April 1-3, 2026 | Gateway Hotel and Conference Center | Ames, IA
Recap
Over 160 people participated in the CBAN 2026 Spring Summit, making it our biggest and most successful event yet! From our kickoff OSS/BSS Spotlight day, to our keynote from Gary Bolton of Fiber Broadband Association, to fun networking opportunities like our Wednesday Wind-Up and Broadband Trivia, we received great feedback from attendees and are already making plans to return to the Gateway Conference Center in Ames for 2027!
Testimonials
"During the brief time I was in attendance, your presenters (including your own closing session) provided some exceptional insight that my Teams could really benefit from. We definitely see the value and want to participate/support. Thank YOU for putting on such a great program!" -- Aaron McCartan, RingTel Communications
"You put on a great event, and I appreciate the invitation to be a part of it. I consider any event a success if I walk away with even one follow-up. Since I had several, the CBAN Spring Summit was a tremendous success for me." -- Heidi Griffin, ICAN Advertising
"Congrats to you and your team on a great show! Everyone there was welcoming, and we had a number of engaging conversations. Trivia was a hit - very memorable and fun." -- Stephanie Rosskopf, Fibersmith
Photos
Manning Municipal Utilities GM Jeremy Carroll discusses how his community has leveraged a distributed data center for community benefit.
Over 160 people attended the 2026 Spring Summit. General sessions were held in the Garden Room at the newly remodeled Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in Ames, Iowa