing