Seminar Overview Forecasting & Planning Technology™ Technology Forecasting Mini Seminar™ Telecom Trends: Markets & Technologies™ Broadband Futures Managing & Implementing Technology™ Impacts of Broadband on Telecom Depreciation and Asset Valuation Technology Market Forecasting for Telecommunications: Quantitative Methods & Forecasts™ We presently do not have the following public seminar scheduled. Please see Seminar Overview, for presently scheduled seminars. If you would like to be informed of future TFI seminars, please click here. Technology Market Forecasting for Telecommunications: Quantitative Methods & Forecasts™ A hands-on, applications-based workshop for analytically oriented planners and managers. Drawing heavily on examples and recent forecasts from the telecom industry, this seminar provides the participant with an excellent overview of trends in the industry. Participants Please Note: Please bring a laptop computer with Microsoft Excel® installed. TFI's TechOver(TM) software will be e-mailed prior to the course. Table of Contents What You Will Gain Course Topics The Company We Keep What Past Participants Say Course Leaders Course Tuition Request Information back to the top What You Will Gain TFI's latest forecasts on: Internet/Online Access Switching and Transmission Wireless Voice and Data Local Competition and its Impact on ILECs Hands-on training in developing quantitative technology/market forecasts. A toolbox of quantitative forecasting techniques. An understanding of the analytical and managerial implications of the models and forecasts. TFI's TechOver(TM) Software for Microsoft Excel®. Interaction with other industry professionals. Presentation notes and a copy of Introduction to Technology Market Forecasting back to the top Course Topics Overview of Quantitative Technology/Market Forecasting and Telecom Trends Basic Technology Adoption and Substitution Models Implementing Adoption/Substitution Models with TechOver(TM) Analytical and Managerial Implications Forecasts for Internet/Online Access Forecasts for Switching and Transmission Basic Technology Improvement Models Implementing Technology Improvement Models with TechOver(TM) Multiple Substitution and other Special Cases Implementing Special Cases with TechOver(TM) Forecasts for Wireless Voice and Data Forecasts for Local Competition and Impacts on ILECs Issues in Practical Forecasting 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." Dora Mozes 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." Mike Ubaldini Information Associate-Emerging Technology Eastman Chemical Co. "The seminar packs a lot of data into a straightforward presentation." Bob Brown 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." John Gyrylux 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." Bernadette Zapiec 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." Mary Anne Overman Manager Department of Defense back to the top Course Leaders Lawrence K. Vanston, Ph.D., Course Director for Telecom Trends: Markets & Technology President, Technology Futures, Inc. Larry is an internationally-recognized authority in the use of technology forecasting in the telecom industry. His interests center on the adoption of new technology for telecom networks and the development of communications services. Larry's work includes leading TFI research projects, serving as an expert witness in regulatory hearings, and providing consulting to corporate and government clients. Ray L. Hodges, Senior Consultant, Technology Futures, Inc. An early user of technology forecasting, Ray's focus at TFI is on emerging wireless technologies and markets and their impacts on the public telecom network. Formerly with GTE, Ray brings 30 years of industry experience to his forecasting work. back to the top Course Tuition $1,295 (U.S. Dollars) Contact TFI for administrative details and multiple participant discount. back to the top Questions and to Request More Information To contact TFI for more information about this course, please send e-mail to info@tfi.com or complete our online request form. In-House training is convenient and can save you time and money! The experts at TFI can tailor this course to fit your company's needs. In an in-house seminar, our experts can really focus on your specific issues and discuss the topics that are of most importance to you. To learn more about our in-house seminars, visit our Web page on in-house courses. Administrative Details Technology Futures, Inc. accepts checks (U.S. Dollars) Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. Tuition includes all supplies, study materials, and continental breakfast each day.. The participant is responsible for payment of hotel accommodations and other meals. If cancellation is received one month prior to the starting date of a course, a full refund will be made. After that date, committed charges of $150 will be deducted from the refund. No refund will be made for cancellations received the week preceding a course. Substitution of participants is accepted at any time. One transfer per participant is accepted at any time prior to the seminar. If the transferred session is not attended, the original cancellation policy will apply. Multiple participant discount: One person pays full price. Any additional participant(s) from the same company may receive a 20% discount. Participants must register for the same session and must request the discount when registering. No audio or video devices permitted. Enrollment is limited. 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