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The schedule for Cable Show '09. The industry event will be held at the Washington Convention Center from April 1-3 in the nation's capital.
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SCHEDULE FOR THE CABLE SHOW '09
TUESDAY, MARCH 31
Exhibitor Registration - 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Delegate Registration - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Press Registration - 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Cable Courtyard - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
International Business Center - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
10:00 am - TBD
CABLECARES PROGRAMS
See www.thecableshow.com/cablecares for details
7:45 am - 12:00 Cable Positive - Food & Friends and
Metro Teen AIDS
10:00 am - 2:15 pm Hunt Fish Feed at Central Union Mission
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Gospel Music & Feed the Children Distribution at Charles Hart Middle School
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
NCTA State Regional Executive Directors Meeting (invitation only)
Room 206
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
NCTA Key Contact Conference
(Separate sign up required; for Key Contacts only)
Room 207
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Cable Connection Spring - Media Welcome Reception
West Registration Foyer
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Key Contacts & State/Regional Executive Directors
Reception: Arlington & Cabin John Rooms
Dinner: Constitution A
Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street NW
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
Delegate & Exhibitor Registration - 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
Press Registration - 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Cable Courtyard - 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
International Business Center - 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Convention Center VIP Hospitality Suite - 7:30 am to 6:00 pm
Morning
CABLECARES PROGRAMS
See www.thecableshow.com/cablecares for details
7:45 am - 12:00 pm Cable Positive at Metro TeenAIDS and Food & Friends
8:00 am - 12:30 pm Sprucing Up Truesdell Education Center with City Year and Comcast
7:30 am - 7:00 pm
WICT'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Separate registration required. For schedule and session details:
http://www.wict.org/programs/conference/schedule/Pages/default.aspx
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 (continued)
8:00 am - 8:45 am
Cable Show '09 Convention Committee Meeting (Committee only)
Room 140B
8:00 am - 9:00 am
Key Contact Breakfast (Key Contacts only)
Room 207A
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Bloggers' Summit (invitation only)
Room 142
10:00 am - 10:15 am
NCTA Annual Membership Meeting (NCTA Members only)
Room 156
10:15 am - 11:15 am
NCTA Board Meeting (NCTA Members only)
Room 140A
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Walter Kaitz Foundation Diversity Summit (invitation only)
Room 209C
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
NCTA Programmer Committee Meeting (Committee only)
Room 140B
12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
TECHNICAL PAPERS SESSION
01 Quality Matters: Assuring Performance across Multiple Platforms
Room 144
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
NCTA PUBLIC POLICY LUNCH (invitation only)
Room 146
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm
GENERAL SESSION
02 Agenda for the New Media Era
Ballroom
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
EXHIBIT FLOOR OPEN
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
NCTA Corporate Counsel Meeting (NCTA Members only)
Room 140A
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
CablePAC Board Meeting (Committee Members only)
Room 140B
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
03 A New Way There: Cable's Interactive Agenda
Room 143BC
Technical Papers Session
04 Highly Individual: Content Protection and Delivery in the Digital Era
Room 144
05 View from the Hill: Commerce Committee Staffers on Communications Policy
Room 145A
06 21st Century Communications Policy: The Role of the States
Room 145B
07 Jumping Through (Hulu) Hoops: Programming for a New Video Paradigm
Room 147
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
08 Online, On Demand & On TV: Understanding the New Field of Television
Room 143BC
Technical Papers Session
09 Sending the Right Message: Techniques and Technologies for Targeted Advertising
Room 144
Produced in partnership with ACC
10 Community Ties: The Business Rewards of Making a Difference
Room 145A
Produced in partnership with CTAM
11 Economic Elixir: Growing Cable's Business Services Share
Room 145B
12 Econ 101: Creating Value in a Changing Economy
Room 147
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
WICT 30-Year Anniversary Event
Separate ticket purchase if not registered for the WICT Leadership Conference
Room 146
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
International Welcome Reception
L Street Bridge
Sponsored by Cisco
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Cable TV Pioneers' Reception & Dinner (Members Only)
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Please contact Leslie Read at 516-944-0444
THURSDAY, APRIL 2
Delegate & Exhibitor Registration - 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Press Registration - 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
International Business Center - 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Cable Courtyard - 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
Convention Center VIP Hospitality Suite - 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
7:30 am - 12:30 pm
WICT'S LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Separate registration required. For schedule and session details:
http://www.wict.org/programs/conference/schedule/Pages/default.aspx
7:30 am - 9:00 am
"Multicultural TV: Is It Cable's Competitive Edge?"
Room 152
Partnership Breakfast hosted by Multichannel News and B&C
Separate registration required - please contact Sandy Friedman at 646.746.6740 or safriedman@reedbusiness.com
8:00 am - 9:15 am
CABLEPAC BREAKFAST (Club Members only)
Room 146
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Cable Europe Breakfast
Room 204A
Hosted by NCTA & Cable Europe
8:00 am - 9:15 am
Mastermedia International Seminar
"Understanding the $1.2 Trillion Christian Community Market"
Room 209C
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
CABLE CARES ABOUT DIVERSITY
Room 154
Sponsored by the Walter Kaitz Foundation & NAMIC
Separate registration required. For schedule and session details:, call the Kaitz Foundation at 202-222-2490.
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
CABLELABS LAW & TECHNOLOGY SEMINARS
CableLabs Members only. Sign up at www.CableLabs.com
Room 207B
9:30 am - 10:45 am
GENERAL SESSION
13 Navigating a Communications Revolution
Ballroom
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
EXHIBIT FLOOR OPEN
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Produced in partnership with CableLabs
14 Inventing Tomorrow: Innovations for a New Marketplace
Room 143BC
Technical Papers Session
15 Scaling for Tomorrow: New Approaches to Video Encoding
Room 144
16 View from the Hill: Judiciary Committee Staffers on Communications Policy
Room 145A
Produced in partnership with CTAM
17 Plugged In: Ethernet's Role in Driving Business Services Market Share
Room 145B
Produced in partnership with CAB
18 Advertising 360: The Viewer Gets into the Picture
Room 147
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
NCTA PUBLIC POLICY LUNCH (Invitation Only)
Room 146
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
NCTA Finance & Operations Committee Meeting & Lunch
Room 140A
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
"Engaging the Consumer: Opportunities & Challenges in the Evolution of TV"
Room 152
Partnership Lunch hosted by Parks Associates
This event requires a separate registration. Register to attend at www.parksassociates.com/cableshow.
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Technical Papers Session
19 The Invisible Network: Wireless Broadband in the Home...and Out of It
Room 144
20 Stating the Case: Business Contributions of IT Management
Room 145A
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
NCTA Rural & Small Operators Committee Meeting (Members only)
Room 140B
2:00 pm - 3:00 p.m.
CABLE POSITIVE POWER AWARDS PRESENTATION
Booth 2903
THURSDAY, APRIL 2 (continued)
2:30 pm - 3:45 pm
MANAGEMENT & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Produced in partnership with CAB
21 Advertising's Great Enabler: Unleashing the Power of the Set-Top Box
Room 143BC
22 You Must Remember This: Affiliate-Network Partnerships Live On
Room 144
23 13 (+1) Things CIOs Must Do to Survive & Prosper During this Recession
Room 145A
24 Where Policies Meet Packets: Government's Role in Broadband Progression
Room 145B
Produced in partnership with SCTE
25 Cable Technology and the Platform for Change
Room 147
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
GENERAL SESSION
26 Prime Time in the Global Village
Ballroom
5:15 pm - 6:30 pm
NCTA & SCTE Technology Networking Reception
Broadband Nation - Booth #100
Please RSVP at www.thecableshow.com/register
Sponsored by ARRIS
FRIDAY, APRIL 3
Delegate & Exhibitor Registration - 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
Press Registration - 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
International Business Center - 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
Cable Courtyard - 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
Convention Center VIP Hospitality Suite - 7:30 am to 3:00 pm
7:00 am - 8:30 am
NAMIC ANNUAL AWARDS BREAKFAST
Grand Ballroom - Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street, NW
Separate registration & ticket required. (need info)
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
SCTE CONFERENCE ON EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ®
Room 202
Separate sign up required at www.thecableshow.com/register
8:00 am - 9:30 am
Asia Breakfast
Room 204A
8:30 am - 9:30 am
PUBLIC POLICY BREAKFAST (invitation only)
Room 146
8:30 am - 9:30 am
MANAGEMENT SESSION
27 OSS & BSS: Transforming the Back Office to Capitalize on New Growth Opportunities
Room 145A
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
KAITZ FOUNDATION SUPPLIER DIVERSITY PROGRAM
Room 154
Separate sign up required at www.walterkaitz.org/supplierdiversity
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Produced in partnership with CAB
GENERAL SESSION
28 Economics of a New Advertising Era
Ballroom
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
NCTA Finance & Operations Committee Meeting
Room 140A
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
EXHIBIT FLOOR OPEN
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
MANAGEMENT SESSIONS
29 Air Play: Cable's Wide-Open Wireless Future
Room 143BC
30 Now Approaching Tomorrow: Technology Takes Me There
Room 145A
31 Strategies for Success: Creative Approaches to Service Bundling in Smaller Markets
Room 145B
Produced in partnership with CTAM
32 Welcome to the Jungle: Marketing to Win
Room 147
33 If We Build It, Will They Log On: Barriers to Broadband Adoption & Use
Room 151B
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
MANAGEMENT DEEP DIVE SESSION
34 How Are We Doing? New Measurement Approaches for Shaping Customer Care
Room 144
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
PUBLIC POLICY LUNCH (Invitation Only)
Room 146
FRIDAY, APRIL 3 (continued)
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
MANAGEMENT SESSION
35 Crafting the Code: Software's Rising Profile in Cable Operations
Room 145A
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
"Online Video: Where's the Money"
Room 148
Partnership Lunch hosted by CableFAX
Separate registration required. For registration information, please email pbenko@accessintel.com
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
MANAGEMENT SESSIONS
36 Part 1: A Day in the Media Life: Implications for Advertisers
Produced in partnership with CAB
Part 2: A Day in the Media Life: Implications for Marketers and Programmers
Produced in partnership with CTAM
Room 143BC
37 The Big Switch: Digital Transformation in the Global Arena
Room 145A
38 Agency Agenda: FCC & Other Agencies on Communications Policy
Room 145B
39 They've Got Issues: State & Local Policy Roundtables
Room 152
3:00 pm - 4:45 pm
Vanguard Awards Reception and Ceremony
Separate ticket purchase required www.thecableshow.com/vanguardawards
Room 146
8:00 pm -
BATTLE OF THE BANDS CHARITY FUNDRAISER
Ballroom
Attendance by ticket only.
Sponsored by Cisco, Motorola and Turner Broadcasting
SUNDAY, APRIL 5
MONDAY, APRIL 6
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
CTAM RESEARCH CONFERENCE
Separate registration required. For schedule and session details:
http://www.ctam.com/conferences/research/index.html The Cable Show '09 - Convention Schedule - All details are subject to change. Page 5
VANGUARD AWARDS
People have made this industry what it is today. Our challenge is to determine the best of the creators, the innovators and the risk-takers, and to honor them for their achievements. The men and women who are nominated and selected for our industry's national awards are people who excel both in business and in personal commitment to their colleagues. Without exception, they display the multi-dimensional talents of exceptional leadership. They set the example for all of us in their commitment to human rights, employee development and encouragement of minority involvement in all aspects of the industry. All our national awards recognize these broad-based leadership qualities.
The Vanguard Awards are the most prestigious awards presented by the NCTA. Award winners are nominated by the NCTA membership and selected by an Awards Committee composed of members from NCTA Board of Directors as well as former award winners.
Distinguished Vanguard Award for Leadership (Man)
Rocco B. Commisso, Chairman & CEO
Mediacom Communications Corporation
Distinguished Vanguard Award for Leadership (Woman)
Nomi Bergman, President
Bright House Networks
Vanguard Award for Cable Operations Management
Dinni Jain, President & COO
Insight Communications, Inc.
Vanguard Award for Programmers
Jim Walton, President - CNN Worldwide
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Vanguard Award for Associates & Affiliates
Robert Stanzione, Chairman & CEO
ARRIS, Inc.
Vanguard Award for Science & Technology
Jay Rolls, Senior Vice President - Technology Development
Cox Communications, Inc.
Vanguard Award for Government & Community Relations
Bonnie Hathaway, Vice President of Public Affairs
Time Warner Cable
Vanguard Award for Marketing
Sean R.H. Bratches, Executive Vice President - Sales and Marketing
ESPN, Inc.
Vanguard Award for Young Leadership
Charlie Collier, President & General Manager
AMC
