CLECexpo Fall 2000 Opens Today At The Adam's Mark Hotel Denver.High Tech & Business Editors CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) Expo Fall 2000 DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000 Penton Media's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PME PME Petites et Moyennes Entreprises PME Professional Military Education PME Pequenas e Médias Empresas (Portugal) PME Petite et Moyenne Entreprise PME Psychology of Mathematics Education PME Pi Mu Epsilon ) CLECexpo Fall 2000, the leading event for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, opens today at the Adam's Mark Hotel, Denver. The show runs through Thursday, September 14, 2000. CLECexpo highlights issues and opportunities being created by the convergence of the telecommunications, cable and Internet industries. "This is an emerging marketplace full of controversy where regulatory agencies, industry representatives and the courts are literally writing the ground rules day by day," stated Denise Kettler, Group Show Director. CLECexpo Fall 2000 will also host several educational conference sessions. Robert Cannon, senior counsel on Internet Issues for the Office of Plans and Policy at the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. is hosting "FCC 101," an introductory course describing how to participate in FCC proceedings. Doug Hanson, 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. of RMI (Remote Method Invocation) A standard from Sun for distributed objects written in Java. RMI is a remote procedure call (RPC), which allows Java objects (software components) stored in the network to be run remotely. .NET will speak about how to retain good employees in such a growing marketplace. Paul Stapleton, senior vice president, Rampart & Associates, is doing a presentation on current CLEC and ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. Valuation and Benchmarks. This session focuses on current valuation trends and metrics while exploring how transaction structure affects valuation. Colorado Secretary of Technology, Mark Holtzman will be the keynote speaker at a special CLECexpo session sponsored by the Denver Telecom Professionals (DTP See desktop publishing. DTP - desktop publishing ) on Tuesday, September 12, from 4:00-5:00 p.m. His presentation will touch on issues specific to technology companies in Colorado. With 84 high-tech workers per 1,000 private sector workers, Colorado now has the highest concentration of high-tech employment in the nation. This event brings together key players and vendors that serve the burgeoning competitive communications market, including Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs). Show management expects more than 1,700 industry professionals to attend the event. The next CLECexpo takes place on February 21-23, 2001 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, NY. CLECexpo (www.clecexpo.com) is produced by Penton Media's Service Provider Events Group. The Service Provider Events Group, located in Golden, Colorado, also produces ISPCON ISPCON Internet Service Provider Convention (The Golden Group, Inc.) (www.ispcon.com), the leading Internet Service Provider Conventions and ASPCON (www.aspcon.com), the leading conventions for Application Service Providers. Penton Media, Inc. (NYSE:PME) is a leading diversified business media company that produces market-focused magazines, Web sites, trade shows, and conferences. Penton serves the Internet/broadband; natural products/food/retail; manufacturing; electronics; design/engineering; management; supply chain/aviation; government/compliance; mechanical systems/construction; and leisure/hospitality markets. For more information, visit www.penton.com |
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