2009

North Central Cable Show Agenda

Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minneapolis, MN

Note: topics and schedule subject to change

Sunday, March 22, 2009

4:00 PM                        North Central Association Board of Directors

Grant Room

5:00 PM                        Registration

Foyer              

              Sponsored by The Outdoor Channel, a North Central Premium Sponsor

5:00-7:00 PM                Welcome Reception Nicollet A

                   Sponsored by Aurora Networks, a North Central Premium Sponsor   

Monday, March 23, 2009

7:30 AM                       WICT Midwest Chapter Breakfast Meeting    

                                   Special preview presentation by James Autry

                                              Separate registration required, see:                                             www.WICTmidwest.org

8:00 AM                       Continental Breakfast                                               Promenade

                                                Sponsored by ReelzChannel

9:00 AM                       Opening Session Welcome                                        Nicollet A

                                    Scott Geston, North Central Cable Show Chair, Cable One, Fargo, ND

                                    Keynote Address

                                                “The Servant Leader”, James Autry, Des Moines, Iowa

Mr. Autry is an author, poet, and consultant, whose work has had significant influence on leadership thinking and a vital force in promotion of the arts. Before taking early retirement in 1991 to pursue his present career, Autry was Senior Vice President of The Meredith Corporation and President of its Magazine Group.  At the time of his retirement, Autry was regarded as one of the most successful and respected magazine publishing executives in America.  In 1989, he was named Magazine Executive of the Year by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.  Autry lives in Des Moines with his wife, Sally Pederson, the former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, and their 22-year-old son Ronald.

Produced in cooperation with Women in Cable and Telecommunications-Midwest Chapter          

10:15 AM                     Refreshments                                                    Promenade

                                    Sponsored by The Inspiration Networks

10:30 AM                     Management Session: "Mentoring in a Diverse Workplace"

Speaker: Patricia Andrews-Keenan, Chief Strategist, The Tallulah Group, Chicago, IL

Panelists: David Diers, Vice President, Advanced Services, Comcast, St. Paul

               Bill Jensen, Regional Vice President, Mediacom, Waseca

               Byron Berry, Business Services, Comcast

               Ramon Salcedo, Supervisor, Residential Field Sales, Comcast

               Kelly Schulz, Senior Public Relations, Comcast, St. Paul

                                    Sponsored by Fox Cable Networks

11:00 AM-4:00 PM        Exhibit Set-Up                                                   Hyatt Center

Noon                            Luncheon  

                                    Emcee: Al Travis, Charter Media, Blue Earth, Minnesota       

Speaker: Paul Douglas, President and CEO, Weathernation, Inc

Sponsored by Lifetime Networks, a North Central Premium Sponsor

1:00-4:00 PM                Management Session:                                         Nicollet A

                          Speaker: Joe Hanson, President, Performance Plus, Larkspur, California

“Managing Conflict and Resolving Differences”

Mr. Hanson has spent almost 40 years in management, sales and communications. He's been an entertainer, a broadcaster, a management and sales consultant and a seminar leader. He has sold dozens of different products and services and has managed sales and management professionals in a variety of industries, including radio and television advertising. For the last 17 years, as president of Performance Plus, he has trained and coached thousands of people in the fields of management, sales, customer service and personal communications.

                                   Sponsored by Comcast Media Center

1:15 – 2:45 PM                        Technical Training Session #1                   NicolletD

               “The Evolution of Wavelength Management: WDM, CWDM, DWDM, LCWDM”

Optical Passives, Forward and Return Options, Node Segmentation Options, Commercial Services

Speaker: Joe Lanza, Product Engineer, Aurora Networks, Ozark, Missouri

Presented by North Country Chapter, SCTE

2:45 PM                  Refreshment                             Promenade

                                                Sponsored by A&E Networks

3:00 – 4:30 PM            Technical Training Session #2                            Nicollet D

“State of Convergence”

Jay Bestermann, Director of Product Development, ARRIS, Suwanee, Georgia

                                    Presented by North Country Chapter, SCTE      

4:00 PM                        Exhibit Area Opens                                           Hyatt Center

5:00 PM                        Cocktails in the Exhibit Area                              Hyatt Center

                                                Sponsored by the 2009 North Central Exhibitors

7:00 PM                        Exhibit Hall Closes

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

8:00 AM                       Continental Breakfast                                          Promenade

                                                Sponsored by Turner Network Sales                        

9:00 AM                       Management Session                                           Nicollet A

                                    CTAM Midwest Road Show Presents

                                         “Cable Marketing with a Lean Budget" –

Growing Customers in a Down Economy

Presented by CTAM- Midwest Chapter            

Sponsored by Ion Media Networks

9:00 AM                       Technical Training Session #3                             Nicollet D

                                    Presented by North Country Chapter, SCTE

                                                “Powering and Monitoring Headend and Hub”

                                    Speaker: Jeff Pankau, Sales Engineer, Alpha Technologies,

                                                            Forney, Texas

9:30 AM                       Jimmy Schulz Memorial Golf Directors Meeting     Grant Room

10:15 AM                     Refreshments                                                      Promenade

                                                Sponsored by NBC Universal

10:30 AM                    NCTA Washington/Key Contact Briefing             Lake Calhoun

                                   Gregory Saphier, Association affairs, NCTA, Washington, DC

10:30 AM                     Technical Training Session #4                              Nicollet D

            “Understanding DOCSIS 3.0”

Speaker: David Haigh, Senior Engineer, Midcontinent Communications and Chair, SCTE-Dakota Territory Chapter, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 

10:30 AM                     Management Session                                          Nicollet A

                                    “For Cryin' Out Loud—It’s the 21^st Century!”

                                    Speaker: Kim Robinson, The D2DCable Guy, Des Moines, Iowa

Kim Robinson is a cable industry veteran with over two dozen articles published on sales processes, sales communica­tion and sales team leadership. He co-authored the book Communicate Clearly, Confi­dently and Credibly and has spo­ken to thousands of people—from frontline installers to cor­porate VPs—about how anyone can be an effective sales person if they believe in their product and get the right training and the right coaching, at just the right time. His presentation, For Cryin' Out Loud—It’s the 21^st Century! will show everyone how modern online training programs can provide the right training and coaching at just the right time to everyone in your company, and in an incredibly effective, convenient and economical manner

Noon                            Luncheon                                                          Nicollet B/C

                                               Emcee: Tucker Carlson, Charter Communications, Minnesota

                                                Speaker: Minnesota State Senator Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook,

                                                  and Chair, Senate Tax Committee

              Sponsored by Bloomberg Television, a North Central Premium Sponsor

2:00 PM                        Exhibits Open                                                  Hyatt Center

2:30 PM                        Refreshments                                                  Hyatt Center

4:30 PM                        Exhibit Area Closes

4:30-7:00 PM                Closing Party                                                  Nicollet Ballroom          

Convention ends

The North Central Cable Show is produced by the North Central Cable Television Association in cooperation with the following organizations:

CTAM- Midwest Chapter

Iowa Cable Telecommunications Association

Minnesota Cable Communications Association

NAMIC - Minnesota Chapter

North Dakota Cable Television Association

SCTE- North Country Chapter

South Dakota Cable Telecommunications Association

Wisconsin Cable Communications Association

WICT- Midwest chapter

Important Dates:

April 1-3, 2009            National Cable Show, Washington, D. C.

June 16, 2009              MCCA/Jimmy Schulz Memorial Golf Tournament, Hastings, MN

July 8-10, 2009            North Dakota/South Dakota Assn.  meeting

July 13-15, 2009          MCCA Annual Meeting, Madden’s, Brainerd, MN