2020 Fall Conference & Exhibition Conference Presentations

Sunday, 27 September, Pre-Conference Masterclasses

• Fundamentals of Passive Optical LAN (PDF)
• AV Like Paint by Numbers (PDF)
• Data Center Design from Rack Row to Rack Space (PDF)
• Grounding and Bonding Fundamentals That Can Prevent Downtime and Outages (PDF)
• Fiber + Power to the X: Extending Connectivity to Remote Mission Critical Devices in Harsh Environments (PDF)

Monday, 28 September, Pre-Conference Masterclasses

• Installing AV in New Age Collaboration Spaces (PDF)
• Addressing the Optical Infrastructure Challenges of Tomorrow’s Modern Data Center (PDF)
• Fiber’s Role in Smart Buildings – Considerations for Deployment and Testing (PDF)
• Best Practices for the Design and Construction of Power over Ethernet (PoE) Intelligent Buildings (PDF)

Tuesday, 29 September, Opening General Session

• Advancements and Solutions for Next-Generation Data Centers (PDF)

Tuesday, 29 September, Concurrent Sessions

• The Race to 5G: Preparing Your Network Infrastructure (PDF)
• Power over Ethernet (PoE): Watts in Your Network? (PDF)
• Coronavirus Aftermath: What is the New ‘Norm’ Regarding Electronic Safety & Security? (PDF)
• Designing User-Centric Wi-Fi Networks (PDF)
• Don’t Lose Your Cool: Overcoming Thermal Challenges and More with PoE at the Edge (PDF)
• Single-Pair Ethernet: One Protocol to Rule Them All (PDF)
• Will 5G Replace Wi-Fi? (PDF)
• Practical Lightning Mitigation (PDF)
• Analytics: Discovering a World of Possibilities (PDF)
• Tips, Techniques and Tools for Troubleshooting Wireless LANs (PDF)
• Technology Engineering Commissioning (TECx) – Why This is a Necessity (PDF)
• North Carolina State University’s Enterprise Physical Infrastructure Compendium (EPIC) – An All Inclusive Repository for IT Infrastructure (PDF)

Wednesday, 30 September, AM Concurrent Sessions

• Smart City: To IoT or Not to IoT? Connecting the Campus and the City (PDF)
• Distributed Fiber LAN Architectures in the Enterprise - Not So Weird Anymore (PDF)
• Installing AV in New Age Collaboration Spaces (PDF) 
• Using Smart Building Implementation Model to Transform the Built Environment (PDF)
• Fiber in the NOW: Trends and New Technologies Demanding Fiber Deployment (PDF)
• High-Performance AV and Considerations for Your Network (PDF)

Wednesday, 30 September, PM Concurrent Sessions

• PoE Lighting and IoT: A Winning Problem-Solving Combination (PDF)
• Reuse or Replace: Know the Potential of Your Fiber Network (PDF)
• Beyond the Noise…Sound Masking Optimized for Integrators (PDF)
• PANEL DISCUSSION: Public Policy in a Changing World – How Will it Impact the ICT Professional? (PDF)
• The Edge – An Implementation Strategy (PDF)
• Deploying SMPTE ST 2110 in a Distributed Campus System (PDF)
• The Smarts of a Smart City (PDF)
• Challenges with Firestopping and Airflow Containment in Data Centers (PDF)
• Cable Testing Means More Uptime: Standards and Testing of Industrial Ethernet Copper Cabling (PDF)

Thursday, 1 October, General Sessions

• What’s the Soundtrack of Your In-Building Network? (PDF)
• Manage Your PoE Infrastructure with Automated Infrastructure Management (AIM) (PDF)