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The NTGTS/CTC News Flash is an electronic bulletin designed to keep you informed of North Texas Global Telecommunications Society (NTGTS) and Communications and Technology Connections (CTC) programs and activities.

To view past issues, see
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-           President’s Message

-           DC Telecom Society Announces Launch of Women’s Special Interest Group

-           Call for Speakers

-           Membership Drive

-           Jobs, Resources, and More

-           Audio Conferencing/Webinar Services Needed

-           Industry Events of Interest

-           Questions and Support

-           Subscribing/Unsubscribing

-           Editor’s Comments

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 

Dear Members, 

Happy Belated New Year!   I hope you have been doing very well and your year has been off to a terrific start!  As you already know, the holiday season is a time to reflect and take a break and the organization did just that.  We are now back and are feeling refreshed.  The organization’s leadership recently met to discuss and work on the 2011 Strategic Plan.  We also have been diligently working on our 2011 Events Calendar to bring you quality programming. 

We also recently have brought several senior industry executives on to our leadership team.  We want to welcome Edward B.T. Sun, Chairman and CEO of Sun Global LLC, based in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Tom Spackman, CEO, XC Networks, based in Dallas, Texas to our Advisory Board.   Please be on the lookout for separate press releases related to Edward and Tom’s appointments to our Advisory Board.   We are always seeking charismatic, motivated, and committed industry professionals to help take the organization to the next level.  If you are interested in supporting the team, please contact president@ntgts.org by March 10. 

The organization also recently launched its women’s special interest group.  The DC Chapter, CTC, is holding a Networking Reception on March 28 at the Fairmont Hotel to celebrate the launch of this group.  In addition, the group recently formed a LinkedIn Group.  Besides this LinkedIn Group, we also have a general NTGTS/CTC group on LinkedIn.  I encourage you to join these two groups and benefit from the discussions and other activities that they offer.  Our LinkedIn Groups can be found at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=887307 and http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=3797069. 

I also want to welcome our new intern, Pankaj Sachdeva, who is currently studying at Southern Methodist University (SMU), Cox School of Business, pursuing his MBA, to our Internship Program.  Pankaj will be supporting the organization until the end of May 2011.  We look forward to his contributions. 

As you can see, we continue to stay busy.  I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at our upcoming events. 

My very best,Jeremy L. Azif 

DC TELECOM SOCIETY ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF WOMEN’S SPECIAL INTEREST

GROUP

Communications and Technology Connections (CTC)-Washington, DC will host a Networking Reception at The Loggia at The Fairmont, located at 2401 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037 on Monday, March 28, 2011 from 6:30-8:30 p.m.   The event is open and free for all members and non-members.

According to CTC president Jeremy L. Azif, "We believe our new special interest group will enhance our organization and allow senior women in the telecommunications and high-tech sectors to network regularly with other executives from the industry."

Please RSVP by Monday, March 14 to programs@ntgts.org.  Please provide your full contact details and the contact information for your guest(s).  

Complimentary appetizers will be provided.  There will be a cash bar with drink specials offered.  

The hotel is located near the Foggy Bottom and DuPont Metro Stations.  The event may be located outside in the hotel's exquisite courtyard, weather permitting.  For more information about the hotel, see http://www.fairmont.com/washington/GuestServices/Restaurants/TheLoggia.htm?wbc_purpose=Basic&WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublished.

For more information about this event, please visit:  www.ctconnections.org.

About Communications and Technology Connections (CTC)-Washington, D.C. 

CALL FOR SPEAKERS

Deadline – March 10

NTGTS/CTC is presently seeking speakers for its 2011 Events Calendar.  We are seeking speakers who can address topics in the following suggested areas:

·        Home Entertainment and Lifestyle Technologies

·        Wireless Communications

·        Emerging Technologies

·        What is happening with Technology and the Environment?

·        Potential of Cloud Computing, Shifts to all IP-Networks

·        Managed Network Services:  UC, FMC, M2M

·        Virtualization:  Challenges, Market Trends, Server/Application, Hardware

·        International Telecommunications Issues and Trends

·        Video and Telepresence

·        Converged Communications

·        Rural Mobility Issues

·        Comparative Broadband Trends

·        M&A Activity/Consolidation

·        Smart Grids and Going Green

·        Security & Privacy Issues – Content, Data, Internet

·        Key Regulatory and Market Trends

·        Proliferation of Smart Devices – What is next? Who is ahead of the curve?

If you are interested and/or have a colleague who is interested in presenting to our membership, please complete the on-line form at http://www.ntgts.org/component/option,com_facileforms/Itemid,68/ by March 10.

If you have another topic(s) in mind that would benefit our membership, please provide us your suggestions to programs@ntgts.org. 

Once we receive your information, we will review it and then a member of our team will contact you shortly.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE 

Have we recently heard from you?  If you have let your membership lapse, we want to retain you as a member.  If you meant to renew, you can renew your membership at http://www.ntgts.org/zenCart/index.php and sign up for the membership tier that best suits your needs.  Prompt payment of your dues will allow you to continue to enjoy all the benefits of your membership without disruption.

The organization has not increased membership dues for several years and comparing our dues to other similar organizations, our dues are reasonable.  Our dues allow the organization to keep pace with costs and improve our abilities to better serve the membership.  For more details on membership categories, see http://www.ntgts.org/content/blogsection/6/69/.

If you have any questions, please contact Roberto Fanini, Membership Director, at membership@ntgts.org.  

JOBS, RESOURCES AND MORE 

JOBS Top Dog Recruiting has new positions.  For the latest jobs, see their website at www.topdog-inc.com.  To e-mail Top Dog, contact them at info@topdog-inc.com. 

Metro Staffing Inc. based in Florida is recruiting for several openings.  Openings include:  Wireless Sales Manager; Wireless Director; and Enterprise Positions.  Positions are located in Houston, Atlanta, Boston, Maryland, Charlotte, and Alabama.  Please contact Mr. Joe Evelina, President, SR Recruiter at jevelina@aol.com or 407-889-7060.  You can also contact Mr. Chris Evelina, VP/SR Recruiter at chrisevelina@aol.com or 201-522-5478.   

Hot Careers is recruiting for a position in Winston-Salem, NC area.  For more information contact, careers@hotcareers.com.  Please reference position number:  84150 when e-mailing Hot Careers.  For more information, go to www.hotcareers.com. 

CALL FOR PAPERS

June Dossier of Communications and Strategies is seeking papers focused on “A Single Market for e-Communications?”  Full papers are welcome until April 4.  Please contact the Managing Editor, Ms. Sophie Nigon, at s.nigon@idate.org. 

FTTH Council is seeking papers for their September 26-30, 2011 Conference in Orlando, Florida.  For questions, contact speakerliaison@legendconferences.com or 613-226-9988 ext. 4.    Conference details can be found at www.ftthcnference.com.

2^nd PHD Seminar of ITS is seeking papers for its September 2011 Hungary Conference.  Contact Dr. Erik

Bohlin at erik.bohlin@chalmers.se or Dr. Brigitte Preissl at b.preissl@zbw.eu.  You can also find more information at www.itsworld.org.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming Conference is also seeking papers for its October 10, 2011 ICT Demand and Investment event.  Please send abstracts to james.alleman@colorado.edu.  Abstracts are due by May 16. 

Organizations and Social Network Sites Workshop taking place in June 2011 in Brisbane, Australia is seeking papers on or by April 1.  For more details, go to http://ct2011.urbaninformatics.net or contact steinfie@msu.edu or mhusman@feweb.vu.nl.

Washington, DC Regional Conference on Internet Governance is seeking papers for its May 5-6, 2011 event at American University.  For details, go to http://giga-net.org or contact Mueller@syr.edu.

MARKET RESEARCH REPORTS AND INDUSTRY RESOURCES 

One of several important themes that resulted from the Mobile World Congress is the adoption of small cells and integrated RAN solutions to support 4G airlinks.  In-Stat research on this topic can be found at www.instat.com or contact Ms. Elaine Potter at epotter@in-stat.com or 480-483-4441 for the report details. 

Do you know the top 10 security concerns for Cloud Computing?  To learn more, see www.itwhitepapers.com.  See the report about Cloud Computing Attacks. 

The first issue of the Journal of Information Policy is now available.  You can find it at www.jip-online.org.  For more information, contact Dr. Richard Taylor, Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Information Policy, at rdt4@psu.edu.   

Do you want to know about the results of 2010 Top Ten Telecom Forecasts?  If so, see Information Gatekeepers’ (IGI) report recently released.  For more information about this report, see igigroup.com or contact Dr. Hui Pan at hpan@igigroup.com or 617-782-5033.  Also, IGI recently announced that you can search IGI publication archives via Google ebooks.  You can also read the publications on mobile devices.   

AMERICAN UNIVERISTY CAREER CENTER SPRING 2011 JOB AND INTERNSHIP FAIR

The American University Career Center is holding a Spring 2011 Job and Internship Fair on Thursday, March 24 from 1-4 PM.  For questions, contact Ms. Elaine Salisbury, Employer Services and Events Specialist, at esalisb@american.edu.  You can also call her at 202-885-1804. 

AUDIO CONFERENCING/WEBINAR SERVICES NEEDED 

Audio Conferencing - NTGTS has discussed providing an option for members to participate in meetings and programs remotely via a conference call bridge.  We are offering an opportunity for interested individuals or corporations to sponsor a new call bridge or donate a Conference Call Bridge number that may already exist within the respective company for the use of NTGTS events.  Interested parties that would like to sponsor the Conference Bridge should contact president@ntgts.org.

Webinar Hosting - The Leadership of NTGTS has also considered hosting Webinars on topics of interest.  The Webinars can be via WebEx or other tools currently available.  Interested parties that would like to sponsor either a single or series of Webinars, including donating a currently owned license to WebEx, Live Meeting, or other such tools should contact president@ntgts.org.

INDUSTRY EVENTS OF INTEREST 

What:  SAIS Japan Freedom of Information Act Program

When:  March 2, 2011

Where:  Rome Building, #806, SAIS, 1619 Massachusetts, Avenue, NW, 8^th Floor, Washington, DC

Time:  4:30-6PM

RSVP to Ms. Mika Brooks at Reischauer@jhu.edu

What:  BCIU and USTDA Vietnam Briefing

When:  March 3, 2011

Where:  Offices of USTDA, 1000 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1600, Arlington, VA

Time: 9AM-1PM

RSVP to Nina Kundra at n-kundra@bciu.org

What:  Potomac Tech Wire Social Media Outlook 2011

When:  March 4, 2011

Where:  Ritz Carlton, Tyson Corner, VA

Information:  www.potomactechwire.com

What:  TelecomHub Mixer with XO Communications CEO and President

When:  March 7, 2011

Where:  Teqcorner, 3^rd Floor Conference Center, 1616 Anderson Road, McLean, VA 22102

Time:  6-8PM

Contact:  telecomhub@yahoo.com

What:  FTTH Council Workshop on All-Fiber Networks

When:  March 16, 2011

Where:  Nashville, TN

Contact:  media@ftthcouncil.org

What:  Dallas Chapter of Tie “Wine with TWINE”

When:  March 24, 2011

Where:  Hilton Garden Inn, Lewisville Convention Center, 785 SH 121 Bypass, Lewisville, TX 75067

Time:  6-8PM

Questions:  pratima.rao@linkednets.com

Register at http://tinyurl.com/TWINEDallas 2011

What:  International Institute of Communications (IIC) Telecommunications and Media Forum

When:  April 13-14, 2011

Where:  Brussels, Belgium

What:  CTTE 2011 Conference

When:  May 16-18, 2011

Where:  Berlin, Germany

Information:  www.ctte-conference.org

What:  10^th ICMB 2011 Conference

When:  June 20-21, 2011

Where:  Como, Italy

Information:  www.mbusiness2011.org

What:  OECD Internet Economy

When:  June 28-29, 2011

Where:  Paris, France

Information:  www.oecd.org/ict

QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT 

If you have questions about NTGTS/CTC, send them to membership@ntgts.org. 

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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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