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27th ANNUAL MTA SHOWCASE

AGENDA

December 3 - 4, 2008
Holiday Inn Grand Montana ~ Convention Center
Billings, MT

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2

Noon - 4:00 p.m. Exhibitor Registration Desk Open, Convention Center

Noon - 9:00 p.m. Exhibitor Set-up (with Rental Aide Center), Convention 
                         Center


WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3
  
  7:00 a.m.  Registration Desk Open & Hosted Breakfast, Convention
                  Center

  8:00 a.m Welcome -- Brett Mosby, Co-Chair
                  Introductions -- Leighton Petersen, Co-Chair
                  MTA Welcome -- Geoff Feiss, MTA General Manager
 

  8:30 a.m.  Opening Entertainment - Comedian, Eric Haines
 
  9:30 a.m.  Seminars Begin & Exhibits Open
 
 
SEMINARS ~ TENT A
(seminars run concurrent)
 
  9:30 a.m.   FTTH and its Impact on Network Transport Bandwidth
                   Requirements; Pannaway Networks
 
10:30 a.m.   Naviagting new GPS Technology: Shortcuts for Improved
                   Management; Mapcom
 
11:30 a.m.   Carrier Ethernet: From Deployment to Service Assurance;
                   EXFO


12:30 p.m.   Group Lunch
 
  1:30 p.m.   Managing CPE with TR069: New Possibilities in Broadband
                   Deployments; ClearAccess
 
  2:30 p.m.    Understanding Deep Fiber Architectures & the Effect of
                    IP/Ethernet on Access Networks; Tellabs
 
  3:30 p.m.    FTTP: Fiber Design for Outside Plant & MDU Services:
                    ADC
 
  4:30 p.m.    10 Gbps and Beyond; Optelian
 
5:30-6:30 p.m.  Vendor Hosted Hospitality Hour
 
 
SEMINARS ~ TENT B
 
 9:30 a.m.   10 Gbps and Beyond; Optelian
 
10:30 a.m.   FTTP: Fiber Design for Outside Plant & MDU Services:
                  ADC
 
11:30 a.m.   Understanding Deep Fiber Architectures & the Effect of
                   IP/Ethernet on Access Networks; Tellabs
 
12:30 pm.    Group Lunch
 
  1:30 p.m.   Naviagting new GPS Technology: Shortcuts for Improved
                   Management; Mapcom
 
  2:30 p.m.   FTTH and its Impact on Network Transport Bandwidth
                   Requirements; Pannaway Networks
 
  3:30 p.m.   Managing CPE with TR069: New Possibilities in Broadband
                   Deployments; ClearAccess
 
  4:30 p.m.   Carrier Ethernet: From Deployment to Service Assurance;
                   EXFO
 
5:30-6:30 p.m.  Vendor Hosted Hospitality Hour
 
  
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4
 
  7:00 a.m.  Registration Desk Open & Hosted Breakfast, Convention
                  Center

  7:30 a.m.  Plant Supervisors & Vendors Meeting - Tent B

  8:00 a.m.  Seminars Begin & Exhibits Open

 
 SEMINARS ~ TENT A
(seminars run concurrent)

  8:00 a.m.   Video (IPTV) - is it worth it?  Falcon

  9:00 a.m.   How to Take a Bite Out of Broadband Deployments: Cost
                   Savomgs Methodologies; Clearfield
 
10:00 a.m.   FTTH Deployment Challenges & Test Solutions; EXFO
 
11:00 a.m.  Key Decision Points for FTTH Implementation; 3M Company
  
12:00 p.m.  Door Prizes and Scholarship Raffle
 
12:15 p.m.  Adjourn & Vendor Tear Down
 
SEMINARS ~ TENT B
 
   8:00 a.m.  FTTH Deployment Challenges & Test Solutions; EXFO
  
   9:00 a.m.  Key Decision Points for FTTH Implementation; 3M Company
 
 10:00 a.m.  Video (IPTV) - is it worth it?  Falcon
 
 11:00 a.m.  How tp Take a Bite Out of Broadband Deployments: Cost
                   Savings Methodologies; Clearfield
 
 12:00 p.m.  Door Prizes & Scholarship Raffle
 
 12:15 p.m.  Adjourn & Vendor Tear Down

 

 
 

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