FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ISPF -- Three days of clues, news, and views from the ISP industry's best and brightest. Press Contact: Deborah Howard, Executive Director (310) 827-8466, <deb.howard@ispc.org> The Internet Service Provider's Consortium (ISP/C) is pleased to announce that the second Internet Service Provider's Forum (ISPF) will be held from March 8 to 10, 1999 at the Town and Country Inn in San Diego. Dave Baker, Vice President, Legal And Regulatory Affairs, MindSpring Enterprises, Inc., will be the keynote speaker. Mr. Baker's keynote, titled "Open Access Should Not Be A Pipe Dream", will address the problems facing ISPs who seek to offer customers high-bandwidth access. As the race to construct broadband connections intensifies, Baker will present a carefully reasoned and compelling keynote argument for enforcing open systems. The speaker roster for ISPF 2 currently includes Internet notables such as Paul Vixie, Doug Humphrey, John Curran and many more industry figures. Pre-conference workshops include Avi Freedman (Netaxs) on BGP, Patrick Gilmore (Pacific Gateway Exchange) on IGPs, Jason Zigmont (Critical Path) on sales and marketing, and a first of its kind, a free, all-day Spam Panel sponsored by Critical Path. Other ISPF scheduled events include three days of educational sessions, panel discussions, and round-table meetings, a vendor exhibit hall and presentations as well as two days of intensive pre-conference training sessions. "Our sessions will be organized into specific tracks to help ISPs make most efficient use of their time," ISPF Conference Chair Jason Simonds says. "We have a dynamic mix of hand-on workshops, interactive discussions, and educational sessions planned that will benefit ISPs of all sizes. And everything will take place under one roof, which we feel is the most efficient setup for attendees and vendors alike." ISPF 2 has already confirmed AboveNet Communications, CacheFlow, ChooseYourMail.com, Critical Path, Fort NOCs, GigaNews.Com, IBeam, Internet Finance & Equipment, SkyCache, Solunet, Starcom, Texas.Net and many more as participating vendors. Additional information concerning the ISPF may be found at http://www.ispf.com ============ About the ISP/C: The ISP/C is an international association of Internet service providers and related members of the Internet industry. ISP/C has over 275 members who provide local and backbone Internet access, on-line content, and hardware and software products. ISP/C has members in more than 45 states and 8 countries. Additional information concerning the ISP/C may be found at the ISP/C's Web site, located at http://www.ispc.org. XXX ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Deborah A. Howard, ISP/C Executive Director http://www.ispc.org http://www.euro.ispc.org Internet Service Providers' Forum (ISPF) http://www.ispf.com info@ispf.com (310) 827-8466 (310) 827-8434 (facsimile) -----------------------------------------------------------------------