LONDON — Feb. 17, 2022 — The SCTE® (Society for Broadband Professionals) today announced that its annual Spring Lecture will be held in person for the first time in two years. In a break with tradition, the event will take place in a new venue at the Showcase Cinema de Lux in Winnersh, Reading, U.K., on March 23. The recently modernised venue features 5.1 surround sound, leather recliner seats, and a state-of-the-art digital cinema screen that will keep attendees engaged throughout the daylong event, sponsored by Corning for the cable, fibre, and telecoms industries.
“We are delighted to hold our annual Spring Lecture face to face after two years of doing the event online,” said Costas Kyriacou, chair of the Lecture Committee leading the SCTE programme. “The SCTE has an exciting line up of speakers in a striking new venue. I am committed to continue bringing the latest education and information to our members and the wider community via these lectures, and we look forward to seeing as many of our members together as possible.”
The SCTE Spring Lecture will feature presentations by renowned experts in the broadband community on a variety of important topics, including:
- “From Continuous Integration to Continuous Deployment — Using SystemLink to Close the Gap” by Mathis Baumert, senior field applications engineer at National Instruments
- “The Changing Face of Video Consumption” by Philip Neighbour, chief operating officer, and Neil Thacker, digital marketing, and sales, at Playbox Technology
- “Overcoming Deployment Challenges for UK Altnets” by Mike Knott, market development manager, FTTH, at Corning
- “Local Network High-Speed Internet Over Fibre” by Keith Mothersdale, technology director EMEA/APAC at Amphenol
- “Automated Upstream Bandwidth Maximisation with Profile Management Application During COVID and Beyond” by Tony Costa, executive vice president and chief technology officer at Openvault
The Spring Lecture forms part of a series of events provided by the SCTE and will be followed by the Summer Lecture and Autumn Lecture in July and October, respectively. Designed to raise and maintain standards across the cable, fibre, and telecoms sectors, the SCTE has been providing accreditation, training courses, publications, networking opportunities, and a close-knit community of engineers and technicians since 1945. At the Spring Lecture, there will be two sessions in the morning and three in the afternoon, with plenty of opportunities to network during coffee breaks in the morning and afternoon, plus a 90-minute networking lunch in the bar area.
“We are always pleased to support the SCTE in their mission to educate and inform the broadband community,” said Mike Knott, market development manager at Corning. “Education is an important part of what Corning stands for, and the SCTE is a great partner of ours. It is going to feel fantastic to attend an in-person event again, with the worst of the pandemic behind us.”
The Spring Lecture is free of charge to attend for SCTE members, and costs £50 plus VAT for non-members. Those interested in attending the SCTE Spring Lecture should contact [email protected] and register interest via this link, as places are limited. More information about the event session lineup is available here.
About Corning Optical Communications
Corning Optical Communications is part of Corning Incorporated, a leading innovator in materials science. Our invention of the first low-loss optical fibre, over 50 years ago, ignited the critical spark that began a communications revolution across the world. Now, our optical connectivity solutions are delivering high-quality broadband capabilities across the enterprise, carrier, and wireless markets, as well as the expanding frontier of consumer electronic devices. With demand for bandwidth skyrocketing as network usage proliferates and new technologies develop, Corning is responding with innovations for fibre to the premise (FTTP), wireless technology, in-building networks and data centres.
About SCTE (Society for Broadband Professionals)
Founded in 1945, the SCTE® is a Learned Society and non-profitmaking organisation whose aim is to raise the standard of broadband engineering in the telecommunications industry. The Society concerns itself with the training and career advancement of technical professionals in the field, as well as providing lecture and networking events, webinars, podcasts and publications throughout the calendar year for its members and partners. As a Learned Society, the SCTE provides accreditation and certification for its members, giving them professional standing within the industry.
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