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™ 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 What You Will Gain 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 This seminar provides an overview of the philosophy and methods behind Technology Futures' Five Views of the Future™ Strategic Analysis Framework for planning and forecasting. This framework allows the consideration of both tangibles and intangibles, and has resulted in accurate forecasts by Technology Futures during the past 29 years in fields such as communications, information technology, and consumer electronics. Representative quantitative and qualitative tools are reviewed, with emphasis on practical understanding and practical examples, rather than on theory. Strategic and planning implications of forecasting models are also stressed. back to the top What You Will Gain A toolbox of practical, proven forecasting techniques. The ability to project how rapidly new technologies will be adopted in the marketplace. The means to identify and evaluate emerging market needs. The ability to determine the rate of obsolescence for existing technologies. Interaction with other professionals involved in technology/market forecasting. back to the top Who Should Attend You should attend if you are involved in: Identifying new business opportunities. Projecting advances in technology. Developing market strategies. Developing R&D and/or business plans. Analyzing competitive threats. Managing technology projects and programs. Depreciation and valuation. back to the top Seminar Topics Five Views of the Future™ Quantitative Methods – Substitution and Trend Analysis Practical Tips for Forecasting Applications of Quantitative Methods Expert Opinion Methods Nominal Group and Impact Wheels Exercises 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 Presenters Lawrence K. Vanston, Ph.D., Seminar Director and President, Technology Futures, Inc. John Vanston, Ph.D., Chairman, Technology Futures, Inc. 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 info@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