SCTE Announcements
Registration is Under Way for SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2006! SCTE’s annual flagship event will roll into Denver Tuesday through Friday, June 20-23. Get your name on the books today! Details and registration are now available at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo Web site—http://expo.scte.org. Attention L&D Professionals: Train Your Eyes on June 20 The SCTE Conference on Broadband Learning & Development is set for Tuesday, June 20, in Denver. This special event is held in conjunction with SCTE’s Cable-Tec Expo 2006. Get details and register today for the SCTE Conference on Broadband Learning & Development at http://expo.scte.org. Will You be Attending SCTE’s Network Management Symposium Next Week? Join us next Thursday, March 9, in San Francisco and explore end-to-end requirements for complete network operations management during the one-day, hot-topic event. Details and registration are available online and space is limited. http://www.scte.org/content/index.cfm?pID=1433 Vote in the Important 2006 SCTE Board Election It’s election time at SCTE. Vote either online or by paper ballot. Ten board seats are up for election. Read up on the candidates and make your voice heard today at http://www.scte.org/content/index.cfm?pID=970. If you have not received your election packet in the mail, contact SCTE at 800-542-5040. ‘The DOCSIS M-CMTS Architecture’ That’s the topic of the next SCTE Live Learning event, set for Wednesday, March 15, at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Free to SCTE members. Registration is required, and "seats" are limited. SCTE Live Learning is sponsored by Cisco Systems, Fujitsu, Motorola, and Scientific-Atlanta. Archived recordings are available to SCTE members only, and at no cost. http://www.scte.org/content/index.cfm?pID=940 SCTE’s Chapter Leadership Conference (CLC) 2006 Coming in April The San Marcos Resort in the Phoenix area will be the site of this year’s CLC, set for Wednesday, April 5, through Thursday, April 6. Be sure that your chapter is represented. Get details and register today at http://www.scte.org/content/index.cfm?pID=279. Whom Will You Nominate for the 2006 SCTE Cable-Tec Expo Awards? This is your last chance to put someone in the running for SCTE Member of the Year, the SCTE Hall of Fame, and the SCTE Excellence in Standards Award. Also, SCTE Safety Awards are up for nominations. The nominations deadline for the Expo 2006 Awards is this Friday, March 3. http://www.scte.org/content/index.cfm?pID=26 Who Deserves This Year’s Women in Technology Award? Get details and submit a name for the 2006 award by this Friday, March 3. http://www.scte.org/news/detail.cfm?ID=407 March Is ‘Broadband Engineering & Technology Awareness Month’ SCTE is proud to debut a new campaign that calls attention to the outstanding contributions of broadband engineers and technology professionals like you. For details on how to participate, contact Kimberly Maki, SCTE Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, at 610-524-1725, ext. 221, or [email protected]. SCTE Conference on Emerging Technologies 2006 Proceedings CD Now Available (TS-22) Unable to attend ET this year? The presentations and white papers that were discussed during the highly technical and informative sessions at ET 2006 are available for purchase through the SCTE Bookstore. Member Price: $75; Nonmember Price: $98. http://secure.scte.org/acb/stores/2/product1.asp?SID=2&Product_ID=335 Bring SCTE Seminars to Your Employees Make sure your employees receive the most comprehensive, up-to-date training in the industry. SCTE on-site seminars are the economical and vendor-neutral way to improve technical know-how on topics such as DOCSIS, Troubleshooting VoIP, Wireless Plant Extensions, Digital Basics, Optical Fiber, and Return Path. Nontechnical employees will benefit from Cable Technology for the Nontechnical Professional (for managers), which provides an easy-to-understand overview of the cable telecommunications industry. For seminar descriptions, visit http://www.scte.org/content/index.cfm?pID=18. For pricing and scheduling, contact Susan Parno at [email protected]. Purchase 802.11 (Wi-Fi) Networking Handbook (TR-75) by Neil Reid, Ron Seide Learn about the integration of wireless LANs into an overall network architecture, from equipment and component selection through design and deployment. Learn site survey techniques, performance tips, architecture requirements, and best practices by reviewing the secrets of successful deployments. Retail Price: $50; Member Price: $45. This book is available for purchase in the SCTE Bookstore at http://secure.scte.org/acb/stores/2/product1.asp?SID=2&Product_ID=276.
