{"id":7077,"date":"2014-03-26T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-26T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=7077"},"modified":"2014-03-26T07:40:45","modified_gmt":"2014-03-26T11:40:45","slug":"getting-ready-for-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=7077","title":{"rendered":"Getting ready for spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the snow and ice from December still on the ground, it is hard to believe that <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Cts14\" target=\"_blank\">The 2014 Canadian Telecom Summit<\/a> is just over 10 weeks away. From June 16-18, the leading stakeholders in Canada&#8217;s ICT sector will be gathering in Toronto for three days of high-octane interaction, top-level keynote speakers and thought-provoking panel discussions.<\/p>\n<p>Over the coming weeks, I&#8217;ll feature some of the themes being explored by various panels at the event.<\/p>\n<p>This year, in addition to the ever popular Regulatory Blockbuster, we are featuring sessions devoted to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Continuing Evolution of TV;<\/li>\n<li>Cloud, Big Data and the Transformative Power of the Network;<\/li>\n<li>Cyber Defense;<\/li>\n<li>Competition in Telecom;<\/li>\n<li>Customer Experience Management;<\/li>\n<li>Converged Business Models;<\/li>\n<li>The Digitization of Canada&#8217;s Economy;<\/li>\n<li>Rage of the Machine: The growth of NFC, M2M, Mobile Commerce &amp; More; and<\/li>\n<li>CIO\/CTO Roundtable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit the conference <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Cts14\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a> or check out the latest version of the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/CTS14B\" target=\"_blank\">conference brochure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A visit to the conference\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Cts14\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>\u00a0will show you a list of 25 companies that are supporting us with sponsorships that help us stage\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Cts14\" target=\"_blank\">The Canadian Telecom Summit<\/a>, which has become the place for Canada&#8217;s ICT leaders to meet, interact and do business. We appreciate the support of our sponsors and from all of our attendees.<\/p>\n<p>The snow is melting and warmer weather is sure to be on its way. Time to get to your spring activities: tune up the barbecue and lawnmower; clean up the gardens; check the air conditioner; book your seat at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Cts14\" target=\"_blank\">The Canadian Telecom Summit<\/a>. No need to wait. Why not <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/CTS14R\" target=\"_blank\">register<\/a>\u00a0for <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/Cts14\" target=\"_blank\">The Canadian Telecom Summit<\/a> today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the snow and ice from December still on the ground, it is hard to believe that The 2014 Canadian Telecom Summit is just over 10 weeks away. From June 16-18, the leading stakeholders in Canada&#8217;s ICT sector will be gathering in Toronto for three days of high-octane interaction, top-level keynote speakers and thought-provoking panel &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=7077\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Getting ready for spring<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Getting ready for spring &#8226; Telecom Trends<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With the snow and ice from December still on the ground, it is hard to believe that The 2014 Canadian Telecom Summit is just over 10 weeks away. 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