Agenda at a Glance
To help you make the most of your time at the annual ITPX Conference and Trade Show, here is a preview of the exciting agenda. Please note that the agenda is subject to change without notice. Please visit the ITPX web site for updates, www.itpx.org

Sunday, April 20 2008

TimeActivity
Noon – 7:00 pmRegistration Open (Outside Ryman C)
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall (B1)

Monday, April 21 2008

TimeActivity
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open (Outside Ryman C)
7:15 am – 8:20 am Service Provider’s Breakfast
AT&T Customers (Ryman M) Verizon Customers (Ryman N)

7:30 - 8:20 amContinental Breakfast (Outside Ryman C)
8:30 am – 8:40 am Welcome Remarks (Ryman Studio)

8:40 am – 9:40 am Keynote Address: (Ryman Studio)
Eric Sineath, AT&T / Platinum Sponsor
Unified Communications in the Network – Plot Your Course for Delivery
Unified Communications (UC) services have the potential to drive significant business results. As you plot a course for integrating these capabilities across your company’s environment, what elements are critical to plan for? What will you need to do in your converged infrastructure to meet user demands for UC services now and into the future?

Global enterprises, extended communities of interest, onsite and mobile workers demand real-time access to UC innovation, wherever and whenever it is needed. In this session, AT&T discusses the near- and long-term considerations that organizations will have to address to effectively integrate UC services with their disparate voice and data applications and complex, multi-vendor networks.

9:40 - 10:20 am Plenary Session (Ryman Studio)
Help! My Voice Network Just Went Down: Network Optimization in a VoIP/IP Implementation: Michael Oh, Kelley McGowan, Heavy Water Ltd.

10:30 am Exhibit Hall Opens (B1)
10:30 am – 10:50 am Morning Break in Exhibit Hall
12:00 pm – 1:10 pm Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm Exhibit Hall Closes

1:40 pm – 2:40 pm Plenary Session (Ryman Studio)
Unified communications in a Managed World:
Octel End-of-Life Solutions: Mike Seeley, Director of Sales, Voice Mobility Inc.

2:45 pm – 3:00 pm Afternoon Break (Outside Ryman C)

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Plenary Session (Ryman Studio)
Open Source Voice: Stephane Alnet, CTO, SoTel IP Services

4:10 pm – 5:10 pm Choose from one of 3 Concurrent Breakout Sessions (Sessions will be repeated on Tuesday afternoon)
M1: (Ryman M) Phoenix Rising - The Rebirth of Telecommunications,
Janet L.F. Smith
M2:(Ryman N) Integrating CS 2000 Centrex with Microsoft Office
Communication Server and Exchange:
John Squizzato, Nortel Services Product Line Manager
M3:(Ryman O) Nortel Applications for Contact Center and Enterprises;
Dennis Blanco, Verint Witness Actionable Solutionst

 

Tuesday, April 22 2008

Time Activity
7:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration Open (Outside Ryman C)
7:15 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast (Outside Ryman C)
8:00 am – 8:10 am Morning Housekeeping/Remarks(Ryman Studio)

8:10 am – 9:00 am Plenary Session (Ryman Studio)
Do's and Don'ts of Migrating Centrex to Hosted IP: Mark Bryan, Verizon

9:10 - 10:00 am Plenary Session (Ryman Studio)
Controlling Costs While Managing Multi-Vendor Systems; Jen Berens, Unimax Systems Corporation

10:30 am – 2:00 pm Exhibit Hall Opens (B1)
10:30 am – 10:50 am Morning Break in Exhibit Hall
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch Served in Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm Prize Draws at Exhibit Booths
2:00 pm Exhibit Hall Closes

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Choose from one of 4 Concurrent Breakout Sessions
T1:(Ryman Studio)The Power of Words: Translating Telecommunications
in IT Language; Furley Lumpkin, Author
T2: (Ryman M)Integrating CS 2000 Centrex with Microsoft Office
Communication Server and Exchange:
John Squizzato, Nortel Services Product Line Manager (Repeat of M2)
T3: (Ryman N) Network Universal Messaging; Verizon

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Afternoon Break (Outside Ryman C)

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Choose from one of 4 Concurrent Breakout Sessions
T5:(Ryman M) The Power of Words: Translating Telecommunications
in IT Language; Furley Lumpkin, Author (Repeat of T1)
T6: (Ryman O) Nortel Applications for Contact Center and Enterprises;
Dennis Blanco, Verint Witness Actionable Solutions (repeat of M3)
T7: (Ryman N) Network Universal Messaging; Verizon (Repeat of T3)
T8: (Ryman Studio) Phoenix Rising – The Re-birth of Telecommunications/
J.L.F. Smith & Associates (Repeat of M1)

Wednesday, April 23 2008

Time Activity
7:30 am – Noon Registration Open (Outside Ryman C)
7:30 am – 8:45 am Continental Breakfast (Ryman Studio)
8:45 am – 9:00 am Morning Housekeeping/Remarks (Ryman Studio)

9:00 am – 9:45 am Plenary Session (Ryman Studio)
Lessons from the IPT/UCS Procurement and Deployment; Gary Lancaster, Telecom Systems Manager, Govt. Dutchess County NY

9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Morning Break (Ryman Studio)

10:00 am – 10:45 am Plenary Session (Ryman Studio)
The Power of Words: Translating Telecommunications in IT Language; Furley Lumpkin, Author

11:00 am – 11:45am (Ryman Studio) A Musical Ending; Bill Petty
11:45 am Plenary Session: (Ryman Studio)
Lessons Learned; Eric Sineath, Callisma/AT&T

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