Begin forwarded message: > Telecommunications Reliability in the Information Capital > May 17, 2007 > Presented by the > Columbia Institute for Tele-Information > and the > New York Telecommunications Reliability Advisory Council > > Faculty Room, Low Library > Columbia University > 116th Street & Broadway > New York, NY > > New York City depends on its telecommunications infrastructure. > High quality, high speed and highly reliable telecommunications > services are the lifeblood of the financial services, media, > advertising and software industries. The City's government has > become information-centric, using telecommunications to deliver > critical municipal services to citizens. Thousands of New Yorkers > work for web-based businesses, delivering services to clients > around the world, and thousands more telecommute regularly. > > Is New York's telecommunications infrastructure up to the challenge > - is it reliable enough support an information-dependent economy > and society? Could it be more reliable? Are users willing to pay > for an ultra-reliable infrastructure? Could network operators > provide such a network, and what would it cost? What can (and > should) government do to help? > > These questions are not just relevant to New York. As the United > States becomes increasingly dependent on reliable > telecommunications, the experience and lessons learned in New York > will be applicable across the country. > > Proposed Agenda > 9:30 - 10:00 WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? WHAT'S AT STAKE? > > # NYTRAC Survey - Tony Cresswell, Deputy Director, Center for > Technology in Government > # AT&T Business Continuity Survey - Jerry Shammas, Director of > Business Continuity and Recovery Services > > 10:00 - 10:30 ARE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PART OF THE SOLUTION? > # NYTRAC - Dennis Taratus, Project Manager, NYTRAC > > > # Cyber-Security Task Force and Multi-State ISAC - Will Pelgrin, > Director, New York State Office of Cyber Security & Critical > Infrastructure Coordination > > > # Regional Coordinating Center Concept - Donna S. Canestraro, > Program Manager, Center for Technology in Government > > > 10:30 - 10:45 Break > > 10:45 - 12:00 WHAT DO USERS WANT? > > Moderator: Hank Levine, Partner, Levine, Blaszak, Block & Boothby, LLP > # A panel of telecom managers from New York businesses will discuss > their reliability requirements and experiences. > > 12:00 - 12:15 LUNCH (with Keynote Speaker) > > 1:15 - 2:45 WHAT ARE SERVICE PROVIDERS DOING? > > Moderator: Bob Atkinson, Director of Policy research, CITI > > # Major Infrastructure Suppliers > > * Verizon - James McLaughlin, Vice President, National Operations > > * AT&T Mobility - Jim Jacot, Vice President - Network Services > > # Alternative and Value Added Suppliers > > * Neutral Tandem - Rian Wren, President and CEO > > * FiberNet - Ernie Hoffmann, VP Of Engineering & Service Delivery > > * iAREANET - James Martino, Chairman > > 2:45 - 3:00 BREAK > > 3:00 - 4:15 WHAT IS GOVERNMENT DOING? > > Moderator: John Sennett, Director, Office of Utility Security, NYS > Department of Public Service > # Local: Paul Cosgrave, New York City's CIO and Commissioner of > NYC's Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications > > > # State: Dennis Taratus, Chief, Network Reliability, Office of > Telecommunications, NYS Department of Public Service > > > # National: Lisa M. Fowlkes, Deputy Chief, Public Safety & Homeland > Security Bureau, Federal Communications Commission > > > 4:15 - 4:45 CONCLUSIONS AND ON-GOING CONCERNS > > 4:45 RECEPTION > > Registration > > Corporate rate: $75. Academics, government officials, non-profit > attendees and students: Free. Register online at http:// > www.ersvp.com/r/nytrac. > > For more information, see http://www.nytrac.org and http:// > www.citi.columbia.edu, or contact John Heywood, CITI's Assistant > Director. > Upcoming CITI Events > # The Economics and Business of Second Life and Virtual Worlds > (with The Conference Board) - June 15, 2007 > > # Ultrabroadband III: Ultrabroadband at Home and on the Road - June > 22, 2007 > > # The Evolution of Media - Date TBA > > Conference organized by Robert Atkinson, Dennis Taratus, Hank > Levine & John Heywood > -------------------- > http://www.ersvp.com > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TELECOM-CITIES Current searchable archives (Feb. 1, 2006 to present) at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ Old searchble archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
