WISPAmerica 2019 Show Daily Day 2

www. WISPA .org 1 7 www.bekabusinessmedia.com DAY 2 WISPA Names Mason Vice President of Government Relations T he Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) earlier this month announced the hiring of Christina Mason as vice president of Government Relations. In this capacity, Mason will lead the advocacy efforts of the association before Capitol Hill and work to give voice on the Hill to WISPA’s 800 members regarding the policy challenges of delivering fixed wireless internet services to nearly four million, mainly rural Americans.  Mason brings more than a decade of experi- ence in strategic communications, policy and government relations and outreach. Before arriving at WISPA, she lobbied for The American Institute of Architects (AIA) where she directed the AIA’s executive and legislative advocacy agenda and represented the AIA in a variety of coalitions and related initiatives. Prior to the AIA, Mason was in the office of Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-11), where she worked on appropriations, small business and tax policy.  Prior to that, Mason provided counsel for the Office of Chief Counsel at the IRS, and, simi- larly, for Anti-Piracy and Theatrical Distribution Litigation at Sony Pictures Entertainment. She is a licensed attorney for the State of Maryland and is a member of the Washington Govern- ment Relations Group, National Bar Association and the Tax Coalition. “We’re competing to get our story out, listened to and understood in an aggressive lobbying space on Capitol Hill,” stated WISPA President, Claude Aiken. “Simply put, Christina’s experience will allow WISPA to cut through the noise and bring benefit to our 800 members and the fixed wireless industry. Needless to say, the WISPA government relations team is very excited to have her on board.”  m Free One-day Crash Course by Comsearch O n Tuesday, May 7, at its offices in Ashburn, Va., Comsearch will be offering a free, one-day crash course on microwave design, coordination and licensing. The Microwave 101 in-house training course is designed to provide intro- ductory level foundation with a mixture of both theory and real-world examples. Attendees will learn through basic theory, case studies, field demonstrations and course examples. By the end of the course, attendees will under- stand basic elements of a microwave path, how propagation affects the design, practical factors that influence good path design and regulatory considerations. Visit the Comsearch website to register or stop by the Comsearch booth #717 for more information and to enter a fun drawing. m