Conference Agenda
All conference events will take place at the J.W. Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa.
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Monday, February 25
8:00 am | Registration Opens |
9:00am – 9:50am | Trending Today: Priorities for 2013: |
Rob McCann, one of the WEC's most popular 2012 presenters, is back this year, and he'll address the top priorities you should be focused on in 2013. From bandwidth reclamation to WiFi deployments, Rob will outline for members where their efforts should be focused right now. |
9:50am – 10:00am | Break — sponsored by Universal Remote |
10:00am – 11:00am | Practical Technology Solutions: |
This session will feature proven solutions for some of the challenges identified by Rob McCann. CommScope and OpenVault will present case studies of members that respectively have expanded their fiber network and found ways to better manage existing networks. Member Frankfort Plant Board will speak about their bandwidth reclamation efforts and Cass Cable TV will speak about their community Wi-Fi deployment. |
11:00am – 3:00pm | Technology Showcase Open — Visit with over 60 Technology Solution providers inside our Exhibit Hall |
Lunch & Refreshments sponsored by Conklin-Intracom |
3:00pm – 4:00pm | Home Gateways — Advanced Set-Top Boxes: |
Home gateways, or advanced set-top boxes, will be discussed by technology leaders at Pace, Arris and TiVo. With the myriad of devices in the home seeking signals and the desire by consumers to access content throughout the home (whether live, on the web or digitally recorded), the demand for home gateways will grow rapidly. |
4:00pm – 4:10pm | Break — sponsored by Universal Remote |
4:10 pm – 5:10 pm | The Future of TV: A Vision of Tomorrow from Today's Leaders: |
How is TV changing? What are the implications of new trends in consumer viewing and economics? What are the hurdles and opportunities for NCTC members? The CEOs of Aereo and Roku and Motorola Mobility's EVP discuss the future of television. Laura Martin moderates. |
5:10pm – 6:30pm | Cocktail Reception - network with your peers while enjoying drinks and appetizers |
Libations sponsored by Huawei
Food & Entertainment sponsored by Adams Cable Equipment |
Tuesday, February 26
7:30am | Registration Opens |
8:00am – 9:00am | Full Breakfast (Inside Technology Showcase) |
Sponsored by Advanced Media Technologies |
9:00am – 10:00am | ACA Update — The Road to Rewrite and Beyond |
With the 2012 elections behind us, Congress now gets back to work on many pending legislative efforts, including the hoped-for rewrite of the 1992 Cable Act. Will Congress engage in a serious rewrite of the retransmission consent rule? What can we expect from the FCC on technology and policy issues? The ACA will cover these and other issues on current technology and policy issues in Washington, and what we can expect in the new Congress and FCC. |
10:00am – Noon | Technology Showcase Open — Visit with over 60 Technology Solution providers inside our Exhibit Hall |
Refreshments sponsored by CoBank |
Noon – 1:30pm | Lunch with Guest Speakers |
Danny Koker and Kevin Mack of History's Counting Cars
Most people in Las Vegas bet with chips, but Danny "The Count" Koker bets with cars. Known from their appearances on Pawn Stars, Danny and Kevin now star in Counting Cars on History, where they walk, talk and breathe classic American muscle cars. Luncheon sponsored by SecurityCoverage Speakers provided by History |
1:30pm – 2:00pm | Break — sponsored by Universal Remote |
2:00pm – 3:30pm | The Disruptive Impact of Online and Mobile Video: |
Will Richmond, Editor/Publisher, VideoNuze will share with us the changing landscape of today's video service. |
| Understanding the Disruptive Forces: |
How can you manage the disruptive forces as identified by Will Richmond? Three emerging-technology companies, Akamai, BlackArrow TV and Digitalsmiths will outline their role with cable providers in the new media environment. |
** Schedule subject to change.
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