Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Page 1 of 6
Ride our wave to your future
Develop, Advance and Lead with SCTE's professional development!
SCTE: Essential Knowledge for
Cable Professionals™
SCTE San Diego Chapter Newsletter
February 28, 2015
Newsletter produced & edited by:
Bob Weaver - Chapter President
Contributions by:
Dan Sullivan - Chapter Secretary
Director John Mooney Time Warner Cable
Director Ed Mowers Time Warner Cable [email protected]
Director Andy Norton Time Warner Cable [email protected]
Director Brian Wesley Cox Communications [email protected]
Associate Director James Garcia Time Warner Cable
Associate Director Maggie Robles Cox Communications
Associate Director Scott Scrimiger Cox Communications
www.SCTE-SanDiego.org www.SCTE.org Table of Content
Chapter Technical Session “Closed Captioning Monitoring Best Practices” SCTE San Diego Chapter celebrates best year ever!
Chapter appoints new Associate Board Member: Maggie Robles Chapter Technical Topics on the horizon…What’s on your want List?
SCTE San Diego Chapter Technical Session Photos 2-18-2015 SCTE Chapter Annual Golf Tourney Save the Date;& request for Sponsors
SCTE San Diego Chapter Members Photography Forum
Page
1 2 3 3 4 5 6
Contact Us:
Links: Join SCTE
The Value of SCTE Membership SCTE Mobile Apps Collection
SCTE Primers SCTE Certification SCTE Live Learning Schedule
SCTE Virtual Classroom Courses
San Diego Chapter Facebook
Region 1 Representative Shane Portfolio
President Bob Weaver Cox Communications
Vice-President Dennis Kee Time Warner Cable [email protected]
Secretary Dan Sullivan Cox Communications [email protected]
Treasurer Laurie Dargavell Cox Communications [email protected]
Webmaster Ron Carso Corning Gilbert [email protected]
Director Gary Boyer Cox Communications [email protected]
Director Kevin Coldani Datacraft Technologies, Inc.
Director Adam Kruse Cox Communications
SCTE - Region 1 Representative
Shane Portfolio [email protected]
Please RSVP for our upcoming Technical Session:
When: Wednesday March 18, 2015
The presentation will cover “Closed Captioning Monitoring Best Practices”
The presentation content to be discussed: Learn the best analysis and monitoring practices for compliance with the new FCC closed captioning rules and orders, effective March 2015. Join us for an in depth review of these new requirements and how they impact CDN operators.
Our presenter: Ruben Araza, Senior Sales Engineer, Triveni Digital Inc. [email protected]
Ruben Araza leads the global sales engineering team at Triveni Digital Inc. which provides Metadata and DTV performance test and monitoring systems, design, integration, and training for DTV operators and vendors. Ruben has over 20 years of experience in both analog and digital broadcast and broadband systems technologies. Ruben has first person experience in CDN integrations such as MMDS, DOCSIS and, DTH as well as IP and HFC networks. Ruben has provided technical Pre/Post sales engineering services for multiple high profile DTV manufactures and operators like American Telecasting, Pacific Monolithics, Vyyo, DiviCom, PointRed Technologies, Harmonic, Bigband Networks, Echostar’s Dish Network, and DirecTV Inc.
Session Times: We will provide two duplicate sessions to serve your scheduling needs. Please join us for one of the following...
Morning session - 9am to 12pm
Afternoon session - 1pm to 4pm
Location: Cox Copley Campus 5651 Copley Drive San Diego CA – Room “California Room 2”
Fee: SCTE Member - Free Non- SCTE Member - $5.00 with RSVP (At the door with no RSVP = $10.00)
SCTE Certification: This subject matter may be useful for participants preparing for:
BPI—Broadband Premises Installer BPT—Broadband Premises Technician BPE—Broadband Premises Expert
BCSS—Business Class Services Specialist BDS—Broadband Distribution Specialist BTS—Broadband Transport Specialist
BTCS—Broadband TelecomCenter Specialist DEP—DOCSIS® Engineering Professional
DVEP—Digital Video Engineering Professional IPEP—Internet Protocol Engineering Professional
Please RSVP to confirm your attendance: Bob Weaver SCTE San Diego Chapter President at [email protected] (619-266-5295)
Page 2 of 6
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
SCTE San Diego Chapter Compliance & Awards Matrix Score
prepared by Bob Weaver SCTE San Diego Chapter President
SCTE San Diego Chapter Celebrates
Best Year Ever!
Our 2014 Chapter annual achievement results are in. The SCTE San Diego Chapter has accomplished their best
performance score of all time. Each year SCTE Headquarters provides Chapters with a final accounting of their
performance based on several chapter compliance as well as other valued focus areas. The four categories are:
1. Compliance 2. Recruitment 3. Striving for Excellence 4. Professional Development
Please congratulate your 2014 SCTE San Diego Chapter Board of Directors for their superior performance.
Well Done 2014 SCTE San Diego Chapter Board of Directors! Bob Weaver, Cox Communications – President
Brian Wesley, Cox Communications – Vice-President
Dan Sullivan, Cox Communications – Secretary
Laurie Dargavell, Cox Communications – T reasurer
Ron Carso, Corning Gilbert – Webmaster
Gary Boyer, Cox Communications - Director
Kevin Coldani, Datacraft, Inc.– Director
Tom Kennedy, Power & Tel – Director
Adam Kruse, Cox Communications - Director
John Mooney, T ime Warner Cable – Director
Ed Mowers, T ime Warner Cable – Director
Andy Norton, T ime Warner Cable – Director
James Garcia, T ime Warner Cable – Associate Director
Dennis Kee, T ime Warner Cable – Associate Director
Justin Serrano, Cox Communications – Associate Director
Page 3 of 6
SCTE San Diego Chapter New Board Member
Maggie Robles Cox Communications
The SCTE San Diego Chapter is pleased to announce the confirmation of the President’s appointment of our new 2015 Associate Board Member. The Chapter Board of Directors are excited to welcome
Maggie to our team. Maggie’s specific expertise and talent within the Cable Telecommunications industry promises to be a valued asset to our board. Welcome to our team Maggie!
“…thank you for the nomination. I am excited to be part of the board. It is such an honor. I truly appreciate it.” …Maggie Robles
Thoughts and considerations for 2015 SCTE San Diego Chapter Technical Sessions. by Bob Weaver
The SCTE San Diego Chapter is working on your 2015 technical session line-up. Below are a few of the topics we have on our want list and currently pursuing speakers: Going All Digital: What is involved in order to transition to an all-digital HFC platform? How will this industry initiative impact our current customers? What are our business possibilities as we decommission our analog carriers & free up spectrum for our competitive edge and strategic opportunities? LTE and Signal Leakage: LTE and its use seem to be growing more and more each day. What are the risks associated with Ingress of LTE into our HFC infrastructure? What is our responsibility as it relates to our signal leakage impact to LTE users and potential risk of harmful signal interference to LTE reception? Smart Homes: Is this future rumor or are WiFi automation devices and such visionary products a consumers “want it now scenario”. Do Cable companies have a leg up on the emergence of this evolving technology? Smart Home, automation and WiFi anything infrastructures are fast lane opportunities, but how will the cable telecommunications industry position their talents in the ready for a potential business victory plan to meet this demand and partner in the consumer market emerging enthusiasm? Ultra High Definition: 4K UHD and 8K UHD: 2160P and 4320P. How it works and what is the projected customer demand. Can we fulfill the expectations of the ultimate delivery of this service? Will there be a business decision at some point in time to sustain our superior standing as a video product provider or not? IPv6: Is IPv6 the new normal? What’s the good, and what’s the not so good? DOCSIS 3.1: Seems that the only way to compete is to go faster with more bandwidth. What does this mean to our existing HFC infrastructure? In the end it will be awesome… getting there will not be a walk in the park. Grounding Compliance: Grounding is necessary, but do we really understand all the advantages and risks? What are the most challenging barriers to full compliance? What are the critical regulatory compliance requirements of today? What we don’t know will indeed hurt us, as well as our equipment. Please let us know what’s on your want list for 2015. Please send your topic requests to: [email protected] or any of our esteemed 2015 SCTE San Diego Chapter Board of Directors.
Page 4 of 6
SCTE San Diego Chapter Technical Session 2-18-15 Photos.
Topic: It’s All About Networking
If you missed this great discussion you may review the presentation slides by clicking HERE
“The Basics of Networking”
Presented by: Bryan Crisler
SR. Network Engineer Time Warner Cable
To see more photos please visit our Facebook page by clicking here
Page 5 of 6
Save the Date: Wednesday July 22, 2015 SCTE San Diego Chapter 16th Annual Golf Tourney
Click Here for Easy ONLINE REGISTRATION!
PLACE: Twin Oaks Golf Course, 1425 N. Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos, CA 92069 PRICE: $120.00 PER PLAYER: Includes: Green Fees, cart, 2 beverage tickets, lunch, raffle ticket, and range balls TYPE OF TOURNAMENT: Four-Player Scramble STARTING TIME: Shotgun starts at 8:00am. Entries of less than foursomes will be combined to make a complete team. PRIZES: 1ST and 2ND place teams, Longest Drive, and Closest to the Pin
Easy registration for members via Credit Card can be processed here: ONLINE REGISTRATION! Andy Norton - 858-635-8239 E-mail: [email protected] Laurie Dargavell – 619-266-5611 E-mail: [email protected]
Call For Tourney Sponsors The San Diego Board of Directors is requesting your generous assistance in the form of prize donations or financial contributions to ensure the success of our tournament. Additionally, we invite you to participate in the tournament, details of which are included in the enclosed application.
Sponsorship Rates are as Follow: Hole Sponsor - $150.00 Closest to the Pin Contest - $225.00 (or equivalent donated prize) Longest Drive Contest - $225.00 (or equivalent donated prize) 1st and 2nd Place Team Prizes
Team Sponsor - $480 (Based on a four man team @ $120 per Player) Each sponsor will receive a sign with their company name near the hole or special event they are sponsoring as well as recognition at the Luncheon, Awards, and Raffle ceremony to be held after the tournament. Vendors are welcome to setup a small booth on a sponsored hole, but we require details in advance to clear the setup with the
course.
Click Here for Easy ONLINE REGISTRATION!
Checks for sponsorship should be made out to San Diego SCTE, & sent to:
Laurie Dargavell, 1810 Hillsdale Road, #30, El Cajon, CA. 92019 For more information please contact:
Andy Norton [email protected] Laurie Dargavell [email protected]
Director, SCTE San Diego Chapter T reasurer, SCTE San Diego Chapter (858) 635-8239 (619) 266-5611
Contributions or gifts requested by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, Inc. are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. However, they may be tax deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses.
Page 6 of 6
This page is dedicated to the Chapter Membership “Open Forum Photo Page”. If you have a photograph you would like considered for placement on this page please contact [email protected] AKA “Grandpa Bob” to discuss your submission and where to upload your creative capture for inclusion on this page…
SCTE San Diego New sletter is produced by : Bob Weav er, SCTE San Diego Chapter President, Please send feedback or requests to Bob Weaver
