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| PTC'08 |
| Official PTC Meetings at PTC´08 |
| Eye on Trends |
| Time to Vote |
| Bylaws Review Committee |
| New Members |
| ITU-D Online Courses |
| Members´ Hotbox |
| Industry Events |
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PTC Members´ Bulletin |
November 2007 |
PTC’08
PTC'08: Telecom with Vision
30th Anniversary Conference
13-16 January 2008
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa
Honolulu, Hawaii USA
Take advantage of all the great benefits and discounts that membership provides with advertising and sponsorships at the premier event of the year!
Sponsorship opportunities give your organization high profile exposure. It's not too late to join the impressive line-up of PTC'08 sponsors.
Contact: Sharon Nakama.
Advertising packages for the PTC'08 program and Telecoms TV at the conference are now available. Contact: Joel Cantor.
Top industry policymakers headline the Opening Plenary
Sunday 13 January 2008, 1600-1800
Challenges to Regulatory Policy:
Government policy is once again at the top of the industry’s strategic agenda. Competition between traditional telecom, mobile, broadcasting and web-based services has reached new intensity as technologies and business models converge. Regulators worldwide are re-examining a range of critical issues that impact consumers and investors alike: spectrum allocations for new services like WiMax; security and intellectual property implications of peer-to-peer networking; and the role of industrial policy and government subsidies in the Internet age. Of particular interest are the policy issues presented by Next Generation Networks – both in the most advanced economies and in the developing world. Come hear some of the world’s leading public policy figures discuss the key issues of the day.
 Eli NOAM Chair Director, Columbia Institute/ Tele-Information, Columbia Business School, USA |
 Matthias KURTH Panelist President, Federal Network Agency, Germany |
 Keng Thai LEONG Panelist Deputy Chief Executive & Director General (Telecoms) IDA Singapore |
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 Sami AL-BASHEER AL-MORSHID Panelist Director, ITU-D, International Telecommunications Union |
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Online Registration is available now! Final discount rate applies only until 15 Dec.
See the latest Program Details for the superb line-up of high-quality sessions planned.
You can also download a pdf file of the full PTC'08 program brochure.
Are you and your organization aware of all the opportunities for members at PTC’08? Be sure to check out the information on the PTC Pavilion (exhibit and meeting hall) as well as other opportunities for everything from networking and sponsorships to the online meeting scheduler, literature bins, suite door signage and much more by visiting the PTC’08 website.
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Official PTC Meetings at PTC´08
Notice is hereby given for the following official meetings of the Council to be held at the annual conference, PTC'08, Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. (Rooms to be advised.)
Board of Governors (BG) Meeting (I): Saturday, 12 January 2008, 14:00-18:00
- All outgoing, incoming and continuing BG members.
Advisory Council (AC) Meeting: Sunday, 13 January 2008, 10:00-13:00
- All Advisory Council members.
Annual Members Meeting: Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 08:30-10:00
- Combined with PTC'09 planning.
Board of Governors (BG) Meeting (II): Wednesday, 16 January 2008, 12:30-16:30
- Incoming and continuing BG members.
All PTC members are encouraged to attend the Annual Members Meeting. PTC members may also attend the BG meetings (except 'executive session') and AC meeting. Please inform the Secretariat in advance if you plan to attend.
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Eye on Trends:
Video and Mobility Take Center Stage
by: Mark Hukill, Senior Advisor, Pacific Telecommunications Council
"The PTC conference in January could not be better timed. Asia is where the major growth is and the Pacific has taken over from the Atlantic as the centre of telecom action. New innovations, explosion of video, rollout of broadband Internet have all combined to create an explosive demand for domestic and international communications. The industry leaders from opera tors, suppliers, academia, the Internet and content world will come together to meet, hear and discuss how each can carve a role for themselves in the current bonanza. So whether it is submarine cables, satellites, global connectivity, regional and island Internet development, the impact of video or other facets of the industry, the PTC conference in Hawaii will be the place to be in January."
-- John Hibbard, Member, PTC Board of Governors and CEO, Hibbard Consulting, Australia
It was bound to happen: full convergence in practice. We are moving well beyond the initial service and market testing triple play features. Beyond robust, widespread and competitive mobile voice and text. Beyond the very significant changes in music, news and other media/entertainment distribution across a host of telecommunications, broadcasting and ICT networks. Now, the extensive use of video in all forms and across all networks of communication, as well as the demand for high levels of enterprise and user mobility are defining the new core of telecommunications.
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Time to Vote! Board of Governors Election
The Succession Planning Committee (SPC) would like to thank all those who have stepped forward with nominations for the PTC Board of Governors election. The candidates are volunteering, if elected, to devote their time and services toward continuing to build PTC into an ever more robust organization.
Ballots were distributed to all members on 22 October. If you did not receive a ballot, you can download it here.
Ballot return deadline: 9 November 2007
Completed ballots returned by the deadline are counted and results certified by an independent accounting firm. Results will be announced on or about 19 November.
–Tim Logue and Chris Vonwiller
Co-Chairs, PTC Succession Planning Committee
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Bylaws Review Committee:
Recommendations to the Board of Governors
The Bylaws Review Committee has concluded its discussions on proposals for changes relating to the composition of the governing bodies of PTC and other organizational matters to improve the efficacy of the Council. Recommendations are being forwarded to the Board of Governors and will be taken up in subsequent meetings. The recommendations have also been sent to the Advisory Council for comment.
Seven recommendations are being presented as a package for the Board of Governors to consider.
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Welcome New Members!
A very warm Aloha to new and returning PTC member organizations:
Irwin Communications, USA
Martin Group, USA
Telsasoft, USA
ThinkTel Communications, Canada
Village 360 Communications, Canada
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ITU-D Online Courses
The Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU-D, International Telecommunications Union, has announced two online courses: TCP/IP Network Management and WiMax Networks - IEEE 802.16 Standard to be held in November and December. The courses are part of the Centre of Excellence for the Americas, an ITU initiative.
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Members´ Hotbox
Did you know? The minutes of the PTC Board of Governors meetings are available in the member section of the PTC website. Just click on Members Only and then select PTC Meeting Minutes from the menu. Enter userid = building; password = bridges.
France Telecom-Orange... PTC member and PTC'08 plenary speaker Claire Paponneau, Executive Vice President, International Wholesale Solutions, France Telecom - Orange, informs us that the re-branding of France Telecom continues apace.
The new logo is being implemented worldwide and will also be featured on the tote bags for PTC’08 conference registrants as part of the France Telecom – Orange sponsorship.
The TelecomDirectory is offering a free membership that includes a company listing, press release postings & uploading of white papers. Banner ads available.
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Industry Events
Look for exclusive member discounts
MEMBERS ONLY: Log in here to view full descriptions of industry events and publications including exclusive member discount codes.
CSI 2007
The strategy and policy event for security professionals.
November 3-9, 2007, Arlington, Virginia, USA
Capacity Europe 2007
12-13 November 2007; Amsterdam, Holland
PTC members are entitled to a 15% discount.
DigiWorld Summit 2007
14-15 November 2007; Montpellier, France
Telecoms World India 2007
27-29 November 2007; New Delhi, India
PTC members will receive 15% discount on non-member conference registration fee to PTC members.
Broadband World Forum Americas 2007
3-6 December 2007; Sao Paulo, Brazil
PTC members are entitled to a 30% discount on conference programming. To register, please use this link: http://www.iec.org/events/2007/bbwf/register/vip_reg.html
Mobility World Congress & Exhibition
4-6 December 2007; Hong Kong
ChinaTel Summit 2008
11-12 January, 2008; Honolulu, HI, USA
An allied industry event with PTC’08
PTC’08: Telecom with Vision
13-16 January 2008, Honolulu, HI, USA
Great member discounts apply!
CommunicAsia 2008
17-20 June 2008 Singapore
17th ITS Biennial Conference
24-27 June, 2008; Montreal, Canada
Click here for complete list of industry events
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