North Dallas Chamber of Commerce Annual Telecommunications Conference 2009

On December 4, 2009, the North Texas Global Telecommunications Society (NTGTS) will once again serve as a co-sponsor of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce's (NDCC) Annual Telecommunications Conference.  This year's conference, will take place at the Westin Park Central Hotel, 12720 Merit Drive, Dallas, TX from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.  The conference is designed to provide insight as to what we can imagine the future of the telecommunications industry will be like.  Presentations will touch on:  PUC sunset review:  is there a role for state telecom regulation; 4G and beyond:  what’s new and what’s next for home and the workplace; and what does the future hold for telecom.     

We would like to draw your attention to the distinguished keynote speaker of the conference, State Representative Burt Solomons, Chairman, State Affairs Committee.  Representative Solomons will discuss “Asking the Right Questions:  Preparing for Sunset Review.” 

In addition to the keynote speaker, there will be an interactive panel session on “Emerging Devices and Services featuring, Michael Bennett, Executive Director, Consumer & Government Affairs, AT&T Services, Inc.; Mark Pecan, Vice President, Advanced Technology, Research in Motion; John Reeder, Senior Product Manager for Mobility in the Voice Technology Group, Cisco Systems, and a representative from Time Warner Cable. 

Tentative Closing speaker will be Jeff Wacker, EDS Fellow and Futurist at EDS, an HP Company. 

This year's conference sponsors include the following: Platinum Sponsors:  AT&T, Chalker Flores, LLP, Dallas Business Journal, DeVry University, Jackson Walker L.L.P. and Time Warner Cable.  Silver Sponsors:  Executive Press, North Texas Global Telecommunications Society, and Microsoft.

As a NTGTS/CTC member, you can register for this conference at the Chamber member rate of $40.00 per person before and after the registration deadline of November 25.  You can register by calling 214-368-6485, going on-line at www.ndcc.org or fax a registration form to 214-691-5584.  You can also pay at the door.  Non-Member Price is $50 per person. 

Please register soon as space is limited and is likely to sell out!