2025 Winter Conference
2-6 February 2025
Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
Orlando, Florida, USA
Select Criteria: Tracks = AI Transforming Business, AV & Security Integration, Intelligent Infrastructure Advancements, Keynotes & General Session, Optimizing Data Centers, Professional, Career, and Business Development, Wireless Innovations
Dates = 02/04/2025, 02/05/2025, 02/06/2025

Tuesday, February 04, 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Conference Call to Order and Opening Remarks

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Tuesday, February 04, 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

Opening Keynote Speaker - "Backing Up the Moon: The Future of Disaster Recovery" - Chris Stott

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Tuesday, February 04, 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

ICT Field of Vision Presentation - Sponsored by CommScope; "Standards, Implementations, and Technical Leaps - Know When to Fold 'Em and When to Go All In"

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Tuesday, February 04, 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

ICT Field of Vision Presentation - Sponsored by CommScope; "Best Practices from Recent AI Cluster Installations"

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Tuesday, February 04, 11:00 AM

Beyond the Enterprise: Cabling Infrastructure for Diverse Industries

Room: Coastal Ballroom A

Fault Managed Power Systems (FMPS): Applications, Advantages, and Challenges Powering Communications Networks

Room: Coastal Ballroom B

Powering Passive Optical Networks

Room: Coastal Ballroom 3

Security Systems Based on Data and AI - Organizational and Operational Impacts for the Future

Room: Coastal Ballroom 4

Tuesday, February 04, 1:00 PM

Back to the Future with Network Cabling: Extended Distance Connections with Copper Cable

Room: Coastal Ballroom B

Effective Power Protection and Distribution Strategies for Stackable and Modular Edge Switches in the Face of Increasing Loads from Smart Technology Devices

Room: Coastal Ballroom 3

Visual Intelligence: Transforming Enterprise Connectivity

Room: Coastal Ballroom 4

Tuesday, February 04, 2:30 PM

Extended Distance Ethernet Considerations

Room: Coastal Ballroom A

Next-Generation Technology Transforming Campus Safety & Security

Room: Coastal Ballroom 4

Securing the Future: Cyber Informed Engineering is the Natural Next Step for Securing Our Operational Technologies

Room: Coastal Ballroom B

The Move to Universal Connectivity: New Architecture, Infrastructure, and Topology

Room: Coastal Ballroom 3

Tuesday, February 04, 4:00 PM

Bluebeam and Revit Integration for Successful Project Outcomes

Room: Coastal Ballroom A

Building Intelligent and Efficient Smart Infrastructures with Fiber to the Edge

Room: Coastal Ballroom 3

Connectivity Technology Considerations and Innovations for AI/ML/HPC Networking

Room: Coastal Ballroom B

Direct Current Resistance Unbalance: Why is it Important, How to Test, and What Does it Have to Do With Power over Ethernet

Room: Coastal Ballroom 4

Wednesday, February 05, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

BICSI Annual Business Meeting

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Wednesday, February 05, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Midweek Keynote Speaker: "The N50 Project: Closing the Digital Divide" - Daniel Gutwein

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Wednesday, February 05, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

ICT Field of Vision Presentation - Sponsored by VoltServer; "The Shocking Truth! The Future of Fault Managed Power"

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Wednesday, February 05, 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

ICT Field of Vision Presentation - Sponsored by Panduit Corp.; "Practical Deployment of Fault Managed Power"

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Wednesday, February 05, 1:00 PM

AI Infusion: The Next Wave of Data Center Networking

Room: Coastal Ballroom 4

Elevating Safety and Compliance: The Role of BICSI RCDDs in Developing Effective In-Building Emergency Communication Systems

Room: Coastal Ballroom B

Even Artificial Intelligence Relies on the Physical Layer

Room: Coastal Ballroom A

The Truth About 22 AWG Cables: A Standards & Application-Based Approach to Understand Extended Reach & Power Efficiency Benefits

Room: Coastal Ballroom 3

Wednesday, February 05, 2:15 PM

All About Grounding

Room: Coastal Ballroom 3

Lessons From the Field: Eight Years of Public Safety DAS From the 14th Biggest City in the Country

Room: Coastal Ballroom B

Mastering Power Distribution for High-Density GPU and AI Applications: Key Lessons

Room: Coastal Ballroom A

The Perpetual Perplexities of Optical Fiber Polarity

Room: Coastal Ballroom 4

Wednesday, February 05, 3:30 PM

Artificial Intelligence in the Age of Climate Change: Can It Be Green?

Room: Coastal Ballroom 3

How Alyssa’s Law is Paving the Way for a Public Safety Revolution in Classrooms

Room: Coastal Ballroom B

The Evolution of Fiber Optic Connectivity and It's Relation to AI and ML

Room: Coastal Ballroom A

When to Use an OTDR and How to Use it Correctly

Room: Coastal Ballroom 4

Thursday, February 06, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

ICT Field of Vision Presentation: "From Microchips to Macro Changes: Today's Semiconductor Landscape"

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Thursday, February 06, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Closing General Session

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Thursday, February 06, 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

BICSI Cares Presentation and Door Prize Drawing

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Thursday, February 06, 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Closing Keynote Speaker: "The Hero Effect® - Being Your Best When It Matters The Most" - Kevin Brown

Room: Osceola Ballroom

Thursday, February 06, 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Conference Wrap-up, Closing Highlights Video and Door Prize Drawing

Room: Osceola Ballroom