CanWISP 2026 Trade Show Day Agenda
As of February 19, 2026 - Schedule is subject to change.
Location: Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites, 8500 Warden Avenue, Markham, ON L6G 1A5 Dates: March 30 – April 1, 2026
This agenda outlines the schedule for the CanWISP Tradeshow Day, Sessions may overlap across rooms to provide diverse options. All times are in local time (EST).
 01:30 PM – 06:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
The Tradeshow is open to all conference delegates. Visit exhibiting partners to explore the latest products, services, and innovations supporting Canada’s independent broadband providers. This is an excellent opportunity to connect directly with vendors, ask questions, discover new solutions, and build relationships that support your business growth.
Delegates are encouraged to take advantage of this dedicated time to network, learn about emerging technologies, and engage with industry leaders in an interactive setting.
Room: Expo Hall
01:30 PM
Title: ARIN Deep Dive: RPKI
Learn how your organization can implement ARIN routing security services such as Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) and more.
Whether you're looking to shore up your foundational knowledge or wade into the currents of routing security, this expert-led session will provide you with the insights and skills you need.
Program topics include routing security fundamentals, ARIN’s RPKI services, understanding relying party validators, and best practices for managing RPKI for your resources. A laptop will be required for this event.
Requires pre-regisration
Room: Butternut/Holly
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Brad Gorman
Director of Customer Technical Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
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Jon Worley
Senior Technology Architect
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
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Brad Gorman is the community resource for Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), Internet Routing Registries (IRRs), and other similar topics that impact routing security within the ARIN region and the greater Internet ecosystem.He has worked in the Internet community since the mid-1990s, as a network engineer at service providers like America Online, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications. He also spent three years as the peering coordinator for Verisign. Brad represents ARIN at the other Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in the RPKI community, at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), and at industry conferences and meetings.
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Jon Worley has been a member of the Registration Services team since 2004. He has experience with all ARIN policies and procedures for requesting, managing, and transferring IP addresses and AS numbers, including technical services such as ARIN’s RESTful API. Jon has spoken about these topics as well as IPv4 depletion and IPv6 adoption at many ARIN events.
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03:00 PM Afternoon Break
Room: Expo Hall
03:30 PM
Workshop: Link Budget Calculation
How to calculate link budgets and demonstrate the same using Pathloss program to achieve required fade margins and availability targets. Set parameters affecting fade margin and availability.
Room: Violet/Orchid
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Catherine Liu, P.Eng, MSEE
Telecom Training Center
www.pathlosstraining.com
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With over 30 years of hands-on experience, Catherine Liu is a seasoned expert in Microwave Communication Network design and has been teaching the subject since 2009, with a focus on Pathloss design software. Pathloss is Canadian developed, dominant software in the world in telecom industry.
Catherine is the founder of Telecom Training Center www.pathlosstraining.com where she has been teaching thousands of engineers across the world in various areas including equipment manufacturers, telecom operators, internet service providers, utilities, gas/oil, military, government etc. Recently, she gave a speech on 6GHz frequency interference on US microwave networks at IWCE 2025 in Orlando.
Catherine is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, reflecting a strong commitment to professional standards. Based in Cornwall, Ontario, she shares both home and career interests with a fellow engineer. Outside of work, Catherine enjoys playing pickleball.
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04:15 PM
Workshop: Antenna Height Optimisation
Explore methods for optimising antenna heights to prevent diffraction, refraction, and reflection losses due to multipath. Ensure adequate clearance at minimum k-factor and analyse vertical spacing for main and diversity antennas, particularly for space diversity links near water, to mitigate reflection losses due to k-factor variations and tidal effects.
Room: Violet/Orchid
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Catherine Liu, P.Eng, MSEE
Telecom Training Center
www.pathlosstraining.com
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With over 30 years of hands-on experience, Catherine Liu is a seasoned expert in Microwave Communication Network design and has been teaching the subject since 2009, with a focus on Pathloss design software. Pathloss is Canadian developed, dominant software in the world in telecom industry.
Catherine is the founder of Telecom Training Center www.pathlosstraining.com where she has been teaching thousands of engineers across the world in various areas including equipment manufacturers, telecom operators, internet service providers, utilities, gas/oil, military, government etc. Recently, she gave a speech on 6GHz frequency interference on US microwave networks at IWCE 2025 in Orlando.
Catherine is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, reflecting a strong commitment to professional standards. Based in Cornwall, Ontario, she shares both home and career interests with a fellow engineer. Outside of work, Catherine enjoys playing pickleball.
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05:00 PM
Workshop: Frequency Interference Analysis
Present and demonstrate how to calculate interference due to nearby frequency channels. Identify interference-free frequency channels. Understand that interference raises the noise floor and receiver threshold, as a result, reducing fade margin, rather than reducing received signal level, unless fading occurs.
Room: Violet/Orchid
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Catherine Liu, P.Eng, MSEE
Telecom Training Center
www.pathlosstraining.com
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With over 30 years of hands-on experience, Catherine Liu is a seasoned expert in Microwave Communication Network design and has been teaching the subject since 2009, with a focus on Pathloss design software. Pathloss is Canadian developed, dominant software in the world in telecom industry.
Catherine is the founder of Telecom Training Center www.pathlosstraining.com where she has been teaching thousands of engineers across the world in various areas including equipment manufacturers, telecom operators, internet service providers, utilities, gas/oil, military, government etc. Recently, she gave a speech on 6GHz frequency interference on US microwave networks at IWCE 2025 in Orlando.
Catherine is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, reflecting a strong commitment to professional standards. Based in Cornwall, Ontario, she shares both home and career interests with a fellow engineer. Outside of work, Catherine enjoys playing pickleball.
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