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FiberFest 2008

FiberFest 2008
Monday, May 12, 2008
Holiday Inn, Boxborough

To Be Announced SOON!



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BOXBOROUGH, MA
Holiday Inn
April 26, 9:30- 12:00

Emerging Growth of Non-Telecom Applications: Homeland Security, Power Utilities, Industrial, Medical & Automotive

Chair
Dr. Mahmud Awan
Techman International

Speakers
Dr. Paul Polishuk,
President
Information Gatekeepers
Non-Telecom Markets for Fiber Optics, or, After The Boom--- Where are the Market Opportunities for Fiber Optics Companies?
There are a number of markets in non-telecom areas that have been overlooked in the rush to grab some of the gold during the bubble period. Although these markets are not as potentially large, they do represent a greater degree of stability and growth. This presentation will review these industrial, automotive, security and medical applications, with examples of fiberoptic companies that are taking advantage of these opportunities

Patrick Fay
Senior Analyst
KMI Research
Fiber Optics in Electric Power Utility Applications
Presentation will include applications in the utility industry, and explanations of some product families specific to industry requirements such as OPGW and ADSS cables. An outlook on growth relating to fiber optic cable by region for power utilities also will be presented.

Benjamin Sitler
VP Operations
Fiber Instrument Sales
Perimeter Fences: Homeland Security's Weak Link
The speaker will discuss the role perimeter security plays in the overall plan to make America less vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The presentation will focus on how the attributes of fiber optics can be used to protect the long distances of perimeters and borders.


SOMERSET, NJ
Marriott
April 28, 9:30- 12:00

Emerging Growth of Non-Telecom Applications: Homeland Security, Power Utilities, Industrial, Medical & Automotive

Chair
Dr. Mahmud Awan
Techman International

Speakers
Dr. Paul Polishuk,
President
Information Gatekeepers
Non-Telecom Markets for Fiber Optics, or, After TheBoom--- Where are the Market Opportunities for Fiber Optics Companies?
There are a number of markets in non-telecom areas that have been overlooked in the rush to grab some of the gold during the bubble period. Although these markets are not as potentially large, they do represent a greater degree of stability and growth. This presentation will review these industrial, automotive, security and medical applications, with examples of fiberoptic companies that are taking advantage of these opportunities

Benjamin Sitler
VP Operations
Fiber Instrument Sales
Perimeter Fences: Homeland Security's Weak Link
The speaker will discuss the role perimeter security plays in the overall plan to make America less vulnerable to terrorist attacks. The presentatio

Dr. James A. Harrington
Head
The Laboratory for the Development of Specialty Fiber Optics, Rutgers University
The Development of Hollow Core Waveguides for Applications in Telecommunications, Sensors, and Laser Power Delivery
The speaker will discuss1D-hollow waveguides with a single central hole coated on the inside with metallic and/or dielectric coatings, which are capable of transmitting broadband visible to far infrared radiation for telecom, chemical sensing, and kilowatt laser power delivery.