I go to PTC in Hawaii nearly every year to meeting with clients, prospects, journalists, analysts and to hear the comings and goings of the International Telecom industry.  This year will be much of the same, as I will be escorting five JS&A clients to the event.  I will be busier than a bee, making sweet honey while introducing clients to the media and analysts that will be on hand.  PTC is an opportunity to take a good pulse of the market and layout marketing plans for the rest of the year.  There are few shows in the International telecom arena of this caliber – ITW in Washington DC is another that requires planning, strategizing and positioning.

PTC this year is starting to take stride -with just a few weeks away – it better!

The key events at the conference have begun to be scheduled:

Bharti Airtel is sponsoring the opening reception, which will be held on Sunday night from 6:30pm – 8:00pm on the Village Green.    The reception promises to offer cocktails and an array of wine as attendees are entertained.

On Monday night, ROGERS will once again sponsor an event at the Lagoon Green – also starting at 6:30pm.  This is a traditional event that ROGERS brings in an entertainer to ‘wow’ the crowd.  This year it will be Caissie Levy entertaing with ‘Broadway on the Lagoon.’

There are many private functions happening as well, including one hosted by AT&T.  Jerry DiMartino, along with a few special companies, will be hosting exclusive golf outings and breakfasts at the event – if you’re lucky enough to get an invite, I’m sure it will be worth your time.

This year, I will be hosting the first ‘WOMEN IN VoIP’ breakfast.  We will be meeting on Monday morning at 9am.  If you’d like an invite just email me (ilissa@jaymiescotto-dot-com)  the more the merrier – and a great opportunity to meet with some of the industry’s best. 

As the dates draw near, no doubt more functions will arise – if you know of some of your own, please post them here so that we could all meet up and be seen!

Oh.. and I’ll be on the PTC ‘bus’ from Newark on Saturday …  I promise to bring the nuts.