Wireless Wednesday Event - Consultation session on spectrum allocation

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Wireless Wednesday - Consultation session on spectrum allocation

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Investnet events in association with Wireless Wednesday and ComReg presents a half day seminar:

'A consultation session on Radio Spectrum Strategy in Ireland'

The purpose of this event is generate debate and feed back from Ireland's wireless sector to ensure that ComReg addresses the strategic objectives of industry when producing Ireland's spectrum strategy for the next two years. This document will soon be published and this forum will give you the chance to influence the final report.


To register for this event please email dneville@firsttuesday.ie ( David Neville)


Date: Wednesday 12th January
Venue: The Grafton Room, The Westbury Hotel, off Grafton Street, Dublin 2.
Registration: 8am-8.30am
Event: 8.30am - 1pm
Admission: Euro50

Optional networking lunch will also be available.
Introduction and opening remarks:


Isolde Goggin - Chairperson of the Commission


Presentations:
David Gunning, Director - Market Framework http://www.comreg.ie ( ComReg)

Jim Connolly, Senior Manager Spectrum Management http://www.comreg.ie ( ComReg)

Adrian Devitt, Senior policy Advisor - Enterprise & trade policy division http://www.forfas.ie (Forfas)


Presentations will be followed be a panel discussion which will include:


Gerry Fahy, Interim CEO - http://www.vodafone.ie (Vodafone Ireland)
David James - Oak Global - djames@oak-global.com ( David James)
Ruairi Jennings, Commercial Manager - http://www.irishbroadband.ie (Irish Broadband)

Who should attend:

Everyone involved in an industry that uses the radio spectrum in Ireland and is going to be affected by any developments. This includes broadcasters, mobile & fixed line telephone operators, wireless broadband providers, transmission engineers, equipment manufacturers and anyone using radar or satellite services. It will be useful to those that wish to know of the new opportunities that are arising and the thinking behind the formulation of policy and strategy by the industry regulator. It is critically important for all spectrum users to be up to date with all the latest developments & future focus in using this natural resource. The new working environment is also going to open up new market opportunities and Ireland needs to be prepared for these changes. This conference is a must for anyone looking to take advantage of this.

About Dave James:

Dr Dave James has over 35 years experience in microwave systems of all sorts, both civil and military, inc. such areas as spacecraft, instrumentation, radio relay, cellular mobile, FWA, BWA, electronic warfare, missiles, radar, avionics, terrestrial and aero-satcom, radio-astronomy, as well as high-rel. processing, materials development and packaging - from passive and active components through systems studies, deployment and support. He has worked both sides of the Atlantic, inc. for the Can. Gov., Ferranti, Racal, Nortel, ArrayComm and also established a microwave subsystems new venture and his own consultancy.

Most of the time this has been in managing R&D, but he has also held positions of responsibility for sales and marketing, quality and PDS, manufacturing, and overall management of these. In recent years he has been mostly involved in international standards, spectrum and regulatory work, and business development. He has also done considerable university teaching and research supervision, has also work as expert witness and in forensic investigations, and holds a number of patents. Currently he is UK director for OAK Global LLC - and that has included involvement in the NI Science Park pilot for Portable Wireless DSL in Belfast.