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Satellite Application Technology Conference & Expo 2004

Conference Sessions By Day

When attending SATCON you have access to the sessions within the SATCON Track as well as all sessions presented at Content & Communications World. You can view the SATCON track below or click here to view the complete conference offerings at Content & Communications World. To view a list of speakers click here. Speakers and sessions will be updated weekly, please check back for the most current information.

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

8:00 - 8:50 AM

Satellite Primer Part I

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 4: General Sessions

This 2-hour seminar is addressed to government and enterprise professionals who need an introduction to the fundamentals of satellite communications. The first hour will cover satellite basics including orbits, frequencies, digital transmission techniques and ground station technology for point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and full-mesh satellite communications networks. The second hour will discuss applications for communications satellites - including mission-critical private networks, disaster recovery, rural telephony and multicast. The seminar will conclude with an overview of recent and proposed communications satellite systems.

This seminar will provide an understanding of when to use satellites and how satellites both compete and coexist with terrestrial communications. The attendee will obtain a knowledge of terminology and concepts that will be addressed in more detail during the two days of the SATCON Conference.

Seminar Instructor
Burt H. Liebowitz is Principal Network Engineer at the MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia. He has more than 30 years experience in computer networking, the last seven of which have focused on Internet-over-satellite services. He was President of NetSat Express Inc., a leading provider of such services. Before that he was Chief Technical Officer for Loral Orion responsible for Internet-over-satellite access products. Mr. Liebowitz has authored two books on distributed processing and numerous articles on computing and communications systems. He has lectured extensively on computer networking. He holds three patents for satellite-based data networking systems. Mr. Liebowitz has B.E.E. and M.S. in Mathematics degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.S.E.E. from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.

MODERATOR:

Burt H. Liebowitz, Principal Network Engineer, MITRE Corporation

9:10 - 10:00 AM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

Satellite Communications - The Key to Victory on the Future Battlefield -- Major General Dennis C. Moran, Director, Information Operations, Networks and Space, United States Army

Open to All Attendees!

Satellite Communications - The Key to Victory on the Future Battlefield

Today's military relies heavily on the use of satellites as a part its strategy in winning our Nation's future battles. The Army will require extensive use of military satellites in its arsenal, augmented with the additional capabilities and services that commercial satellites provide to ensure full spectrum dominance on the battlefield. Future initiatives ranging from satellite Communications-On-The-Move (COTM) capabilities provided by next generation military satellites, to the seamless integration of our DoD Teleport sites supporting tactical warfighter access to the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) and the Global Information Grid (GIG) - will support Army requirements for high speed, secure, survivable/endurable, protected satellite COTM to disadvantages terminals in a transformed, net-centric operating environment.

10:30 - 11:30 AM

HDTV: Content & Quality vs. Technology and Cost -- Part I

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 2: Media & Entertainment

HDTV penetration in the marketplace is now growing as fast as first predicted back in the late 1990�s. Who is contributing to its success? How is the growth being financed? Is the technology required keeping pace with both the production and distribution demands from content owners? What role are satellite services playing in the process? A panel of leading broadcasters and programmers will discuss the critical issues that surround the most significant change in television since the introduction of color TV.

MODERATOR:

Brent Stranathan, Vice President, Broadcast Distribution, CBS Television

PANELISTS:

Robert Seidel, Vice President, Advanced Technology/Engineering, CBS

Bryan McGuirk, Senior Vice President, North American Media Services, SES World Skies

Chuck Pagano, SVP, Technology, Engineering & Operations, ESPN

Richard Friedel, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Fox Digital

Government & Military Satellite Communications (Support for Military Operations)

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 1: Government & Military

Commercial satellite services play a major role in the infrastructural support requirements for military operations world wide.� The governments extensive use of commercial satellite services in the recent conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have highlighted the value added that satellite service providers bring its DoD customers.� To support the demanding network connectivity needs of the deployed war fighter, the US Government and its coalition partners have employed a full range of satellite-based technologies to deliver voice, data, video, asset management, personnel tracking and broadcast media services. �This panel will explore the lessons learned, successes and future demands that the US Government will face when employing the use of commercial satellite services to support its expanding operations.

MODERATOR:

Otto W. Hoernig, III, President and CEO, Trace Systems

PANELISTS:

Lieutenant Colonel Earl D. Noble, Product Manager, Defense Wide Transmission Systems, Kuwait, Iraq C4 Commercialization (KICC)

Colonel Richard P. Kenney, Chief, Command Control Communications & Computers Support Division, (J6), Joint Chiefs of Staff

Rick Bourdon, Team Lead, Commercial SATCOM Team, Defense Information System Agency, GIG Combat Support

Keith Noha, Telecommunications Specialist, NETCOM/9th Army Signal Command

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

SNG Update: Content & Quality vs. Technology & Cost -- Part II

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 2: Media & Entertainment

For newsgathering by satellite (and fiber), costs drive us to the new, slick, high-compression bandwidth-efficient technology. But what are the limits? Who decides the level of quality good enough for "Live"? How do we decide what to spend on new gear? What�s the ROI? Will it make better use of bandwidth? And, will bandwidth needs expand beyond budgets as HDTV takes off? And, who will pay for it all? ? The people who deal with these decisions every day will offer their assessments of the status and advances in newsgathering.

MODERATOR:

Dick Tauber, VP Transmission Systems and New Technology, CNN News Group

PANELISTS:

Clive Ferguson, Editor, BBC Newsgathering

Mel Olinsky, Director of Operations, CBS News

Michael Huitt, Director, ABC News ABSAT

Security at Home and Abroad: The Role of Satellites

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 1: Government & Military

There has been a significant increase in the role of satellite bandwidth and services in providing greater security for the United States both at home and abroad. In this panel you will hear from those who are providing and planning innovative satellite-based solutions to fight the war on terror, to provide protection of critical infrastructure, and to ensure emergency preparedness. You will also hear about the partnerships that are emerging between the U.S. Government and Commercial Satellite Operators to meet these important missions.

MODERATOR:

Tom Eaton, President, G2 Satellite Solutions, PanAmSat

PANELISTS:

Major Robert E. Licciardi, Commercial SATCOM Operational Manager, United States Strategic Command

Colonel Patrick H. Rayermann, Director, Communications Functional Integration Office, National Security Space Office

Abbas Yazdani, President and CEO, Artel, Inc.

Col. Thomas D. Shearer, Chief, Strategy & Planning Integration Division, National Security Space Office

2:15 - 3:30 PM

Applications for the Enterprise

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 3: Enterprise

This session will explore the range of applications that corporate network users employ to support the enterprise, including transaction processing, broadband, streaming video, Internet access and business television.� Considerations such as cost justification, technology selection, utilization profiles and implementation experiences will be discussed as well as views on future trends in technology and applications.

MODERATOR:

Simon Bull, President, COMSYS - Communication Systems, Ltd. (United Kingdom)

PANELISTS:

Donald A. Blank, Senior Director, Television & Photography Operations, Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Kevin Cox, Manager - Systems Catastrophe Services, State Farm Insurance Companies

Art Killey, Technical Manager -- Video/Satellite Systems, Allstate Insurance Co.

Don Apple, Vice President, American General Financial Services (a subsidiary of AIG)

Transformational Communications Architecture and the Global Information Grid

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 1: Government & Military

The Transformation Communications Program is the largest single source of funding in the world of satellite communications over the next five years. This program will stimulate new technology, advance the cause of satellite communications security and help improve satellite based broadband IP services. A high level panel will address this $18 billion program including both the military and the commercial based aspects of this program.

MODERATOR:

Joseph Pelton, Ph.D., Director, Space & Advanced Communications Research Institute (SACRI), George Washington University

PANELISTS:

Pravin Jain, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Scientist, LinQuest Corporation

Robert Renner, Director of Business Development & Strategy, Space Systems, Raytheon Company, Intelligence and Information Systems, Space Systems

Mary Ann Elliott, Chairman of the Board, Arrowhead Global Solutions, Inc.

Scott Stadler Ph.D., Director, Advanced Lasercom Systems and Operations Group, MIT Lincoln Laboratory

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Changing The Broadcaster's Business Model

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 2: Media & Entertainment

The fifty+ year old traditional television business is as challenged as its ever been. Interactive Television, PDR�s, VOD, DVD�s and the Internet are changing the viewing experience. How will content creators and distributors adjust their business models to preserve their traditional business while embracing the new? What are the technological leaps that have to be embraced by the content creators to maximize the potential? How can satellite providers move up the content "food chain" to become more than commodity bandwidth providers? Our expert panel will explore these and other topics to determine the long term viability of the traditional television distribution service and the role the satellite services industry will have in preserving and evolving the content creation, production and distribution business.

MODERATOR:

Rich Wolf, Vice President, Telecommunications & Affiliate Services, ABC Television Network

PANELISTS:

Pat Ruta, Vice President, Business Development, Visible World

David A. Crenshaw, Senior Director, Business Development, Video Marketing & Strategy, Intelsat

Dollars & Cents: Where's the ROI?

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 3: Enterprise

In our current economic environment, it is rare that an enterprise can invest in any new technology without providing solid evidence of a return on their investment. Implementing, maintaining and upgrading a satellite network requires especially rigorous cost justifications. This session offers real life examples of corporations that have won the battles against the bean counters and successfully proven ROIs with satellite technology.

SPEAKERS:

Christopher Baugh, Northern Sky Research, LLC

L. Bryan Zaccardi, Senior Manager, Field Systems Training, Media Development, Pfizer, Inc.

Michael Hinz, Director, Real-Time Operations, Halliburton Energy Services

MODERATOR:

Jonathan P. Kirchner, Vice President, Strategic Product Marketing, Loral Skynet

Wednesday, October 27, 2004

8:00 - 8:50 AM

Satellite Primer Part II

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 4: General Sessions

Burt H. Liebowitz is Principal Network Engineer at the MITRE Corporation, McLean, Virginia. He has more than 30 years experience in computer networking, the last seven of which have focused on Internet-over-satellite services. He was President of NetSat Express Inc., a leading provider of such services. Before that he was Chief Technical Officer for Loral Orion responsible for Internet-over-satellite access products. Mr. Liebowitz has authored two books on distributed processing and numerous articles on computing and communications systems. He has lectured extensively on computer networking. He holds three patents for satellite-based data networking systems. Mr. Liebowitz has B.E.E. and M.S. in Mathematics degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.S.E.E. from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn.

MODERATOR:

Burt H. Liebowitz, Principal Network Engineer, MITRE Corporation

9:10 - 10:00 AM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

The CTO Roundtable: A View From The Top

Open to All Attendees!

Three senior technology executives representing the enterprise, the government and the media will discuss the most critical technical issues facing their organizations today. Designing and implementing an IT plan, managing a global communications network, standards, interoperability, security and the role of satellites will be among the topics covered.

Speakers include: Tony Scott, Chief Technology Officer, General Motors; Glenn Reitmeier, Vice President Technology, NBC Universal; and Michael Regan, Director of the National Security Space Office Communications Functional Integration Office (NSSO COMM FIO).

10:30 - 11:30 AM

Satellites & The Retail Market

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 3: Enterprise

The retail sector was one of the first and is the fastest-growing market for VSATs, with new innovative applications emerging almost on a daily basis. A wide range of network configurations that are being used or planned both for customer-facing and back-office applications; e.g., broadband connectivity, instore audio, streaming video, inventory management, employee training, digital signage and others will be discussed by this panel of retail satellite users.

MODERATOR:

Emil Regard, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Hughes Network Systems

PANELISTS:

Lenny Guglielmi, Director, Network Engineering, GTECH Corporation

Benny Meador, Network Manager, Voice and Data Networks, Dollar General Corporation

Jon C. Dell ' Antonia, Vice President, Information Technology, OshKosh B'gosh, Inc.

The Migration to IP in Business, Government & Media - Part I

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 1: Government & Military

This two-part session explores impact accelerating migration Internet Protocol standard satellite applications for media entertainment, business government. As multiple data protocols converge standard, as digitization compression make it feasible transmit just about any form communication in IP packets, users gaining benefits bandwidth savings, a fast-expanding set of applications, the ability to run all their traffic on one network. They are also encountering challenges managing new costs and operational requirements.

This two-part session explores the impact of the accelerating migration to the Internet Protocol standard in satellite applications for media and entertainment, business and government. As multiple data protocols converge on the IP standard, and as digitization and compression make it feasible to transmit just about any form of communication in IP packets, users are gaining the benefits of bandwidth savings, a fast-expanding set of applications, and the ability to run all their traffic on one network. They are also encountering new challenges and managing new costs and operational requirements.

In Part I of this two part panel, expert satellite users and vendors in Broadcast & Entertainment, business and government, present case studies of the migration of legacy systems to IP and the implementation of new IP-based applications.

MODERATOR:

Lou Zacharilla, Director of Development, Society of Satellite Professionals Int'l & The World Teleport Association

PANELISTS:

Michael Hinz, Director, Real-Time Operations, Halliburton Energy Services

Keith Hall, Vice President & General Manager, Globecomm Systems, Inc.

Robert Ricker, Chief of the Global Communications Section, Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organizatio

Andre Mendes, Chief Technology Integration Officer, Public Broadcasting Service

Richard Langhans, Vice President, Technology, SES Americom

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

The DBS Challenge

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 2: Media & Entertainment

Having exceeded the 20 million subscriber mark, the DBS industry continues to add new customers at a torrid pace. However, the industry now faces stiff competition from an entrenched cable industry that has finally awoken to the DBS challenge. This session will feature a wide-ranging discussion with key DBS leaders about the weapons they are now using to attract new subscribers (and retain current users). This "must-attend" session will explore issues from PVR�s to HDTV, local signals to advanced set-top boxes...and how the DBS platforms will use them all to grow the business in the coming years. DBS executives will also share their thoughts on new initiatives such as hybrid (FSS/BSS) platforms and the potential integration of Ka-Band satellites and/or Canadian DBS capacity for their U.S. customers.

MODERATOR:

Harry Thibedeau, Manager of Satellite Industry Relations, NRTC (The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative)

PANELISTS:

Mary Frost, Senior Vice President, GlobeCast

Stan Kozlowski, Senior Vice President, Retail & Special Markets Distribution, Sirius Radio

J. Armand Musey, CFA, President, Near Earth, LLC

The Migration to IP in Business, Government & Media - Part II

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 2: Media & Entertainment

This two-part session explores the impact of the accelerating migration to the Internet Protocol standard in satellite applications for media and entertainment, business and government. As multiple data protocols converge on the IP standard, and as digitization and compression make it feasible to transmit just about any form of communication in IP packets, users are gaining the benefits of bandwidth savings, a fast-expanding set of applications, and the ability to run all their traffic on one network. They are also encountering new challenges and managing new costs and operational requirements.

In Part II, the panelists return to engage in a roundtable discussion of the benefits, costs, challenges and future potential for the migration to IP-based satellite and hybrid satellite-terrestrial services.

2:15 - 3:30 PM

Hybrid Network Solutions

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 2: Media & Entertainment

As customers' requirements for total solutions multiply, satellite providers are responding with satellite-centric hybrid answers. Securing more of a position on the value chain, satellite operators are marrying fiber with satellite and offering hybrid networks to media and enterprise customers. Does this network architecture drive additional usage for satellites, demand different competencies of satellite operators, and is it responding to customers' escalating needs for turnkey solutions?

MODERATOR:

Joan M. Byrnes, Vice President & General Manager Satellite Communications, Andrew Corporation

PANELISTS:

Edward P. Caleca, Senior Vice President, Technology, Distribution, & Operations, PBS

Greg Hurt, Vice President, Marketing, Microspace

Adam Hessler, Manager, Media Network Infrastructure, Cisco

Jon Romm, President, Media and Entertainment Solutions, Intelsat

Distance Learning Applications & Technology

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 1: Government & Military

Since the late 70�s, satellites have proven their value as a means of providing education and training from a distance. Major corporations and government agencies have successfully used private satellite networks to increase reach and decrease costs of training. A panel of corporate and government distance learning users will discuss the benefits, obstacles and technology issues involved in providing education via satellite.

MODERATOR:

Philip J.L. Westfall, Ph.D., Director, Air Technology Network, Air Force Institute for Advanced Distributed Learning

PANELISTS:

Jeff Boarini, Program Manager, Creative Services, McDonald's

L. Bryan Zaccardi, Senior Manager, Field Systems Training, Media Development, Pfizer, Inc.

Edwin McDowell, Operations Manager, DoD Satellite Education Network

4:00 - 5:00 PM

The Technology of VSATs and the Satellite Gremlins

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 3: Enterprise

Across the globe unprecedented demand for IP-based applications has driven millions of end-users to satellite network solutions. Investment in VSAT technology has resulted in new generation broadband satellite services, currently being deployed, with IP over DVB established as the de facto standard. These new technologies provide for voice, data, video, email, and fax applications, and with increased functionality have introduced new techniques - such as "content caching" and "spoofing" - to minimize the effects of satellite "latency" or "propagation delay". This session will address these and other technological advances that offer total networking solutions without the "gremlins".

MODERATOR:

David Hartshorn, Secretary General, Global VSAT Forum

PANELISTS:

Ron Heinz, President & CEO, Helius, Inc.

John Kealey, CEO, iDirect Technologies

Brian Anderson, Sunguard

On The Move via Satellite: Mobile Satellite for Government & Enterprise

Open to Conference Attendees Only!

Track 1: Government & Military

The military is relying on mobile satellite solutions to provide everything from Internet access to voice and data communications. Enterprises are using mobile satellite to track on-time deliveries, communicate with remote oil rigs and manage their supply chain. The merging and overlap of fixed and mobile satellite services and the transition from traditional mobile markets, such as land mobile and maritime towards new data applications, IP networking and mobile broadband are a few of the topics that will be addressed by this panel of mobile satellite users and experts.

MODERATOR:

Andrea Maleter, Technical Director, Futron Corporation

PANELISTS:

Rolf Sjoberg, Field Operations Manager, Communications and Information Technology Service, Department of Peace Keeping Operations, United Nations

Jack Pickard, President & CEO, FedEx Custom Critical

Gerald T. Michael, Lead Electronics Engineer, Space & Terrestrial Comms. Directorate, US Army Communications & Electronics Research, Development & Engineering Center

Rick Bourdon, Team Lead, Commercial SATCOM Team, Defense Information System Agency, GIG Combat Support

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