Sunday, July 26, 2009 |
10:00AM - 6:00PM | Registration Open |
7:00PM - 10:00PM | Welcome Party - Homecoming |
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Monday, July 27, 2009 |
7:00AM - 6:00PM | Registration Open |
7:00AM - 8:15AM | Christians in Communications Breakfast |
8:00AM - 1:00PM | Exhibitor Set-Up (Lunch provided in Exhibit Hall) |
8:30AM - 9:10AM | NCTC Members Meeting |
9:15AM - 10:00AM | ACA Members Meeting |
10:00AM - 10:15AM | Break |
10:15AM - 11:15AM | Session 1: Cable Leaders Discussion Panel Leaders from independent cable systems join NCTC President/CEO Jeff Abbas in a roundtable discussion on the top issues impacting their business today. |
11:30AM - 1:00PM | Luncheon with Speaker - Food Network Celebrity |
1:15PM - 2:15PM | Session 2: ACA Update - Washington's "Changed" Priorities ACA President/CEO Matt Polka leads a discussion of the top federal legislative and regulatory issues and how policy changes are affecting independent operators. |
2:15PM - 5:15PM | Exhibits Open |
7:00PM - 10:30PM | Monday Evening at the Ranch - Circle R Ranch & Rodeo |
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009 |
7:00AM - 5:00PM | Registration Open |
7:00AM - 8:00AM | Breakfast |
8:00AM - 9:00AM | Session 3: Big Marketing on a Small Budget When marketing resources are limited, how do you continue to build customer loyalty while growing your business? Smaller members address how they maximize marketing efforts through cost-effective and creative means. |
9:00AM - Noon | Exhibits Open |
12:00PM - 2:00PM | Exhibitor Tear Down (Lunch provided in Exhibit Hall) |
12:15PM - 1:30PM | Luncheon with Speaker - Buddy Greene (Harmonica Stylist) |
1:45PM - 2:45PM | Session 4: A Financial Perspective Where does Wall Street stand on the cable industry? At the 2009 Winter Educational Conference, leading analysts saw both opportunities and challenges ahead for the independent segment. How does that analysis stand up in July? Wall Street analysts take a fresh look when they join us at TIS. |
2:45PM - 3:00PM | Break |
3:00PM - 4:00PM | Session 5: Competitive Update/Over the Top Satellite continues to market to our customers, but what about Netflix, Vudu, Boxee, Hulu and more? Are these "over the top" competitors a real threat or just serving a niche? Hear from experts that keep an eye (or two!) on cable's competitors - old and new. |
4:00PM - 4:15PM | Break |
4:15PM - 5:15PM | Session 6: Marketing - Customer Satisfaction/Customer Service An informed customer is a happy customer. Hear how members educate their customers and keep them happy month after month. Learn how empowering your employees can pay dividends - in job satisfaction and customer satisfaction. |
7:00PM - 10:30PM | Tuesday Night Dinner - Cable Baron's Ball |
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009 |
7:00AM - 11:00AM | Registration Open |
7:30AM - 8:30AM | Breakfast |
8:30AM - 9:45AM | Session 7: Obama's Billions: How to apply for and receive $7.2 billion for broadband in less than 18 months. The broadband stimulus plan makes billions of dollars available to members. The ACA leads a discussion on what is available, how to get it, and how to maximize your return to bring more broadband and advanced services to your customer. Attend the panel that can pay dividends! |
9:45AM - 10:00AM | Break |
10:00AM - 11:00AM | Session 8: Programmers Forum Back by popular demand! Top programmers join us in an open discussion about programming content on the internet, authorization of content to "other devices", VOD, ad sales, new products and many other topics?(did we mention programming costs?) and how programmers see their partnership with cable operators developing in the years ahead. |
11:00AM - 11:15AM | Closing Remarks |
11:30AM - 6:30PM | Golf Tournament & Awards Reception - Dallas Cowboys Golf Course |
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** This agenda is subject to change.