{"id":231,"date":"2004-11-30T09:09:32","date_gmt":"2004-11-30T09:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viodi.com\/classic\/2004\/11\/30\/article2-30\/"},"modified":"2023-08-13T18:27:19","modified_gmt":"2023-08-13T18:27:19","slug":"article2-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viodi.com\/classic\/2004\/11\/30\/article2-30\/","title":{"rendered":"December and January Conventions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"javascript:\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/local\/images\/local-banner-5-26.gif\" border=\"0\" onclick=\"MM_openBrWindow('http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/local\/','','')\"\/><\/a><br \/>           <a href=\"javascript:\" onclick=\"MM_openBrWindow('http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/local\/','','')\">Indie            Telco Local Content Workshop Information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                 Quick                    Jump Menu to this Issue&#8217;s Articles                   November                    11th, 2004 Overview                    TelcoTV                    or Matchmaking?                    December                    and January Conventions                                                                          <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><b>December            and January Conventions<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\">by Ken Pyle (ken.pyle@viodi.com<strong>),            <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/alliance\/\">Viodi, LLC<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" onclick=\"MM_openBrWindow('http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/alliance\/','','toolbar=yes,location=yes,status=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes')\"><a href=\"javascript:\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/images\/Viodi_Vector_Logo_revised-eps-7-02-04-195px.gif\" width=\"195\" height=\"56\" border=\"0\" onclick=\"MM_openBrWindow('http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/alliance\/','','toolbar=yes,location=yes,status=yes,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes')\"\/><\/a><br \/>           <a href=\"javascript:\">About Viodi, LLC<\/a>          <\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>November 30, 2004 Issue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/newsletter\/signUp.htm\">Subscribe            to Viodi View<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/newsletter\/041100\/index.htm\">Previous            Issue<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/newsletter\/\">Current            Issue<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>December will be a pretty slow month for            conventions, but then January really picks up the paces with a significant            show a week. From NTCA\u2019s IOC Wireless Symposium to the NATPE convention,            there will be something for just about everyone in the next two months.          <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reedbusinessinteractive.com\/broadbandexpo\/default.asp\">Cable              Television Broadband Expo 2004<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 a virtual tradeshow              that is attempting to take the place of the Western Cable Show. The              organizer is CED Magazine, so it is probably worth a visit, as the              price is right, no travel is involved and these folks always do a              bang up job on these sort of things. <\/li>\n<li>The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvexpo.com\/west\/\">DV West Expo<\/a><\/strong>              in Los Angeles is a great show for any independent telco that is considering              the purchase of equipment for the creation of local video content.              In addition to the exhibition hall, there are also numerous educational              sessions on lighting, editing, high definition and many other topics.              If you are an independent telco that will be at this event, please              let me know so we can get together.<\/li>\n<li> The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iocwireless.com\/\">IOC Wireless              Symposium<\/a><\/strong> is set for January 5th through the 7th in Phoenix              and it promises to be another timely event from NTCA. I had the chance              to record NTCA\u2019s previous wireless show and I highly recommend              it for any independent telco that wants to stay up on alternative              ways of connecting to a customer. The big news from this event is              that FCC Commissioner, Jonathan Adelstein is set to be a keynote panelist              at this three day event. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Consumer Electronic Show<\/strong> \u2013 always a must-see              for anyone looking to see the latest gadgets. I am honored to be moderating              \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalhollywood.com\/CES2005Agenda.html\"><strong>The              Telco-Entertainment Partnership &#8211; From TV to Broadband Services<\/strong><\/a>\u201d              as part of the Digital Hollywood at CES conference on January 7th.              I look forward to hearing from the other panelists, such as Jonathan              Hurd of Adventis. Jonathan gave a great presentation at Telecom 04              last month regarding the importance of opening up one\u2019s networks              to potential competitors.<\/li>\n<li> <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opastco.org\/conventions\/42Winter.html\">OPASTCO              Winter Convention<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 The warm winter sun of the              California desert will keep OPASTCO attendees warm from January 15th              through the 19th. Always a good mix of presentations and networking,              I am looking forward to participating on a panel with Geoff Burke              of Calix and Karen McKee of Horizon Chillicothe Telephone regarding              the importance of local content as a competitive advantage. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Mid-State Consultants<\/strong> Annual Training Week (aka,              BobComm) is a very organic conference that started out as a way for              Mid-State Consultants to stay abreast of the latest technology trends              from the vendor community. Several years ago, they started inviting              their independent telco clients and it has grown into a mini-tradeshow,              complete with booths and multiple presentations. I am looking forward              to making the trek to Provo, Utah for this event. The dates are January              18th through the 20th and you can find more information at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mscon.com\">http:\/\/www.mscon.com\/<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Closing out January will be the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.natpe.org\/conference\/\">National              Association of Television and Programming Executive<\/a><\/strong> (NATPE).              NATPE is a great place for meeting content producers and distributors.              The 2005 event will be in Las Vegas from January 25th through the              27th. To read the review from last year\u2019s show, please <a href=\"http:\/\/viodi.com\/newsletter\/040200\/overview.htm\">click              here<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><a href=\"#top\">Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\"><a href=\"index.htm\">Back to Main Page <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\">All displayed trademarks, logos            and service marks are the property of their respective owners. \u00a9            2004, <a href=\"javascript:\" onclick=\"MM_openBrWindow('http:\/\/www.viodi.com\/alliance','','')\">Viodi,            LLC<\/a>. 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