2017 Annual Membership Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, October 11

 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Wesley B. Roberts Memorial Golf Tournament Avery Ranch Golf Club              (Breakfast at 7:00 am and Lunch Included in Registration, Shotgun start at 8:00 am)
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration, Lobby Registration
4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Where the Stars are Still Big & Bright Welcome Reception
Vendor Table-Top Displays & Live/Silent Auction
Rio Grande Exhibit Hall B, Lower Level

 
Thursday, October 12

7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.


7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.

Registration, Lobby Registration


Breakfast, Wedgwood
8:00 - 8:15 a.m.

Welcome — Invocation and Opening Remarks
Rusty Moore, TSTCI President
Big Bend Telephone Company
Weldon R. Gray, CPA
TSTCI — CEO
Glass Oaks
8:15 - 9:15 a.m.

Six Keys to Success in a Changing World
Karl Mecklenburg
Glass Oaks
9:15 - 10:00 a.m.

Public/Private Partnerships — Broadband & More…
Dana Baker
GVNW — Chief Governance Officer
Glass Oaks
10:00 - 10:15 a.m.

Break, Glass Oaks
10:15 - 11:00 a.m.

Telehealth in Texas — An Update
Becky Jones
TexLa Telehealth Resource Center
Glass Oaks
11:00 a.m.- Noon

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and Much More…
Greg Whiteaker
Herman & Whiteaker, LLC
Glass Oaks
Noon - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)
1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
(Open to TSTCI ILEC Members and their signed-in designee(s))
- Legislative & Regulatory Updates
- Association Business Meeting
- Election — Directors & Officers
Glass Oaks
6:30 p.m. 4th Annual Rural Matters Dinner & Awards Banquet
TSTCI Legend Award & TSTCI Friend of Rural Award
Glass Oaks
9:30 p.m.

Banquet Concludes

 

Friday, October 13

7:30 - 11:15 a.m.

7:30 - 8:30 a.m. 

Registration, Lobby Registration

Breakfast, Wedgwood
8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Legislative Report
Legislator invited
Glass Oaks
9:00 - 9:45 a.m.

Geocoding — More Than Just an FCC Requirement
Panelists
Joe Mendez — EPI Communications Consultants
Karen Gunkel — Colorado Valley Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Joey Anderson — Nortex Communications
Glass Oaks
9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Break, Glass Oaks
10:00 -11:00 a.m.

Demographic Characteristics and Trends in Texas
Dr. Lila Valencia — Senior Demographer
Texas Demographic Center
Glass Oaks
11:00 - 11:15 a.m.

Grand Prize Drawing — Cash! (Must be Present to Win)

 
11:15 a.m. Meeting Adjourns

 

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