Internet Service Provider's Forum (ISPF), San Diego, 8-10 March

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@localhost

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

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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.

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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@localhost
(310) 827-8466  (310) 827-8434 (facsimile)
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