Text Box: Hot ‘Lanta: Spring Conference Sets Stage for Success By HENRY BAIRD Text Box: Page 2 ò Return to Page 1 Text Box: STC LINES—April 2006 Text Box: Practice development and business success will be the watch-words for the STC Spring 2006 Conference, which will be held April 20-22 in the trendy Buckhead area of Atlanta, at the Westin Buckhead Atlanta. By design, the planners for this conference have arranged a pro-gram schedule that will include two 90-minute sessions and a 75-minute session, all focusing on case studies. Feedback from recent confer-ence attendees indicates that ses-sions of this sort are most requested. It’s About Networking Networking among consultants, end users and vendors lies at the heart of STC Conferences. Two structured networking ses-sions with VAC representatives are planned for this conference, from 5:30 to 7:00 PM on Friday, and from 11:30 to 1 PM on Saturday. Outside these formal sessions, however, there are usually other opportunities to meet and socialize with VAC representatives, including unscheduled, impromptu ventures to experience the local nightlife scene. In fact, a get-together for everyone is already planned for Friday evening, beginning at 7:30. For many attendees, however, these gatherings only mark the beginning of extended evening excursions. The Dates The conference will begin on Thursday morning, April 20, with the Nate Mire Memorial Golf Tournament and the STC Tennis Tournament. The STC will hold its traditional welcome reception that evening, from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. A locknote address from 4:15 to 5:00 PM on Saturday by Paul Johnson, a distinguished profes-sional speaker and expert on pro-ductivity and business development Text Box:

STC LINES

A Quarterly Publication of The Society of Telecommunications Consultants

                                                                                                                                                                     HENRY BAIRD, Telecom Directions, LLC  - EDITOR

ROBERT HARRIS, Communications Advantage, Inc. - ASSOCIATE EDITOR

MELISSA SWARTZ, Swartz Consulting, LLC - ASSOCIATE EDITOR

CATHY CIMAGLIA, STC Administrator - DISTRIBUTION

 

About the STC

The Society of Telecommunications Consultants is an international organization of voice and information technology professionals who serve clients in business, industry, service organizations and government. For over 25 years STC consultants have         delivered independent and ethical telecommunications expertise. This objective       guidance and support enables clients of STC consultants to benefit from the efficient  and effective use of voice and data communications technologies.

  © 2006  The Society of Telecommunications Consultants, Inc.    

strategies, will conclude the conference.

The Sessions

      Conference sessions will begin promptly at 8:30 AM on Friday, with introductions and then a keynote address by Dr. Charles Parrish, a practice development consultant, titled “Daniel Boone, Mary Kay and Your Practice.”  The remainder of the day will consist of in-depth case study sessions, featuring the Fulton County Government, the Smithsonian

Institution, and a group of STC consultants in a panel discussion.

      Saturday’s sessions discuss WLAN configuration, developing IP in a law firm environment, a Regulatory Update by Martha Buyer, and a case study involving Alcatel and Gordon College.

The Incentive

      Extensive networking opportu-nities, a stimulating learning environ-ment and a superb location will make this a memorable conference.

     Don’t miss it!

Veteran STC conference attendees may remember the Westin Buckhead Atlanta as the site of the STC Spring 1992 Conference. At that time, it was  a Swissôtel.