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NTGTS/CTC NEWS FLASH
MAY 2008
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The NTGTS/CTC News Flash is an electronic bulletin designed to help keep you informed of North Texas Global Telecommunications Society (NTGTS)-Texas and Communications and Technology Connections (CTC)-Washington, D.C. Chapter programs and activities. To view past issues, see
http://www.ntgts.org/content/category/1/1/2/
IN THIS NEWS FLASH
- President’s Message
- Co-Sponsoring Emerging Telecom Market Forum - Spring 2008 Membership Drive - Call for Speakers - News Flash – Call for Contributions - Jobs, Resources, and More - Events Calendar PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Thank you for your contributions and participation thus far. I hope you are enjoying spring and are looking forward to the summer months. I want to thank each member of the core NTGTS and CTC Leadership team for all their hard work and efforts put into the organization since January 2008. It is greatly appreciated and recognized! We have been busy planning the remainder of events for calendar year 2008. Watch your e-mail inboxes for upcoming notices and other announcements. Please also see the websites at www.ntgts.org or www.ctconnections.org. We are always seeking new Leaders so if you have time, want to help grow the organization and build your expertise across a wide array of areas and contacts, please submit a Leadership application at http://www.ntgts.org/component/option,com_facileforms/Itemid,61/. After receipt of your application, we will contact you for an in-person or telephone interview. We look forward to hearing from you in order that we can continue building this already successful global organization. Thank you again for taking the time to attend our events, be an active member and promote the organization to your friends, family and colleagues. Please continue to browse our website for events and other information that may interest you.Sincerely,Jeremy L. Azif CO-SPONSORING EMERING TELECOM MARKET FORUMS NTGTS and CTC are pleased to be co-sponsoring again the Information Gatekeepers Inc. (IGI) and Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP “Emerging Telecom Market Forums: BRIC Opportunities” on June 5-6, 2008 at the offices of Paul Hastings in Washington, D.C. The Forums will focus on the opportunities and challenges in the four of the largest telecom markets in the world-Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). NTGTS and CTC members are entitled to a discounted admission fee. For questions and to register, contact Dr. Hui Pan, IGI, 617-782-5033 or hpan@igigroup.com. When contacting Dr. Pan, please indicate you are an NTGTS and CTC member and are entitled to register at the discounted event rate. For more details about the Forums, see www.etmforums.com. SPRING 2008 MEMBERSHIP DRIVENTGTS and CTC are conducting its spring 2008 Membership Drive. If you join the organization by May 31, you will get half-off the individual membership rates. Please see http://www.ntgts.org/zenCart/index.php for the membership tiers and rates at the individual level. You can also sign up for membership at http://www.ntgts.org/zenCart/index.php. Please let us know what membership level you plan to join at.If you have further questions about the organization or membership, please feel free to contact Roberto Fanini, Membership Director, NTGTS/CTC, at membership@ntgts.org.NEWS FLASH – CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS NTGTS and its Editors of the News Flash, cordially invite you to contribute to the upcoming June edition of the NTGTS/CTC Electronic Newsletter. We welcome contributions that tie in with the mission and objectives of the organization. Contributions should be of interest to the high tech and telecoms community. If you plan to submit a contribution, we kindly ask that you submit your articles, contributions, etc. no later than Friday, May 30. Please make your submissions to membership@ntgts.org. If there are other questions, please contact Jeremy Azif, President & Co-Founder at president@ntgts.org. CALL FOR SPEAKERS Recently, we sent out a call for speakers notice. We are aiming to fill our speakers slots for the remainder of 2008 and early 2009. If you would like to submit your information for our consideration, please go to http://www.ntgts.org/component/option,com_facileforms/Itemid,68/. Once we are able to review your submission, we will be in touch with you. For questions, contact Jennifer Ullman, Vice President & Co-Founder or Daniel Chalker, Programs Director-North Texas at programs@ntgts.org. JOBS, RESOURCES AND MOREJOBS Regional Sales Director – Telecommunications is available. For more details on this job opportunity, contact Ms. Chris Shoulet at chris@topdog-inc.com. NEW REPORT ON ROADMS AND HIGH SPEED ACCESS IGI recently announced its third report this year on “The Edge ROADM Revolution”. The report makes IGI the place to go for any information on ROADMS. The report contains forecasts, technology information, and vendor information. To purchase the report, see www.igigroup.com. IGI also issued its 2008 High Speed Access Report. It is now available at www.igigroup.com.NEW BOOK FROM NERA ECONOMIC CONSULTING K&L Gates-NERA recently released a new book entitled “The K&L Gates-NERA Global Telecom Review” that presents insights from a diverse range of legal, economic, and industry professionals from markets around the globe. If you want a complimentary copy of the book, please contact Mr. Christian Dippon, Vice President, NERA Economic Consulting at 415-291-1044 or Christian.dippon@nera.com. For more information about NERA, see www.nera.com. INSTITUTE OF AMERICAS LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE The Institute of Americas located in La Jolla, California recently announced a new website. For more information, see www.iamericas.org. The Institute has many upcoming events and activities around the world that may interest you and/or your colleagues. EVENTS CALENDAR NTGTS/CTC EVENTS MAYWhat: Monthly Networking Event & Happy Hour When: June 5, 2008 Where: 701 Bar & Grill, Hyatt Regency North Dallas , 701 E. Campbell Road, Richardson Time: 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Central time Speakers: N/A Contact: programs@ntgts.org URL: www.ntgts.org OTHER EVENTS MAYWhat: GeekMeet Happy Hour When: May 22, 2008 Where: Industry Bar, 5427 Beltline Road, Dallas, TX 75254 Time: 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Central time Speakers: N/A Contact: RSVP@geekmeet.com URL: www.geekmeet.com JUNEWhat: German Central Library for Economics, ZBW Workshop on “Telecoms Markets: Drivers and Impediments” When: June 3, 2008 Where: ZBW, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21, Hamburg, Germany Time: 2:00 p.m. German time Speakers: Various Contact: Dr. Brigitte Preissl, b.preissl@zbw.eu URL: www.zbw.eu What: The Canadian Telecom Summit When: June 16-18, 2008 Where: Toronto, Canada Time: See website Speakers: Various Contact: 905-882-0417 URL: www.mhgoldberg.com What: International Telecommunications Society 17th Biennial Conference When: June 24-27, 2008 Where: Hilton Montreal Bonaventure, 900 rue La Gauchetiere oust, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Time: See website Speakers: Various Contact: Stephen Schmidt, TELUS, Stephen.schmidt@TELUS.com URL: www.its2008montreal.org What: ECTA High Speed Europe When: June 25, 2008 Where: Sofitel Brussels Hotel, Belgium Time: See website Speakers: Various Contact: Contact srussell@ectaportal.com URL: www.ectaportal.com JULYWhat: Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) Symposium on Location Based Services When: July 11, 2008 Where: 301 Uris Hall, Columbia Business School, 116th & Broadway, NY, NY Time: Contact CITI Speakers: Various Contact: John Heywood, CITI’s Assistant Director, jwh2121@columbia.edu URL: www.columbia.edu What: Mobile Payments World 2008 When: July 9-11, 2008 Where: Swissotel Merchant Court Hotel, Singapore Time: See website Speakers: Various Contact: Contact uparekh@the-infoshop.com URL: www.the-infoshop.com What: CANTO Caribbean Unity Through Connectivity When: July 13-16, 2008 Where: The Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas Time: 6:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Eastern time Speakers: Various Contact: Gloria Manzano, registration@voilameetings.comURL: www.canto.org AUGUST What: 2008 Aspen Summit When: August 17-19, 2008 Where: St. Regis Hotel, Aspen, Colorado Time: See website Speakers: Various Contact: Jane Creel at mail@pff.org URL: www.pff.org QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT If you have questions about NTGTS and CTC, send them to membership@ntgts.org. For technical matters, contact Shelly Haffly at shelly.haffly@mavericksystemscorp.com. SUBSCRIBING AND UNSUBSCRIBING You are receiving this publication because you are a paid member of the organization or expressed interest in subscribing to this publication and/or are interested in receiving information and notices about NTGTS or CTC related events and activities. To subscribe, send a message to membership@ntgts.org with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. To unsubscribe, send a message to membership@ntgts.org with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. When sending us your information, please provide us your full contact details.
Note that unsubscription requests must be sent from exactly the same address as the one you used to subscribe. If you do not remember which address was used to subscribe, please send NTGTS all current e-mail aliases. EDITOR’S COMMENTS Co-Editors: § Jeremy Azif, President & Co-Founder § Jennifer Ullman, Vice President & Co-Founder
We hope that you enjoyed reading this News Flash! We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please send them to membership@ntgts.org. Mission: NTGTS and CTC seek to stimulate friendships, professional cooperation, and respect in order to effectively promote cross-cultural developments and commerce. A further goal is to provide members with the information, resources, and tools that better enable them to take advantage of the developments occurring in the international communications and information technology areas. The organization 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 organization's key goals is to continue expanding and developing into other markets.
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