QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance today announced its two primary kleynot speakers for its 2019 Connect conference scheduled for September 16-18 in Kelowna, B.C.
Monday’s main keynote address will be made by Eric Termuende, whose topic will be The Workforce Connection: It’s Bigger than Millennials and Technology.
Termuende is a thought leader on optimizing workplace culture, the future of work, and engagement in the workplace. An entrepreneur and bestselling author of Rethink Work, he is the co-founder of NoW Innovations, an organization that democratizes access to the most innovative people, culture and operational practices for HR, says…
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – Registration is now open for the CCSA’s Connect 2019 conference which this year will take place September 16-18 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott, Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna, B.C.
The confab will include keynote speakers Eric Termuende (The Workforce Connection: It’s Bigger than Millennials and Technology), and Canadian marketing guru Scott Stratten (The Customer Connection: UnSelling is the New Customer Experience) as well as educational sessions and the ever-popular Social.
Registration and further details are available here.
www.ccsa.cable.ca
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QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – Registration for the annual Canadian Communication Systems Alliance annual conference, Connect 2019, will open today.
The conference will be held September 16-18, at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort in Kelowna, B.C.
More conference details will be announced soon, but to register, please visit the CCSA web site.
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance has officially unveiled the winners of the 2019 edition of the Tuned-in Canada: the CCSA Awards.
Now in its sixth year, the awards are a nationwide competition highlighting the excellent work performed by CCSA members – independent, local providers of internet, television and telephone services across Canada.
The Tuned-in Canada winners for 2019 are:
– Best people: on-camera community channel personality – Steve Hiscock, Burgeo Broadcasting System (NL)
– Best story: giving back – Boys and Girls Club, Cable Cable (ON) and Education complex, Pic River Development Corporation (ON)
– Best photo: connecting Canadians – Unique…
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GATINEAU – When the CRTC launched its review of mobile wireless services earlier this year it stated: “This proceeding will focus on three key areas: Competition in the retail market; The current wholesale mobile wireless service regulatory framework, with a focus on wholesale MVNO access and the future of mobile wireless services in Canada, with a focus on reducing barriers to infrastructure deployment.”
This focus on Mobile Virtual Network Operators sure did not fall in deaf ears – and some players jumped right in with strong support since the high cost of entry into the wireless business means many players…
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GATINEAU – Would you rather fight a horse-sized duck, or 100 duck-sized horses?
That was the unusual, if creative, way SaskTel chose to demonstrate how, if the CRTC is going to mandate third party wireless resellers, we can expect a much worse competitive market that causes serious damage to regional independent mobile wireless operators.
“Mandated MVNOs will harm 4th carriers more than the National Wireless Carriers. In any market, there is a portion of the customer base which is most likely to move to a new competitor, a portion which is quite unlikely to change, and a portion somewhere between these…
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance said Monday voting is now open for the 2019 edition of the Tuned-in Canada: the CCSA Awards.
The awards are a nationwide, annual competition highlighting the excellent work performed by CCSA members – independent, local providers of internet, television and telephone services across Canada.
Canadians are invited to visit Tuned-in Canada 2019 to cast a vote for nominees in the following three categories:
1. Best people: on-camera community channel personality2. Best story: giving back3. Best photo: connecting Canadians
Voting takes place on the Tuned-in Canada website, and voters can cast…
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance has announced the shortlisted nominees in three of its five contest categories for Tuned-in Canada 2019, a nationwide, annual competition that highlights the great work performed by CCSA members – independent, local providers of internet, television and telephone services across Canada.
Judges Matt Polka (president and CEO of ACA Connects – America’s Communications Association), Suzanne Lamarre (lawyer at Therrien Couture and former CRTC commissioner), Greg O’Brien (president of Findtv, and editor/publisher of Cartt.ca), and newcomer judge Joely Collins (award-winning producer, director and founder of Vancouver-based Million Faces Productions) have completed the scoring…
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – Nominations are now closed and judging is underway for Tuned-in Canada: The CCSA Awards 2019.
Judges Greg O’Brien (president of FindTV, and editor & publisher of Cartt.ca), Suzanne Lamarre (lawyer, former CRTC commissioner, member of the Disciplinary Council of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec and Télé-Québec's Board of Directors), Matthew Polka (president and CEO of the American Cable Association), and Joely Collins (producer, director and founder of Vancouver-based Million Faces Productions) are currently combining a shortlist of nominees in the public voting categories of:
– Best people: on-camera community channel personality– Best…
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QUISPAMSIS, NB – The Canadian Communication Systems Alliance is heading west for this year's annual general meeting.
Connect 2019 will be held September 16-18, 2019 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort, located in the heart of British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley, Kelowna.
Conference details and registration information will be available in the coming months. Until then, mark your calendar.
www.ccsaonline.ca
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