BICSI Winter 2027: Conference Schedule

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119 Sessions

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Sun, Feb 14
Mon, Feb 15
Tue, Feb 16
Wed, Feb 17
Thu, Feb 18

Sunday, February 14, 7:30 AM

Attendee & Exhibitor Registration & Information

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

BICSI Community (BICSI Cares, BICSI Central, BICSI Gear, Member & Volunteer Services)

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Credential Holders Lounge

Room: W340A - Sunburst

Sunday, February 14, 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Standards: ICT N2 & N3 Installation Workgroups Meeting

Room Number TBD

Sunday, February 14, 8:00 AM

BICSI Executive Series - Powered by Arizona State University: Driving Business Performance

Room: W340B - Sunburst

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Cybersecurity Foundations for ICT Professionals

Room Number TBD

Pre-Conference Masterclass: DAS 101

Room Number TBD

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Fundamentals of Passive Optical LAN

Room Number TBD

Pre-Conference Masterclass: The Working Foreman: Run the Crew. Run the Job. Keep Your Sanity

Room Number TBD

Sunday, February 14, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Exhibitor Move-In

Room: West Hall E

Sunday, February 14, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Standards: OSP G3.1 and G3.2 Construction and Installation Workgroup Meeting

Room Number TBD

Sunday, February 14, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Standards: Optical LAN Standard Workgroup Meeting

Room Number TBD

Sunday, February 14, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Standards: Intelligent Buildings Workgroup Meeting

Room Number TBD

Sunday, February 14, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Ethics Committee Meeting

Room Number TBD

Sunday, February 14, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Standards: Transportation Facilities T1.3, T1.4, and T1.5 Workgroup Meeting

Room Number TBD

Sunday, February 14, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Standards: Power Facilities Workgroup Meeting

Room Number TBD

Monday, February 15, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Credential Holders Lounge

Room: W340A - Sunburst

Monday, February 15, 7:30 AM

Attendee & Exhibitor Registration & Information

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

BICSI Community (BICSI Cares, BICSI Central, BICSI Gear, Member & Volunteer Services)

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Monday, February 15, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration & Credentials Supervision Committee Meeting

Room Number TBD

Monday, February 15, 8:00 AM

Pre-Conference Masterclass: BYOP! Bring Your Own Power: FMP Application Design

Room Number TBD

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Designing Audiovisual Systems using the ANSI/BICSI 007 Standard for Intelligent Buildings

Room Number TBD

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Testing Today’s Fiber Networks: Single-Fiber and Multi-Fiber Systems

Room Number TBD

Pre-Conference Masterclass: The Working Foreman: Run the Crew. Run the Job. Keep Your Sanity

Room Number TBD

Monday, February 15, 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Exhibitor Move-In

Room: West Hall E

Monday, February 15, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

BICSI Executive Series - Powered by Arizona State University: Building Brand Power & AI

Room: W340B - Sunburst

Monday, February 15, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Stamdards: Codes Workgroup Meeting

Room Number TBD

Monday, February 15, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Provider Services Update

Room: W232

Monday, February 15, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Technical Information & Methods Committee Meeting

Room Number TBD

Monday, February 15, 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Standards: Data Center Design Appendix Taskforce

Room Number TBD

Monday, February 15, 1:00 PM

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Implementation and Use Cases of Optical LAN

Room Number TBD

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Optimizing AI Deployments: High-Density Power, Cooling, and Infrastructure Solutions for Modern Data Centers

Room Number TBD

Pre-Conference Masterclass: Powering the Future: Implementing Class 4 Fault-Managed Power for Next-Gen Buildings

Room Number TBD

Pre-Conference Masterclass: The Evolving Data Center - Navigating changes in hyperscale and AI data centers

Room Number TBD

Monday, February 15, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Standards Plenary Meeting

Room Number TBD

Monday, February 15, 2:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Visitor Registration

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Monday, February 15, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Conference Connections: A First-Timers Welcome

Room: W232

Monday, February 15, 4:30 PM

Cabling Skills Challenge Competition / Speed Challenge Competitions

Room: Cabling Skills Challenge Arena - West Hall E

Exhibition & Reception

Room: West Hall E

Monday, February 15, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

What's New, What's It Do Presentations

Room: BICSI Theater - West Hall E

Tuesday, February 16, 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Women in BICSI Breakfast and Presentation - "Human-First Innovation: A Moderated Discussion on How Women Can Shape the Future of Connected Spaces" - Holly Ransom and Nikki Greenberg

Room: W340B - Sunburst

Tuesday, February 16, 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Coffee Break

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Tuesday, February 16, 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Credential Holders Lounge

Room: W340A - Sunburst

Tuesday, February 16, 7:30 AM

Attendee & Exhibitor Registration & Information

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

BICSI Community (BICSI Cares, BICSI Central, BICSI Gear, Member & Volunteer Services)

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Tuesday, February 16, 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

GENERAL SESSION: Opening Remarks

Room: Tangerine Ballroom - West Hall F

Tuesday, February 16, 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

GENERAL SESSION: Keynote Presentation - Nikki Greenberg

Room: Tangerine Ballroom - West Hall F

Tuesday, February 16, 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM

GENERAL SESSION: The Policy Landscape for ICT: BICSI’s New Voice in Public Policy

Room: Tangerine Ballroom - West Hall F

Tuesday, February 16, 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Tuesday, February 16, 11:00 AM

100s of Terawatt-hours for AI, 2 Cookies for Us: Learning from Data Center Best Practices

Room Number TBD

Beyond PoE: Fault Managed Power as the Missing Layer for AI-Ready Buildings

Room Number TBD

Emerging Optical Technologies for AI-Driven Networks: Multicore and Hollow-Core Fiber

Room Number TBD

The Cognitive Planet

Room Number TBD

The Impact of AI Agents on Enterprise Networks

Room Number TBD

The Intersection of Warehouse Automation and ICT Infrastructure: Why Standards Matter

Room Number TBD

Tuesday, February 16, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch on Your Own

Room Number TBD

Tuesday, February 16, 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM

BICSI Connected Futures: Limited Energy Careers (by invitation only)

Room: W340B - Sunburst

Tuesday, February 16, 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Visitor Registration

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Tuesday, February 16, 1:30 PM

Beyond Wi-Fi: The Hidden Wireless Risks Inside Modern Buildings

Room Number TBD

Can AI Deliver Sustainable ICT Infrastructure? Lessons from Data Center, Network, and Sustainability Leaders

Room Number TBD

Scope, Schedule, and the Art of Saying No

Room Number TBD

Systemic Water Consumption Risks with Closed Loop Cooling: Balancing On-Site and Off-Site Water Consumption to Maximize Available IT Power

Room Number TBD

The Network Is the Medical Device: Invisible Infrastructure Behind Modern Patient Care

Room Number TBD

Tuesday, February 16, 2:00 PM

Cabling Skills Challenge Competition / Speed Challenge Competitions

Room: West Hall E

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: West Hall E

Tuesday, February 16, 2:30 PM

Break

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Break

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Tuesday, February 16, 2:45 PM

Data Center Pathway Considerations

Room Number TBD

Optimizing the Data Center: From Fundamentals to Real-World Results

Room Number TBD

Quantum Ready ICT Infrastructure: What Post-Quantum Cryptography Means for the Networks and Buildings You Design, Install, and Manage, ICT Trust Layer

Room Number TBD

The Must for High Performing Structured Cabling Designs for AI data Centers

Room Number TBD

The Steering Wheel: Accountability Without Micromanagement in ICT Teams

Room Number TBD

What Technology and Ecosystem Advances Mean for Your In-Building Connectivity

Room Number TBD

When Experience Meets AI: Stress-Testing ICT Project Decisions

Room Number TBD

Tuesday, February 16, 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Break

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Tuesday, February 16, 4:00 PM

Are We Designing Tomorrow's Networks with Yesterday's Rules?

Room Number TBD

Enterprise Infrastructure Convergence: Applying Hyperscale Data Center Playbooks to Mid-Band 5G, CBRS, and Neutral Host Architectures

Room Number TBD

Navigating the New Wave: Standards and Publications Updates Unveiled! Unlocking Innovation: Fresh Insights into TIA and BICSI Standards and BICSI TI&M Publications and What It Means to You.

Room Number TBD

Where Have All The Wires Gone? How 6G Cellular, Wi-Fi 7, and Satellites Will Change Networking Forever

Room Number TBD

Your Career Development in ICT

Room Number TBD

Tuesday, February 16, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Exhibition & Reception

Room: West Hall E

Wednesday, February 17, 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM

BICSI Leadership Breakfast - Welcome BICSI Optical LAN Council

Room: W340B - Sunburst

Wednesday, February 17, 8:00 AM

BICSI Community (BICSI Cares, BICSI Central, BICSI Gear, Member & Volunteer Services)

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Credential Holders Lounge

Room: W340A - Sunburst

Wednesday, February 17, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Attendee & Exhibitor Registration & Information

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Wednesday, February 17, 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

GENERAL SESSION: Morning Remarks

Room: Tangerine Ballroom - West Hall F

Wednesday, February 17, 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Visitor Registration

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Wednesday, February 17, 8:45 AM - 9:45 AM

GENERAL SESSION: Keynote Presentation - "The New Attack Surface: AI, Cybersecurity, and the Future of Connected Infrastructure: - Theresa Payton

Room: Tangerine Ballroom - West Hall F

Wednesday, February 17, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: West Hall E

Wednesday, February 17, 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

GENERAL SESSION: AI Without Regret: Prevent Data Leaks, Verify AI Outputs, and Protect Your Organization

Room: Tangerine Ballroom - West Hall F

Wednesday, February 17, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Wednesday, February 17, 11:00 AM

Architecting the Intelligent Data Center: Practical Application of BICSI References

Room Number TBD

Back-To-Basics: The Importance of Getting it Right The First Time

Room Number TBD

One Cable, Four Systems: Lessons from Converging Lighting, Power, Shading, and GPON on a Live Construction Project

Room Number TBD

Understanding NFPA 72 Requirements When Utilizing Shared Network Equipment

Room Number TBD

Wednesday, February 17, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

PDC Networking BINGO & Volunteer Engagement Event

Room: BICSI Theater - West Hall E

Wednesday, February 17, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

Room: West Hall E

Wednesday, February 17, 1:30 PM

Building Resilient AI-Ready Data Centers: The Next Evolution of TIA-942

Room Number TBD

Connected Isn’t Intelligent: Making IT/OT Convergence Work

Room Number TBD

Human-Centered Design in the Age of AV: Designing Technology That Feels Human

Room Number TBD

Leading Under Pressure: Decisions, Resilience and Performance

Room Number TBD

Powering the High-Density Data Center: Comparing AC and DC Power Distribution Architectures

Room Number TBD

Wednesday, February 17, 1:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Exhibitor Move-Out

Room Number TBD

Wednesday, February 17, 2:45 PM

Beyond the Cable: Delivering Integrated Technology Systems in a GMP Cleanroom Facility

Room Number TBD

One Backbone, Multiple Systems: Converged Infrastructure Design for AV, Security, Telecom, and Beyond

Room Number TBD

So When Do ICT Installations Become An Electrical Shock Hazard?

Room Number TBD

Wednesday, February 17, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Awards Banquet Cocktail Reception

Room: Level 3 Lobby

Wednesday, February 17, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Annual Awards Banquet

Room: Tangerine Ballroom - West Hall F

Thursday, February 18, 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Coffee Break

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby

Thursday, February 18, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Exhibitor Move-Out

Room: West Hall E

Thursday, February 18, 8:00 AM

Attendee & Exhibitor Registration & Information

Room: West Hall E&F Lobby