{"id":3232,"date":"2005-04-16T19:35:56","date_gmt":"2005-04-16T19:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/e-commerce\/speaking-this-week.html"},"modified":"2005-04-16T19:35:56","modified_gmt":"2005-04-16T19:35:56","slug":"speaking-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/e-commerce\/speaking-this-week.html","title":{"rendered":"Speaking this Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">Lots of speaking and traveling this week. I am going to be speaking and moderating a session for the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/voip\/ata-washington-summit.html\">ATA on the future of the contact center on Monday in DC<\/a> and on Tuesday I will be speaking for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prsourcecode.com\/\">PRSourcecode<\/a> to the PR community on <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.tmcnet.com\/blog\/rich-tehrani\/voip\/prsourcecode-webinar.html\">how to more effectively work with Internet Telephony Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the ATA Washington Summit Schedule:<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black\"><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10:15 -10:30 am<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Break<br \/><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>10:30 \u201311:30 am<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Business\/Financial Outlook &amp; Climate-Brandon Dobell of Credit Suisse First Boston<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>11:30 \u2013 12:30<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Lunch<span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><br \/><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>12:30 \u2013 1:30 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Keynote Address-Tucker Carlson<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>1:30 \u2013 2:30 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>ATA Positions\/ Regulatory: What&#8217;s Next?-Jim Conway, DMA and \u00a0Mitch Roth, ATA<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>2:30 \u2013 3:00 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Break<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>3:00 \u2013 4:00 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Consumer Affairs Perspective on Teleservices- Dr. Dale Lewison, <place w:st=\"on\" \/><placetype w:st=\"on\" \/>University<\/placetype \/> of <placename w:st=\"on\" \/>Ohio<\/placename \/><\/place \/> and\u00a0Deborah Berlyn, AARP<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>4:00 \u2013 5:00 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Technology Perspective\/Changes we can expect- <personname w:st=\"on\" \/>Rich Tehrani<\/personname \/>, Technology Marketing Corporation, Chris Hodges, Noble Systems, Larry Mark, SER, Jason Pace, Stratasoft and Paul Stockford, Saddletree Research<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>6:00 \u2013 7:00 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Reception at the Hyatt<br \/><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia\"><br \/><b><u>Tuesday, April 19 (Self-Determination Perspective)<\/u><\/b><\/span><b><u><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black\"><br \/><\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia\"><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>8:00 \u2013 9:00 am<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Continental Breakfast with Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) <br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>9:00 \u2013 11:30 am<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Table Discussion \u2013 Working Session on Standards for Inbound<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>11:30 \u2013 1:00 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Lunch \/Keynotes- Sen. Max Baucus, D-MT and Rep. Lee Terry R-NE (Sen. Baucus 1200-1230; Rep Terry 1230-1:00)<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>1:00 \u2013 2:00 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Leadership Collaboration<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>2:00 \u2013 2:30 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Break<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>2:30 \u2013 4:00 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Leadership Presentations<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>4:00 \u2013 5:00 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>SRO Presentation- Lisa DeFalco,Phil Grudzinski<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>6:00 \u2013 7:30 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Awards Gala on the Hill- Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE)\u00a0(SD-G50, Dirksen Bldg)<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><\/span><b><u><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia\">Wednesday, April 20 (On the Hill)<br \/><\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia\"><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0<\/span>8:00 \u2013 9:00 am<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Continental Breakfast with Rep. Ted Strickland (D-OH)<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>8:30 \u2013 10:00 am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Not-for-Profit &amp; Charities Breakfast (By invitation)<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>9:00 \u2013 9:30 am<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>ATA Lobbying Priorities<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>9:30 \u2013 10:30 am<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/span>Congressional Visit Role Play<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>10:30 \u2013 1:00 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Congressional Appointments<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><b><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #996633; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia\">SUMMIT AGENDA<\/span><\/b><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black\"><br \/><\/span><b><u><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia\">Sunday, April 17<br \/><\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia\"><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black\">12:00 \u2013 6:00pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Registration<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12:00- 5:00pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Selected Committee Meetings<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0 <\/span>6:00 \u2013 7:00 pm<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Welcome Reception (Hyatt Regency)<br \/><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia\"><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black\"><br \/><\/span><b><u><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia\">Monday, April 18 (Current Industry Situational Perspective)<br \/><\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia\"><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black\">7:30 \u2013 9:00 am<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Registration<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>8:00 \u2013 9:00 am<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span\n>Continental Breakfast<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>9:00 \u2013 9:15 am<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Opening Remarks- Stuart Discount, Chair, ATA<br \/><span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>9:15 \u2013 10:15 am <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Regulations and Federal &amp; State Legislation Joe Sanscrainte, Call Compliance,\u00a0Bill Brierly,\u00a0TeleTech\u00a0and Rich Rosenblatt, Morgan, Lewis &amp; Bockius<span style=\"mso-tab-count: 1\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lots of speaking and traveling this week. I am going to be speaking and moderating a session for the ATA on the future of the contact center on Monday in DC and on Tuesday I will be speaking for PRSourcecode to the PR community on how to more effectively work with Internet Telephony Magazine. 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