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Ride our wave to your future
Develop, Advance and Lead with SCTE's professional development!
SCTE: Essential Knowledge for
Cable Professionals™
SCTE San Diego Chapter Newsletter
April 30, 2015
Newsletter produced & edited by:
Bob Weaver - Chapter President
Contributions by:
Dan Sullivan - Chapter Secretary
Director John Mooney Time Warner Cable
Director Ed Mowers Time Warner Cable [email protected]
Director Andy Norton Time Warner Cable [email protected]
Director Brian Wesley Cox Communications [email protected]
Associate Director James Garcia Time Warner Cable
Associate Director Maggie Robles Cox Communications
Associate Director Scott Scrimiger Cox Communications
www.SCTE-SanDiego.org www.SCTE.org Table of Content
SCTE San Diego Chapter Technical Session May 27 San Diego Chapter receives Awards at 2015 CLC
2015 Chapter Leadership Conference Photos Are you ready to take a Certification Exam? Proctors are local.
tech.now …Spring Technical Forum 2015 SCTE Chapter Annual Golf Tourney - REGISTER NOW
SCTE Region 1 Representative election in May…a nominee from the San Diego Chapter SCTE San Diego Chapter Members Photography Forum
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Contact Us:
Links: Join SCTE
The Value of SCTE Membership SCTE Mobile Apps Collection
SCTE Primers SCTE Certification SCTE Live Learning Schedule
SCTE Virtual Classroom Courses
San Diego Chapter Facebook
Region 1 Representative Shane Portfolio
President Bob Weaver Cox Communications
Vice-President Dennis Kee Time Warner Cable [email protected]
Secretary Dan Sullivan Cox Communications [email protected]
Treasurer Laurie Dargavell Cox Communications [email protected]
Webmaster Ron Carso Corning Gilbert [email protected]
Director Gary Boyer Cox Communications [email protected]
Director Kevin Coldani Datacraft Technologies, Inc.
Director Adam Kruse Cox Communications
SCTE - Region 1 Representative
Shane Portfolio [email protected]
Please RSVP for our upcoming Technical Session:
When: Wednesday May 27, 2015
The presentation will cover the following: LTE / Signal Leakage This training session will focus on a growing challenge for many cable operators – Interference from LTE telephone networks in the 700 MHz range. Discussion points will illustrate why LTE has become an increasing issue, its potential to be a very significant interference source over a broader frequency range; how to identify it in your network, as well as how using quality cables and connectors can help mitigate this concern. Keep in mind Ingress is also an indication of signal egress or “Signal Leakage”.
Our presenter: Doug MacLeod - Director of Technical Services, PCT [email protected] Doug MacLeod is a 43 year veteran of the cable industry, spending 25 years of it with several US MSOs, including regional and corporate engineering positions. For the last 16 years, he has been with PCT International, Inc., where he is Director of Technical Services. In this role, he provides a wide range of training and technical support to customers worldwide and internally to PCT. Doug is a Senior Member of the SCTE, and has been involved with SCTE standards development for many years. He is formerly the Vice Chairman of Working Group 3, Connectors and Cable, of the Interface Practices Subcommittee of the SCTE. He has presented training on various subjects at multiple SCTE chapter groups throughout North America, and has also presented training seminars in many locations worldwide. Session Times: We will provide two duplicate sessions to serve your scheduling needs.
Please join us for one of the following... Morning session - 9am to 12pm Afternoon session - 1pm to 4pm
Location*: Time Warner Cable, 10450 Pacific Center Court, San Diego, 92121 (Bird Rock Room)
Fee: SCTE Member - Free
Non- SCTE Member - $5.00 with RSVP (At the door with no RSVP = $10.00)
* We are currently finalizing options to broadcast these sessions as a Live Webinar as well. If you have a group of five or more SCTE members that are interested in meeting offsite to attend this session please contact Dennis Kee, [email protected], to coordinate. We will provide the link and the on-site sign in sheet for all attendees. Stay tuned for more email blasts regarding other collaborating SCTE Chapter sites that will also be accessing these webinar sessions.
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2015 Chapter Leadership Conference
The Annual SCTE Chapter Leadership Conference was held in St. Louis MO this year. Bob Weaver, Chapter President
(Cox Communications) and Dennis Kee, Chapter Vice-President (TimeWarner) proudly represented the San Diego
Chapter. The SCTE Chapter leadership Conference is an educational leadership program specifically geared to the
issues most important to SCTE chapter leaders. The focus is to share best practices, exchange ideas, and celebrate
success through a series of seminars, panel presentations, and powerful networking sessions. The 2014 awards
ceremony revealed the San Diego Chapter accomplished another year of placement in the top 10% of all chapters
nationwide. San Diego earned 5 th place in the Chapter of the Year overall performance category. This is the fifth
consecutive year that the San Diego Chapter has received ranking in the top 10%. “For the past 5 years our
performance has elevated year over year with 2014 reaching our best ever. We are proud to serve our industry. It is
indeed a respected and honorable recognition of our dedicated Chapter Board of Director’s and their commitment to the
SCTE membership and our industry”, said Bob Weaver, Chapter President.
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SCTE 2015 Chapter Leadership Conference Photos.
To see more photos please visit our
Facebook page by clicking here
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SCTE Proctors
Are you preparing for a SCTE certification exam? If so you will soon be ready for a SCTE proctor to
administer your exam. Below are a few of your local SCTE San Diego Chapter members that are listed as SCTE Proctors.
Jesse Cruz, Cox Communications - [email protected]
Christopher Dove, Cox Communications - [email protected]
Steven Johnson, Johnson Telecom - [email protected]
Dan Sullivan, Cox Communications - [email protected]
Robert Weaver, Cox Communications – [email protected]
To review the entire list of proctors click on this link: Search for SCTE Proctors
Would you like to be a proctor? Anyone interested in becoming a proctor must submit a proctor application form to SCTE headquarters. To be considered as a proctor, the individual must be an SCTE member and meet at least one of the following criteria:
Current member of SCTE’s Board of Directors
Current or Immediate Past President of local chapters BCT or BCE certified Managers, supervisors, trainers, human resource professionals or other employees who have
an employment status above or removed from the testing candidates Member of SCTE headquarters staff Senior or Fellow SCTE member
SCTE proctorship is valid for three years. Near the end of the three-year proctor period, SCTE will send a notice about renewal to the email address on the proctor’s SCTE profile.
Proctors for Spanish exams should be fluent in Spanish, both orally and in writing.
If you meet the Proctor Eligibility Requirements, please continue to the next step and read the Online Certification Proctor Handbook.
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Spring Technical Forum 2015 Poised to Further Advance Advanced Engineering
by DANIEL HOWARD – SCTE Fellow
Finally, winter’s deep freeze has thawed, and it’s time for technology to bloom like never before this spring. One event that will warm up the digital communications technology landscape is Spring Technical Forum 2015, which will be conducted during INTX in Chicago, Tuesday through Thursday, May 5–7. This collaborative production by three leading industry organizations—NCTA, CableLabs®,
and SCTE—will provide a program line-up full of technical innovations that are shaping the future of cable. I plan on attending and discussing the new technology concepts, methods, and techniques covered in the following sessions, including serving as moderator for the Remote PHY session:
Software vs. Silicon: Understanding and Advancing the SDN Revolution Advancements in virtual machine infrastructure, service function chaining, elastic cloud adoption, and overarching approaches for network agility improvement. Getting the Gig: Realizing the Potential of DOCSIS® 3.1 Spectrum expansion, network EoL, proactive maintenance for residential Wi-Fi, and more. Beyond FTTH: Moving Optical Networks Deeper Into the Home The vision and the implementation behind the next leaps forward, touching on unique plant considerations in the HFC domain, financial modeling, and more. Cracking the Code: Software-Powered Performance Advancements How software advancements are redefining the boundaries of the possible in areas ranging from video -session error forensics to Metro Ethernet business networks. Networked for Next: Raising the Bar on Network Performance and Possibility The migration toward CDN-style networking; the merits of distributed architectures; and the market dynamics surrounding gigabit residential access networks. Remote PHY, When and Why: Approaches for Physical Layer Migration The ins, outs, and approaches for achieving the Remote PHY promise, with detailed assessment of operational and architectural considerations. Picture This: Engineering a Newer, Better Television Experience The mix of bandwidth, quality metrics, device, and bitstream considerations that will drive the next generation of video experiences. The Thing About Things: Preparing for a New Era of Service Delivery The technical building blocks for an Internet of Things architecture; conversion from HTTP delivery to multicast at the network edge; solving home network challenges; and more. Spring Technical Forum 2015 will advance cable’s products and services. Be there to take advantage of expert panels and knowledge-building presentations from authors of peer-selected technical pivotal role in our critical facilities.
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Wednesday July 22, 2015 SCTE San Diego Chapter 16th Annual Golf Tourney
Click Here for Easy ONLINE REGISTRATION!
PLACE: Twin Oaks Golf Course, 1425 N. Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos, CA 92069 PRICE: $120.00 PER PLAYER: Includes: Green Fees, cart, 2 beverage tickets, lunch, raffle ticket, and range balls TYPE OF TOURNAMENT: Four-Player Scramble STARTING TIME: Shotgun starts at 8:00am. Entries of less than foursomes will be combined to make a complete team. PRIZES: 1ST and 2ND place teams, Longest Drive, and Closest to the Pin
Easy registration for members via Credit Card can be processed here: ONLINE REGISTRATION! Andy Norton - 858-635-8239 E-mail: [email protected] Laurie Dargavell – 619-952-3064 E-mail: [email protected]
Call For Tourney Sponsors The San Diego Board of Directors is requesting your generous assistance in the form of prize donations or financial contributions to ensure the success of our tournament. Additionally, we invite you to participate in the tournament, details of which are included in the enclosed application. Sponsorship Rates are as Follow:
Hole Sponsor - $150.00 Closest to the Pin Contest - $225.00 (or equivalent donated prize) Longest Drive Contest - $225.00 (or equivalent donated prize) 1st and 2nd Place Team Prizes
Team Sponsor - $480 (Based on a four man team @ $120 per Player) Each sponsor will receive a sign with their company name near the hole or special event they are sponsoring as well as recognition at the Luncheon, Awards, and Raffle ceremony to be held after the tournament. Vendors are welcome to setup a small booth on a sponsored hole, but we require details in advance to clear the setup with the
course. Click Here for Easy ONLINE REGISTRATION!
Checks for sponsorship should be made out to San Diego SCTE, & sent to:
Laurie Dargavell, 1810 Hillsdale Road, #30, El Cajon, CA. 92019 For more information please contact:
Andy Norton [email protected] Laurie Dargavell [email protected]
Director, SCTE San Diego Chapter T reasurer, SCTE San Diego Chapter (858) 635-8239 (619) 952-3064
Contributions or gifts requested by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers, Inc. are not tax deductible as charitable contributions. However, they may be tax deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses.
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Bob Weaver, SCTE San Diego Chapter’s President accepts the nomination for the upcoming SCTE Region 1 Representative election.
“I am extremely humbled and privileged by this nomination. What I bring to our Region is an in the trenches perspective of just what our chapters strive to accomplish and the ground zero reality of the struggles we face
while attempting to achieve our goals. I am armed with a strong insight of chapter operations as well as past experience as a National SCTE Board of Director for Region 1 from 2007 -2009. I am well prepared to mentor chapter leaders and support our SCTE Members as we strive to
consistently improve to keep up with our ever evolving industry. This explosive environment demands visionary strategic planning, strict tactical implementation, and a fiduciary obligation for chapter financial health to continue our mission. We must also lean forward and never
lose sight of new emerging technologies in both our industry as well as those who offer competitive options. Throughout my career I have been respectful of the value, and spirit of learning that the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers brings to its membership. The
importance and need of our industry leaders to collaborate in a common theme of the Good of the Many Outweighing the Good of the Few is a principled Cause Above Self way of life we must leverage towards success. Our future depends on creative leaders that have the ability to inspire innovative thinking across our industry. Let’s open the doors to our future
and celebrate where our industry has been and where we are headed. It would be my honor to serve as your SCTE Region 1 Representative.”
Bob Weaver is a 41 year cable industry veteran who has been a member of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers for the past 37 years. Bob is currently in his 6 th
consecutive year as President of the SCTE San Diego Chapter. Bob is involved with all aspects of the Chapter’s routine activities with particularly emphasis on strategic planning and professional development. Bob is relentless in his determination to insure all chapter goals are accomplished and is especially driven to deliver on relevant and valued technical
session topics. Bob’s persistence and dedication over the years has resulted in the Chapter achieving unprecedented overall performance ratings year over year. This has earned the San Diego Chapter five consecutive years ranking in the top 10% performance among all chapters nationwide. Prior to Chapter President Bob served on the SCTE National Board of
Directors for 2.5 years. Bob earned an Associate of Science Degree in Electronic Communications, and has completed extensive college studies in Business Management and Administration. Bob received the FCC 1st Class Radio Telephony License in 1978. Bob is a SCTE Proctor and a proud member of the Loyal Order of the 704.
All SCTE members for region1 (CA, HI, NV) will soon be receiving information on
this election and BIOs for each candidate. Please vote for your candidate of choice.
Voting for the Regional Representative elections opens on Friday, May 15, 2015.
Bob Weaver
Business Process Analyst III Cox Communications CA
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This page is dedicated to the Chapter Membership “Open Forum Photo Page”. If you have a photograph you would like considered for placement on this page please contact [email protected] AKA “Grandpa Bob” to discuss your submission and where to upload your creative capture for inclusion on this page…
Photo by Steve C. Johnson _ SCTE San Diego Chapter
Photo by Bob Weaver _ SCTE San Diego Chapter
SCTE San Diego New sletter is produced by : Bob Weav er, SCTE San Diego Chapter President, Please send feedback or requests to Bob Weaver
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