Situational Awareness & Safety

We are walking out our plant right now for updating our prints reading for building to rural America and plant upgrades. Our trucks & vendors may be new to the area, looking for access. We are in people’s yards, rear easements, along country roads, cold knocking doors and everything in between more than ever. We have already run into escalated circumstances and believe this to be a timely topic. Join us for a in depth discussion on situational awareness and safety.

Registration

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Virtual/In Person

Hybrid – In person with Live stream option

Bay City – 1480 S Valley Center Dr. Bay City MI, 48706

Date

Tuesday - 11/07 – Bay City – 9:30 - 11:30

Tuesday – 11/07 – Bay City – 12:30 – 2:30

Speakers

Hyun Allister, Director Physical Security, Charter

Chad Blumerich, Senior Manager Regional Safety, Charter

Official from MI State Police

Optical Networking: The evolution of telephony to optical networking Virtual Training session!

Register now at: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1384819935277723741

Event Description:

Understanding the basics of an optical network--how did we get to where we are now and what does this look like going forward. Learn how the current physical network blends into the optical to provide the maximum benefit to your customer.

Topic: Optical Networking: The evolution of telephony to optical networking

Speaker: Alex Barker, Cisco

Time/Date: September 27th, 2023: 10am – 1pm, est.

Format: Virtual – Attend from anywhere (via laptop or phone). Please use your company email address when signing up and signing into event. Supervisors+, you are encouraged to host “viewing Parties”. If you plan on this, please let James Potts know soon, and we will get you a sign in sheet for those in attendance during event.

Sign Up Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/159327364171327328

Questions: Direct to James Potts james.potts@charter.com

Not yet a 2023 member? No problem – Sign up here: www.scte.org – go to top right corner – “Sign Up”, charter membership is covered by Charter. Select Lake Michigan Chapter (or Buckeye chapter for Ohio folks) Use promo code: CHARTERMBR23 and charter.com email.

Presenter: Tony Holmes, VeEX

August 24th, 2023, 9:00 am to 11:00 am

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Tony will address some of the common issues that VeEX and other providers are seeing as system operators are moving into the high split environment. With the extended return, noise sources become more prevalent and eliminating that noise becomes increasingly important! Find out how to use your meter and other tools at your fingertips to identify noise sources and eliminate them!

Event Description:

With the increasing number of Fiber to the Premise builds going live, the importance of properly connectorizing fiber will only continue to grow.

Join the Lake Michigan Chapter for a virtual event, hosted by Jesse Michaels of Corning Optical Communications. We’ll discuss and demonstrate SC APC

and SC UPC connectorization, ROC Drop connectorization, and Proper connector QC and cleaning!

Topic: FTTP Connectorization

Speaker: Jesse Michaels, Account Manager with Corning Optical Communications

Time/Date: June 14th from 10a-11a Eastern

Sign Up Link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5895154067929799518

Lake Michigan Becoming a Leader SCTE Training Seminar

When:                  February 16th, 2023

                                9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Where:                 Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort

                                Swan Ballroom

                                6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd

                                Mt Pleasant, MI 48858

Cost:                      $20 SCTE members

                                $25 non-SCTE members

8:00 am to 9:00 am Registration

9:00 am to 9:10 am Opening Announcements

9:10 am to 9:30 am SCTE/Charter Advancement

9:30 am to 10:30 am Values & Leadership

10:30 am to 11:30 am Professional Presence

11:30 am to 12:30 pm Lunch

12:30 pm to 1:00 pm Keynote 1

1:00 pm to 1:30 pm Keynote 2

1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Keynote 3

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Leadership Discussion Panel

Speakers:

John Higgins – RVP, Regional Vice President, Field Operations, Charter

Doug Barrick - VP, Vice President, Regional Field Operations, Charter

Lisa Kocsis—VP of Customer Experience Strategy & Project Management, Comcast Heartland Region

Cory Boggs – Director, Regional Project Management, Field Operations

Matt Coles—Sr Business/Technical Trainer, Comcast L & D

Jeff Haggerty—President, Digitrace Inc

James Potts—Supervisor Tech and Safety Training, Charter

A room block has been reserved for February 15th. Use SCTE021623 with reservations at 877.232.4532

Contact for questions:

Cory Boggs — cory.boggs@charter.com

Jeff Haggerty – jeff.haggerty@digitrace.com  586.322.8987

Registration and Webinar information for SCTE members:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4499418612173266007

The Board of Directors for the Lake Michigan Chapter of SCTE would like to invite you to our annual Safety Seminar!

This event will take place on Wednesday, November 16th from 9am-1pm, at Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, MI.

Pre-registration is not required for this event as registration will take place upon arrival to the event.

We look forward to seeing everybody there and as always, please feel free to reach out to any of our board members with any questions or concerns.

The Pines At Lake Isabella
7231 Clubhouse Dr
Weidman, MI 48893

Schedule:
10:00 AM Shotgun Start
Coffee/Donuts @ Registration

Lunch and Prizes following Golf

Entry Fees:

$85.00 per player
$340 per Foursome

Sponsorships available:

Standard Hole Sponsor: $200.00
Lunch Sponsorship: $100 to $500 available
Golf Prize Sponsorship: $50. to $250 available

Registration

To register for an event, you must log into the website or create a profile. You don’t need to be an SCTE member, but you must have an account in the system prior to registering. Once you have logged in, the page will display the prices as well as a “register” button. Please be sure to select all items you wish to purchase before checking out.

Complete the registration by clicking on the shopping cart in the upper right corner of the website header and enter payment info. You will receive a confirmation email. Registrations cannot be modified via the website once complete. Registrations using a Purchase Order are not permitted and will be cancelled. Credit card transactions only on this site.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations and refunds may be denied and may be subject to deadlines and processing fees.

The Lake Michigan Chapter of SCTE is excited to present our next Webinar training event. This month’s training will cover the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) and will be hosted by Charter Communications’ Harold McNeil and Jerry Salois.

The event will take place on Thursday, April 28, 2022 from 9am-11am EST.

Please use the link below to register for the event and as always, ensure you put Lake Michigan in the “What chapter do you belong to?” box.

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/639430205326825999

We look forward to seeing you all there!

We are pleased to announce that we will be partnering with the SoCal Chapter for our first training event of the year.

The topic of this training is DOCSIS EPON with RFoG Overlay, and will cover the best test equipment and practices.

The event will take place over Webinar on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 from 12:30pm – 2:30pm EDT. Please use the link below to register for the event. Remember to put “Lake Michigan” in the “To which chapter do you belong?” box on the registration form.

SoCal Chapter Troubleshooting Docsis EPON with RFoG Overlay

We hope to see you all there!

Coffee/Donuts@ Registration 

Lunch and Prizes Following Golf

Limited to 33 teams. Register ASAP!!

For more info please email:

Loug@lgcomminc.com

Nathan.List@charter.com

Jeff.Haggerty@digitrace.com

Matt.Evernham@charter.com

Location:

Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort

6800 Soaring Eagle Blvd

Mount Pleasant, MI 48858

Date: Wednesday, September 22nd , 2021

Time: 9:00 – 3:00

Tables:

$300 per Vendor Table

$100 for additional tables

We are pleased to announce that we will be partnering with the Ontario Chapter for this month’s Webinar training event.

Thursday, August 26th, 2021, from 1:00pm-2:00pm EDT, the Ontario Chapter will be hosting PON-101 (Passive Optical Network) for Cable Operator Staff and will be presented by Dave Jalowica.

Please use the link below to register for the event and remember to put “Lake Michigan” as the chapter you belong to towards the bottom of the form.

 https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2468605231602409486

If you have multiple people viewing the presentation on the same device, let Matt Evernham know so that we can ensure all participants are accounted for.

The SCTE•ISBE Badger State Chapter Presents:

Remote Phy:

Digital Fiber to the Field

LIVE Wednesday, April 7th

The Badger State Chapter will be presenting a virtual training on Remote PHY: Digital Fiber to the Field on Wednesday, April 7th.

Cost:$0

AGENDA:

8:00 - 10:00AM: Charter Communication's Director Regional Field Operations Randy Dart will present how the physical layer of the CMTS is moved to the field and the benefits of a digitized fiber.

TO REGISTER, please click the following link: https://register.gotowebinar.com/regi.../5605221630731728654

The SCTE Lake Michigan Chapter would like to present our next installment of Webinar training events.

The topic for this event is OFDM and Pressure Testers and will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2021 from 10:00am – 11:00am EST.

Our presenter for this event will be Tony Holmes from VeEX. He will be covering OFDM and Pressure Testers.

Please use the link below to register for the event. Upon clicking the link, you will be directed to the form below. Please ensure you input “Lake Michigan” into the box for which chapter you belong to. Once you have filled out the form and clicked Submit, you will receive an email shortly after with the details and access information for the event.

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8549472975778950923

The SCTE Lake Michigan Chapter would like to present our next installment of Webinar training events.

The topic for this event is Winter Working Safety and will be held on Thursday, December 17, 2020 from 10:00am – 11:00am EST.

Our presenter for this event will be James Schmieder, Safety Specialist for Charter Communications. He will be covering several topics related to safety including winter working outdoors, driving utility vehicles in inclement weather, and COVID best practices as we move into the winter months.

Please use the link below to register for the event. Upon clicking the link, you will be directed to the form below. Please ensure you input “Lake Michigan” into the box for which chapter you belong to. Once you have filled out the form and clicked Submit, you will receive an email shortly after with the details and access information for the event.

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1823875797113073679

The Lake Michigan Chapter of the SCTE is proud to welcome our next guest speaker, Charles Cheevers! He will be sharing a presentation titled “The Home Technology trends driving the future of our Networks – a deep dive in home technology directions and a taste of the evolution of Cable Network”.

Charles Cheevers is Chief Technology Officer, Home Network Solutions, at CommScope, a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks. He is responsible for the two- to five-year technology vision of CommScope’s Home Networks Solution business.

In this role, he defines new home architectures for CPE devices and cloud-to-ground solutions as well as the evolution of CommScope’s home gateways, set-tops, and connected home solutions.

In his more than 20 years in the telecommunications industry, Mr. Cheevers has been responsible for bringing to market a range of technologies — including DVB, DOCSIS, DSL, PON Network and CPE Video Voice and Broadband solutions. For the last six years, Mr. Cheevers has focused on delivering the next generation of connectivity and technology-driven user experiences to the home. As a result, he’s played a key role in pioneering major trends in Wi-Fi, IoT, IP video, TV experience and set-top technology, and most recently AI-driven smart solutions, with the debut of CommScope’s Smart Media Device.

Mr. Cheevers and his team have also been creating new home platforms for many of the world’s leading service providers.

Mr. Cheevers joined CommScope through its acquisition of ARRIS in April 2019 where he served as CTO of CPE Solutions from 2012 to 2019. He joined ARRIS in 2003 via acquisition of Com21 Inc and was VP Engineering of ARRIS Cadant® C3™ CMTS and D5™ EdgeQAM products. In 2006, he was appointed as Chief Technology Officer of Europe, a position he held concurrently to being GM for the ARRIS Edge QAM business from 2008 to 2010. Prior to his work in Telecommunications Mr. Cheevers worked in Apple in a number of Senior roles and started his career in Academia as a University lecturer.

Mr. Cheevers has served on the board of the Open Connectivity Foundation, one of the leading IoT standards initiatives, served on the SCTE organizing committee for 2018 and 2019 and is a recipient of the 2006 and 2011 Cable and Satellite Euro50 award for his contributions to cable technology.

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We are pleased to announce Lake Michigan Chapter’s next installment of Webinar training events! COVID-19 has really thrown a wrench in our plans for training this year, so we are adapting and are continuing our online industry professional-led trainings.

Thursday, September 24th from 9:00am to 10:30am we will be presenting our next training Webinar featuring Tony Holmes from VeEX. The session will consist of TDR theory, operation, and uploads.

Please register for Lake Michigan Chapter: TDR Theory, Operation, and Uploads on Sep 24, 2020 9:00 AM EDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1053599730225106191?source=Chapter

Click on the link above to register for the Webinar. Please work with your leadership if you are interested in attending the training.

Once you click on the link, you will be presented with the following form to fill out. Ensure you fill out all required fields. You will need to put “Lake Michigan” in the last box for which chapter you belong to even if you are not an SCTE member.