58 -- RADIO COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS, INTEGRATORS, AND COMMERCIAL WIRELESS SERVICE PROVIDERS PARTICIPATION IN A FORUM EXHIBIT ON CURRENT SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS INTEROPERABILITY

The Public Safety Wireless Network (PSWN) Program, the Illinois State Police, and the Illinois Terrorism Task Force will co-sponsor a forum at the Hilton Hotel in Springfield, Illinois, on October 1–2, 2003. (See www.pswn.gov or call 1-800-565-PSWN for additional information on the forum.) This forum is intended to stimulate networking and first hand information exchanges among attendees, equipment manufacturers, and commercial wireless service providers. This is desired in that additional spectrum and funding to purchase new equipment is not available and public safety agencies will be required to utilize existing equipment for the next several years. The forum participants will include local, state, and federal chief information officers, congressional staffers, elected and appointed officials, and public safety executives. The PSWN Program is offering an opportunity for vendors to set up tabletop exhibits (not 10’x10’ or 10’x20’ booths) for participants to ask questions about their solutions. The vendor exhibits will follow the presentations on Wednesday, October 1, from 5-7 p.m. Vendors will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Any arrangements or costs including a skirted table, electrical outlet, or Internet connection will be the responsibility of the vendor to contact the hotel directly. The forum co-sponsors will not provide transportation, per diem, or other resources or support for vendors participating in the discussion or exhibit. Vendors desiring to send a representative to participate in the tabletop exhibits should make their request via e-mail (preferred), by fax, or in writing to: Mrs. Carole Kirsch, PSWN Program, P.O. Box 3926, Fairfax, VA 22038, (E-mail [email protected], Phone: 703-279-2006, Fax: 703-279-2032). Requests must specify company and participant by name, and provide the following point-of-contact information: business mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address. Requests should be received no later than Monday, September 2, 2003. Participation in the exhibition will be confirmed by September 9, 2003