TMC’s ITEXPO East 2012
January 31 - February 3
Miami Beach Convention Center

www.itexpo.com
 

Here’s Your Registration Confirmation
Important Schedule Update - Comprehensive Listing Below

Dear [[name]],

Your registration for TMC’s ITEXPO is confirmed. The event starts next Tuesday at the Miami Beach Convention Center, and runs through next Friday, February 3.

I am sure you will be amazed at all of the networking, learning, and business improvement you can accomplish over four days. Sorry, but you can forget about spending time in the Florida sun. Your time at  ITEXPO will be too productive for that.

Below are some important details and information that will help make your experience at ITEXPO great.

I strongly encourage you to review the listing below to be sure you do not miss any valuable sessions or workshops.

As always, if you have any questions before the show, please check the event site or contact Frank Coppola at (203) 852-6800 131.

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LOCATION AND REGISTRATION INFO
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SHOW LOCATION
Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
305.673.7311

Registration counters are located in the Hall B Lobby. This is the section of the convention center on Washington Blvd., closest to the show hotels.

When you arrive, proceed to the registration counter to receive your badge. You will need a photo ID.

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SHOW HOURS
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Tuesday, January 31
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Registration: 7:30am – 5:00pm
Workshops begin at 9:00am
POST POTS Special Sessions: 2:00pm
Avaya Tech on Tap: 5:00pm

Wednesday, February 1
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Registration: 7:00am – 7:00pm
Workshops/Sessions begin at 9:00am
Free Keynotes: 12:45pm; 3:30pm
Exhibits Open: 4:30-7:30pm
Free Networking Reception: 5:30-7:30 on expo floor - Sponsored by Broadvox.

Thursday, February 2
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Registration: 7:00am – 4:00pm
Workshops/Sessions begin at 9:00am
Free Keynotes: 9:00-11:00am
Exhibits Open: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Networking Reception: 4:00pm
StartupCamp5, featuring keynote by Terry Matthews: 4:45pm
ITEXPO Party on South Beach! 9:00pm

Friday, February 3
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Registration: 7:30am – 2:00pm  
Workshops/Sessions begin at 9:00am
Exhibits Open: 11:00am – 2:00pm
New Mustang Giveaway at 1:45pm – Must Be Present to Win

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Keynotes and Special Sessions Schedule: (Open to all attendees)

Tuesday, January 31:

2:00 pm: Special Panel Session:
Post POTS Net Neutrality & the Cloud: From POTS to PANS
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Rumors of the death of POTS are not exaggerated. To build a new model for the future we have to determine the bottlenecks. Come discuss the impact of the cloud and the migration from end to end to any to any services; about supporting access and quality of service; about Net Neutrality and Privacy.

5:00: Avaya Tech on Tap Workshop and Networking Reception
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Kick off ITEXPO East with a special pre-conference seminar and evening networking event, hosted by the Avaya DevConnect Program. Join Avaya and our special keynote speaker Judith Hurwitz, co-author of "Cloud Computing for Dummies", as we tackle some of the most challenging technology transitions facing IT organizations today, namely cloud computing and collaboration enablement

KEYNOTES Wednesday, February 1:
12:45pm: Michael Rouleau, tw telecom
3:30pm: Paget Alves, Sprint
4:30pm: Timothy Wagner, Samsung Telecommunications America

KEYNOTES Thursday, February 2:
9:00am: Rick Whitt, Google
9:30am: Chris Swearingen, Senseaware, Powered by FedEx
10:00am: Dirk Gates, Xirrus
10:30pm: Julius Knapp, FCC
4:45pm: Sir Terry Matthews, Wesley Clover

WORKSHOPS at ITEXPO – Open to All Attendees

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Cloud Business Development Workshop
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Tuesday, January 31 - 9:00am

Larry Dillon and Michael Curry will co-host the first ever pre-show workshops focused towards new business development techniques for resellers, developers and cloud-based service providers.

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Asterisk 123 Training
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Tuesday, January 31 - 9:00am

Come get a well rounded and informative introduction to the Asterisk Project. All are Welcome! Whether you are managing a team deploying an Asterisk implementation, evaluating potential replacements for a legacy telephony solution that's on its last leg, or just a general Asterisk "newbie" excited to learn what Asterisk is capable of, then this talk has something to offer you

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Sangoma Vega Training
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Tuesday, January 31 - 9:00am

Sangoma Technologies will host a free full day hands-on training session teaching you how to configure and troubleshoot the Vega series gateways for use with IP-PBX and SIP trunking.

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Blackberry HTML5 Hackathon
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Tuesday, January 31 - 9:00am

Join us at the upcoming HTML5 Hackathon to discover how BlackBerry WebWorks takes HTML5 beyond the browser. We'll show you the power and simplicity of the new BlackBerry browser

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Ingate’s SIP Trunking Workshop
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Wednesday, February 1 – Friday, February 3

Attendees can earn a SIP Trunking Professional Certificate by participating in the Professional Development Program on February 1. Attendees can also earn a Unified Communications Professional Certificate on February 2.

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Telecom Reseller Week Presentation Theatre
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Wednesday, February 1 – Friday, February 3

Telecom Reseller Week provides you with a forum for you to learn about cutting edge new solutions you can represent, to meet with many new potential partners, and to study proven sales techniques to help improve your team's performance.

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MPLS University
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Tuesday, February 2 - 1:30pm

MPLS University is a forum for IT and business professionals to bring their questions about network reliability, always-on connectivity, voice, regulatory requirements, security, and cost control. Join us for two FREE live MPLS University sessions at ITEXPO to learn more about utilizing cloud-based solutions

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StartupCamp5: Comms Edition
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Tuesday, February 2 - 4:00pm
Featuring keynote address by Sir Terry Matthews

The incredibly popular StartupCamp networking event returns. This unique forum is for early-stage entrepreneurs to pitch their communications products or services to a discriminating audience ofpotential investors, media, bloggers and industry influencers. Theevent's fast-paced, "ready, set, pitch" format brings early-stage communications companies, developers, industry leaders and investors together to network and validate entrepreneurial pitches in real time.

  4:00:    StartupCamp5 Free Networking Reception
  4:45:    Introduction/Event Kickoff by Larry Lisser
  5:00:    Keynote Presentation by World-Renowned Entrepreneur Sir Terry Matthews
  5:45:    Startup Presentations and Judging
  7:00:    Networking and Voting

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ITEXPO Party on South Beach!
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Mango’s Tropical Café on Ocean Drive
Thursday, February 2 -9:00pm

Don’t make any other plans for Thursday night! You already have the best ticket in town!  The ITEXPO Conference Party is happening at Mango’s Tropical Café, the hottest club on Ocean Drive!

Please note, space is limited so don’t be late! All are invited.

QUESTIONS?
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Contact Frank Coppola (203.852.6800 x 131) or visit the show site.
http://www.itexpo.com

We look forward to seeing you in Miami at ITEXPO and trust you will have a great experience. Thanks!

The ITEXPO Team

At the show, please visit the booths of our sponsors:

Diamond Sponsor:
Digium

Platinum Sponsors:
Avaya
AudioCodes
Sonus Networks
Sansay
Dialogic
Interactive Intelligence
Netxusa

Gold Sponsors:
abp
Adtran
Broadvox
MegaPath
USAN
888VoIP
Panasonic
snom
tw telecom
Sangoma


 


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