Join PDI-SAT @ SkyFORUM!
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Time: 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM (ET)
Exhibits are open all day
Sessions will be scheduled throughout the day
Location: On your computer! No time out of the office. No travel expenses or hassles.
Cost: It is FREE to attend
Learn more and register at www.skyforumsbca.com
SkyFORUM® is an online (or virtual) event that brings together the satellite industry for product demos, sessions, training and networking found at traditional trade shows, but without the expenses and hassles of leaving town and customers. You can come and go throughout the day based on your schedule.
Without leaving your desk, you can attend sessions and explore exhibits like at a traditional trade show, including: view product demos, watch videos, download literature, and chat with booth personnel to get answers to your questions.
It’s easy! All you need is a computer with a broadband connection and sound card. Registration is simple and it is FREE. Register today at www.skyforumsbca.com.
PDI-SAT, a DIRECTV® Master System Operator and equipment distributor, will be showcasing
MDU-Complete™, it’s MFH2™ single wire solution for MDU applications. Also present will be the COM1000, PDI-SAT’s next generation Pro:Idiom™ compliant HDTV content distribution system for the Hospitality and Free-To-Guest markets. Samsung Electronics
recently signed PDI-SAT as a key Satellite Technology Partner for the
U.S. Commercial, MDU, and Hospitality markets. This relationship with
Samsung gives PDI-SAT and its dealers a complete turnkey solution:
providing equipment, content, installation, and services for their
customers throughout the commercial marketplace. Visit our booth
virtually on the 18th to find out more!
SkyFORUM conference topics include new products, revenue streams, business channels, new business opportunities, the future of satellite, MDU/SMATV opportunities, improving customer relations, broadband technologies, staff training, benefits, and more. Many of the sessions will have handouts that you can easily download and print.
SkyFORUM delivers to your computer a series of webcasts presented by industry experts who will share their ideas on new business opportunities and services. Here is a preview of the conference lineup:
Keynote: Blair Levin, Executive Director - Broadband Initiative, FCC
Hear a status report on the development of a National Broadband Plan, a
project mandated by Congress in the America Recovery and Reinvestment
Act.
Keynote: Tony Goncalves, Vice President of Sales, DIRECTV
Learn about DIRECTV and its leadership role within the satellite
industry. Understand marketing, technology, programming and customer
satisfaction initiatives that are helping to accelerate DIRECTV growth
and enable DIRECTV to maintain its position as the largest satellite
television provider in the US.
Look Here: New Platforms = New Content
Gary Arlen, President, Arlen Communications, Inc.
Future Satellite Technologies
Ed Caleca, Principal, Calburk Associates
It’s all About the Customer!
Dan Freeding Sr, Director - Field Operations Training, DIRECTV
Tammy Wood, Manager, WeQC.
Pioneering Innovation - MDU and Hospitality Solutions
Richard Tatem, Director MDU-Commercial Product Development, DIRECTV
Beyond the Dish: Expanding Your Low-Voltage Offerings
David Pedigo, Senior Director – Technology, CEDIA
Observations and Tips for Effective Labor-Management Relations
Eric E. Packel, Attorney at Law, Polsinelli Shughart PC
How to Reduce Your Fuel and Vehicle Expenses
Jonathan Holstien, SuperFleet
Your Options for Affordable Health Insurance
Jim Pitts, Assurant
How State Licensing and Tax Issues Affect Your Business
Lisa McCabe Director Public Policy and Outreach, SBCA
Allen Chew Director, Government Affairs, The DIRECTV Group, Inc
Register today and join DIRECTV on Wednesday, November 18 at SkyFORUM. Visit www.skyforumsbca.com to register and learn more.
