A Workforce Development Conference For Business, Education, and Government:
Partners in Technology Advancement

April 8, 1999

A Synergy of Industry, Education, Government & Economics...

The telecommunications industry over the past five years has undergone unprecedented growth with even greater technological breakthroughs predicted for the upcoming decade. Along with this growth comes the challenge of educating individuals to provide a capable and highly skilled workforce for the telecom industry. In recognition of this growth and the shortage of skilled workers, the National Science Foundation created the NCTT, the only Telecom Center in the country to develop regional and national model workforce development in Telecommunications Technologies.

Conference Schedule

Morning Session in Ballroom N

• 7:30 - 8:30
  Registration and Continental Breakfast

• 8:30 - 9:00
  Welcome and Introduction
  • Gail Carberry, Vice President, Springfield Technical Community College
  • Michael Albano, Mayor of the City of Springfield, MA
  • Linda Melconian, MA State Senate
  • Sheila Blair, Assistant Director, Administration, NCTT, Introduction

• 9:00 - 10:00
  The Education/Workforce Synergy
  • James Masi, Executive Director, NCTT

• 10:00 - 10:15
  Refreshment Break in Foyer C

• 10:15 - 11:00
  U.S. Government's View of Technology at the Turn of the Century
  • Keynote Address by Duncan Moore, Assoc. Director for Technology, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • James Masi, Introduction

• 11:00 - 11:45
  The Economics of Telecommunications
  • Craig L. Moore, Professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
  • Allan W. Blair, President/CEO, Economic Development Council of Western MA, Introduction

• 12:00 - 1:15
  Luncheon Address
  • Frank Ingari, President/CEO, Growth Ally Corporation
  • Michael Harrison, Executive Director of MA Telecom Council, Introduction

Afternoon Session

1:30 - 4:30 -- CONCURRENT TRACKS

TECHNICAL TRACK in Ballroom N

The Future of Lightwave Communication, Wireless, and the Internet

• Heather Boyles, Chief of Staff, Internet 2/UCAID, Washington, DC
• Fred Leonberger, Chief Technical Officer, Uniphase Corporation, Bloomfield, CT
• Donald Steinbrecher, President, MiNT Collaborative, Brookline, MA
• James Masi, NCTT (Moderator)

EDUCATION TRACK in King Edward West Salon

Interactive Panel Discussion: Teaching to Different Learning Styles

• Karen Mayo, Professor, Stephen F. Austin University, Texas
• Ronald Fitzgerald, Superintendent, Minuteman Science-Technology H.S., Lexington, MA
• Lianne Sackett, NCTT Consultant on Experiential Learning, NY
• Fenna Hanes, NCTT Associate Director, Moderator

2:45 - 3:00 -- BREAK

3:00 - 4:30 -- Remain in Same Session or Attend:

WORKFORCE TRACK in Ballroom N

An Educational Response to Workforce Training

• Nicholas Massa, Co-Director, Fiber Optics, NCTT
• Gary Mullett, Co-Director, Wireless, NCTT
• Gordon Snyder, Co-Director, Networking, NCTT
• James Amara, Associate Director for Secondary Education, NCTT
• Gina Tziavas, Director Workforce Development, MTC
• W. Geoffrey Little, President, Telicom Corporation, Moderator

See the conference description.

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