Pack Your Suitcase
February
19-22: NATE, sponsored by the National Association of Tower Erectors, Rosen Centre Hotel and Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. Contact: 888-882-5865 or www.natehome.com.
19: AMTA “An Interactive Policy Forum for the Commercial and Private Wireless Industry: The Nextel 800MHz Proposal,” BWI Airport Holiday Inn, Baltimore. www.amtausa.org.
26: AMTA “An Interactive Policy Forum for the Commercial and Private Wireless Industry: The Nextel 800MHz Proposal,” Hyatt Regency at DFW International Airport, Dallas. www.amtausa.org.
March
13: Region 5 700MHz Planning Committee meeting, 10 a.m., Orange County Communications, Orange, CA. Contact: David Buchanan at 909-387-3337 or www.cpra.org.
18-20: CTIA Wireless 2002, sponsored by the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. www.ctiashow.com.
April
7-10: ENTELEC, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston. www.entelec.org.
23-24: British Association of Public-Safety Communications Officers, organized by Brintex, Novotel London West Convention Center, Hammer-smith, London. www.bapco.co.uk.
24-26: International Wireless Communications Expo, co-sponsored by Mobile Radio Technology, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. www.iwceexpo.com.
25: Simulcast Forum, Simulcast Solutions, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas. www.simulcastsolutions.com.
May
6-10: Vehicular Technology Spring Conference, sponsored by IEEE, Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham, AL. www.ieee.org.
15-17: 5th Annual PCIA Tower and Site Management Forum, sponsored by the Personal Communications Industry Association, Westin Diplomat Resort, Hollywood, FL. www.pcia.com.
20-23: ASCENT Spring Conference, sponsored by the Association of Communications Enterprises, Paris Las Vegas Hotel, Las Vegas. www.ascent.org.
June
2-6: Supercomm, sponsored by TIA and USTA, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. www.supercomm2002.org.
16-20: NENA, sponsored by National Emergency Number Association, Indianapolis. www.nena9-1-1.org.
23-26: UTC Telecom, sponsored by UTC, the United Telecom Council, MGM Grand, Las Vegas. www.utc.org.
August
11-15: APCO Conference & Exposition, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials — International, Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN. www.apcointl.org.
September
17-20: PCIA GlobalXChange, sponsored by the Personal Communications Industry Association, Ernest Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. www.pcia.com.
October
5-9: 109th Annual IACP Conference: Law Enforcement Education Technical Exposition, Minneapolis. www.theiacp.org.
November
6-9: ITA Annual Conference, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington. www.ita-relay.com or 703-528-5115.
22: Radio Club of America Annual Awards Banquet and Technical Symposium, New York Athletic Club, New York. www.radio-club-of-america.org.