ADVISORY/Agility CEO and President, Ron Nelson, to Present in Industry Watch Program At OptiComm 2001.News/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Thursday (Aug. 23) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Media are invited to hear Ron Nelson Ron Nelson is a composer of both classical and popular music and a retired music academic. He was born in Joliet, Illinois, on December 14, 1929. After earning bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees from the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester in New , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president of Agility Communications(TM), Inc., present in a panel discussion that highlights the optical applications that will drive further deployment of tunable lasers. Titled, "Tunable Lasers and Their Impact on Optical Networks: Developments and Challenges," Nelson will discuss how tunable lasers are enabling new dynamic network architectures that are expected to radically decrease the cost of optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. through reduced inventory and sparing costs. Participating in the Photonics Components panel, Nelson is one of six invited speakers to present on Thurs., Aug. 23, 2001, from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Colorado Convention Center The Colorado Convention Center is a multi-purpose convention center in downtown Denver, Colorado which recently underwent a major expansion. The expansion added 600,000 sq. feet of space and a 5,200 seat concert hall. The total area of the convention center is 1.2 million sq. feet. , Denver, Colo. ITCom+OptiComm has several sub-conferences scheduled from Aug. 19-24. When and Where Media are invited to see Ron Nelson's presentation, part of the Photonics Components section of the Industry Watch program, on Thurs., Aug. 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colo. For more information about ITCom+OptiComm visit www.spie.org. For more information about Agility Communications, Inc. visit: http://www.agility.com. Biography for Ron Nelson, CEO and President of Agility Ron Nelson has established a distinguished 25-year record and is widely regarded for his development and operations accomplishments in the photonics arena. Prior to becoming president and CEO of Agility, he was vice president and an officer at Motorola and director of the Phoenix Advanced Technology Center. In that capacity, he assembled and led world-class teams developing high-speed optical interconnects, vertical lasers, flat-panel displays, and components and software for wireless products, helping Motorola generate more than $1 billion in revenues. He set up and directed Motorola's manufacturing line, delivering the highest performing and reliable vertical lasers available in the marketplace at that time. Prior to his accomplishments at Motorola, Nelson was one of two co-founders of Lytel, Inc. Lytel, a successful startup company The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. that produced optoelectronic components and subsystems for telecommunication and data communication applications, was acquired by AMP (now Tyco). At Lytel, Nelson held various positions including: vice president of product development, vice president of device manufacturing, and vice president and general manager of the Telecom Division. A seasoned veteran, Nelson started his career in 1976 at Bell Laboratories, where he worked on short- and long-wavelength lasers. He led the team that developed the Bell Systems' first long-wavelength lasers for use in submarine cable See Telegraph. See See also: Cable Submarine and terrestrial fiber systems. He has a long-standing history of activity with the Optoelectronic Industry Development Association (OIDA OIDA Optoelectronics Industry Development Association ), serving on the board of directors and as the vice-chairman of the Technology and Market Opportunity Roadmap Committee. This committee produces a comprehensive set of roadmaps and opportunities, helping to establish a cohesive direction for university and industrial R&D and government-funded optoelectronics research. Nelson holds a doctorate degree from the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
About Agility Communications, Inc. Agility Communications, Inc., the leader in pioneering widely tunable lasers for metro, switching, and long-haul markets, is providing the lowest total cost of ownership and dramatically reducing the costs and complexity of supporting agile networks. The company has been named one of Light Reading's Top 10 Privately Held Companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , has won the Technologic Partners' Optix 2001 Investor's Choice award, and was listed in UPSIDE Magazine's "Hot 100" private companies for 2001. Founded by a team of optical networking and semiconductor veterans in Oct. 1998, Agility is headquartered in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif., and has manufacturing facilities in Allentown, Pa. Agility investors include Amerindo Investment Advisors, Comdisco Ventures, Dell Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Mustang Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, and Worldview world·view n. In both senses also called Weltanschauung. 1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. 2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. Technology Partners. For more information about Agility solutions visit www.agility.com, send email to info@agility.com or call 805/690-1700. Note to Editors: Agility Communications and the Agility logo are trademarks of Agility Communications, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other company and product names mentioned are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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