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EGISTRATION
Exhibitor Registration open 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Academic Seminar Registration open 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
10:30 - 5:15 p.m.
NATIONAL CABLE TV CENTER & MUSEUM
ACADEMIC SEMINAR (separate registration required)
• 10:30 - 11:45 a.m. Cable/Telecommunication Curriculum Roundtable
Room S102A, Level 1
• 12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Awards Luncheon
Room S102BC, Level 1
• 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. NCTA Legislative & Regulatory Update on Cable Telecommunications
Room S102A, Level 1
• 2:45 - 4:00 p.m. Human Resources Roundtable
Room S102A, Level 1
• 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. Research Poster Session
Room S102D, Level 1
SUNDAY, JUNE 13
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REGISTRATION
Exhibitor Registration open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Delegate Registration open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Press Registration (S406 Lobby) open 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
International Lounge (S406B) open 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
NCTA COMMITTEE AND OTHER MEETINGS
• 8:00 - 9:00 Convention Committee Meeting (members only)
Room S102BC, Level 1
• 8:30 - 12:00 State Regional Executive Directors Breakfast & Meeting (invitation only)
Room S103BC, Level 1
• 10:00 - 10:30 Associates Annual Membership Meeting (members only)
Room S102D, Level 1
• 10:30 - 11:00 Program Networks Annual Membership Meeting (members only)
Room S103A, Level 1
Ballots may be picked up from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
• 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Congressional Seminar & Brunch (invitation only)
Grand Ballroom A, Level 1
• 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Network PR Contacts Meeting
Room S102BC, Level 1
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
MULTICHANNEL NEWS INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT
(separate registration required)
Room S105, Level 1
9:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
NATIONAL CABLE TV CENTER & MUSEUM
ACADEMIC SEMINAR (separate registration required)
• 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. New Service Rollouts: Challenges & Opportunities
Room S102A, Level 1
• 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. Industry Keynote
Room S102A, Level 1
• 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Cable/Telecommunication Programming Dialogue
Room S102A, Level 1
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OPENING PLENARY SESSION
"Looking Back/Looking Forward: Year in Review and Outlook for the Future"
Location: Arie Crown Theater, McCormick Place
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.<Picture>
SPECIAL SEMINARS
• Internet 2, too
Click Here For Audio!
Room S401A, Level 4
• Cable Marketing: What You Didn't Know
Room S401BCD, Level 4
• How to Transition from Analog to Digital - Technology
Room S403AB, Level 4
• Nonfiction Programming: Cable Documents Worldwide Success
Room S404ABC, Level 4
5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Press Welcome Reception
Vista Room Lobby, Level 4
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
NCTA International Welcome Reception & Private Tour of Special Exhibit
Grand Ballroom A, Level 1
MONDAY, JUNE 14
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REGISTRATION
Exhibitor Registration open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Delegate Registration open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Press Registration (S406 Lobby) open 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
International Lounge (S406B) open 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
CablePAC Breakfast (Club members only)
Grand Ballroom BC, Level 1
8:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Breakfast Session for International Delegates
Speaker: Christie Hefner, President & Chief Executive Officer, Playboy Enterprises
Room N427, Level 4
9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
OPENING GENERAL SESSION:
"Enter the Broadband Millenium"
Speaker: C. Michael Armstrong
Chairman & CEO, AT&T
Location: Arie Crown Theatre
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
• Financial Implications of Broadband Service
Room N426ABC, Level 4
• Digital-Us It Would Take This Long?
Room S401A, Level 4
• Customer Retention: Get a Grip!
Room S401BCD, Level 4
• Local Weather Forecast: Regional News Reigns
Room S402AB, Level 4
• How to Transition from Analog to Digital: Management
Room S403AB, Level 4
• The State of the States
Room S404ABC, Level 4
• Beyond Today's Topologies (technical session)
Room S501AB, Level 5
• Home Area Networking (technical session)
Room S501CD, Level 5
11:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Exhibit Floor Open (Exclusive Hours: 12:30-4:00 p.m.)
11:00 a.m. Exhibit Hall Ribbon Cutting
11:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Experience - THE BROADBAND EXPERIENCE
Grand Ballroom A, Level 1
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
HUMAN RESOURCES ROUNDTABLES
(boxed lunches will be provided)
Room N427, Level 4
• The People Chase: Attracting and Retaining Qualified Diverse Employees
• Retaining the Best, Training the Rest: Compensating and Training Your Workforce
• Managing Virtual Workforce Needs: Flextime, Telecommuting, and Job Sharing
• Legal Pitfalls: Trends, Issues and Potential Problems in Today's Environment
12:30 - 4:00 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETINGS & LUNCHES
• 12:30 - 2:00 Public Policy Lunch (invitation only)
Grand Ballroom BC, Level 1
• 2:00 - 3:45 Kaitz Foundation Board Meeting (members only)
Room S102BC, Level 1
• 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Corporate Counsel Meeting
(NCTA members only)
Room S102D, Level 1
• 2:30 - 4:00 NCTA Accounting Committee Meeting (members only)
Room S102A, Level 1
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
• Let's Get Series-us!
Room N426ABC, Level 4
• Blackbeard's Ghost... Case Studies on International Piracy
Room S404ABC, Level 4
• Science Friction: Easing the Road Ahead
Room S401A, Level 4
• Washington Insiders on Telecommunications
Room S401BCD, Level 4
• Help Wanted: Retail Experience Required
Room S402AB, Level 4
• Introducing High Speed Data Services - Management
Room S403AB, Level 4
• Internet Topics (technical session)
Room S501AB, Level 5
• High Tech Testing (technical session)
Room S501CD, Level 5
TUESDAY, JUNE 15
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REGISTRATION
Exhibitor Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Delegate Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Press Registration (S406 Lobby) open 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
International Lounge (S406B) open 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
7:00 - 9:15 p.m.
BREAKFAST SESSIONS & MEETINGS
• 7:00 a.m. NAMIC Breakfast (separate registration required)
Location: Sheraton Hotel
• 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Public Policy Breakfast (invitation only)
Grand Ballroom BC, Level 1
• 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. New England Association Breakfast & Meeting (invitation only)
Room S102A, Level 1
• 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. Advertising Industry Breakfast & Welcome (invitation only)
Room N427, Level 4
8:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
CABLE AND EDUCATION FORUM (invitation only)
• 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Cable & Education Forum Registration
Grand Concourse
• 8:30 - 9:15 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Welcome and Overview
Grand Ballroom A, Level 1
• 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. Session 1 - "Professional Development: Bridging the Training Gap"
Grand Ballroom A, Level 1
• 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Session 2 - "Cable & Education: What Makes a Successful Partnership"
Room S101, Level 1
• 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch - "Cable's School Lunch Program"
Grand Ballroom BC, Level 1
• 2:15 - 3:45 p.m. Tour of Convention Floor
• 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. Session 3 - "A Conversation on Education: Priorities & Challenges"
Room S101, Level 1
• 5:15 - 6:30 p.m. Reception in honor of Cable in the Classroom's 10th Anniversary
Grand Ballroom BC
9:30 - 10:45 a.m.
TUESDAY GENERAL SESSION:
"Cable's Turn at the Century"
Location: Arie Crown Theatre
10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Experience - THE BROADBAND EXPERIENCE
Grand Ballroom A, Level 1
11:00 - 12:15 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
• Visions for the Future
Room N426ABC, Level 4
• 1st Amendment in the Age of Cyberspace
Room S401A, Level 4
• It's 11 O'clock: Do You Know Where Your Target Is?
Room S401BCD, Level 4
• Service and Competition: The Real Deal
Room S402AB, Level 4
• How to Transition from Analog to Digital - Marketing
Room S403AB, Level 4
• The New VODeville
Room S404ABC, Level 4
• New Twists on Fiber (technical session)
Room S501AB, Level 5
• Topics in Broadband Data Networking (technical session)
Room S501CD, Level 5
11:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Exhibit Floor Open (Exclusive Hours: 12:30 - 4:00 p.m.)
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
CO-AX THE EXPERTS: FCC Roundtables (boxed lunches will be provided)
Room N427, Level 4
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
PUBLIC POLICY LUNCH:
"Cable's School Lunch Program" (invitation only)
Grand Ballroom BC, Level 1
12:30 - 5:00 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETINGS & LUNCHES
• 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. NCTA/NATOA Lunch (invitation only)
Room S104, Level 1
• 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. ISSO Committee Meeting & Lunch
Room S102A, Level 1
• 12:30 - 2:30 Accounting Committee Meeting & Lunch
Room S102BC, Level 1
• 2:00 - 4:00 COST Committee Meeting (members only)
Room S105BC, Level 1
• 2:15 - 2:45 Systems Annual Membership Meeting (members only)
Room S103A, Level1
Ballots may be picked up from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.
• 3:00 - 4:00 Satellite Network Committee Meeting (members only)
Room S103D, Level 1
• 4:00 - 5:00 Cable in the Classroom Board Meeting (members only)
Room S102BC, Level 1
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
• Local Programming - Voice of the Community
Room S401A, Level 4
• Local Ad Sales
Room N426ABC, Level 4
• From Pictures to Voice: Cable's Graduation to Telephony
Room S401BCD, Level 4
• Hail to the Chiefs
Room S402AB, Level 4
• Introducing High Speed Data Services - Marketing
Room S403AB, Level 4
• The Business of Programming
Room S404ABC, Level 4
• Optimizing Return Path Performance (technical session)
Room S501AB, Level 5
• Improve Bandwidth Efficiency with Software (technical session)
Room S501CD, Level 5
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Reception in Honor of Cable in the Classroom's 10th Anniversary (invitation only)
Grand Ballroom BC, Level 1
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16
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REGISTRATION
Exhibitor Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Delegate Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Press Registration (S406 Lobby) open 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
International Lounge (S406B) open 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. p.m.
7:00 - 9:00 a.m.
WICT Accolades Breakfast
Location: Sheraton Hotel
9:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Exhibit Floor Open (Exclusive Hours: 9:00 - 11:30 a.m.)
9:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Experience - THE BROADBAND EXPERIENCE
Grand Ballroom A, Level 1
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
NCTA Music Licensing Committee Meeting (committee members only)
Room S102D, Level 1
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
• The Best Regulatory Practices in the States
Room S401A, Level 4
• Detailing the Details
Room S402AB, Level 4
• Interactivity that Really Works
Room S401BCD, Level 4
• Strategies for Success: New Revenue Opportunities for Small Systems
Room S403AB, Level 4
• Advanced Customer Care and Management (technical session)
Room S501CD, Level 5
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Vanguard Awards Reception & Lunch (invitation only)
Room E353AB, Lakeside Building
1:00 - 3:15 p.m.
VANGUARD AWARDS, LUNCH & CLOSING GENERAL SESSION
1:00 - 1:30 p.m. "Taste of Chicago" Buffet Lunch (open to registered delegates)
Arie Crown Lobby
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Vanguard Awards Ceremony
Arie Crown Theater
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. Closing General Session
Speaker: Rupert Murdoch, Chairman & Chief Executive, The News Corporation Limited
Arie Crown Theater
3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
NCTA Board of Directors' Meeting
Room E256, Lakeside Building |
