Committees
Making contributions to PTC by serving on committees of the Council is one of the many opportunities of PTC membership. Committee members contribute to the overall success of the organization throughout the year and provide both thought leadership and action. Below is a current list of the Board of Governors, Advisory Council, and Member committees.
2012 Board of Governors Committees
Membership Committee
Paul McCann – Chair, Group Manager, Verizon, Australia
Stephen Ho – Vice Chair, CEO, CITIC Telecom CPC, Hong Kong SAR, China
Hiroshi Asemi, Director, Marketing & Promotion for Global Carriers, Fujitsu Limited Japan
Stephan Beckert, VP, Strategy, TeleGeography, USA
Isabelle Lorin de Reure, SVP, France Telecom Orange, France
AC Representatives: Tom Cooper, Mohamed Elagazy, Toshio “Todd” Suzaki
Finance & Audit Committee
William Barney – Chair, CEO, Pacnet, Hong Kong SAR, China
Stephen Ho – Vice Chair, CEO, CITIC Telecom CPC, Hong Kong SAR, China
Gregg Daffner, CEO, GAP-SAT, Hong Kong SAR, China
Bruce Drake, Councillor, Village of Belcarra, British Columbia Canada
AC Representative: Brian Tellam
Awards Committee
Bruce Drake – Chair, Councillor, Village of Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada
Gregg Daffner – Vice Chair, CEO, GAP-SAT, Hong Kong SAR, China
AC Representatives:Tim Logue, Heather Hudson
Academy Committee
Richard Taylor – Chair, Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
John Hibbard, CEO, Hibbard Consulting, Australia
AC Representative: Brian Tellam
Member Representatives: Minoru Sugaya, Chris Vonwiller
Projects Committee
Susan Irwin – Chair, President, Euroconsult-USA
Stephan Beckert, VP, Strategy, Telegeography, USA
Gregg Daffner, CEO, GAP-SAT, Hong Kong SAR, China
Bruce Drake, Councillor, Village of Belcarra, British Columbia, Canada
John Hibbard, CEO, Hibbard Consulting, Australia
Russell Kaurloto, Deputy CIO, University of Southern California, USA
2012 Advisory Council Committees
Succession Planning Committee
Mohamed Elagazy – Chair, SVP, International Relations, Gulf Bridge International, USA
Nir Kshetri, Associate Professor, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, USA
Toshio “Todd” Suzaki, Secretariat Representative, PTC Japan Committee, Japan
Appeals Committee
Thomas Cooper – Chair, Professor, Visual and Media Arts, Emerson College, USA
Yasuo Sato, Senior Manager, External Relations Division, NEC Corporation, Japan
2012 Member Committees
PTC’13 Program Committee
Gary Kim – Co-Chair, Editor-in-Chief, Carrier Evolution
Masaaki Sakamaki – Co-Chair, President, MCS Advisory LLC , Japan
Joe Weinman – Co-Chair, Communications, Media and Entertainment, Worldwide Industry Solutions, Hewlett-Packard (HP), USA
Tim Logue – Vice Chair, Senior Director, Marketing & Sales, Thales Alenia Space N. A., USA
Stephan Beckert, VP, Strategy, TeleGeography, USA
John Hibbard, CEO, Hibbard Consulting Pty Ltd, Australia
Mark Hukill, Senior Advisor, Pacific Telecommunications Council
Susan Irwin, President, Euroconsult US, Inc., USA
Sharon Nakama, CEO, Pacific Telecommunications Council
Research & Education Committee
Mark Chun – Co-Chair, Director & Associate Professor, Center for Applied Research, Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University, USA
Elizabeth Fife – Co-Chair, Associate Director, Industry Studies, Institute for Communication Technology Management, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA
ICT Development
Special Interest Group
Elizabeth Fife – Chair, Associate Director, Industry Studies, Institute for Communication Technology Management, Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, USA
Shishir Belbase – Vice Chair, Head, Communication & Networks, Office of Information Systems & Technology, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines
Membership
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Join PTC. Apply for membership through the online application.
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