CentralOffice&InformationTechnologiesSeminar

September8–9,2016

BestWesternAgateBeachInn3019N.CoastHwy.,Newport,OR97365

Central Office & Information Technologies Seminar

September 8 – 9, 2016

Best Western Agate Beach Inn – Newport, Oregon

Program Agenda Wednesday – September 7 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Vendor Exhibit Set-up 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Pre-seminar OSP Committee Meeting Thursday – September 8 6:45 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Registration 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Buffet Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 8:10 a.m. Welcome and Announcements – Kelli McAbee, CO-IT Committee Chair, Cascade Utilities, Inc. /

Reliance Connects 8:10 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Vendor Quick Topic 8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. “IP Network Transition Considerations.” – Bob Gnapp, Director Member Training and Network Analysis,

NECA All too often, companies transition their networks without taking into account regulatory and cost recover consideration. These considerations can make the difference between a successful deployment and a failed one. Topics include general cost recovery considerations, softswitch deployments, switch consolidation, using VoIP to provide local exchange service and NECA tariff options for the exchange of IP-formatted switched access.

9:15 a.m. – 9:35 a.m. Refreshment Break / Visit Exhibits 9:35 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Door Prizes 9:40 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Vendor Quick Topic 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 p.m. “Local Number Portability.” – Ken Snow, Senior Consultant, GVNW Consulting, Inc.

An industry requirement enacted by the FCC in 1998 for wireline companies, then later applied to wireless companies, the impact upon rural carriers was minimal until recent years as competition encroached outward from the urban, suburban and now into rural areas. This discussion will provide a historical perspective on LNP, cover the general porting process involving intermodal ports and porting timelines that must be followed.

10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Refreshment Break / Visit Exhibits 11:05 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Door Prizes 11:10 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Vendor Quick Topic 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. “AC vs. DC Power.” – Mark Benson, NW Sales Manager, American Power Systems This class will look at the development of powering the equipment in the telecom industry. As the industry

advances the Central Office is looking less like a telephone company and more like a data center. As such the equipment manufacturers are treating it this way. There are advantages and disadvantages of both AC power and high DC voltage as well as the traditional low voltage DC and we will discuss these.

12:15 p.m. –1:45 p.m. Buffet Lunch / Visit Exhibits 1:45 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Door Prizes 1:50 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Vendor Quick Topic

1:55 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. “WiFi: Deployment Considerations and Best Practices.” – Chris Fikert, Regional Technical Manager, Cambium Networks

Deploying reliable WiFi for customers requires understanding and a bit of engineering. Proper methods for deployment will be reviewed along with advice on do’s, don’ts and tricks of the trade for WiFi hotspots, either in the home or outside venues.

2:55 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Refreshment Break / Visit Exhibits 3:15 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Door Prizes 3:20 p.m. – 3:25 p.m. Vendor Quick Topic 3:25 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. “Why we as citizens should be active in the Protection of our National Critical Infrastructure.” –

Special Agent Christopher Bizanno, FBI and Ngoni Murandu, President of the Oregon Chapter of InfraGard Many of us today are aware of the danger that terrorism represents to our homeland but not many of us see ourselves as key participants in the battle to protect our homeland. Our threat landscape has expanded to include many critical infrastructure targets because of the possible impact to society and our daily lives. The challenge today is to protect our nation’s critical infrastructure from enemies who wish us harm in both the physical and the virtual realms. Our Oregon InfraGard will show you how you too can get involved and give you an overview of the efforts being undertaken to mitigate our modern day threat landscape.

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Welcome Reception (followed by dinner on your own). Friday – September 9 7:00 a.m – 8:15 a.m. Buffet Breakfast 8:15 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Welcome and Announcements 8:20 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. “Cascadia Earthquakes: The Road to Resilience.” – Yumei Wang, PE , Oregon Department of

Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) Cascadia earthquakes pose a risk to Oregon due to a combination of the existing seismic hazards, vulnerability of the built infrastructure and potential consequences to Oregon’s communities. A major Cascadia earthquake and tsunami would likely produce an unprecedented catastrophe much larger than any disaster the state of Oregon has faced. Western Oregon will likely experience an electrical blackout, extended natural gas service outages, liquid fuel shortage, as well as damage and losses in the tens of billions of dollars in a future major Cascadia earthquake. Tsunamis are expected to damage coastal communities. Oregon's resilience to a Cascadia earthquake is low, thus preparing for a catastrophic disaster to become more resilient is needed to improve personal safety and safeguard communities and businesses. Yumei will discuss Oregon’s earthquake setting, expected impacts from a Cascadia earthquake and resilience planning and activities.

9:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Refreshment Break / Hotel Check-out / Visit Exhibits 9:40 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Door Prizes 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. “Oregon Legislative & Regulatory Updates.” – Brant Wolf, EVP of the Oregon Telecommunications

Association The mission of the OTA is to advocate for our members at the Capitol and at the Oregon PUC. Brant’s presentation will focus on a variety of legislative and regulatory issues in Oregon that the OTA has been working on this year.

10:45 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Refreshment Break / Visit Exhibits 11:05 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Door Prizes 11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. “HPBX and SIP Phones.” – Kerry Benthin, Mt. Angel Telephone / Canby Telcom, will moderate a panel

of representatives from Stayton Cooperative Telephone Company, ToledoTel, Canby Telcom and Cal-Ore Communications for a symposium on Hosted PBX and VoIP in a roundtable format encouraging questions and open discussion with attendees.

12:10 p.m. Final door prizes and adjournment

Central Office & Information Technologies Seminar

September 8 – 9, 2016 Best Western Agate Beach Inn – 3019 N. Coast Hwy – Newport, OR 97365

Lodging and Registration Information

For hotel reservations, call 1-800-547-3310. Please indicate that you are with the OTA CO-IT Seminar group. The cut-off date for making reservations is Sunday – August 7, 2016. Please make your room reservations as soon as possible to ensure access to our group room block. Room Type Rate Per Night Non-View Room (single or double occupancy) $ 89.00** Ocean View Room (single or double occupancy) $119.00** **Rates are net, non-commissionable and subject to a 11.3% occupancy tax. Each additional adult will be charged $10.00 per room per night.

Please Submit Your OTA Seminar Registration Form by Mail or Fax to the OTA Office by

Friday – August 26, 2016. You may also register on line at www.ota-telecom.org.

Member Registration; received by August 26 (includes Telephone Company employees of other State Associations)

$ 325.00

Non-Member Registration; received by August 26 $ 475.00 Guest Meals Registration; (only for add’l person, over the first two attendees, representing an exhibiting company; or for a spouse of a registered attendee)

$ 100.00

Late Registration Fee; received after August 26 – please add $ 25.00 Member Exhibit Fee per Table; (in addition to seminar registration fee) $ 100.00 Non-Member Exhibit Fee per Table; (in addition to seminar registration fee) $ 250.00

Cancellations made after August 26, 2016 and “no-shows” will be charged the full registration fee. Registration Fee Includes: Program, seminar materials, refreshment breaks, two buffet breakfasts, one

buffet lunch, and the evening reception. You may pay with a credit card by registering for this event at www.ota-telecom.org or call the OTA office to process your payment by phone. We accept Master Card, VISA and Discover Card (we do not accept AMEX). If you require special arrangements in order to fully participate in the seminar, please call the OTA office so we can discuss how to meet your needs.

Please remember to bring items for door prize drawing activities!

Central Office & Information Technologies Seminar

September 8 – 9, 2016 Best Western Agate Beach Inn – 3019 N. Coast Hwy – Newport, OR 97365

Seminar Registration Form

Completed registration form(s) must be received in the OTA Office by 5:00 p.m. Friday – August 26, 2016

Member Registration; received by August 26 (includes Telephone Co. employees of other State Associations) $ 325.00

Non-Member Registration; received by August 26 $ 475.00

Guest Meals Registration; (only for additional person, over the first two attendees, representing an exhibiting company; or for a spouse of a registered attendee)

$ 100.00

Late Registration Fee; received after August 26 – please add $ 25.00

Member Exhibit Fee per Table; (in addition to full seminar registration fee) $ 100.00

Non-Member Exhibit Fee per Table; (in addition to full seminar registration fee) $ 250.00

PLEASE NOTE: Hotel policy requires guaranteed number of attendees one week prior to our event. We appreciate your understanding of this. Cancellations made after August 26 & “no-shows” will be charged the full registration fee.

Exhibitor and Sponsorship details are on a separate form. Please register early --- space is limited!

Payment Information:

□ Payment Enclosed: Check # _______________________ □ Bill my Company: Your Purchaser Order # ________________________

You may pay with a credit card by registering for this event at www.ota-telecom.org or call the OTA office to process your payment by phone.

Attendee(s) Registration Fee(s): $_________________

Exhibit Table Fee(s): $_________________

Sponsorship Contribution: $_________________

Total Registration Amount: $_________________ Signature: ______________________________________________________

Contact Person: ______________________________________Email: _____________________________________

Company Name: __________________________________________Telephone #: __________________________

Address: Street, City, State, Zip: ___________________________________________________________________

Attendees: Name: _________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________

Name: _________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________________ Register on line at: www.ota-telecom.org or Mail or Fax to: OTA ▪ 777 13th Street, SE – Suite 120 ▪ Salem, OR 97301▪ PH: 503-581-7430▪ FAX: 503-581-7457

2016 Central Office & Information Technologies Seminar

September 8 – 9 at the Best Western Agate Beach Inn – Newport, Oregon 3019 North Coast Hwy – Newport, OR 97365

Exhibit and Sponsor Registration Form

PLEASE NOTE: Hotel policies require guaranteed number of attendees one week prior to our events. We appreciate your

understanding of this. Cancellations made after Friday, August 26 cannot be refunded.

Please complete both the seminar registration form and this exhibit/sponsor form when registering. The first two persons

representing an exhibiting company must also register for the seminar and pay the full individual registration fee. Each

additional person representing the company is required to pay only a guest meals fee of $100.00. Payment options are listed on

the seminar registration form. Six-foot skirted tables are available for your exhibit. We will not be using pipe and drape.

This year we are trying something new!! “Vendor Quick Topics” are being added to our program agenda. We are offering our exhibiting vendors an

opportunity to get up in front of the attendees to give a brief 5 minute presentation on a new product, service or item you would like to introduce or make

known with the intent of drawing more visits to the exhibit booths. We will have a total of five sessions available on the first day of the event on a first-

come, first serve basis. These short segments will be slotted at the beginning of each scheduled speaker presentation. To get your name on the roster

to present one of our “Vendor Quick Topics,” contact Susan at 503-581-7430 or sallen@ota-telecom.org. Don’t miss out --- SIGN UP TODAY!!!

Company Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Contact Person: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: Street, City, State, Zip: _______________________________________________________________________________

Telephone #: _____________________________________________ FAX #: ___________________________________________

Email: ____________________________________________________ Please reserve _______ exhibit table(s) for my company.

Please indicate whether or not you will need power to your exhibit table: Yes __________ No __________

Exhibit Fee: OTA Member $100.00 for the first table; $50.00 for each additional table

Non-Member $250.00 for the first table; $100.00 for each additional table.

Shipping Instructions: To ship display materials or related equipment to the seminar site, please ship to arrive no earlier

than two days prior to the event and arrange for items to be shipped out within two days after the event. You are responsible

for the completion of all shipping labels. Any materials left over two days will be accessed a fee of $25.00 per day for storage.

Ship to: Best Western Agate Beach Inn

3019 North Coast Highway

Newport, OR 97365

EVENT: OTA CO-IT Seminar: September 8 – 9, 2016

Sponsorship Opportunities: If interested, please select the event(s) from the list below. If you wish to co-sponsor (for

less than the full donation amount), please specify the level of contribution you wish to make, enter that dollar amount below

and in the payment box on the seminar registration form. Sponsors will be acknowledged in the printed program, on-site

signage, announced from the podium and in the next issue of OTA’s quarterly eNewsletter. Thank you for your support!

□ Morning refreshment break (coffee, tea, bottled water) = $325.00

□ Afternoon refreshment break (coffee, tea, bottled water, soft drinks, cookies, brownies…) = $500.00

□ Evening reception = $750.00 (or a portion thereof)

□ General sponsorship = $300.00

Amount of sponsorship contribution: $______________ (include amount in payment box on seminar registration form).

Register on-line at: www.ota-telecom.org

or

Mail or FAX to: OTA – 777 13th

Street, SE – Suite 120 – Salem, OR 97301 ▪ PHONE: 503-581-7430 ▪ FAX: 503-581-7457