NCTA 2003

Monday, June 9, 2003
Exhibitor Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Delegate Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Media Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Cable Courtyard open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
International Business Center open 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Executive Suites open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

7:30 - 8:45 a.m.
CablePAC Breakfast (Club Members Only)—Room S103ABC

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
MONDAY GENERAL SESSION Grand Ballroom
9 Leading the Digital Revolution

10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Floor Open
(10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. are Exclusive Hours)

10:30 – 5:30 p.m.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
10:30-12:00 Kaitz Foundation Board Meeting—Room S503AB
10:30-12:00 NCTA Corporate Counsel Meeting—Room S501BC
10:30-12:00 NCTA Finance & Operations Committee Meeting—Room S501D
11:00-12:00 Cable in the Classroom Board Meeting—Room S502AB
4:00-5:30 COST Committee Meeting—Room S501A

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETINGS & LUNCHES
Public Policy Lunch (Invitation Only)—Room S103ABC

1:00 – 2:15 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
10 Broadband Content Icons—Room S101
National Show Partner: CTAM
11 Flexible Network Design: Realizing Path Potential—Room S102AB
NCTA Technical Papers Session
12 How TV is Changing—Room S102CD
National Show Partner: NATPE
13 Measure for Measure: Getting the Local Count Right—Room S104
National Show Partner: CAB
14 A Story Worth Retailing—Room S105CD

2:45 – 4:00 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
15 Richer, Deeper, More Profitable . . . Advertising Broadband Style—Room S101
National Show Partner: CTAM
16 Packet Up, I'll Take It: Managing Tomorrow's IP Traffic—Room S102AB
NCTA Technical Papers Session
17 News from the Hill: Congressional Staff Panel Discussion—Room S102CD
18 Analyze This, Analyze That: Wall Street Talks Cable—Room S104
19 State & Local Connection: The Impact of Public Policy on the Digital Revolution
—Room S105AB
20 Good 'n Plenty: Cable's Sweet Spot in Programming—Room S105CD

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
21 Home Networking – Defining Cable’s Role—Room S101
National Show Partner: CTAM
22 Whole Home Networking: A House No Longer Divided—Room S102AB
NCTA Technical Papers Session
23 We Propose 'em - They Dispose 'em: Bureau Chiefs at the FCC
—Room S102CD
24 It Just Keeps Getting Better: Cable's Financial Outlook—Room S104
25 The New Sell-ibacy: Getting Customers to Go from One Product to Many Products—Room S105AB
26 Does Interactive TV Push Your Buttons?—Room S105CD

Note: Program Subject to Change

Tuesday, June 10, 2003
Exhibitor Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Delegate Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Media Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Cable Courtyard open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
International Business Center open 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Executive Suites open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

7:00 – 8:45 a.m.
BREAKFAST MEETINGS
7:00-8:45 Multichannel News & TWICE Breakfast
“Evolution Revolution: The Move to HD TV”
Separate Registration Required $65—Room S106
7:30-8:45 Special Breakfast Session featuring Torie Clarke and Embedded Journalists—Grand Ballroom

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
TUESDAY GENERAL SESSION—Grand Ballroom
27A FCC Chairman Michael Powell
27B Through a Lens Brightly:
The Changing Picture of Cable Programming

10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Exhibit Floor Open
(10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. are Exclusive Hours)

10:30 – 5:30 p.m.
CABLE SIGNAL THEFT SPECIAL SEMINAR
10:45-11:00 Welcome & Continental Breakfast—Room S504A
11:00–12:00 Marketing and Theft of Service: A Match Made in Heaven?
—Room S504A
1:15–2:30 Vendors: Lock Boxes, Pedestals & Asset Recovery - What Products and Services are on the Market Today?—Room S504A
2:45–3:45 Digital Technology: What will it mean for Delivery of Broadband Services & POD Security?—Room S504A
3:45-4:15 HD Pavilion Tour
4:30–5:30 Panel Session: “You’re Busted: Taking Theft of Service Loss Prevention to the Next Level”—Room S102CD

10:30 – 6:00 p.m.
SUPPLIER & EMPLOYMENT DIVERSITY CONNECTION
10:30-12:45 Cable’s Diversity Network Session—RoomS503AB
2:00-3:00 Supplier Diversity Opportunities – Second Tier Contracts—RoomS503AB
2:45-4:45 Panel Session: “Diverse Talent: Moving Up or Off the Ladder?”
—Room S105CD
4:30-6:00 Networking Reception—Cable Courtyard

12:00 – 4:30 p.m.
SPECIAL MEETINGS & LUNCHES
12:00-1:30 Public Policy Lunch (Invitation Only)—Room S103ABC
12:00-2:00 NCTA Finance & Operations Committee Meeting & Lunch
—Room S502AB
2:00-2:30 System Annual Membership Meeting—Room S501D
2:30-4:00 Satellite Network Committee Meeting—Room S501BC
2:30-4:30 Venture Capitalists Forum (Invitation Only)—Room S106AB

1:00 – 2:15 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
28 Making High Speed Main Stream - Innovative Marketing Strategies
—Room S101
National Show Partner: CTAM
29 Don't Be Long, the Meter's Running: New Tools for Tiering—Room S102AB
NCTA Technical Papers Session
30 Making-Out at the Bottom-Line: Public Affairs and Community Relations
—Room S102CD
National Show Partner: CTPAA
31 Santa Claws: Using New Products to Retain Customers—Room S104
32 I.P., Phone Home—Room S105AB
33 See Spots Run: Making and Moving Advertising on Cable TV – Buyers & Sellers—Room S105CD
National Show Partner: CAB

2:45 – 4:00 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
34 Revenue Opportunities in Selling Broadband B2B—Room S101
National Show Partner: CTAM
35 Subscribers On-Demand: Delivering What They Want, When They Want It
—Room S102AB
NCTA Technical Papers Session
36 View from the Top: FCC Legal Advisors—Room S102CD
37 The MO on VOD, SVOD, FVOD—Room S104
38 Diverse Talent: Moving Up or Off the Ladder?
(2:45 to 4:45 p.m.)—Room S105CD
National Show Partner: CTHRA
39 Creating the Starbucks Habit with Cable Customers: What’s a Latte Effort?
—Room S105AB

4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
40 WiFi - Friend and Foe—Room S101
National Show Partner: CTAM
41 Cable & Consumer Electronics: A Vegas Wedding?—Room S102AB
NCTA Technical Papers Session
42 You’re Busted! Taking Theft of Service Loss
Prevention to the Next Level—Room S102CD
National Show Partner: Office of Cable Signal Theft
43 Unlocking New Revenue Streams & Offering Advanced Services in Smaller & Rural Markets—Room S104
National Show Partner: Office of Rural & Small System Operators
44 When Will ITV Change From Being a Survivor to an American Idol?
—Room S105AB

5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
Vanguard Awards Reception & Ceremony
(Doors open 5:00 p.m. for Reception; Ceremony starts at 6:15 p.m.)
—Grand Ballroom A

Note: Program Subject to Change

Wednesday, June 11, 2003
Exhibitor Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Delegate Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Media Registration open 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Cable Courtyard open 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
International Business Center open 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Executive Suites open 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

7:00 – 8:45 a.m.
BREAKFAST MEETINGS
7:00-8:45 NAMIC Breakfast—Vista Ballroom, McCormick Place

8:30 – 12:30 p.m. Exhibit Floor Open

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
9:00-11:30 Franchising Group—Room S501A
9:00-12:00 NCTA Tax Working Group Meeting—Room S501BC
9:30-11:30 WICT Foundation Meeting Room S501D

10:30 – 12:00 p.m.
EDUCATIONAL & TECHNICAL SESSIONS
45 SCTE Session on Standards—Room S102AB
National Show Partner: SCTE

46 Dish Can't Be Right: Marketing Against the Competition—Room S102CD
47 The Big Picture on the Big Picture: HiDef and Cable—Room S104
48 All Public Affairs is Local—Room S105AB

11:30 – 12:30 p.m.
NCTA Board of Directors Meeting—Room S101

12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
CLOSING GENERAL SESSION & LUNCH—Grand Ballroom

49 The Magnificent Seven: Cable CEO's Saddle-Up for Business

Note: Program Subject to Change