Wave Issue 0307 3/14/03 Article 1-03

***ISPCON Coming to Baltimore April 23-25
(March 12)

Jupiter Media announced today that ISPCON will take place at the
Marriott Waterfront Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland April 23-25.
Running for 10 years, this is an event for wired and wireless
service providers of data communications. Service providers will
join more than 40 exhibitors and associations to discuss new
opportunities for incremental revenue, techniques to reduce costs
and solutions to thrive in today's competitive market.

ISPCON will look to the future of Service Providers with the
incorporation of WISPCON, the Wireless ISP Convention. Two tracks
of the ISPCON conference are dedicated to WISPCON with sessions
covering "Wireless on a Budget" and "Wireless Without Limits."
Conference attendees can review options, learn fundamentals and
measure risks before investing in deployment.

There will be two keynotes: Rich Bader, President and CEO of
EasyStreet Online Services, offers ISPs his insights with "Back
to the Basics: How Independent ISPs Can Thrive in Challenging
Times" on Thursday, April 24. Friday, April 25 starts with a
keynote delivered by Bruce Kushnick, Chairman, Teletruth,
Executive Director, New Networks Institute, where he drills down
into the ongoing FCC activity related to ISPs. Kushnick will
present "The Critical Year for ISPs --- Understanding the
'Innovation Platform."

The ISPCON conference is organized into 6 tracks, with areas that
include:
-- Reducing Churn - customer retention strategies
-- Growing the Business - gain new customers, add more services
-- Survival Guide - avoiding mistakes and thriving in hard times
-- Wireless on a Budget - wireless services without the deep
pockets
-- Wireless Without Limits - how and where wireless professionals
place their bets
-- Spotlight Sessions: drill down day on new developments in
Spam, Hosting and VoIP

The exhibit floor will be open from 3:00pm - 6:00pm on Wednesday,
April 23, and from 11:00am - 3:00pm on Thursday, April 24 and
Friday, April 25. Registration for the exhibit hall is free
prior to the event and $25 onsite.

Several "vendor sessions" are scheduled throughout the show to
introduce new products and allow hands-on demonstrations.

ISPCON is sponsored by Hewlett Packard and co-produced by The
Golden Group and Jupitermedia Corporation.

www.ispcon.com