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Biggest and Best…
Summit Ever
NEW EXPANDED SUMMIT
Blockbuster Agenda of Multifamily Sessions
“OUT OF THE LAB AND INTO THE COMMUNITIES”
MDU chairmen:
Chris Acker
Director, Building Technology Services Group,
Forest City Residential Management, Inc.
Henry Pye
Vice President, Resident Technology Solutions,
Realpage, Inc.
Steve Sadler
Director Ancillary Services,
Post Apartment Homes, L.P.
Terrific Multifamily Housing Agenda
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2009
8:00 am – 10:20 am
Multifamily Development Workshop – From Design to Move-in
Bring your network plans and drawings. Panelists will review each step of
the design, construction, and deployment process for an MDU development.
Focusing on the process and common challenges, the panelists will
discuss how to design, coordinate, bid, contact, construct, and deploy voice,
video and high-speed Internet services to a multifamily development.
10:30 am – 11:20 am
Case Study/Comcast: The Future of Video Services
A review of Comcast’s vision for the future of video services.
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm
Near-Term and Future FiOS Services
A review of near-term and future FiOS services.
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Multifamily Owners Forum
What do owners really think about the critical challenges facing the industry
3:10 pm – 4:00 pm
Case Study: Vendor Presentation: AT&T U-verse IPTV Demo
AT&T provides a live, real demonstration of current and near term U-verse
Internet protocol services.
4:10 pm – 5:00 pm
Case Study: Vendor Presentation: IMCC/Private Cable Operators –
State of the Art Triple Play
The Independent Multifamily Communications Council will present a case
study showing particular PCO-led projects, including lessons learned by
PCO representatives, service vendors, and owners.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2009
8:00 am – 8:50 am
Multifamily Structured Cabling Made Easy
Presenters will review with full scale examples four common multifamily
structured cabling layouts:
1. Cable Company/PCO and AT&T U-Verse xDSL
2. Cable Company/PCO and AT&T U-Verse FTTP
3. Cable Company/PCO and Verizon FiOS SFU ONT
4. Cable Company/PCO and Verizon FiOS Multifamily ONT
9:40 am – 10:40 am
Business Models for Multiprovider Communities
In the absence of bulk services, the one-provider community is disappearing.
Industry veterans will discuss the evolving business models for providers
and owners for communities with at least two providers of voice,
video and high-speed Internet access.
2:10 pm – 3:10 pm
The Evolution of Bulk Services
Critical to many multifamily verticals, bulk services are constantly evolving.
Providers and owners will discuss current, near term, and future bulk
services for multifamily communities.
3:20 pm – 4:20 pm
Due Diligence – Evaluating an Acquisition or Existing Community
4:50 pm – 6:00 pm
Attendee Choice: Multifamily Roundtables
• FiOS Overlay of an Existing Community • U-verse Recondition of an
Existing Community • Modern Marketing Agreements
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009
8:00 am – 9:00 am
Protect Your Customers: A Guide to the Standards, Regulations and
Codes Governing Multifamily Wiring
Presenters will review the pertinent standards, regulation, and codes governing
structured cabling and infrastructure on multifamily communities
including: fire-ratings, grounding, and installation standards.
11:10 am – 12:10 pm
Regulatory Update
Panelists will provide a comprehensive update regarding federal, state
and local regulation of voice, video and high-speed Internet access services
delivered to multifamily communities.
12:30 pm – 2:10 pm
Luncheon and 3rd Annual Multifamily Legal Leaders Panel
Industry leaders in owner-provider legal relationships will address current
trends and concerns related to voice, video and high-speed internet access
services delivered to multifamily communities.