06/29/01 - TDI 2001 Conference Program at a Glance
For those of you who are interested in attending TDI's Conference, here is
the program schedule at a glance for Monday July 9 through Wednesday July
11, 2001.
14th Biennial TDI International Conference
Information, Technology, Access: The Gold Rush of the Future
Sheraton Sioux Falls Hotel and Convention Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota July 9-11, 2001
9:00 a.m.- 5:00 a.m.
*FINAL EXPO Exhibit Day- Open to TDI Conference participants only
Sioux Falls Convention Center
*Please note: Tuesday, July 10th and Wednesday July 11th are conference
days dedicated to presentations and workshops with no exhibit hours on
those days. In order to have a chance to visit our exhibitors, please do plan
to browse the exhibits today. If you think you will need more time to view
the exhibits, please plan on arriving earlier for the Expo July 7 and 8, 2001.
STOP BY THESE EXHIBITORS
* Advanced Bionics
* Ameriphone
* AT&T
* Captioned Media Program/NAD
* Communication Services of the Deaf
* Gallaudet University
* Hamilton Telecommunications
* LS Systems
* Motorola
* NXi
* Positron
* reachNet
* Sprint
* TDI
* Ultratec
* WorldCom
Silent Auction - LAST DAY TO BID
COME AND BID AT THE SILENT AUCTION!
During the Expo, TDI is having a silent auction. We expect to have many
items available for sale to the highest bidder with proceeds going to
support TDI. These items may include:
* Autographed memorabilia
* Telecommunications devices (TTYs, etc.)
* Computers and software
* Multimedia materials
* Personal digital assistants (PDAs)
* Travel packages
* Books and Gift Certificates
9:00 a.m.- 10:15 a.m.
Opening Ceremonies
Sioux Falls Convention Center
Dr. Roy E. Miller, Board President, TDI
Claude L. Stout, Executive Director, TDI
Dr. Benjamin J. Soukup, Jr., CEO, Communication Service for the Deaf
Pamela Y. Holmes, TDI Conference 2001 Program Co-Chair
Andrew J. Lange, TDI Conference 2001 Program Co-Chair
TDI Conference Sponsors
10: 15 a.m.- 1:00 p.m.
Special Expo time for conference attendees- Find that Gold!
10:30 a.m.- 11:30 p.m.
From the Telegraph to the TTY-The Deaf Experience in the History of
Telecommunications
Dr. Harry G. Lang, Professor/Research Associate - Center for Research,
Teaching & Learning, National Technical Institute for the Deaf at
Rochester Institute of Technology (A Book Signing session follows this lecture)
HOMESTAKE MINE WORKSHOPS
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Section 255, 508 and Beyond
Moderator: Elizabeth Lyle, Vice President, Wallman Strategic Consulting, LLC
Pam Gregory, Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer Information Bureau,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Susan Palmer, Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs, Cingular Wireless
Richard T. Ellis, Director of Federal Affairs
Linda Day, AT&T Wireless
Debbie Fletter, AOL/Time Warner
Eugene Seagriff, Panasonic
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Internet CART - Accessibility Using the World Wide Web
Phillip A. Hyssong, Director of Marketing & Administration, Caption First
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Telecom Shopping-How to Buy & Use Telecommunications Services with the
Relay
Patti Bannier, Wisconsin TRS Contract Manager, Hamilton Relay Services
Todd Behanna, Wisconsin TRS Customer Service Manager, Hamilton Relay
Services
WHARF MINE WORKSHOPS
2:30 p.m.- 3:45 p.m.
Digital Wireless Cellular Phones and Hearing Aid and TTY Compatibility
Moderator: Judy Harkins Ph.D., Director, Technology Access Program, School
of Communication Arts, Gallaudet University
Panelists
Karen Peltz-Strauss, Deputy Chief, Consumer Information Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
Susan K. Palmer, Associate Director of Regulatory Affairs, Cingular Wireless, LLC
Pamela Holmes, Director of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs, Ultratec
2:30 p.m.- 3:45 p.m.
Video Interpreting, A New Dimension in Communication Access
Phil Bravin, Chief Marketing Officer, Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD)
2:30 p.m.- 3:45 p.m.
Telecommunication Access in Australia: Challenges and Innovations
Len Bytheway, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Communication Exchange Ltd
Bobbie Blackson, Executive Officer, Communication Services Division,
Australian Communication Exchange Limited
PLENARY SESSION
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Seeing the Future: Access to New and Emerging Media
Geoff Freed, Web Access Projects Director, CPB/WGBH, National Center for
Accessible Media
Mary Watkins, Outreach Manager, Media Access Group, WGBH
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
5:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
President's Reception
Come in your western dudes and join us for Fun Night following this event!
Monday evening, July 9, 2001
Fun Night at the TDI Corral
Admission: $30
7:45 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sioux Falls Convention Center
Join prospecting pro Larry Littleton at the TDI Corral and hunt for gold
in them thar' hills!
Pan for Gold in our Indoor Live Stream!! You'll have your chance to
strike it rich, fools gold nuggets that is!! A 12-foot indoor stream will be set
up with trees, sand, and boulders. Each prospector will use a metal pan
to pan for gold. A small table stream will be set up to accommodate
wheelchairs.
A Professional Trick Rope and Bull Whip Entertainer will entertain you
with his professional tricks from the Old West!! Play horseshoe toss and other
games, and have fun!!!
Bring your cameras!! You and your friends will treasure a special photo
memento for years to come with our freestanding "Wanted: Dead or Alive"
photo setting.
Jon Michaels (www.jondj.com) presents the Video Dance, which includes
Laser Video Karaoke Video Sing-a-Long with Video Projection, many TV Monitors
and lots of bass! He'll make your evening fun and entertaining for all!!
TUESDAY 7/10/01 SCHEDULE:
7:00 a.m.- 8:30 a.m.
Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Professionals Breakfast
Motivational Speaker: Fred S. Weiner, Special Assistant to the President
for Planning, Gallaudet University (Admission: $20)
8:00 a.m. - Noon
Conference Registration
PLENARY SESSION
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Remarks by the FCC Commissioner
Michael J. Copps, FCC Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission
(FCC)
Come and meet one of the recently appointed FCC Commissioners!
10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
TDI BIENNIAL BUSINESS MEETING
Time to hear from the TDI Board; meet new TDI Board Members; provide TDI
direction and input! Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
11:45 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
BIENNIAL AWARDS LUNCHEON
Mistress of Ceremonies - Toni Dunne
Come help us recognize the 2001 TDI Award recipients for their outstanding
contributions to telecommunications and media access for individuals who
are deaf, late-deafened, hard-of-hearing, and deaf-blind.
Awards to be presented at this luncheon are:
Robert H. Weitbrecht Telecommunications Access Award
H. Latham Breunig Humanitarian Award
James C. Marsters Promotion Award
Andrew Saks Engineering Award
I. Lee Brody Lifetime Achievement Award
PLENARY SESSION
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Quality of Service Revisited: On the Road to Functional Equivalency in TRS
Moderator: Fred Weiner, Special Assistant to the President for Planning,
Gallaudet University
Come join us for a full afternoon of learning and discussion of emerging
and existing TRS issues as we continue the pursuit of functionally equivalent
telecommunications access with our nation's Telecommunications Relay
Service Providers, State Administrators and consumer advocates in the new
millennium.
Presentations:
TRS Immigration: Walking the Internet Trail
Burt Bossi, District Manager, AT&T
Bridging the Digital Divide
Alana Beal, California Outreach & Marketing Manager, WorldCom
Bill McClelland, Sr. Enhanced Networks Solutions Manager, WorldCom
TRS State Administrators/Consumer Panel: (Tentative)
Ed Bosson, TX TRS Contract Administrator
Jack Cassell, WI TRS Contract Administrator
Cheryl Heppner, VA Consumer Advocate
Dana Mulvaney, CA Consumer Advocate
Judy Viera, CA Consumer Advocate
TRS Provider Panel:
Gail Sanchez, Product Manager, AT&T
Jim Skjeveland, Vice President & Chief Business Officer, CSD
Dixie Ziegler, Director of Relay, Hamilton Telecommunications
Alana Beal, Marketing & Outreach Manager, MCI Global Relay
Paul Rutowski, Customer Relations Manager, Sprint
Rita Beier, Director of Outreach & Quality Assurance, VISTA IT
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
Tuesday evening July 10 -
Miss Deaf South Dakota Pageant.
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Ticket prices:
Adults: $10 in advance $15 at the door
Children: $8 in advance $12 at the door
South Dakota's finest young ladies vie for the crown of Miss Deaf South
Dakota
NOTE: Please note that the MDSD pageant is an optional evening event
during the TDI Conference and is not part of the TDI combo ticket. Contact CSD
for ticket information at www.c-s-d.org/events/mdsdp/
WEDNESDAY 7/11/01 SCHEDULE:
8:00 a.m. - Noon
Conference Registration
Gallaudet Breakfast
Come join Gallaudet University for a continental breakfast followed by a
short technology presentation
PLENARY SESSION
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Telecommunications Access at the FCC - Where Do We Go From Here?
Karen Strauss, Deputy Chief, Consumer Information Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
GOLDEN REWARD MINE WORKSHOPS
10:30 p.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Coalition for Movie Captioning (CMC)
Cheryl Heppner, Executive Director NVRC, Vice Chair and Secretary, CMC
Jim House, Director of Member Services & Public Relations, TDI
10:30 p.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Cochlear Implants and Telecommunications . Looking into the Future
Moderator: Larry Littleton, Assistive Technology Program Coordinator
Panelists:
Linn Tearney, Consumer Advocate, Cochlear Corporation;
Jerry Schloffman, Manager, North Central Region; Advanced Bionics
Katherine Davies, North Central Regional Manager, Cochlear Corporation;
Carla Marie Facer Fowler, Clinical Applications Specialists, Cochlear
Corporation;
10:30 p.m. - 11:30 a.m.
The Deaf Digital Age: Wired & Wireless Video, Text, and Pagers
Norm Williams, Computer Scientist, Technology Access Program, Gallaudet
University
11:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Tour & Cook Out at CSD headquarters, Sioux Falls
Host: Communication Service for the Deaf (CSD)
Transportation to be announced
BROHM GILD EDGE MINE WORKSHOPS
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Deaf-Blind Telecommunications in the 21st Century
Harry C. Anderson, President, American Association of the Deaf-Blind
Jeffrey S. Bohrman, Ph.D., Project Director of the Ohio Deaf-Blind
Outreach Program
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Riding the Wireless Wave
Jerry Nelson, Vice President, Strategic Solutions, Wynd Communications
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
U.S. Access Board & Federal Communications Commission Briefing
Pam Gregory, Chief, Disability Rights Office, Consumer Information Bureau,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
David Baquis, Telecommunications Access Specialist, U.S. Access Board
PLENARY SESSION
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Work Place Accommodations Consumer Panel
Moderator: Nancy Bloch, Executive Director, National Association of the Deaf
Panelists:
Roger Kraft, Vice President for Business Technology, CSD;
Kelly Stephens, Marketing Manager, AT&T;
Alana Beal, CA Outreach & Marketing Manager, MCI Global Relay
Joe Duarte, President, Duartek, Inc.;
Cheryl Heppner, Executive Director, NVRC;
Synchronous Communication Tools:
How Will the Tools Benefit the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Hearing
Colleagues in the Workplace
Research findings presented by Yael D. Agriss, Computer Systems Analyst,
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
Wednesday evening, July 11, 2001
Dinner Theater
Bits of Rathskellar
Starring Jonathon Kovacs & cast
Admission: $60
7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Sioux Falls Convention Center
Menu
* House Salad
* Grilled Breast of Plump Chicken
* Beef Filet Medallion glazed with Dried Fruit and Shallot Demi-Glace
* Potatoes
* Chef's Freshest Garden Vegetables
* Fresh Bread Basket with Butter
* Fresh Brewed Coffee, Tea, Iced Tea or Milk
* Light Orange Cake with Citrus Buttercream Icing and Raspberry Glaze
Following the dinner, Jonathan Hall Kovacs and his cast will dazzle us
with a forty-five minute skit and song presentation during the closing finale
of the five-day Expo and Conference.
Based on Gallaudet University's famous watering hole, Jon's "Bits of
Rathskellar" is bound to bring laughter and signed music to all dining attendees.
Jonathan Kovacs is a recurring star on "Gideon's Crossing" a regular ABC-TV
prime-time evening program. He also makes other appearances in television
shows, such as "Airwolf", "Little House on the Prairie", "Family Tree", and
"General Hospital".
INTERNET CAFE
Verizon is sponsoring the Internet Cafe in Meeting Room 6 at the Sioux Falls
Convention Center throughout the Expo and Conference. Ten computers with
high-speed Internet access have been set up to allow participants to receive
and send e-mail to their families and friends. In addition, a network printer is
available to print documents. Thanks, Verizon!
THANKS TO THESE SPONSORS!
* AT&T
* AT&T Wireless
* Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association
* Cingular Wireless
* Communication Services of the Deaf
* Gallaudet University
* Hamilton Telecommunications
* National Cable & Telecommunications Association
* National Center for Accessible Media
* National Technical Institute of the Deaf
* SBC
* Sprint
* United States Telecom Association
* Ultratec
* Verizon
* WGBH
* WorldCom
* Wynd Communications
