[November 02, 2009] NCTA, CableLabs and SCTE to Co-Host The Cable Show 2010 Tweet Nov 03, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), Cable Television Laboratories (CableLabs) and the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) announced that a new industry-wide technical summit would merge annual events previously hosted individually by the organizations during Cable Connection-Spring. The new technology conference, Cable Connection-Spring Technical Forum, will be fully integrated into The Cable Show 2010, NCTA's 59th Annual Convention and International Exposition taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center, May 11-13, 2010. Combining the elements of NCTA's Technical Papers and SCTE's Conference on Emerging Technologies, the 2010 Spring Technical Forum will focus on advances and the business of technology in the emerging digital marketplace. The Forum will include peer review papers, invited plenary panels, and special networking opportunities - all in one place, at one time. Deadline for technical paper proposals is December 9. "We predict the sum of one combined event, designed to meet the needs of the broadband industry's top innovators, will be greater than the separate parts," said Mark Dzuban, SCTE President and CEO. "The cable industry is in the forefront of broadband innovation, and attending the Spring Technical Forum will become a must for industry technologists." Forum participants will include a broad cross section of senior-level technologists and those with engineering management and financial responsibilities. Admission to the Spring Technical Forum is included with a Cable Show 2010 registration, although a separate enrollment will be required. "This kind of integration and collaboration is in line with the direction our industry's leaders have established," said Dr. Paul Liao, CableLabs President and CEO. "I think this collaborative approach is a very positive step." NCTA is the principal trade association for the U.S. cable industry, representing cable operators serving more than 90 percent of the nation's cable television households and more than 200 cable program networks. The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is a non-profit professional association that provides technical leadership for the telecommunications industry and serves its members through professional development, standards, certification and information. Founded in 1988 by members of the cable television industry, Cable Television Laboratories (CableLabs) is a non-profit research and development consortium that is dedicated to pursuing new cable telecommunications technologies and to helping its cable opera Information: thecableshow.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]