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NTGTS NEWS FLASH
March 8, 2005
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A Publication of NTGTS - a bi-weekly bulletin designed to help keep you
informed of NTGTS and CTC programs, activities, and services.
In this News Flash:
- Second Annual Information & Internet Security Conference 2005: Internet Dangers and Vulnerabilities, April 12-13, 2005
- April 2005 Networking Event
- Spring Business Mixer
- Membership Drive
- Leadership Opportunities
- Resources, Jobs & More
- Industry Trends
- Upcoming Events
- Questions and Support
- Subscribing and Unsubscribe
- Editor’s Comments
SECOND ANNUAL INFORMATION & INTERNET SECURITY CONFERENCE 2005: INTERNET DANGERS AND VULNERABILITIES, APRIL 12-13, 2005
Please join the City of Plano Technology Commission and the North Texas
Global Telecommunications Society (NTGTS), co-organizers of the Second
Annual Information & Internet Security Conference 2005:
"Internet Dangers and Vulnerabilities" taking place on April 12-13 in
Plano, TX.
The Second Annual Information & Internet Security Conference 2005
will take at the Plano Centre located at 2000 East Spring Creek
Parkway, Plano, TX. The purpose of the conference is to increase
the awareness of the potential privacy, financial and personal/business
risks associated with Internet use and security as well as what
preventive measures can be taken to safeguard yourself and your data.
Confirmed speakers to date will be represented from the following
companies and organizations: University of Dallas; McAfee
IntruShield; BDO Seidman; University of North Texas; Public Utility
Commission of Texas; Greater Dallas Crime Commission; IntelleDisc
Technologies, Inc.; Chester/Caldwell; Haynes and Boone; Tidwell, Swaim
& Associates; Privacy, Inc.; Grant Thornton; TexCelerator; McAfee.;
EcoNet.com; BNSF Railway; Huntley Associates; Gray Hat Research
Corporation; Sipera Systems; Multimedia Digital Utility Services;
T-Mobile USA; AVIDWireless; and National RFID Center.
Conference Sponsors include: Comcast, Verizon, and Texas
Instruments. Promotional Sponsor: Morrow & Associates.
Conference Partners include: Collin County College District,
Collin County Homeland Security, Greater Dallas Crime Commission,
NTGTS, Plano Chamber of Commerce, Small Business Development Center,
STARTech Early Ventures, and the United States-Mexico Chamber of
Commerce, Southwest Chapter.
Further information on the conference, including the agenda and
registration information, please see the conference website at:
www.planoisc.org.
CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP & EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsorship of this conference is a very effective method of reaching
your desired audience. As an event sponsor, you will benefit from
the marketing and brand recognition of NTGTS and the City of Plano, the
targeted direct, fax, and email marketing campaigns, as well as the
conference web site. This conference is a wonderful avenue for
lead generation, networking and business development. This
conference will provide excellent opportunities to demonstrate and
showcase your organizations' Information & Internet Security
products, services and solutions.
There are several sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities still
available. If you are interested in learning more about what
specific opportunities are available for this conference, please
contact Jim Ryan, Chairman Pro-Tem, Plano Technology Commission at
jmr@ryanims.com or 972-596-8411. Since sponsorship and exhibit
opportunities are limited, please contact us as soon as possible.
We look forward to hearing from you.
APRIL 2005 NETWORKING EVENT
Texas First Thursday Monthly Happy Hour
Please join NTGTS for its April 7, 2005 First Thursday Monthly Happy
Hour taking place at The Richardson Hotel, 701 East Campbell Road,
Richardson, TX between 6:00-8:00 p.m. CT.
NTGTS members are FREE and the fee is $5 for Non-Members.
Payments are taken at the door only for this event. Cash, check
or credit cards are accepted. If you attend this event and sign
up for NTGTS membership or renew your membership, there will be a
special discounted rate accorded to you. The discount is half-off
any of the individual membership tiers, including, Basic,
Academic/Government/Non-Profit/Military, Retired/Unemployed, and
Student.
NTGTS is pleased to announce that the featured speaker is Mr. Samir
Bhavsar, an associate with Baker Botts, L.L.P. Mr. Bhavsar will
speak about the basics of intellectual property as it relates to
technology companies of all sizes and segments of the industry.
For more information on Samir, please see:
http://www.bakerbotts.com/lawyers/detail.aspx?id=f0176042-9955-4072-af9f-e9da6a2254fe
There will be plenty of time for questions at this event. RSVP to
programs@ntgts.org if you plan to attend by Monday, April 4 since space
is limited. When responding, please provide
your full contact information. If you plan to bring a guest(s), please provide your guest’s information as well.
NTGTS will meet in the newly renovated Poulet’s lounge area of the
hotel. There will be door prize drawings, a cash bar, and light hors
d'oeuvres provided by the hotel. Drink specials from 5-7 p.m.
are: House wine and rail drinks 50% off. **Prices are
subject to change. ** For hotel information, see
http://www.therichardsonhotel.com/.
SPRING BUSINESS MIXER
Please join Communications & Technology Professionals (CTC), the
D.C. arm of NTGTS as it co-sponsors again with several other
organizations the Spring Business Mixer for an evening of fine
networking. The event will take place on Monday, March 21, 2005
at the Tower Club, located at 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna, VA
(Tysons Corner).
Other Co-Sponsors are: TelecomHUB, the Tower Club, Entrepreneur
Business Council, Women in Technology, WICT, Capital Telecommunications
Professionals, National Association of Women Business Owners Northern
Virginia Chapter, and the Diamond LeadShare Group.
The price is $35 per person. You will enjoy a lavish hors
d'oeuvres buffet, two beverages, and a great group of people.
Please bring cash or a check as the Club does not take credit cards.
RSVP: Brandy.Weathersby@ourclub.com
If you have questions, email Stephanie.Rivers@ourclub.com
All are welcome. Please plan to attend!
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
We are currently conducting our Annual Membership Drive and if you are
not yet a member, you can join/renew today at www.ntgts.org. If
you renew your membership by March 21, you will receive 50% off of your
applicable category of membership. This offer is NOT valid for
corporate or institutional memberships.
LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
We seek volunteers to serve in various leadership and internship roles
in North Texas and the Greater Washington, D.C. area. Becoming
involved from a leadership standpoint is an excellent way to enhance
your industry visibility, knowledge, leadership, management and
professional development skills with a dynamic non-profit professional
industry organization. We have a proven track record of providing
our members and others in the community with programs and information
that enable them to better understand and benefit from the developments
taking place in global communications.
We are looking for motivated, professional and team-oriented
individuals to help continue to grow the organization and make it even
a greater success. Specifically, we are looking to assemble
strong program and membership teams in North Texas and the Washington,
D.C. area to help produce and implement events as well as increase the
organization’s membership.
If you are interested, please contact Jeremy Azif at
president@ntgts.org by March 18. When responding, please provide
us your full contact information in the event we need to follow up with
you by phone, email or fax. Thank you for your interest and we
look forward to hearing from you.
RESOURCES, JOBS & MORE
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Partnering at CTIA
To introduce new, promising U.S wireless companies to potential
Japanese partnering companies, JETRO, which is also a Corporate Member
of NTGTS, is providing a partner match event in conjunction with the
CTIA trade show in New Orleans, LA on March 13, 2005. U.S. technology
companies interested in initiating, renewing or expanding business with
Japan’s major wireless companies (as suppliers, joint venture partners,
etc.) or seeking investment opportunities in Japan are encouraged to
attend. Relevant industries include wireless, mobile
applications, content, wifi A, B, G, WiMAX, UWB and other wireless
technologies. For more information, please see:
http://www.jetro.org or contact Mr. Takashi Nakamizo, Director of
Business Development at
takashi_nakamizo@jetro.go.jp.
JAPAN BUSINESS MISSION
JETRO in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State has announced a business mission to Japan May 15 - 21, 2005.
JETRO-Houston is inviting area companies to actively participate in
meetings taking place both in Tokyo and in Nagoya in conjunction with
the 2005 World’s Exposition held in Aichi Prefecture.
Customized business-to-business meetings will be arranged in advance in
both Tokyo and Nagoya for Japan Business Mission registrants.
To download a Business Partnering Application Form, please go online to
http://www.investinjapan.org and click on the “Japan Business Mission”
button for details. Application deadline is March 18, 2005.
Co-organizers of this U.S.-Japan Investment Initiative organized by
JETRO include the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry;
U.S. Department of State; U.S. Embassy in Japan; Greater Nagoya
Initiative; and Chiba Prefecture. Travel arrangements can be
confirmed through Kinetsu International (http://www.kintetsu.com/jetro)
or, for additional information, please contact Mr. Ben Forrey at
bd_houston@jetro.go.jp or call him at 713-654-5208 direct.
CANADA @CTIA WIRELESS 2005
For those who are attending CTIA Wireless 2005 in New Orleans, you are
encouraged to join and attend a reception hosted by the Canadian
Consulate in Dallas. You will be able to meet with Canada's
premier wireless innovators and register to win your own RIM Blackberry.
Date: Monday, March 14, 2005
Time: 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. CT
Place: Audubon Aquarium of the Americas - #1 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA
www.auduboninstitute.org/aoa/index.php
This event will feature remarks by Leonard Brody, one of Canada's most
respected technology entrepreneurs. Leonard has helped in raising
millions of dollars for start-up companies, been through one of the
largest internet IPOs in history and has been involved in the building,
financing and/or sale of four companies to date.
You may RSVP online by going to http://www.alfordad.com/canada/.
For further information, please contact Michael A. Mendoza, Trade
Commissioner, Canadian Consulate General Dallas at
michael.mendoza@international.gc.ca
USTDA TO UNVEIL TELECOM AND ICT EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES AT SOUTHEAST ASIA CONFERENCE
Export and investment opportunities in Southeast Asian nations
are the focus of a U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) conference
for information and communications technology providers to be held
April 27-29 in Bangkok, Thailand. The event will bring government
officials and private sector leaders from eight countries together with
representatives of U.S. telecommunications and Internet technology
companies.
The Southeast Asia Connections Conference will provide participants
with details on new project and export opportunities in the areas of
mobile systems, wireless local loop, data networking and Internet
access, fiber networks, e-government and e-commerce. The projects
presented at the event are expected to be implemented over the next 18
months and range in value from $2 million to $200 million.
The conference agenda will also address key policy issues and highlight
efforts to expand telecommunications infrastructure, improve delivery
of government services, and support the growth of e-commerce.
Participating countries will include from East Timor, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and the
United States.
Each U.S. participant will receive a resource guide on the projects
presented, including critical economic information, export potential,
time lines, equipment needs and key contacts. A series of
pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings will also enable U.S. participants to
meet privately with the project representatives. For more
information or to register for the event, visit the conference website
at http://www.trademeetings.com, or contact Kevin Craemer at (202)
347-2725.
INDUSTRY NEWS & TRENDS
VoIP Revolution 2004 - 2009: The Opportunity, The Market, The
Players provides a thorough analysis of the VoIP space, reflecting the
major market shifts that have dominated headlines over the past
year. This comprehensive, 258-page study: Is packed with
charts, tables and figures; Provides 31 in-depth case studies,
including all major players (RBOCs, Cable Companies, IXCs, CLECs and
Next Gen players); Introduces five additional profiles of some of the
newest VoIP players emerging onto the scene; Provides a detailed
picture of VoIP services such as Consumer Broadband VoIP, PC-to-PC,
PC-to-Phone, Business Broadband VoIP, IP-Centrex/Hosted PBX, IP-PBX and
VoIP over IP-VPN; Includes a comprehensive study of the major drivers
and potential pitfalls of the residential, business, and wholesale VoIP
markets including regulation and emerging technologies like IPTV and
VoWLAN; and Delivers a thorough analysis of the emerging clash of
industries between RBOC and cable providers.
For more information, please see: http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c13154
UPCOMING EVENTS
NTGTS/CTC EVENTS
What: NTGTS First Thursday Monthly Happy Hour
Organizer: NTGTS
When: April 7, 2005
Where: The Richardson Hotel, Poulet’s Lounge
701 East Campbell Road, Richardson, TX
Speaker: Samir Bhavsar, Baker Botts, L.L.P.
Topic: Intellectual Property Issues & High Technology Companies
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. CT
URL: www.ntgts.org
PARTNER EVENTS
What: Spring Business Mixer
Organizer: CTC, TelecomHUB, Tower Club, Entrepreneur Business Council, Women in
Technology, WICT, Capital Telecommunications Professionals, National
Association of Women Business Owners Northern Virginia Chapter, and the
Diamond LeadShare Group
When: March 21, 2005
Where:
The Tower Club, 8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Vienna, VA
Time: 6:00 p.m – 8:00 p.m. ET
URL: RSVP to Brandy.Weathersby@ourclub.com
What:
Second Annual Information & Internet Security Conference
2005: Internet
Dangers and Vulnerabilities
Organizer: City of Plano Technology Commission and NTGTS
When: April 12-13, 2005
Where: The Plano Centre, Plano, TX
URL: www.planoisc.org
OTHER INDUSTRY EVENTS
What: Addison Happy Hour
Organizer: GeekMeet
When: March 9, 2005
Where:
AKA Grill, 3885 Beltline Road, Addison, TX
Time: 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. CT
URL: www.geekmeet.com
What: Telecom Merger Mania
Organizer: TelecomHub
When: March 10, 2005
Where: The Tower Club, Vienna, VA
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET
URL: www.telecomhub.org
What: Networking Lunch
Organizer: DallasBlue
When: March 10, 2005
Where: Swan Court, Richardson, TX
Speaker: Tom Hulsey, President of EyeNx
Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. CT
URL: http://dallasblue.com/events-031005-v2oIP.htm
What: IEEE Consultants Network Meeting
Organizer: IEEE
When: March 14, 2005
Where:
Holiday Inn Select, 1655 North Central Expressway, Richardson, TX
Speaker: Paul L. Andrus, President, Data Drive Thru, Inc.
Time: 6.15 P.M - 8:00 p.m. CT
What: USA-China Business Forum
When: March 14, 2005
Where: Omni Hotel, 1590 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. CT
URL: www.acfic.org
What: CTIA Wireless 2005
When: March 14 – 16, 2005
Where:
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA
Time: see URL
URL: www.ctia.org
What:
Symposium: The Telecommunications Act of 1996: A Case of
Regulatory
Obsolescence
Organizer: Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
When: March 17, 2005
Where: Columbus School of Law, Washington, D.C.
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. ET
URL: http://commlaw.cua.edu/v13/symposium.cfm
What: 2005 Spring Internship and Job Fair
Organizer: George Mason University Career Services
When: March 23, 2005
Where:
Dewberry Hall of the Johnson Center, Fairfax, VA
Time: 11.00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
URL:
http://gmu-csm.symplicity.com/events/jobinternfair05
What:
The International Center of Austin Annual Conference
Organizer: International Center of Austin
When: April 5, 2005
Where: Hyatt Regency, Austin, TX
Time: 7.30 A.M. – 4.00 P.M CT
URL: http://www.austin-international.us/
What:
Texas Entrepreneur & Angel Investor Conference
Organizer: Startupxl
When: April 8, 2005
Where: Austin, TX
Time: see URL
URL: www.StartupXL.com
What: Technologies that will Change the World
Organizer: Haynes and Boone, LLP
When: April 20, 2005
Where:
Renaissance Richardson Hotel, Richardson, TX
Time: 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. CT
URL: www.haynesboone.com
QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT
If you have questions about NTGTS and CTC, send them to
membership@ntgts.org. For technical matters, contact
shelly.haffly@mavericksystemscorp.com.
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EDITOR’S COMMENTS
Lead Editor: Snigdha Samal
Other Contacts: Jeremy Azif and Jennifer Ullman
We hope that you enjoyed reading this NTGTS News Flash! We welcome your
comments and suggestions about this bulletin. Please send them to
membership@ntgts.org. Copies of the NTGTS News Flash also will be
available on the NTGTS website at
http://www.ntgts.org/news/newsflash.shtml.
NTGTS and CTC seek to stimulate friendships, professional cooperation,
and respect in order to effectively promote cross-cultural developments
and commerce. A further goal of the Society is to provide members
and organizations with the information, resources, and tools that
better enable them to take advantage of the developments occurring in
the international communications and technology arenas. The
Society also fosters personal/professional development and the
networking needs of its members by providing access to a global network
of industry contacts and leaders. In addition, one of the
Society’s key missions is to continue expanding and developing into
other markets worldwide.
NTGTS News Flash is published bi-weekly by the North Texas Global
Telecommunications Society (NTGTS). It is a member service from
NTGTS and is distributed to the NTGTS membership at-large.
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