"...what lies ahead three-to-five years from now?"

SCTE SLATES FUTURIST JIM CARROLL AS ET 2006 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

DEC. 13, 2005 (Exton, PA)—The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is pleased to announce that the keynote speaker for the SCTE Conference on Emerging Technologies® (ET) 2006 will be Jim Carroll, international futurist, trends and innovation expert.

ET 2006 is set for Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 10-12 in Tampa, Fla. The keynote address, set for Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 9 a.m., is sponsored by BelAir Networks.

SCTE’s ET, which offers the cable telecommunications industry’s leading engineers and technologists a look at what lies ahead three-to-five years from now, includes four hard-hitting technical sessions and an array of networking opportunities, including the Thursday, Jan. 12 second-day keynote luncheon, sponsored by Scientific-Atlanta and featuring speaker Gary Traver, senior vice president and COO, Comcast Media Center.

Carroll’s Wednesday morning keynote address early in the conference’s first full day promises to help get ET attendees focused on future possibilities for the industry. Based on highly original research, Carroll provides a unique blend of demographic, lifestyle, and technological insight into global economic trends. He sets the stage for organizations to become more competitive, innovative, and adaptable—and more open to the opportunities of the future. His past client list includes the likes of DaimlerChrysler, the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, and Motorola.

For more about Carroll, visit http://et.scte.org/keynote.htm. For more about ET 2006, including registration details, visit http://et.scte.org/.

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