Seminar Overview Forecasting & Planning Technology™ Technology Forecasting Mini Seminar™ Telecom Trends: Markets & Technologies™ Broadband Futures Seminar Managing & Implementing Technology™ Technology Futures Asset Valuation Conference Technology Market Forecasting for Telecommunications:    Quantitative Methods & Forecasts™ A Review of Forecasts and Insights Regarding Broadband and its Applications Early 2009 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Location to be announced Austin , Texas * TFI's one-day Technology Forecasting Mini Seminar™, Broadband Futures Seminar, and Technology Futures Asset Valuation Conference will be held consecutively in early 2009. Register for two or all three and receive a discount! To be updated on seminar details and dates, please click here. Table of Contents Seminar Overview Who Should Attend Seminar Topics The Company We Keep What Past Participants Say Seminar Director and Presenters Seminar Tuition and Registration Hotel Information back to the top Seminar Overview Broadband is now generally recognized as the key to success in the communications industry. It has become top priority for carriers, suppliers, users, and potential new players. This seminar provides a comprehensive review of broadband trends and their driving forces, and provides Technology Futures' latest forecasts and insights regarding broadband and it applications including VoIP, IP video, and wireless broadband. It focuses on the convergence of voice, video, data, and the Internet that is driving the competitive futurescape of the industry. back to the top Organizations Who Should Attend This seminar would be of interest to the following organizations: Telcos Cable Companies Wireless Broadband Providers Equipment Manufacturers Content Providers Municipal Broadband Providers Utility Broadband Providers Internet Service Providers   Business Segments who should attend: Strategic Planning Network Planning Technology Planning Finance Market Development Regulatory / Tax / Legal Depreciation and Assessment back to the top Seminar Topics Broadband Adoption Forecasts Forecasts for Increased Bandwidth IP Video Forecasts: IPTV, Internet Television, HD IP Video Farewell POTS: VoIP, Instant Messaging, and Integrated Applications Wireless Broadband: Competitor or Complement? Multiple Aspects of Digital Convergence Comparison of Fiber-Based Access Alternatives back to the top The Company We Keep These are some of the companies whose managers and professionals have benefited from attending Technology Futures, Inc. public and in-house workshops: Alcatel AMD AT&T Wireless Bell Canada Bell Northern Research BellSouth Chevron Deere & Co. Deloitte & Touche Deautsche Telekom Dow Eastman Chemical Eastman Kodak Ernst & Young Fisher-Rosemount General Electric General Motors Hughes IBM MCI Mobil Motorola Nokia Nortel Quest Raytheon Rockwell Rosemount SBC Siecor Sprint 3M Telcordia Telefonica Teleglobe Canada Telstra TELUS Verizon VTEL back to the top What Past Participants Say These are some of the comments of managers and professionals who have attended Technology Futures, Inc. public and in-house workshops: "This course is excellent in showing the complexities of the industry in simple terms. It is critical that more people are exposed to such analyses in order to better understand the increasingly competative telecom industry. I especially appreciated the speakers' ability to make comparisons in technology development in other industries." Senior Advisor, Business Analysis Industry Canada "Valuable workshop! High potential value! Directly applicable to analyses for understanding the relationship between technology and potential opportunities for our company." Information Associate-Emerging Technology Eastman Chemical Co. "The seminar packs a lot of data into a straightforward presentation." Member, Technical Staff U S WEST Advanced Technologies "The information received has allowed me to look at new directions our area may go in the future. New services and products will be coming at such a pace that the challenge will be to come up with a short/long-term forecast that will allow us to make correct decisions in the way our company wants to evolve." Network Forecast Analyst TELUS Communications "Very good! Covered the essential technology forecasting techniques and approaches in a logical sequence. Provided me with a strong technical validation that I could present to management." Business Research Manager Rohm & Haas "Depth and breadth of presenters' experience is evident and significantly enhances the value of the seminar. Both process and content work well." Manager Department of Defense back to the top Seminar Director and Presenter Lawrence K. Vanston, Ph.D., Seminar Director and President, Technology Futures, Inc. Kermit Ross, Founder/Principal, Millennium Marketing back to the top Seminar Tuition and Registration We recommend that attendees to "Technology Futures Asset Valuation Conference" attend all three days, particularly day 2, "Broadband Futures Seminar." Technology Forecasting Mini Seminar $495.00   Broadband Futures Seminar $495.00   Technology Futures Asset Valuation Conference $495.00   Register for two $945.00   (a $45 savings) Register for all three $1250.00   (a $235 savings)   To receive updated seminar details, dates, and registration information for early 2009 sessions, please click here. [Substitution/Cancellation Policy] back to the top Hotel Information To be announced. For more information about Austin, please visit http://www.austin360.com/ and/or http://www.austin-chamber.org. Please contact Helen Mary Marek at hmvmarek@tfi.com or call us at (800) 835-3887 or (512) 258-8898 with any questions regarding the seminar. Copyright © Technology Futures, Inc. All rights reserved. 13740 Research Blvd., Bldg. C Austin, TX 78750-1859 Toll Free: (800) TEK-FUTR - Local & Outside USA: (512) 258-8898 FAX: (512) 258-0087 - e-mail: info@tfi.com - http://www.tfi.com