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NSMA Conference 2001. Tuesday, May 22 8:00 - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast and Registration 8:30 - 9:30 General Session - Introduction, Working Group Summaries, BOD Nominations 9:30 - 10:00 Regulatory Update - Summary of Current Proceedings
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NSMA Conference 2001 Tuesday, May 22 8:00 - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast and Registration 8:30 - 9:30 General Session - Introduction, Working Group Summaries, BOD Nominations 9:30 - 10:00 Regulatory Update - Summary of Current Proceedings 10:00 - 12:00 North American Spectrum Policies for 2001 12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch 1:30 - 3:00 Software Defined Radio 3:00 - 4:30 UltraWideband Transmission Systems 6:00 - 8:00 Vendor Exhibit and Reception
NSMA Conference 2001 Wednesday, May 23 8:00 - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast and Registration 8:30 - 9:00 NSMA Member Voting 9:00 - 10:00 General Session 10:00 - 12:00 3G Spectrum Allocation Options: “The Technical Implications” 12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch Provided - Vantage Point Restaurant
NSMA Conference 2001 Wednesday, May 23 1:30 - 3:00 Satellite and Terrestrial Sharing Panel 3:00 - 3:15 Break 3:15 - 4:15 Propagation Session 4:15 - 4:30 Closing Session 4:30 - 5:30 Board of Directors Meeting
Genesis in ‘70’s • Established in 1984 • Voluntary organization focused on spectrum management issues • Membership represents a cross section of the telecom industry • Provides a forum for discussion and resolution of problems of common interest to the coordination community
NSMA’s Key Objectives: • Develop technical and procedural recommendations • Provide a linkage between government regulations and industry practice • Proactively advise regulatory bodies on matters affecting radio frequency spectrum policy
The NSMA develops and publishes Recommendations and Reports • Recommendations are developed in Working Groups and are approved by a 15 member Board of Directors • Over 60 recommendations and reports have been issued
General meetings held 3 times each year • Interacts with the FCC and standards bodies such as the TIA • Take positions in regulatory arenas
For more information, visit www.nsma.org
NSMA Working Groups • WG1 - Electronic Prior Coordination Notification (EPCN) Formats (Inactive) • WG2 - Over-Horizon Propagation Loss (OH LOSS) • WG3 – Coordination Procedures • WG5 - Carrier Interference (C/I) Objectives (Inactive) • WG6 – Interference Mitigation Techniques • WG 8 - Reflection Prediction (Inactive)
NSMA Working Groups • WG12 – Transborder Coordination • WG16 – Antenna Patterns • WG 18- Automatic Transmitter Power Control (ATPC) (Inactive) • WG20 – Personal Communications Systems (PCS) • WG21 – Radio Equipment Data Transfer • WG22 – Satellite Technologies • WG23 – 38 GHz and LMDS Coordination Procedures
2001 NSMA Board of Directors Election Randall Young Keller & Heckman David Madsen AT & T Dennis Gross (Incumbent) Verizon Wireless Don Thinschmidt (Incumbent) WaveLink International Ken Ryan Comsearch Mike Shepherd (Incumbent) Platinum Telecommunications Engineering Peter Lowry NASA Tom Maher Consultant