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ATUG 2006 Conference - Collaborate, Communicate, Innovate
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TUESDAY 7 MARCH 2006 - Day 1
8:00 - 8:45am
Refreshments on Arrival - Atrium
Time Title of Presentation Speaker
9:00am - 9:05am Chair Rosemary Sinclair - Managing Director, ATUG
9:05am - 9:15am Opening and Welcome Rosemary Sinclair - Managing Director, ATUG
9:15am - 9:45am VoIP: A catayst for change in Australia’s
telecoms industry?
David Waterhouse - Principal, ION - IP
9:45am - 10:15am FTTH: Worldwide Deployments and Importance of Public Policy Robert J Whitman - Manager, Global Broadband Market Development,
Corning Incorporated
10:15am - 10:45am David Havyatt - Head of Regulatory Affairs, AAPT Limited
11:00am -11:30am
Morning Tea and Showcase Viewing - Atrium 
Session 1: Policy and Regulation Update
11:35am - 11:40am Chair - Mid-Morning Session Paul Morris - Managing Director - Consulcom
11:40am -12:00pm ACMA Regulation Update Lyn Maddock - Deputy Chair, Australian Communications and Media Authority
12:00pm -12:20am ACIF: Leading a changing industry Anne Hurley - Chief Executive Officer, Australian Communications Industry Forum
12:20pm-12:40pm DCITA Policy and Regulation Update Fay Holthuyzen - Deputy Secretary Communications - Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
12:40pm- 1:00pm Panel Discussion - Audience participation Lyn Maddock, Anne Hurley & Fay Holthuyzen
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lunch and Showcase Viewing - Atrium
Session 2: Emerging Services - Digital Enterprises

 

 

2pm - 2:05pm Chair - Afternoon Session Paul Brooks - Director Consultel, BWP
2:05pm - 2:25pm Emerging Services - Digital Enterprises Ben Creevey - Corporate Telecommunications Manager, Thiess Pty Ltd
2:25pm - 2:45pm The Why, What, When and How of the Macquarie University Wireless Network Mary Sharp - Director IT Services, Macquarie University
2:45pm - 3:05pm Connecting Clinicians: Uncovering the bottlenecks at a major teaching hospital Jeffery Tobias - Senior Health Consultant, Cisco
3:15pm - 3:45pm
Afternoon Tea and Showcase Viewing - Atrium 
Session 2 Cont. Emerging Services - Digital Home
3:45pm - 3:50pm Chair - Afternoon Session Paul Brooks - Director Consultel BWP
3:50pm - 4:20pm Application of Technology - Creating the Connected Smart Home Mark Lapins - Information Services Manager, Swan Valley of Care
4:20pm - 4:50pm The Smart House - Gold Coast City Council Dianne Dixon - Coordinator Economic Development, Gold Coast City Council
4:50pm - 5:30pm Keynote Address Graeme Samuel AO - Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
5:30pm - 5:35pm Closing Rosemary Sinclair - Managing Director, ATUG
6:15pm for 7:15pm
Pre Gala Dinner Cocktail Party - Atrium
7:30pm til late
ATUG 2006 Gala Dinner and 21ST ATUG Awards
Dining Room - Australian Technology Park

WEDNESDAY 8 MARCH 2006 - Day 2
7:30 - 8:45am

"The Future of Television“ a Siemens view

Breakfast - Proudly Sponsored by Siemens - IPTV
Time Title of Presentation Speaker
9:00am - 9:05am Chair Rosemary Sinclair - Managing Director, ATUG
9:05am - 9:10am Opening and Welcome Rosemary Sinclair - Managing Director, ATUG
9:10am - 9:40am Keynote Address
A decade of investment and reform in telecommunications
Senator the Hon Helen Coonan - Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
9:40am - 10:10am Keynote Address Senator Stephen Conroy - Shadow Minister for Communications & Information Technology
10:10am - 10:40am Not Available David Tudehope - Chief Executive, Macquarie Telecom
10:40am - 11:00am
 Morning Tea and Showcase Viewing - Atrium 
Session 3: Technology Update
11:00am - 11:05am Chair - Mid-Morning Session John Kranenburg - Chair, SPAN
11:05am - 11:25am “Personal” Mobile Broadband: Content & Services Simon Curry - Group Manager, Communications & Media, Intel
11:25am - 11:45am New Management Issues With Hybrid Voice Networks Kerry Shih - President, SyncVoice Communications
11:45am - 12:05pm Internet Peering - Why Telstra Doesn’t Peer William Norton - Co-Founder and Chief Technical Liaison, Equinix USA
12:05pm - 12:15pm Panel Discussion - Audience participation Simon Curry, Martin Harriman & William Norton
12:15pm - 12:35pm Still to come... Peter Harrison - General Manager, Nextgen
12:35pm - 12:55pm Bandwidth Demand in Asia
Deborah Homewood - VP Head of Sales, South Pacific Region and Strategic Markets, Asia Netcom
1:00pm - 2:00pm
 Lunch and Showcase Viewing - Atrium
  Session 4: Procurement Strategies
NEC Workshop 1
2pm - 3:35pm

The workshop is run in conjunction with Session 4
2pm - 2:05pm Chair - Afternoon Session Mark Armstrong - Network Insight
2:05pm - 2:35pm Technology Trends Shaping Australia’s Telecom Future Warren Chaisatien - Managing Director, Telsyte
2:35pm - 3:05pm Balancing Procurement Priorities:
State Government approaches to broadband networks
Colin Griffith - Director Electronic Services, Department of Commerce NSW
3:05pm - 3:35pm Telecommunications Billing & Auditing Paul Morris - Director, Consulcom Pty Ltd
3:35pm - 4:00pm
 Afternoon Tea and Showcase Viewing - Atrium 
  Session 4 Cont. Procurement Strategies
NEC Workshop 2
4:00pm - 5:30pm

The workshop is run in conjunction with Session 4
4:00pm - 4:05pm Chair - Afternoon Session Mark Armstrong - Network Insight
4:05pm - 4:40pm Service level agreements for VoIP and Security Dr Adrian McCullagh -Special Counsel, Phillips Fox
4:40pm - 5:15pm Not Available Shara Evans - Chief Executive Officer, Market Clarity
5:15pm - 5:30pm Closing Rosemary Sinclair - Managing Director, ATUG
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Closing Cocktails - Atrium

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