ST ANDREWS, N.B. – A little over 200 of the Canadian independent network operators (and vendors and others) gathered this week in tiny and beautiful St Andrews, New Brunswick for the 25th annual Canadian Communications Systems annual Connect conference – just down Highway 1 from the CCSA’s home in Quispamsis.
Delegates spent some of their time at the historic (and apparently haunted) Algonquin hotel pondering just how much has changed in a quarter century – from the recent Alliance name change swapping “cable” for “communications” to how back in 1993 just about all anyone was concerned about was delivering the best video experience to customers.
To say today’s concerns are far more diverse and complex would be a massive understatement.
Panel sessions were excellent and informative (we’ll have an additional story coming later this week on that), the Showcase was popular, the Tuned-In Canada awards were presented, and we all found out the musical talents of several CCSA staffers (including Cheryl Mangusso on the bagpipes, Jay Thomson on the bodhran and Chris Edwards on guitar).
All this can’t be pulled off without the sponsorship of vendors like presenting sponsor Turner, platinum sponsors Viacom and Quebecor’s TVA Group, and many other gold, silver and bronze level sponsors. Also, kudos to all the CCSA staffers who we know work so hard on presenting a fun, informative event we look forward to annually.
Check out some of our snapshots of the networking, fun, awards and educational aspects of Connect 2018. There’s also a provincial election under way in the province, for those not following politics. Email us at editorial@cartt.ca if you’d like a copy of any of these snaps. Please click to enlarge.
