Mark Your Calendar!

It's coming! The next TT&S Annual Conference & Vendor Showcase takes place on February 17-19, 2026, at the Bismarck Hotel & Conference Center.

We've finished the schedule. Although a couple of small details are still in the works, the conference schedule and session information are now available on the TT&S website. Links to the schedule and session descriptions are here:

Full Schedule
Session Descriptions

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Tuesday Opening and Keynote: February 17 @ 3 pm

INTRODUCTION by Seth Arndorfer, CEO of Dakota Carrier Network

KEYNOTE: Brian D. Newby, Broadband Program Director of NDIT; joined by Brian Nybakken, Broadband Program Manager of NDIT.

Brian will open the event with an update on broadband grants activity over the last 3 three years, the Capital Project Funds projects awarded, how close they are to completion, the zigs and zags of Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding, where BEAD projects stand now, and an estimate of when North Dakota willfly the banner for being the first state in the country with 100 percent high-speed broadband coverage to all locations.

Wednesday Breakout Sessions:

We have a great schedule of new and needed topics from a variety of presenters who are experts with their niche in the broadband world. Many are training instructors willing to schedule full workshops if you need more than our breakout sessions allow. New topics for 2026 include sessions on Ubiquiti, Access Control, and AI. Fiber optics topics include ribbon fiber, Futurepath MicroDuct, and air blown fiber. NISC will provide sessions to reveal new features in Appsuite and their Broadband iVUE Connect software. Networking instructor Andrew Walding is back with sessions on troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and addressing speed tests.

For office workers in our broadband companies, we also provide a variety of educational topics. These range from AI in the workplace and project management to customer service and workplace courtesy.

Other topics include advanced locating, XGS PON & OTDR, and cybersecurity. Please visit our website to view all scheduled sessions and session descriptions.

Thursday Closing Sessions:

After breakfast on Thursday, the North Dakota Highway Patrol will talk about driving safely. When they're done, ND native Dawn Chisholm will talk about the accident that took her husband, a warning to everyone to stay safe in everything they do in life and not live with the regret of "If Only..."

CONTESTS AND PRIZES

For a few years now, TT&S has hosted contests to liven up the conference socials. This year, we're changing things up a little bit with a contest from Andrew Walding of Cellstream for the technical people in the broadband industry, requiring a laptop to "Capture the Flag" using Wireshark packet analysis. The top three will receive prizes for their efforts, so bring your laptop and be ready to do some network sleuthing!

And for the fourth year, we will continue the Cornhole Tournament with trophies and prizes for the winning teams. Last year, we gave away our old boards with our old Telecom Training & Safety logo. This year, teams will be playing on new boards with our new logo. We're ready for you to register your teams for fun and bragging rights!

REGISTRATION & EARLY BIRD DEADLINE

Registration is open for exhibitors and sponsors as well as attendees. The announcement emails have gone out with a sampling of our packed schedule of sessions, socials, and more. Early bird pricing for attendees cuts off on January 16, 2026. Save $50 by registering early!

Exhibitors can find more details on the Exhibitor and Sponsor information page.

After you've registered, be sure to set up your profile in the Event Access area of the website. If you don't already have an account on the ttsafety.com website, you'll need to set up a login and password and wait for approval before you can do this. Instructions can be downloaded from our website by clicking here.