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Workshop Agenda

July 12 - 15, 2004
Springfield Technical Community College

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Day 1 – Monday, July 12, 2004

Location, All Day: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2

8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 Welcome
9:15 Brief Introductions
9:30 Keynote Speaker - Kimberly M. Smith
Nortel Networks Global Certification Program
10:30 Break
10:45 Wireless Technical Update
Gary Mullett - Co-PI, Wireless, NCTT
11:10 Photonics Technical Update
Jim Downing - Co-PI, Photonics, NCTT
11:35 Networking Technical Update
Gordon F. Snyder, Jr. - Executive Director, Co-PI, Networking, NCTT
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Wireless Application Speaker - Mark Preston
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2:00 Photonics Application Speaker - Tim Ryan
City College of San Francisco
3:00 Network Application Speaker - Dennis Vaillancourt
National Center of Excellence for High Performance Computing Technology
4:00 Adjourn
5:00 NCTT BBQ @ Tech Park

Day 2 – Tuesday, July 13, 2004

8:00 Continental Breakfast
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
8:30 Introduction to NCTT Organization
Gordon F. Snyder, Jr. - Executive Director, Co-PI, Networking, NCTT
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
9:00 Technical Workshops
Concurrent Sessions, Location: Putnam Hall (Bldg. 17):
Networking, Room 621
Wireless, Room 602
Photonics, Room 612

Grant Writing Workshop
Steve Budd, Assistant VP Grants & Development, Springfield Technical Community College
Laura Qaissaunee, Director of Grants & Institutional Development, Brookdale Community College
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
12:00 Lunch
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
1:00 Technical Workshops
Concurrent Sessions, Location: Putnam Hall (Bldg. 17):
Networking, Room 621
Wireless, Room 602
Photonics, Room 612

Grant Writing Workshop
Steve Budd, Assistant VP Grants & Development, Springfield Technical Community College
Laura Qaissaunee, Director of Grants & Institutional Development, Brookdale Community College
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
4:00 Adjourn
4:15 Meeting with Northeast Group
Northeast Focus
Discussion
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
5:00 Adjourn Meeting
Dinner on your own

Day 3 – Wednesday, July 14, 2004

8:00 Continental Breakfast
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
9:00 Technical Workshops
Concurrent Sessions, Location: Putnam Hall (Bldg. 17):
Networking, Room 621
Wireless, Room 602
Photonics, Room 612

Grant Writing Workshop
Steve Budd, Assistant VP Grants & Development, Springfield Technical Community College
Laura Qaissaunee, Director of Grants & Institutional Development, Brookdale Community College
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
12:00 Lunch
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
12:30 Susan Adams
Vice President of Engineering, Comcast New England
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
1:30 NCTT On-Line - Open Source Discussion
Gordon F. Snyder, Jr. - Executive Director, Co-PI, Networking, NCTT
Geoffrey Little, Partner Consultant, NCTT
Scott SaintOnge, Webmaster, NCTT
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
2:45 Break
3:00 NCTT Regional Partnership Organization Structure
Gordon F. Snyder, Jr. - Executive Director, Co-PI, Networking, NCTT
Geoffrey Little, Partner Consultant, NCTT
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
4:00 Partnership
Peter Saflund, Partner Consultant, NCTT
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
4:30 Benefits of Collaboration
Mike T. Qaissaunee, Chair, Engineering & Technology, Brookdale Community College
Location: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2
5:00 Adjourn
Dinner on your own

Day 4 – Thursday, July 15, 2004

Location, All Day: Scibelli Hall (Bldg. 2), Room 701-2

8:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 Making it Happen
Presenters:
Wayne Jones, Associate Dean and Professor, Collin County Community College
Mark Wildermuth, Program Coordinator, Telecommunications Infrastructure and Professor, Midlands Technical College
Larry Hash, Assistant Professor Telecommunications, SUNY Institute of Technology
10:00 Discussion Q & A
Presenters:
Wayne Jones, Associate Dean and Professor, Collin County Community College
Mark Wildermuth, Program Coordinator, Telecommunications Infrastructure and Professor, Midlands Technical College
Larry Hash, Assistant Professor Telecommunications, SUNY Institute of Technology
10:30 Developing ICT Skills Standards
Joselito Lualhati, Director, Research and Development, Global Skills Xchange
11:15 Creating a National Certification for Network Infrastructure and Network Device Technicians
Paul Squires, President, Applied Skills & Knowledge
12:00 Adjourn Workshop
12:30 Current Partners Lunch Meeting
2:00 Adjourn Meeting

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