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Important
News
Due to continued weakness in many segments of our
industry, attendance for the In-Stat Forum, Focus
on Fusion, was not what we expected and definitely
not what was warranted for a networking event of
the caliber that we envisioned. As a result, we
will be postponing this year's event until 2004
- we are working toward events that are focused
and hard hitting in a climate that, we feel, will
be more economically conducive next year.
We would, once again, like to express our appreciation
of the outstanding support and understanding we
have received from our elite group of speakers and
sponsors in making this difficult decision. We'll
look forward to working with you all again as we
develop our programs for 2004 and 2005.
Should you have any questions or comments with regard
to this decision, don't hesitate to contact Chris
Van Gaal directly at 480-483-4446 or at cvangaal@reedbusiness.com
or contact Elaine Potter directly at 480-483-4441
or epotter@reedbusiness.com. |
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Monday Sessions: Morning, Afternoon,
Evening
Tuesday Sessions: Morning, Afternoon,
Evening
Monday, October 13, 2003
Morning Keynote
Session: Business Fusion - Focus on Business Voice & Data
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Network
Technologies - Enabling The Future
Thomas Ganswindt, Member of
the Managing Board
Siemens AG and Group President Siemens Information
and Communication Networks
Network Implications - Making the Right Choices
Clayton M. Lockhart, Vice President,
Architecture and Strategic Operations Planning,
Chief Network Architect, AT&T
Execution Realities - Fusing
the Pieces
Harry Campbell, President - General Business,
Sprint Corporation |
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Burney, Chief Market Strategist, In-Stat/MDR
-- Facilitator
This session has been designed to get to the
heart of the next big thing with Business Networks
and Services: voice and data convergence, or Fusion.
The Keynote Session will culminate in an Executive
Roundtable where attendees will be invited to
participate interactively with Q&A.
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Monday, October 13, 2003
Afternoon Session:
Broadband Fusion - Focus on Broadband Drivers
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Vision
of a High Speed, Connected World
Andrea Custis, President, Verizon Avenue |
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Presentations: |
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Impacts
of Gaming
Microsoft - Invited
Impacts of Videoconferencing
Brad Johnston, President, TANDBERG Americas
Impacts of IP Centrex/VoIP
Jeff Stern, Executive Vice President, GoBeam
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Regulatory
Impacts
Susan Jin Davis, Vice-President, Government/External
Affairs, Covad
Dan Baker, VP Law & Public Policy, Earthlink
Nikos Theodosopoulos, Financial Analyst -
Telecom Infrastructure, UBS Investment Bank
Verizon - Invited
Rick Whitt, Senior Director, Federal Law
and Policy, MCI
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R. Khlopin, Director, Law & Public Policy,
Telecom Industry Association
This session has been designed to delve into
key applications driving broadband usage in the
home and the office. There will also be a lively
roundtable discussion with different service provider
perspectives on the impact of new regulations
on the deployment of broadband services.
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Monday, October 13, 2003
Evening Session: Fusion of Eating & Drinking - Focus on Partying
Down and Laughter
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| Party Down and Laugh - join us
for the Mega Cocktail bash on the evening of Monday,
October 13, 2003 as the whole, tri-conference contingent
gets together for outstanding cocktail food, open
bar and the irreverent remarks of Don McMillan,
former chip designer and engineer and renowned technology
comedian. Don't miss this!! |
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Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Morning Keynote
Session: Wireless Fusion - Focus on Ubiquitous Access
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Future
of Anytime, Anywhere Wireless Connectivity for Voice
& Data
Greg Santoro, Vice President, Internet and
Wireless, Nextel |
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Presentations: |
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Outlook
and Impacts: 2.5 and 3G
Franz Fink, Ph.D., Vice President and General
Manager, Wireless and Broadband Systems Group,
SPS Motorola
Wireless LAN/Public Access
TBD
Convergence of Wireless
Technologies
TBD
This session will deal with the issues and barriers
of the ultimate wireless objective: seamless access
and roaming for the end-user for both voice and
data.
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Luncheon Presentation |
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Vision
of Ubiquitous Networking/Connectivity from the Technology
Provider's Perspective
Dan Mahoney, COO, Renesas |
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Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Afternoon Session:
PC & Entertainment Fusion - Focus on The Digital Domicile
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Fusion
of Technologies, Middleware and Devices in the Connected
Home
John Bourgoin, CEO and President, MIPS Technologies,
Inc. |
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The Digital Domicile
Scott Smyers, VP, Network & Systems
Architecture Division, Sony
The Connected Home
from the Service Provider's Perspective
Michael Collette, CEO, Ucentric
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Fusion of the PC and Entertainment Clusters in the
Home
Scott Smyers, VP, Network & Systems Architecture
Division, Sony
Michael Collette, CEO, Ucentric
Matt Rhodes, President, Broadband Communications,
Conexant
Patrick Lo, CEO, Netgear
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Mike Wolf, Director and Principal Analyst,
In-Stat/MDR
This session will examine different perspectives
and insights into the dynamic connected home marketplace.
The fusion taking place between the "computerized"
centers of the home and the entertainment cluster
has been the focus of many companies and associations
involved in this space, and this session promises
to deliver in-depth insights on issues and solutions
surrounding the Digital Domicile.
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Tuesday, October
14, 2003
Evening Session:
Fusion of Technologies & Fun - Focus on Eating Drinking and
Checking Out the Latest Technology Demos
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of Technologies & Fun - Focus on Eating Drinking
and Checking Out the Latest Technology Demos
Join us once again as we host the technology
"Expo" on Tuesday, October 14, 2003.
An exhibition of key technologies from the connected
home to the latest electronic gaming features
takes place after the main conference agenda,
amid a complementary cocktail party.
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