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Executive Director Search
The Board of Governors announced the search for an Executive
Director shortly after the PTC’07 conference in January.
The announcement has
been circulated and posted on the PTC website. Proposals
for the position were due by 28 February. The Board
of Governors continues with evaluation of proposals into
March.
PTC’08 Conference Planning
Planning for the 30th Annual PTC Conference and Exhibition
has begun. Deliberations for a theme are ongoing with a selected
steering committee and a call for papers will be formulated
this month. Possible headliner invitees are also being
considered. A conference program committee is also
being formed to actively develop the program content.
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PTC’08
13-16 January 2008
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
More information will be available in the months ahead as
we prepare for this milestone event.
Photo Gallery of PTC’07
See 70 photos from the PTC’07 Conference and Exhibition.
Further Analysis of PTC’07
by the Numbers
PTC’07 Proceedings will be available
shortly on CD-ROM. A copy will be mailed to all registered
attendees of PTC'07. For those that did not attend, or would
like extra copies, click here to order.
PTC Mid-Year Seminar in Tahiti, September
2007
Planning continues for the Mid-year seminar to be held in
Tahiti in early September 2007. Details including
hotel and travel information will be posted to the website
as they become available, and more information will be forthcoming
in the April issue of the Members Bulletin. PTC is
pleased to return to Tahiti for a mid-year event that was
last held there in 1991. Thanks to OPT French
Polynesia, the Pacific Islands Telecommunication Association
(PITA) and France Telecom for their indication of support
and sponsorship for the event.
Board of Governors and Advisory Council
Meeting Minutes
The approved minutes for the 13
January and 17
January Board of Governors meetings are now available. The
draft minutes of the 14 January Advisory Council Meetings
are also posted subject to approval at the next meeting. These
minutes are available in the Members Only section of the
PTC website. Please go to www.ptc.org,
click on the Members Only tab and select PTC
meeting minutes.
The user name and password for the members section are:
Username= building
Password = bridges
Focus on Issues:
The Public Internet, Private IP Networks and the
Need for Fiber Route Redundancy
by: Hunter Newby - PTC Advisory Council Vice-Chair, Chief
Strategy Officer, Telx, Inc.
Over the past few years, a logical transition of technology
and responsibilities has shifted from the traditional telecom
networks and operators over to the packet networks and IT
folks in ever increasing numbers. This is not any one particular
person or groups' preference although it is most likely very
satisfying for some and painful for others. Rather,
it is an almost inevitable conclusion. In the early days
of the shift from circuit to packet, it was all about the
public Internet. Business case decisions were easier to make
when all of the applications were loaded up on the same common,
shared network. As a result, email, the web and several
other things cohabitated. With that gave rise to the need
for Internet security. This came in the form of tunnels,
VPN's and many varieties of software-based protection that
still exist and are more necessary than ever today out there
on the cloud.
Within the last few years, there has been a migration within
the greater packet transition towards private IP networks
and away from the public Internet. This too was a logical,
evolutionary conclusion based on the inherent security of
transport networks using IP rather than shared transit networks.
Private IP connections also eliminate the need for ISP's
thereby avoiding their fees and potential associated regulation,
or control of what the users can and can't see. The Ethernet
LANs of the world and the organizations that run them are
the ultimate buyers and decision makers. The desire
to connect those LAN’s (100meg to 100meg, 1Gig to 1Gig
and beyond) has forced the telcos to leave their rigid legacy
networks and step in to the Ethernet world. Soon, application
development, use and growth will drive enterprises and carriers
to use wavelengths almost exclusively in the core.
more...
A PTC’07 Report
by: Stephanie Rolfe
[Editor’s note: In addition to the review provided
in the February Members Bulletin by Trisha Lin, another graduate
student, Stephanie Rolfe, has contributed the following report
that takes a look at the value of the PTC’07 conference
for her research focused on the Pacific Islands.]
I am a student in the Communication and Information Sciences
(CIS) PhD program at the University of Hawaii. My dissertation
research involves looking at how developing Pacific Island
countries conceptualize the role, use and impact of ICTs
for development, within the wider context of ICT initiatives
from aid donors. I attended PTC '07 on a scholarship from
the PTC-Hawaii Foundation and was fortunate also to attend
the Pacific Islands Telecommunication Association (PITA)
members' meeting on January 13.
This year's theme of "Beyond Telecom" was relevant
to my studies because it dealt with issues that countries
in the Pacific Islands are currently facing. The ICT industry
in many of these countries is still nascent compared with
elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific, and although many places are
still struggling with basic service provision, cost and regulatory
issues, the reality of "Beyond Telecom" technologies
and services also has to be addressed.
more…
Industry Events
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discounts
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view full descriptions of industry events and publications
including exclusive member discount codes.
Voice
Peering Forum Spring 2007
7-9 March 2007; Miami Beach, Florida, USA
PTC members receive complimentary conference passes by
selecting "PTC Member" as their registration type in the online
registration form.
C5 World Forum 2007
26-29 March 2007; Milan, Italy
Register today to attend C5 World Forum and save
an additional 30% off the tuition fee courtesy of PTC
ISCe
2007
5-7 June 2007; San Diego, California, USA
PTC members receive a discount on conference registration
fee.
Broadband
World Forum Asia 2007
5–8 June 2007; Beijing, China
Register today to attend Broadband World Forum Asia 2007
and save an additional 30% off the tuition fee courtesy of PTC.
Broadband
Policy Summit III: Broadband Full Steam Ahead
7-8 June 2007; Arlington, Virginia, USA
PTC members receive a $100 discount
IEC
Communications Forums Presented at NXTCOMM
18 June 2007; Chicago, Illinois, USA
WCA
2007
12-15 June 2007; Washington, District of Columbia, USA
PTC members will be eligible for WCA early-bird member
rates at any time of registration (a discount which will be 15-30% depending
on the time of registration)
NXTcomm
2007
18-21 June 2007; Illinois, Chicago
Complimentary access to NXTcomm exhibits and keynotes for
PTC members during pre-registration. The VIP pass code is PTC7.
CommunicAsia
2007
19-22 June 2007; Singapore
Black
Hat Briefings & Training USA 2007
29 July – 9 Aug 2007; Las Vagas, Nevada, USA
PTC members receive a $100 Briefings
discount by inserting BH06USAASSOC into
the box marked “Coupon Codes” on the web registration
page, with the discounted price shown on the final invoice.
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here for complete list of industry events
Industry Publications
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Connect-World
50% discount on the subscription fee
for both printed and online magazines
Interfax
China IT & Telecom Report
15% discount on all annual subscriptions,
or complimentary four week trial subscription free of charge
Philippine
IT-Enabled Services Industry Perspective (ITES)
10% discount on purchase price of publication
Why
is the Philippines a cost-effective outsourcing location (pdf,
64kb)
Satnews
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Business
Monitor International Newsletter
25% telecommunications newsletter discount
Questex
Media Group
20% special discount offer
to PTC members
Contacting Us
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is distributed once a month. You should receive your next
copy on, or soon after, 9 April 2007.
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