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PTC Advisory Council Launches Appeals
Committee
Aloha PTC Colleagues,
On behalf of the PTC Advisory Council (AC) I’d like
to inform you about the development of an Appeals Committee
as part of the Advisory Council’s duties and structure.
The Appeals Committee development has been approved by the
Board of Governors, and the Advisory Council will be electing
its five member panel from the AC ranks in the coming weeks.
The effort was led by Dr. Tom Cooper, a long-standing PTC
member and an internationally-known ethicist. He is also
the Publisher of Media
Ethics magazine. I helped in the work, and we were ably
assisted by PTC counsel Tara Giunta, Esq., the PTC Secretariat,
and others.
The purpose of the Appeals Committee is to consider and
make recommendations to the Board of Governors (BG) pertaining
to any issues, concerns, or complaints regarding the PTC
that are referred to it either by the BG, the Secretariat,
or members and associates of PTC.
If required to hear an issue, the Appeals Committee will
issue findings. However, it is important to note that the
Board of Governors is the governing body of PTC, and the
Appeals Committee’s findings are advisory to the BG.
In this sense the Appeals Committee is not a court of appeals.
The Appeals Committee’s function is to serve as a
kind of informal ombudsman or impartial hearing officer,
in the event that issues and disputes within PTC have not
been reasonably settled by the individuals involved. The
Appeals Committee is not a court of first resort. Individuals
with issues in PTC must first communicate directly to solve
problems and resolve differences. We are, after all, an organization
of communications professionals.
The Appeals Committee document, which will be posted to
the PTC website, contains safeguards for confidentiality
and due process of hearing the issues.
These safeguards shall be such that both the Appeals Committee
and BG retain their autonomy and there is never an appearance
or actuality of favoritism, cursory treatment, or arbitrariness.
One objective is that all PTC members should have the assurance
that, in all disputes, PTC seeks the highest ground of justice,
fairness, deliberation, and impartiality, without regard
to their office or background.
In this AC Appeals Committee, PTC once again works to fulfill
our PTC
Mission and Vision. We are an organization that serves
as a council of information and communication technologies
professionals, with global perspectives.
We represent diverse peoples, nationalities, sectors, organizations,
and regions. As such, our activities and discussions may
raise controversies from time to time. Yet we are committed
to work together in ethical ways, with transparent processes.
This is what world-class leaders do. I am proud to be part
of an organization with this vision.
Mahalo,
Jay Gillette
Chairman, PTC Advisory Council
Executive Director's Corner
By Stephen G. Tom
If PTC’s Existence is Important to You – Secure
the Future!
PTC has successfully produced 28 consecutive annual conferences
since 1979. Over those 28 years, our annual conference has
grown to be the premiere Asia-Pacific telecom networking
conference, attracting thousands of industry leaders to Honolulu
every January for valuable bilateral meetings, critical relationship-building,
and a global knowledge exchange.
Dozens of regular attendees and supporting organizations
have praised the value of PTC’s annual conferences
as critical events facilitating productive meetings. Jonathan
Kirchner, vice president, marketing & business development
for Loral Skynet sees it this way:
“Over many years, I have found PTC to consistently
create one of the best conference settings for actually getting
business done. Making progress in, and closing, business
is about relationships – the formation and maintenance
of them, at the highest levels in an organization. PTC attracts
and creates the ideal environment for meeting the most senior
executives of those companies we want to do business with
in the Asia Pacific and Pacific Island regions.” Other
participating executives have reported that they can schedule
40 productive meetings a year at PTC’s January conference,
making the event extremely cost-efficient.
Only about 25% of the telecom community traveling to Honolulu
for PTC each January (estimated at about 4,000 people) is
actually registered for the conference. This means that approximately
3,000 beneficiaries of the “buzz” and value created
by PTC take advantage for free. We need your support to change
this equation and to insure PTC’s future.
As we recover from the economic downturn of the past few
years, we need your help to increase paid attendance and
sponsorships and to secure corporate funding to insure PTC’s
future and allow its survival and growth.
At PTC’07 we will unveil the “Mid-Pacific Marketplace,” a
consolidated exhibition, business networking, and meeting
venue designed to expand your access to the business leaders
of the Asia-Pacific telecom community. We are also inviting
our top corporate supporters to invest beyond their regular
sponsorship fees to become not only a sponsor, but a Corporate
Partner (CP); a new level of PTC membership. As a CP you
are making a statement to a global industry that you are
investing in the long-term future of PTC. You will receive
repetitive brand exposure in all our electronic and paper
communications as a member of a special underwriting community.
To learn more about the Mid-Pacific Marketplace, our sponsorship
program, and the Corporate Partners program, please contact
me at stephen@ptc.org.
PTC'07 Mid-Pacific Marketplace
(MPM) Exhibits
Showcase your latest technologies and reach qualified leads
at PTC's revamped exhibition now called the "Mid-Pacific
Marketplace" (MPM).
Highlights of NEW features to Exhibitors
- The "One-2-one exchange" of one-on-one meeting
tables
- Themed "Marketplace" reception on Tuesday evening
- Conference coffee breaks to be held in the MPM
- Exhibitor contacts to be included in attendees list
- Multiple booth discounts
- Special benefits for referring new exhibitors
Access to all plenary sessions
- Continue to receive key marketing benefits:
Conference luncheons are held in MPM
- Access attendee list for marketing communications
- Press coverage before and during PTC'07
- Company exposure online; in printed materials and in
onsite promotions
- Free passes to selected conference sessions
..and a whole lot more!
PTC members enjoy a substantial discount off exhibit rates
- an $840 savings! For detailed information please visit http://www.ptc07.org/exhibits/ or
contact Dolores Fung at Tel: +1.808.941.3789 ext. 120 or
Email: dolores@ptc.org
Welcome! New PTC Members
Name: Broadwing Communications
Joined PTC: 10 April 2006
Company Overview: Broadwing Communications,
LLC, provides innovative networking solutions to enterprises,
carriers and government entities. Broadwing's one-of-a-kind,
nationwide all-optical network enables the delivery of
data, voice, video and high-capacity bandwidth services
with unparalleled customer focus and speed.
Website: www.broadwing.com
Name: Mr. Shizuo Endo
Joined PTC: 17 April 2006
Name: DLA Piper
Joined PTC: 20 April 2006
Company Overview: We are relationship-driven
lawyers, working to meet the ongoing legal needs of our
clients wherever they do business. Operating across Asia,
Europe and the US, we offer you more than 3,100 lawyers
in 58 offices in 22 countries. We act for enterprises
across the full spectrum of business including local, national
and multi-national companies in a wide range of business
sectors. We have clients from single-owner startups to
household name companies on a national and multinational
basis.
Website: www.dlapiper.com
Name: Miss Fonongavainga (Inga) Mangisi
Joined PTC: 27 April 2006
Membership Reminder: Dues Deadline
Many thanks to all who have already paid your annual PTC
membership dues. For those who have not yet paid, please
be advised that the 20% late fee was added to your balance
as of April 30. Your next dues statement, showing the
revised balance, will be mailed out on May 22.
Your dues payments help to support our year round activities,
member services, and preparation for the annual conference. Your
prompt payment will be greatly appreciated!
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31 May - 02 June 2006, Sydney,
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4-8 June 2006, Chicago, Illinois, USA
*PTC members get a $150
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Mobile
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6-8 June 2006, Sydney, Australia
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Building
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27-28 June 2006, San Diego, California, USA
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27-29 June 2006, Jacob K. Javits Convention
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Black
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29 July - 03 August 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada,
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Broadband
World Forum Americas
11-14 September 2006, Vancouver, British Columbia
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12-14 September 2006, Mandalay Bay Convention Center,
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APSCC
2006 Satellite Conference and Exhibition
26-28 September 2006, Hotel Lotte World, Seoul, Korea
*PTC Members will receive a 20% discount on registration.
Fixed
Mobile Convergence
28-29 September 2006, San Jose, California, USA
*PTC Members will receive
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Submarine
Networks World 2006
3-6 October 2006, Singapore
*PTC members stand to enjoy a 15%
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Broadband
World Forum Europe
9-12 October 2006, Paris, France
*PTC members enjoy a 15%
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WCET
18th Annual Conference
1-4 November 2006, Portland, Oregon, USA
*PTC members will receive a 15% discount
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15-16 November 2006, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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ITU
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4-8 December 2006, Hong Kong, China
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13-14 January 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Contacting Us
PTC's online and email bulletin to members is distributed
once a month. You should receive your next copy on, or soon
after, 16 June 2006.
For more information on PTC, visit our website at www.ptc.org.
Please send your questions or suggestions to Janice Claveria
at janice@ptc.org.
If you or your company representatives wish to continue
informing other PTC members of new or improved products,
or of individual achievements via the Members' Bulletin,
please express your wishes to Janice Claveria by emailing janice@ptc.org.
Please note that for news and headlines, we will only publish
items that include a link to the cited article. This service
is for PTC members only.
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