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Wednesday, November 14

MoCA ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING - MEMBERS ONLY
9:00 - 10:00 AM Member Meeting Registration
Ballroom B Foyer
10:00 - 11:30 AM Welcome & MoCA 'State of the Union'
Charlie Cerino - President, MoCA
Technical Accomplishments & Update - Anton Monk - CTO, MoCA
Certification Program - Tom Leacock, Chair Certification Work Group
Marketing Program - Rob Gelphman, Chair Marketing Work Group
MoCA Board Members - Intro and 'View of the Future of MoCA'
11:30 - 12:00 PM Open Mic: Members Feedback & Dialogue
San Antonio
Noon – 1:30 PM Members Only Lunch
San Saba
Day 1 - INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
Noon - 1:00 PM Conference Registration
Ballroom B Foyer
1:30 - 1:45 PM Welcome
Speaker: Charlie Cerino - President, MoCA
Ballroom B
1:45 - 2:45 PM Keynote: Comcast - The future of “The Network” is in “The Home”
Speaker: Tony Werner - EVP & CTO, Comcast
A review of the social and economic drivers that are conspiring with technology and standards to drive the future of home networking.
Ballroom B
2:45 - 3:00 PM Afternoon Break
Ballroom B Foyer
3:00 - 4:15 PM Service Provider to End Consumer: Getting From Here to There
Valuable insight on home entertainment networking environment, now and in the near future, including subscriber/customer profiles
Moderator: Charlie Cerino - President, MoCA
Panel Moderator: Kurt Scherf
Panelists: Brian Whitton - Verizon, Will Beals - Echostar, Vince Groff - COX, Time Warner
Ballroom B
4:15 - 4:45 PM Keynote: Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company
Speaker: Jim Strothmann - Director, Product Strategy & Management, Home Entertainment Initiatives, Scientific Atlanta, A Cisco Company
Ballroom B
4:45 - 5:15 PM Keynote: Intel - Emergence of the Connected Digital Home
Speaker: Dr. Brendan Traw - CTO Digital Home Group, Intel
Powerful forces are remaking the devices which comprise the digital home. What were once isolate products around the TV, the PC, or in ones pocket are becoming increasing connected, inter-dependent, and service driven -- offering consumers enriched ways to interact, communicate, and be entertained by their digital world. This talk explores these forces and the impact they are having on digital home platforms as well as some of the challenges faced in this transformation.
Ballroom B
5:15 - 8:30 PM Networking Reception and Technology Showcase
Reception Sponsored By: Intel Corporation
Rio Grande B

Thursday, November 15

Day 2 - INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
TIME SESSION
8:00 - 9:00 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Ballroom B Foyer
9:00 - 9:05 AM Welcome: Overview of Day Two
Speaker: Anton Monk - CTO, MoCA
Ballroom B
9:05 - 10:00 AM Keynote: Verizon - Verizon's Access and Home Strategy
Speaker: Mark Wegleitner - CTO, Verizon Communications
Mr. Wegleitner will discuss Verizon's current FiOS architecture, service offerings and future FTTP deployment plans. He will highlight the in-home strategy and architecture that Verizon has pursued, and the important role that MoCA plays in the FiOS home. Mr. Wegleitner will discuss Verizon's experience with home network installation, performance and reliability, as well as the network and home technology evolution required for Verizon to continue to meet customers' demand for broadband services.
Ballroom B
10:00 - 11:00 AM From the Press Box:
Prominent industry analysts and journalists provide commentary on hone networking & entertainment delivery services. Q&A to follow.
Moderator: Kurt Scherf - VP, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates
Panelists: Rick Merritt - EE Times, Jeff Baumgartner - Cable Digital News, Dave Waks of Broadband Home Central.com
Ballroom B
11:00 - 12:00 PM How Will This Play in Peoria?
Retail and consumer panel
Moderator: Pete Griffin - Radio Shack
Panelists: Linksys-TBD, Daniel Wong - D-Link, Mike Ehlenberger - Actiontec
Ballroom B
12:00 - 1:30 PM LUNCH & TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
1:30 - 2:15 PM Keynote: Motorola - Moca....It's Role In The Home And The Larger Network
Speaker: Ray Sokola - CTO, Motorola
Ballroom B
2:15 - 3:45 PM MoCA Protocols - What exactly is this MoCA thing?
Detailed overview of MoCA MAC/PHY Specification 1.0 and 1.1 and MoCA Certification Program including procedures, NTS test facilities, timing, feedback mechanisms and logo usage, and most importantly, why certification is good for all of us. Q&A to follow
Moderator: Anton Monk - SWG Chair
Panelists: Stephen Palm - Broadcom, Al Garrett - Conexant, Ron Lee - Entropic
Certification Program: Tom Leacock - Chair Certification WG
Ballroom B
3:45 - 4:00 PM AFTERNOON BREAK
4:00 - 5:00 PM In Pursuit of Convergence - The Home Media Gateway
The ongoing and unrelenting demand for the seamless integration of services and new applications is being enabled through the emergence of Home Media Gateways. These next generation devices not only incorporate high speed wired and wireless routing and bridging capabilities but also allow local content storage, and media streaming to devices throughout the house. This panel will discuss the requirements of next generation Home Media Gateways, future applications that will be enabled, and the convergence of service provider and personal services and content.
Moderator: Anton Monk - CTO, MoCA
Panelists: - Jim Strothmann - Scientific Atlanta, Peter Percosan - Texas Instruments, Chris Cholas - Time Warner, Tushar Saxena - Verizon
Ballroom B
5:00 - 5:15 PM Closing Remarks
Speaker: Charlie Cerino - President, MoCA
Ballroom B
5:30 - 7:30 PM Members ONLY - MoCA Marketing Work Group Meeting
Rob Gelphman - MWG Chair
Marketing Work Group members have elected to meet to discuss Strategic and Marketing plans for 2008, with specific emphasis on Events & Tradeshow schedule and Retail Strategy.
Trinity A