Look forward to seeing you next week in Sioux Falls, South Dakota!!!
TDI 2001 Conference & Expo
Sheraton Sioux Falls Convention Center
INDEX
Schedule
Sponsor & Expo Details
Internet Café
Expo
Demonstration Seminars
Silent Auction
Wireless Messaging Coverage
SCHEDULE
* Saturday July 7 9:00am to 5:00pm - - FREE EXPO - open to public
* Saturday evening July 7 4:00pm to 10:00pm - - CHUCKWAGON DINNER &
TRAILRIDES $10 for first 200 tickets then $30 thereafter - Sponsored by
AT&T Wireless)
* Sunday July 8 9:00am to 5:00pm - - FREE EXPO - open to public
* Sunday evening July 8 7:00pm to 11:00pm - - PEARL HARBOR MOVIE WITH
CAPTIONING Free for first 250 patrons - Transportation fees to be announced)
* Monday July 9 9:00am to 5:00pm - - EXPO & TDI CONFERENCE
Open to registered participants only
* Monday evening July 9 5:45pm to 7:30pm - - PRESIDENT'S RECEPTION
SiouxFalls Convention Center
* Monday evening July 9 7:45pm to 11:00pm - - FUN NIGHT AT THE TDI CORRAL!
$30 Sioux Falls Convention Center
* Tuesday July 10 9:00am to 5:00pm - - TDI CONFERENCE - open to registered
participants only
* Tuesday July 10 11:45am to 1:45pm - - TDI 2001 AWARDS LUNCHEON
Open to registered participants only
* Tuesday evening July 10 7:00pm - - MISS DEAF SOUTH DAKOTA PAGEANT $10
in advance/$15 at the door Children: $8/$12 - Contact CSD for tickets and
other information at mtsai@c-s-d.org or 605-367-5760 TTY)
* Wednesday July 11 9:00am to 5:00pm - - TDI CONFERENCE - open to registered
participants only
* Wednesday evening July 11 7:00am - - CONFERENCE FINALE - Dinner Theater
with Jonathan Hall Kovacs and cast in "Bits of Rathskellar" $60 Sioux Falls
Convention Center)
SPONSORSHIP & EXPO DETAILS
TDI thanks the following sponsors for making the 14th Biennial
International TDI Conference & Expo possible (listed in alphabetical order):
AT&T
AT&T Wireless
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)
Cingular Wireless
Communication Services of the Deaf (CSD)
Gallaudet University
Hamilton Relay
National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA)
National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
SBC
Sprint
Ultratec
US Telecom Association (USTA)
Verizon
WGBH
WorldCom
Wynd Communications
TDI is also grateful to the following for their in-kind support:
Communication Services of the Deaf (CSD)
Gallaudet University
National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM)
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID)
Verizon
INTERNET CAFE
Verizon plans to have its Internet Cafe at the Sioux Falls Convention Center
throughout the Expo and Conference. Ten computers with high-speed Internet
access will be set up to allow participants to receive and send e-mail to their
families and friends. In addition, a network printer will be available to print
documents. Thanks, Verizon!
FREE TDI EXPO
Come to TDI's FREE Expo for:
* Consumers who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
* Families and Friends
* Professionals and Service Providers serving Consumers with Hearing Loss
* Anyone who is interested in Assistive Technology and Access to
Telecommunications and Media
The following exhibitors have been confirmed for the Expo so far:
Advanced Bionics
Ameriphone
AT&T
Captioned Media Program (CMP)
Communication Services of the Deaf (CSD)
Gallaudet University
Hamilton Relay
LS Systems
Motorola
NXi
Positron
reachNet
Sprint
TDI
Ultratec
WorldCom
Visit these and other exhibitors at the Expo and check out their special
deals on:
* TTYs & Accessories
* Wireless Messaging Devices
* Get to Know Your Relay Service
* New Technologies Of The Future
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
DEMONSTRATION SEMINARS
Also, take a closer look at new products and services during the scheduled
Demonstration Seminars by different exhibitors throughout the Expo.
Saturday July 7
Ameriphone
Hamilton Relay
TDI
reachNet
Positron
Sunday July 8
AT&T
Communication Services of the Deaf (CSD)
NXI
Sprint
WorldCom
Monday July 9
Dr. Harry Lang - for registered conference participants only
The full (tentative) conference program and registration information are
online at www.tdi-online.org. Click on the Conference logo!
WIRELESS MESSAGING COVERAGE INFORMATION
As a follow up to the last GA-SK issue (V32.1) about wireless messaging
devices (2-way pagers), I checked the coverage in Sioux Falls for all
three networks in the article. By going to the coverage map on the websites for
each of the three networks and entering the zip code for the Sheraton
Sioux Falls Hotel - 57104 - here is what I found:
ReachNet, Wyndtell and other RIM 950 pager customers on the Cingular
network:
There is no coverage in Sioux Falls. However, Wynd Communications has
arranged with Cingular to erect a temporary base station that will provide
coverage in the immediate vicinity of the Sheraton Sioux Falls Hotel and
Convention Center during the TDI Conference. For more information, check
www.cingular.com and www.wynd.com
Duartek Wireless, Wyndtell and other Motorola T900 pager customers on the
Weblink network:
There is only partial coverage in this zip code. For more information,
check www.weblinkwireless.com (This is the correct URL - not weblink.com)
All Skytel pager customers:
All customers can expect to receive full coverage. For more information,
check www.skytel.com
All other pager customers on other networks:
Check which network you are on with your pager - ask your wireless
messaging service provider.
DISCLAIMER: Actual coverage may vary due to terrain, weather, signal
strength, customer equipment, and other factors. Clarity and reception may
be diminished by obstruction such as buildings and foliage. No guarantee
of coverage is available.
