Agenda
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
8:30-10:30 am - NYSTA Board of Directors Meeting
12:00 Noon – Registration/ Lunch (Golfers) Saranac Lake Waterfront Lodge
12:15 pm – John Seguine Memorial Golf Tournament Shot-gun start White Face Club & Resort - Sponsored by: Calix
Beverages at the Golf Course Sponsored By: NYSTA’s Associate Members
6:30 - 7:30 pm Reception - Sponsored By: Latitude
7:30 - 9:00 pm – Annual Awards Dinner - Sponsored by T-Mobile Accessibility
Thursday, June 9, 2022
7:00 – 8:15 AM – Breakfast
8:30 AM - General Business Session
NYSTA Chairman’s Report
Jim McCarthy, Oneida County Rural Telephone Co.
NYSTA President’s Report
Craig Miller, NYSTA
NYSTA Treasurer’s Report
Mark Evans, State Telephone Co.
Inspectors of Election Report
Deidre MacNerland and Eric Kreckel, Chazy and Westport Telephone Company
Committee Recognition
Craig Miller, NYSTA
Jim McCarthy, Oneida County Rural Telephone Co.
ITPA Scholarship Awards,
Leslie Irwin, Newport Telephone
9:15 am- Mike Romano, Senior Vice President of Regulatory, NTCA
10:00 Break with the Associate Members -View Tabletop Displays
Sponsored By X3i
Enjoy a nice coffee break, stop and take a look at the table top displays or chat with one of our Associate members!
10:30 am – Broadband Roundtable
Moderator: Craig Miller, NYSTA
Panelists: Michael Romano, NTCA
Steve Aquario, Association of Counties (invited)
Scott Rasmussun, NYS Connect All Program
Noon - Lunch
1:00 pm –Mike Pratt, President & CEO, Olympic Regional Development Authority
1:30 pm - Olympic Speaker TBD
3:00: pm Table Top Display Visitation and Coffee Break
3:30 pm – Member Engagement - Beer Tasting with Associate Members
6:00-7:00 pm - Annual Banquet Reception
7:00 pm NYSTA Annual Banquet - Sponsored By Verizon
Friday, June 10, 2022
7:00-8:15 am - Breakfast
8:30 am Marketing Roundtable– Its not just bill inserts anymore!
Moderator: Diedre Forcier, Chazy & Westport/Westelcom
Panelists: John Fazio, Marketing Manager, Oneida County Rural/Northland
Bob Vandelinder, Empire Telephone Corp.
Victoria Marking, Champlain Tel
Kristy Kennedy, North Country Chamber
10:00-10:15 Break
Coffee Breaks Sponsored by
10:15 am - Workforce Development The workforce is a different Place these days. Gone are the days when your employee stayed with the company for his/her entire career! How you can train and retain employees for long enough to see a return on investment.
Moderator: Glen Faulkner
Participants Sylvie Nelson, Executive Director, North Country Workforce Development Board and North Country Workforce Partnership, Inc.
Jim Becker, President Middleburgh Tel/INOC
Theresa Jaloweic, Human Resources, Oneida County Rural/Northland
11:45 - Closing Remarks & Door Prize Drawing
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