EXTON, PA – The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Emerging Technologies Awards presented at the next Conference on Emerging Technologies slated for January 23-25, 2007 in Houston.
The submission deadline for nominations is Tuesday, November 28, 2006.
The awards – sponsored by C-COR, CommScope, Juniper Networks and presented by CED magazine and SCTE – honor leading cable telecommunications professionals that have advanced the industry through their commitments and achievements. There are three awards:
* IP Innovator Award – sponsored by Juniper Networks – recognizes an SCTE member who, as an engineer or manager, has displayed innovative achievement and creativity in the advancement and deployment of IP networking.
* Polaris Award – sponsored by CommScope – honors an SCTE member who, as an engineering manager at a system, MSO or vendor level, has displayed exceptional achievement and commitment to the development and/or deployment of HFC networks for commercial services applications.
* Star of Integrity Award – sponsored by C-COR – honors a member of SCTE who, as an engineer or manager, has contributed to the efficiency and effectiveness of next generation networks in delivering On Demand services.
Winners of the Emerging Technologies Awards will be announced and recognized with the selected award on Wednesday, January 24 at the Emerging Technologies Awards Luncheon and featured in a multitude of industry venues, including a cover feature in the March issue of CED magazine.
Nominations and the rules and regs surrounding them can be completed through the SCTE web site.
