While we appreciate the need for Verizon to get a head start on next year's conference, we certainly hope they can find a way to work with UL and get the NEBS conference(s) joined back into a single event.
Having two conferences, especially overlapping conferences as was the case this year, puts extra strain on equipment manufacturers and others because they have to send representatives to both conferences to make sure they have a complete understanding of all the issues. One of the big topics this year (at both conferences I believe) was that of divergence. RBOCs are diverging from NEBS and diverging from each other. This complicates things greatly for equipment manufacturers. Having two NEBS conferences only serves to accelerate this trend. We urge Verizon, UL, and Telcordia to work together to bring us back to a unified conference in 2001. Regards, Mike Lyons, Steve Owen, and Al Ramirez Compaq Computer Corporation -----Original Message----- From: Jon D. Curtis [mailto:j...@curtis-straus.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 3:05 PM To: nebs@world.std.com Subject: NEBS 2001 Announcement Posted for Chuck Graff. November 1, 2000 RE: Verizon Communications NEBS Announcement In the fall of 2001, Verizon will be sponsoring our 7th annual NEBS conference. The conference will be titled: "NEBS 2001 - Network Challenges for the 21st Century." We are presently working on the dates and location. Our new format was well received this year, and we will continue to strive to make enhancements to the program. Since the Verizon Central Office (CO) tour was such a major success, in 2001 we are going to provide conference attendees with a virtual tour of a typical Verizon CO. In 2001, we are going to invite the Telecom industry to participate more fully in the conference. A new feature to be added, will be a series of innovative talks entitled "The Vendors Corner". Multiple vendors will be invited to present their creative solutions on complex issues in achieving NEBS compliance. To facilitate this new session equipment manufacturers and test labs are invited to submit a paper (1 per company) to Verizon. The paper should include unique aspects of NEBS compliance that your Company has experienced. This could include historical perspectives (interesting planning and testing stories) as well as lessons learned and implemented in current planning efforts for NEBS compliance. Only those who are selected will be notified after the papers are submitted. The selected presenter(s) will be allotted 20 minutes during NEBS 2001 to present their paper. All forms of media which are to be used during the presentation should be included as part of the submission. Rules for submission of papers: Initial Submission Date: January 15, 2001 (late papers will not be accepted) Initial Submission Format: Word 7.0, Times New Roman, 12 Point. No confidential or proprietary information will be accepted. Notification Date: The selected presenters will be notified by Email in February 2001. Presentation Receipt Date: Final Presentation must be received by Verizon no later than June 1, 2001 Final Submission Format: Power Point Ver 97 and any other media agreed upon by Verizon, at time of first submission. All Submissions should be sent Email to: ludwig.c.gr...@verizon.com We look forward to seeing you at "NEBS 2001 - Network Challenges for the 21st Century". The conference will be informative, educational, interactive, and most of all innovative. As more information becomes available, you will be notified. Chuck Graff Senior Member of Technical Staff Verizon Communications
