THE FOUNDATION TO BUILDING AND SUSTAINING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: SUMMIT AGENDA

7:30 a.m.	Breakfast - Sponsored by Native Intellicom		Trade Show Area Exhibit Hall B
8:15 a.m.	General Assembly IV		Exhibit Hall A
8:40 a.m.	Guest Speaker Ken Cornelius, President Siemens One
9:00 a.m.	Keynote by FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell
9:30 a.m.	Break - Sponsored by TAMSCO		Trade Show Area Exhibit Hall B
9:45 a.m.	Concurrent Federal Agency Sessions

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION			ROOM - Exhibit Hall A
9:45 a.m.	Welcome and Overview of Program
	K. Dane Snowden, Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission
9:50 a.m.	Panel I. Telecommunications Applications: Why Is Getting Connected Important? What Can I Do With Connectivity? Discussion by Industry and Tribal Telecommunications Experts on Advanced Applications and Expanded Opportunities
	Moderator:	Sam Goodhope, President, Native Broadband Services, Inc.
	Moderator Support:	Mary B. Sherman, Manager, Government Relations, Law Offices of Sam Goodhope
	Panelist 1:	Vernon James, President, San Carlos Apache Telecommunications Utility, Inc. Tribal Residential Applications
	Panelist 2:	Joslyn Read, Assistant Vice President, Hughes Electronics Corporation Telemedicine Applications
	Panelist 3:	Fletcher Brown, Vice President, Telecommunications, TAMSCO Tribal Enterprise Applications
	Panelist 4:	Ken Robbins, CEO/President, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development Tribal E-Government Applications
11:00 a.m.	Panel II. Getting Connected: What Are the Choices? Discussion by Government, Industry and Tribal Telecommunications Representatives of Technology Choices; Costs and Applications; Ownership Issues; Regulatory Implications; and Consumer Concerns
	Moderator:	Kris Monteith, Associate Bureau Chief, Consumer & Governmental Affairs, Federal Communications Commission
	Moderator Support:	Bruce Cox, Vice President, Regulatory Policy & Law, Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association
	Panelist 1:	Ross Chaney, Member, Board of Directors, Dallas Inter-Tribal Center What Are the Telecom Technology Options: Wireline, Wireless, Cable, Satellite?
	Panelist 2:	Lynda Lovejoy, Chairwoman, New Mexico Public Regulation Commission Regulatory Landscape: Federal, State & Tribal
	Panelist 3:	Patrick Spears, President, Intertribal Council on Utility Policy Regulatory Landscape: Federal, State & Tribal
	Panelist 4:	Cheryl Johnson, Tribal Telephone Outreach Coordinator, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians - Economic Development Corporation How Do I Improve Service on the Reservation: What Are My Consumer Rights?
12:15 p.m.	Lunch Break - Spnsored by Siemens		Trade Show Area Exhibit Hall B
	Speaker:	Tex Hall, President, National Congress of American Indians
	Luncheon Speaker:	Godfrey Enjady, General Manager, Mescalero Apache Telecommunications Inc.
1:15 p.m.	Presentation by FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps
1:30 p.m.	Panel III. Getting Started: How Do I Make It Happen? Making the Assessments: What are My Community's Needs, and How Do I Carry a Plan and Decision Through to Implementation?
	Co-Moderators:	Geoffrey Blackwell, Senior Attorney and Tribal Liaison, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission Kevin Gover, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
	Moderator Support:	Raymond Quianzon, Attorney, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth
	Panelist 1:	Lance Morgan, CEO, Ho-Chunk, Inc. Project Management
	Panelist 2:	Charles Wiese, General Manager, Tohono O'odham Utility Authority One Approach to Getting Started
	Panelist 3:	Raymond Quianzon, Attorney, Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth Legal Considerations
	Panelist 4:	Madonna Peltier Yawakie, President/CEO, Turtle Island Communications, Inc. Needs and Feasibility Analysis
	Panelist 5:	Ken B. Chandler, Director, Southwest Area, Telecommunications, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture Financial Planning
	Topics for Discussion: Negotiating the Tribal Decision and Budgetary Process Assessing Tribal Needs: Outcomes and Applications Assessing Current Infrastructure, Topology, and Demographics Getting Site and Financial Assessment Help Developing a Decision Tree Moving through the Regulatory Process
2:40 p.m.	Panel IV. Tribal Telecommunications Experiences: How Have Tribes Done It? Hear and Learn From Those That Have Done It: Case Studies of Successful Tribal Experiences
	Moderator:	J.D. Williams, General Manager, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Telephone Authority
	Moderator Support:	Belinda Nelson, General Manager, Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.
	Panelist 1:	Nora Helton, Chairperson, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe
	Panelist 2:	Derek White, Plant Operations Manager, Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.
	Panelist 3:	Eric Jensen, President, IndigiCom for Mescalero Apache Telecommunications Inc.
	Panelist 4:	Brent Kennedy, General Manager, San Carlos Apache Utility Authority, Inc.
	Panelist 5:	Gene DeJordy, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, Western Wireless Corporation
	Topics for Discussion: How Did We Reach Decisions on Appropriate Course? How Did We Get the Decision through the Tribal Process? What Tribal Resources Were We Able to Utilize? How Did We Secure Outside Funding? How Has Our Tribal Connectivity Improved? What Are the Continuing Challenges/Barriers? What Would We Have Done Differently?
3:50 p.m.	Networking Break - Sponsored by Gila River Telecommunications, Inc.
4:20 p.m.	Panel V. Financing: Is There Help Available? Discussion of Funding Sources and Strategies by Government, Industry and Tribal Telecommunications Representatives
	Modertor:	Karen Buller, President & CEO, National Indian Telecom Institute and Member, Board of Directors, Universal Service Administrative Company
	Moderator Support:	Rodger Boyd, Program Manager, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, Department of the Treasury
	Panelist 1:	Jerry H. Brent, Director, Northwest Area, Telecommunications, Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture Federal Government Loans and Grants
	Panelist 2:	Louis Delgado, Vice President Citigroup Private Funding
	Panelist 3:	Bird Runningwater, Director, Native American Program, Sundance Institute Philanthropic Resources
	Panelist 4:	Bill Largent, President, Dibaa Group, Member, Board of Directors, Native American Business Alliance Corporate Opportunities
5:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks: Nicholas Innerbichler, President of TAMSCO
5:45 p.m.	General Assembly V Closing Ceremonies Summit Wrap Up	Main Meeting Room with FCC Greg J. Bourland, Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
6:00 p.m.	Closing Reception - Sponsored by TAMSCO		Lobby One
	Remarks: Tex Hall, President, National Congress of American Indians

Day 3: Highlighting Federal agencies & Corporate Initiatives

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: THE FOUNDATION TO BUILDING AND
SUSTAINING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SUMMIT AGENDA

Day 3: Highlighting Federal agencies & Corporate Initiatives

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: THE FOUNDATION TO BUILDING AND SUSTAINING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUMMIT AGENDA

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: THE FOUNDATION TO BUILDING AND
SUSTAINING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SUMMIT AGENDA