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DAILY NEWS
Oct 13, 2006 9:20 AM
Awards for Emerging Technologies
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The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is accepting nominations for the 2007 Emerging Technologies Awards presented at the next Conference on Emerging Technologies slated for January 23-25, 2007 in Houston, TX.
The submission deadline for nominations is Tuesday, November 28, 2006.
The awards are sponsored by C-COR, CommScope, Juniper Networks, presented by CED magazine and SCTE, and designed to honour leading cable telecommunications professionals that have advanced the industry through their commitments and achievements.
The Emerging Technologies Awards are comprised of three awards:
-IP Innovator Awardsponsored by Juniper Networksrecognizes an SCTE member who, as an engineer or manager, has displayed innovative achievement and creativity in the advancement and deployment of IP networking.
-Polaris Awardsponsored by CommScopehonors an SCTE member who, as an engineering manager at a system, MSO or vendor level, has displayed exceptional achievement and commitment to the development and/or deployment of HFC networks for commercial services applications.
- Star of Integrity Awardsponsored by C-CORhonors a member of SCTE who, as an engineer or manager, has contributed to the efficiency and effectiveness of next generation networks in delivering On Demand services.
Winners of the Emerging Technologies Awards will be announced and recognized with the selected award on Wednesday, January 24 at the Emerging Technologies Awards Luncheon and featured in a multitude of industry venues, including a cover feature in the March issue of CED magazine.
Nominators for the Emerging Technologies Awards should indicate in detail why the nominee is deserving of the award in a minimum of 250 words. Applications should include the achievements, demonstrated leadership, involvement in SCTE and other industrial organizations, and published papers of the nominee. Nominations can be completed through the SCTE website.
The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers is a non-profit professional organization committed to advancing the careers of cable telecommunications professionals and serving the industry through excellence in professional development, information and standards.
SCTE currently has more than 15,000 members from the U.S. and 70 countries worldwide and offers a variety of programs and services for the industry's educational benefit. SCTE has more than 70 chapters and meeting groups and has technically certified more than 3,000 employees of the cable telecommunications industry. SCTE is an ANSI-accredited standards development organization.
