2015 Annual Membership Meeting

Preliminary Agenda

Wednesday, October 14
 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Wesley B. Roberts Memorial Golf Tournament - Silverhorn Golf Club
Full Breakfast begins at 7 a.m., Tee-off at 8 a.m.

3 p.m. – 5 p.m. Registration
4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Where the Stars are Still Big & Bright Welcome Reception – Vendor Table-Top Display & Live/Silent Auctions

 

Thursday, October 15
7 a.m. – 4 p.m. Registration
7 a.m. – 8 a.m. Breakfast
8 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Steven Steele, President, TSTCI
Weldon R. Gray, CPA, CEO, TSTCI

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Opening Keynote
Pick Yourself Up – Dust Yourself Off – Keep Moving Forward
Changing the World One Belly Laugh At A Time
Mack Dryden, Writer, Comedian, Actor

9:15 a.m. – 10 a.m.

The IP Transition – Transitions of Technology & the FCC’s Power
Tony Veach, Bennet & Bennet, PLLC

10 a.m. –10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Update on FirstNet
Todd Early, Texas DPS Point of Contact for FirstNet

11 a.m. – Noon

A Financial Analyst’s View of Evolving Rural Regulation:  Risks and Opportunities 
Michael J. Balhoff, Charlesmead Advisors

Noon – 1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 p.m. – 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 of Directors & Officers

6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.

2nd Annual Rural Matters Dinner & Awards Banquet
TSTCI-Legend Award & TSTCI-Friend of Rural Award  
(Dress: Business/Business Casual)

 

Friday, October 16
7:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.

Registration

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.

The Long and Winding Road to ACAM – Panel Discussion 
GVNW Consulting, Inc. Representative
JSI – John Staurulakis, Inc. Representative
Moss Adams LLP Representative
TSTCI Representative

9:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. Break
10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Closing Keynote
Cyber Security - All Day Everyday!
Carmen O'Neill, PE, Vantage Point

11 a.m.

Grand Prize Drawing - Cash! (Must be present to win)
Sponsored by Texas Communications Expo, Inc.

11:15 a.m. Meeting Adjourns - Safe Travels

 

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