IEC Broadband World Forum Americas 2006

Here you will find information for speakers, room assignments, speaker registration, and a wealth of other information to make your experience at the Broadband World Forum Americas as productive as possible.

Check back often, as information will be updated on a regular basis.

Information contained in this section includes the following:

- IEC Contacts
- Room Setup
- Pre-Show Preparation
- On-Site Speaker Preparation Room
- Presentation Deadline
- Presentation Guidelines
- Day of Presentation
- Session Format
- Registration Procedure: Pre-Show and On-Site
- Speaker Substitutions
- Room Locations

IEC Contacts

Barry Sullivan Director of Content Development Phone: +1-312-559-3302 bsullivan@iec.org	Lynne Bobak Marketing Manager Phone: +1-312-559-3862 lbobak@iec.org
Andrea Scrementi Forum Coordinator Phone: +1-312-559-4138 ascrementi@iec.org	Lisa Reyes Public Relations Manager Phone: +1-312-559-3325 lreyes@iec.org

Room Setup Session rooms are equipped with the following:

LCD projector
Cabling
Screen
Microphone at table and podium
Tent cards with names of speakers placed at speaker seating
Head table for all speakers placed at the front of the room

Please note: Laptop computers are not provided in the rooms.

Pre-Show Preparation We encourage chairpersons and speakers to hold a conference call to discuss session format and time sequence as well as discuss presentation overview to avoid any content overlap.

On-Site Speaker Preparation Room A dedicated speaker preparation room will be available to all speakers at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre. Speakers are welcome to use the speaker preparation room for on-site preparation meetings with their panelists.

Please note: The speaker preparation room will be in Room 6 on the meeting-room level of the convention center.

Presentation Due Date Deadline: All speaker PowerPoint presentations are due by August 11, 2006.

Please note: This is a firm deadline because of production timelines. Presentations that are not submitted by August 11, 2006, will not be included in the conference proceedings.

Presentations should be sent to Andrea Scrementi at ascrementi@iec.org in PowerPoint format.

Presentation Guidelines The following are some helpful tips in regard to producing your presentation:

Presentations are to be noncommercial.
The IEC does not have a PowerPoint template; feel free to use your own.
Avoid too much content on one slide, as attendee feedback has voiced negative comments with regard to this.

Day of Presentation The day of your presentation, please bring your laptop computer, as laptops are not provided in session rooms. We suggest loading all presentations on one laptop for easy transition from one speaker to the next.

Session Format

The session chairperson will provide introductory comments for approximately five to 10 minutes.
Speaker presentations should be approximately 10 to 15 minutes in length, depending on the number of speakers.
Reserve 10 to 15 minutes for questions at the end of the session. Strong feedback has shown this provides great value to attendees.

Registration Procedure: Pre-Show and On-Site Pre-Show Registration: Chairpersons and speakers should register for Broadband World Forum Americas using a special speaker's on-line registration form offering a selection of conference packages.

Please note: Faculty members are offered a significantly reduced tuition for all conference packages. We encourage all speakers to take advantage of this offering and stay for the entire program.

On-Site Registration: Once you arrive at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, speakers are asked to check in at an Advance Registration counter to pick up name badges, session tickets, and materials.

Speaker Substitutions Inform IEC staff Andrea Scrementi and/or Barry Sullivan of any speaker substitutions.

If substitutions arise at the event, go to an Advance Registration counter and let the staff member attending the desk know who you are replacing.

Room Locations

Monday, September 11, 2006
DATE/SESSION	TIME	LOCATION
Workshop 1 \| DSL Forum's BroadbandSuite: Unleashing the Power of Broadband	9:00 – 12:00	Room 1
Workshop 2 \| IPTV in Metro Ethernet Networks	9:00 – 12:00	Room 2-3
Workshop 3 \| The Business Case for Hybrid Wi-Fi/WiMAX Networks	9:00 – 12:00	Room 8-15
Keynote Luncheon	12:15 – 2:00	Ballroom B-C
Opening Remarks	1:00 – 1:15	Ballroom B-C
Opening Keynote Address	1:15 – 1:45	Ballroom B-C
Plenary Panel \| Drivers for Profitable Broadband Services	2:00 – 3:30	Room 1-3
Plenary Panel \| Network Platforms for Broadband Content Delivery	4:00 – 5:30	Room 1-3

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

DATE/SESSION TIME LOCATION

A1 | The Case for PON, DSL, and Point-to-Point Technologies in Triple-Play Delivery 8:30 – 10:00 Room 1

A2 | QoS Architectures for Delivering Differentiated Services 8:30 – 10:00 Room 2

A3 | The WiMAX Map in 2006 and Case Studies for a Tier-One Converged Carrier 8:30 – 10:00 Room 3

A4 | Customer-Centric Assurance: Managing Broadband Services and Networks 8:30 – 10:00 Room 8-15

Plenary Panel | Wireline Telcos and the Internet: Friends or Foes? 10:15 – 11:45 Ballroom B-C

Keynote Address 12:00 - 12:30 Ballroom B-C

Keynote Address 2:00 – 2:30 Ballroom B-C

B1 | DOCSIS 3.0 and VDSL2: Can These Technologies Fulfill Their Promise in the Delivery of Triple-Play Services? 2:30 – 4:00 Room 1

B2 | Next-Generation Service Architectures – Enabling Quality-Assured Application Delivery 2:30 – 4:00 Room 2

B3 | 4G/Next-Generation Wireless Service Ecosystem Development 2:30 – 4:00 Room 3

B4 | Provisioning in the Multi-X (Service, Media, Operator, Access) World 2:30 – 4:00 Room 8-15

C1 | Enabling Architectures for Quadruple-Play Broadband Services 4:15 – 5:45 Room 1

C2 | Choosing the Right Optical Foundation for Your IPTV Deployment 4:15 – 5:45 Room 2

C3 | 3G versus Fixed Broadband versus WiMAX Solutions and Integration 4:15 – 5:45 Room 3

C4 | Managing the Future: Overcoming the Management Challenges of IMS 4:15 – 5:45 Room 8-15

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

DATE/SESSION TIME LOCATION

D1 | Creating Metro Ethernet Services for the Last Mile 8:30 – 10:00 Room 1

D2 | IP Video versus IPTV 8:30 – 10:00 Room 2

D3 | Architectures and Ecosystems for Convergence 8:30 – 10:00 Room 3

D4 | VoIP Service Proactive Quality Management: How to Keep Your Subscribers Happy 8:30 – 10:00 Room 8-15

Plenary Panel | IMS – A Powerful Way to Implement Convergence Today 10:15 – 11:45 Ballroom B-C

Keynote Address 12:00 - 12:30 Ballroom B-C

E1 | Deterministic, Scalable, and Operational Metro Ethernet Networks 2:30 – 4:00 Room 1

E2 | IPTV Current Reality and Future Directions 2:30 – 4:00 Room 2

E3 | Role of IMS in Fixed-Mobile Convergence - Seamless Mobility: The Future of Communications 2:30 – 4:00 Room 3

E4 | Triple Play: Speeding Customer Satisfaction through Service Automation 2:30 – 4:00 Room 8-15

F1 | 3G, 4G, WiMAX, WiBro, MobileFi - Evolving Mobile and Fixed Wireless Broadband Technologies and Services 4:15 – 5:45 Room 1

F2 | The Quest for Triple-Play Profitability: The Financial Impact of Architecture Choices 4:15 – 5:45 Room 2

F3 | The Impact of IPTV on Next-Generation Networks 4:15 – 5:45 Room 3

F4 | Next-Generation Access – Fiber, Copper, and Wireless – Complimentary or Competitive? 4:15 – 5:45 Room 8-15

Thursday, September 14, 2006

DATE/SESSION TIME LOCATION

Plenary Panel | Delivering the Goods: Content and Applications for Broadband Networks 9:00 - 10:30 Ballroom B

Hot Seat Session | The Battle for the Access Network – Copper or Fiber – Which Solution Will Dominate the Next-Generation Access Networks?s 10:45 - 11:15 Ballroom B

G1 | All about GPON: Roots, Standards, Technologies, and Applications 11:30 - 1:00 Room 1

G2 | Maximizing Broadband Revenues: The Business Potential of Games-on-Demand Services 11:30 - 1:00 Room 2

G3 | Hybrid Access Broadband Networks 11:30 - 1:00 Room 3

G4 | IT, Media, and Telecom Convergence – The New Melting Pot 11:30 - 1:00 Room 8-15