FOSA Member Meetings Archive
June 2022
June 2022
Location: FOSA member Smartpipe Technologies headquarters Houston, TX
Speakers: Sarah K. Magruder Lyle, President & CEO Common Ground Alliance, Danny Peterson, Director of Optical Network Architecture, OFS
Meetings: Outreach Committee, Public Policy Commitee, Smart Cities Committee, Technology Committee
Smartpipe Technologies factory tour
Light Brigade update by Sean Kelly
December 2021
Location: Washington, DC
Awards: FOSA Champion of Innovation Awards given to Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Representative John Katko (R-NY), Ranking Republican on the Homeland Security Committee
Speaker: Susannah Spellman, Broadband Policy Team Lead, NTIA office of Internet Connectivity and Growth
Meetings: Technology Committee, Public Policy Committee, Task Force Growth Markets
Board elections
June 2021
Location: Virtual
Speakers: Dr. Kenichi Soga, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley; Dr. Oliver Taylor, Chief of Staff to bp’s Executive Chief Scientist and Head of Technology
Meetings: Technology Committee, Public Policy Committee, Smart Cities Committee
December 2020
Location: Virtual
Award: FOSA Champion of Innovation Award given to Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Administrator Howard “Skip” Elliott
Speaker: PHMSA Administrator Skip Elliott
Meetings: Technology Committee, Public Policy Committee, Task Force Growth Markets
Board elections
June 2020
Location: Virtual
Speakers: Lisa Stabler, President of Transportation Technology Center Inc.; Matthew Brewer, Director Engineering, Technology & Automation, and Staff, Federal Railroad Administration
Meetings: Technology Committee, Public Policy Committee, Task Force Growth Markets
December 2019
December 2019
Washington DC
Location: Capitol Hill, Monocle Restaurant, Capitol Hill Club
Awards: FOSA Champion of Innovation Awards given to Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Speaker: Max Kieba, PHMSA
Meetings: 27 meetings on Capitol Hill
Board elections
July 2019
July 2019
Cambridge, UK
Location: Churchill College, University of Cambridge
Meetings held with Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction and Global Optical Fiber Sensing Systems
Speaker: Dr. Arthur Hartog, Worthy Photonics
Meetings: Technology Committee and Public Policy Committee
December 2018
Washington, DC
Location: Capitol Hill Club
Awards: FOSA Champion of Innovation Awards given to Representative Will Hurd (R-TX) and Senator Jon Tester (R-MT)
Speaker: Steve Crout, Smart Council
Meetings: Technology Committee, Economic Benefits Committee, and Public Policy Committee
Board elections
June 2018
Nashville, TN
Location: Fiber Connect, Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center
FOSA presentation "What if...FOSA and the Emerging Case for Smart Telecom Networks"
Meetings: Technology Committee and Economic Benefits Committee
December 2017
Tampa, FL
Speakers: David Zelenok, HRGreen; Shane Siebenaler, Southwest Research Institute; and Adrian Fielding, Honeywell
Meeting: Technology Committee
Board elections
