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Annual Conference Preliminary Agenda

Saturday, October 2

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Conference Check-in and On-site Registration

Sunday, October 3

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Conference Check-in and On-site Registration

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Sunday Intro Course

10:30 PM - 12:00 PM
Sunday Intro Course

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Collaboration Tools and Interoperability Presented by Bob Dixon (Ohio State), Ben Fineman (Internet 2)

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Exhibitor Meeting

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Ice Breaker - Lost at Sea Mind Melt

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Opening Reception & Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by Polycom, Inc.

Monday, October 4

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Conference Check-in and On-site Registration

7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Morning Mingle Breakfast Buffet

8:20 AM - 8:35 AM
Opening Remarks

8:35 AM - 9:20 AM
Videoconferencing and Unified Communications:  This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Industry Anymore Presented by Andrew Davis and Ira Weinstein (Wainhouse Research)

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Concurrent Sessions (choose one)

          

Grand C
Customer Enablement Designed to Maximize the Benefits of Video presented by Bob Seidel (BT Conferencing)

Grand B
Public Switched Video Network (PSVN) - Evolving toward a Global B2B Video Network presented by Dan Tanel  (BCS Global Networks Limited)

Grand D
Mobilize Your Organization presented by Ned Semonite (VGo Communications)

Grand A
Transforming a Two Week On-site Orientation into a Distance Delivery Program presented by Mandi Constantine (Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network)
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Refreshment Break
Sponsored by IVCi, LLC

10:20 AM - 11:05 AM
Showcase Theaters

11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions (choose one)

          

Grand B
Telemedicine - It's More than Just Equipment presented by Paul Fisch and Dave Guggenbuehl (Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center)

Grand D
A Case Study on Supporting Video Conferencing in the Australian Research and Education Community presented by Jason Bordujenko (Australian Academic and Research Network)

Grand C
Unified Communications presented by Mark Roberts (Polycom, Inc.)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch

1:05 PM - 2:15 PM
Real time Collaboration in the Internet2 Community: Bridging the Gap to BusinessRealtime Collaboration in the Internet2 Community: Bridging the Gap to Business Presented by Bob Dixon (Ohio State), Ben Fineman (Internet 2)

2:20 PM - 2:45 PM
Refreshment Break

2:20 PM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
Showcase Theater

2:55 PM - 3:15 PM
Showcase Theater

3:20 PM - 4:10 PM
Concurrent Sessions (choose one)

           

Grand B
Communications as a Service – A New Way to Consume Unified Communication Services
 presented by Bill Haskins (Global Grossing)

Grand D
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks: Training Faculty to Adopt Videoconferencing Teaching presented by Dan Lim and Ron Novy (Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences)

Grand A
Videoconferencing Interoperability – Protocols, Resolutions, Platforms, Politics, and the User Experience presented by Ira M. Weinstein (Wainhouse Research)
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Distance Learning SIG

4:15 PM - 5:45 PM
Healthcare SIG

Tuesday, October 5

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Conference Check-in and On-site Registration

7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
Morning Mingle Breakfast Buffet

8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
Opening Remarks

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Feature Session - TBD

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Feature Session - User Case Study

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Exhibit Hall

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Refreshment Break

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Showcase Theater

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM
Showcase Theater

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
Concurrent Sessions (choose one)

           

Grand D
Major Trends Driving the Evolution of IP Video Networks presented by Chris Carr (MASERGY)

Grand B
How to grow Telemedicine through Innovative Solutions presented by Joel Barthelemy (Global Media), AMD Rep and Mandi Constantine (Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network (AFHCAN)

Grand C
Lawyers Need Professional Help: Adventures in Audiovisual Technology Consulting presented by Theo Economides (Greenline Emeritus Consulting)

Grand A
Enterprise Video Deployment Panel: Which model Is Best for Your Business? moderated by Joe Laeeza (Glowpoint); speakers include: Michael Brandofino (AVI-SPL), Gregory Brophy (Tata Communications) and Chris Carr, (MASERGY)
11:50 AM - 12:50 PM
Lunch

12:55 PM - 1:40 PM
Industry Expert Panel presented by Michael Brandofino (AVI-SPL), Elliot Gold, (Telespan Publishing Corporation), Joseph Laezza (Glowpoint, Inc.), Wainhouse Research-Speaker TBD

1:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Hall

1:55 PM - 2:15 PM
Refreshment Break

2:20 PM - 3:10 PM
Concurrent Sessions (choose one)

           

Grand C
Banish Your Bandwidth Concerns: IP Video Streaming Made Easy presented by Andy Howard (VBrick Systems)

Grand A
Wow you can do that now? The future of Unified Communications presented by Jim Kelly (AVI-SPL)

Grand B
Deploy a Desktop Videoconference Service at a Multi-Campus University presented by Donald Dover (Washington State) 
4:20 PM - 5:50 PM
Technology & Engineering SIG

Wednesday, October 6

7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Conference Check-in and On-site Registration

7:30 AM - 8:10 AM
Morning Mingle Breakfast Buffet

8:10 AM - 8:15 AM
Opening Remarks

8:15 AM -10:15 AM
Art & Science of Immersive Telepresence presented by Steve Zabriski & Jim Smith (Polycom, Inc.)

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Closing Remarks

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Exhibit Hall

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Refreshment Break

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Grand Prize Drawing