Location:
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel BWI Airport
890 Elkridge Landing Rd
Linthicum Heights, MD 21090

CECs: 5 CECs

Registration:
Member: $45
Non-Member: $65

This single-day event will showcase topics related to Data Centers to include:

• Industry trends, new technology, and where the industry is headed.  
• Design and installation best practices.  
• Industry effects on hardware, software, and structured cabling.  
• Hear from industry leaders and explore the economic impacts that drive system improvements and installations through roundtable discussions and vendor demonstrations and table talks. 

Agenda

7:30 a.m.         Registration, Continental Breakfast and Vendor Displays
8:00 a.m.         Welcome, Introductions and BICSI Overview
8:15 a.m.         Round Table discussion – Installer/Technician/Designer

9:15 a.m.         Planning & Designing Tips for Data Center Professionals
                          Mike Connaughton with Leviton on behalf of CCCA

10:15 a.m.       Break and Vendor Displays

10:45 a.m.       When to Use an OTDR and How to Use it Correctly- Jim Davis - Fluke Networks

11:45 a.m.       “What’s New, What’s It Do?” Presentations on New Products or Services

12:30 p.m.       Lunch and Vendor Displays

1:30 p.m.         Transceiver Port Breakout Economics and Cabling Implications 
                          Michael Crook - Corning

2:30 p.m.         Break and Vendor Displays
3:15 p.m.         Data Center Energy Optimization with Zero Compromise on IT Payload
                          Imran Latif - Brookhaven National Lab
4:15 p.m.         Q&A and Closing Remarks

EXHIBITORS

Please note that you are required to attend the entire meeting to receive 5 CECs; partial credit will not be awarded.

This event will not be broadcast live.

For assistance related to this event, please contact Theresa Silmser at tsilmser@bicsi.org.