Focus
Telecommuting & Home Office Expo & Conference is the premier national event to address the needs of companies spearheading the telecommuting movement. It explores work force restructuring in a business to business environment while addressing the technological, logistical, financial and human resources issues surrounding this shift. In addition, the event offers a high-profile conference program featuring insights, strategies and methods for capitalizing on the work-at-home and virtual office.
Date/Location
October 15 - 17, 1997
Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California
Who Will Be Exhibiting?
See the latest products, technologies, and services from industry leaders in: networking and telecommunications equipment; remote access technology; providing Internet access; computer hardware and software; and in consulting for financial, legal, insurance and management issues.
Who Will Be Attending?
Held in San Francisco, home to the largest concentration of telecommuters in the United States, Telecommuting & Home Office Expo & Conference will attract decision-makers from corporations that are establishing virtual offices, remote business locations and work-at-home employees nationwide. Attendees will include:
Presidents and CFOs, information systems executives
sales & marketing executives network managers
corporate HR executives telecommunications professionals
IS managers and staff telecommuters and home office
workers
facilities managers
The Conference Program
Presentations held throughout the three-day conference will cover various topics which focus on the corporate strategy of having a portion of a firmÕs employee base work from their homes, from a satellite or branch office, or from a virtual/mobile office. Select sessions will also address the needs of the home office entrepreneur.
The common thread of these workers is that they either work alone or with no more than a few co-workers in a site that is removed from a corporate headquarters or facility populated by hundreds of employees. A majority of these remote workers are ÒknowledgeÓ workers, many of whom are computer programmers, engineers, writers, researchers, consultants, field sales force members, and professional service personnel.
The first conference day, October 15, will consist of: Technical Workshops; Small Office/Home Office Seminars for Entrepreneurs, Independent Contractors, and Freelancers; and Vendor Seminars.
The second and third conference days, October 16 & 17, will feature sessions, comprised of 1-3 speakers in panel or presentation formats, depending on the subject matter. Each of these days will be kicked off by a Keynote speaker. The Preliminary concurrent conference tracks will focus on the following:
I. Technology
A. Networking/Software
B. Telephony & Telecommunications
C. Hardware & Peripherals
D. Case Studies
II. Management/Organization
A. Case Studies
B. Policies & Issues
Please note that conference structure is subject to change prior to the event.
Networking Opportunities
Meet with your peers, exchange ideas, and explore new opportunities in the fastest growing segment of the U.S. workplace.
Advisory Board Members
Advisory Board members for Telecommuting & Home Office Expo & Conference include:
Tim Bajarin, President - Creative Strategies, Inc.
Ray Boggs - IDC/LINK
Alice Bredin, President - Work Anywhere
Christopher Calisi, GM, Remote Access - Symantec
Gayle Gabrielle, Sr. Editor - Home Office Computing
John Gallant, Editor-in-Chief - NetworkWorld
Charlie Grantham - Institute for the Study of Distributed Work
Bill Laberis, President - Laberis Associates
June Langhoff - Softwords
Bob Larribeau, President- California ISDN UserÕs Group
Terri Lonier, President - Lonier Associates
Dave Molta, Director, NW Systems - Syracuse University
Jack Nilles - JALA International, Inc.
Gisele Ostrofe, Sr. Project Manager - Pacific Bell
Joanne Pratt, President - Joanne Pratt Associates
Angelo Santinelli, VP of Marketing - Shiva
Faith Wohl, Director of Workplace Initiatives - General Services Administration
Event Sponsors
Network World(flagship sponsor), PC WORLD, Macworld, IDC/LINK , Steelcase Inc., FORBES, FORBES ASAP, The Mobile Office Association, Mobile Office Vehicles, Working SOLO.
Telecommuting & Home Office Expo & Conference is produced and managed by MHA Event Management, the producers of nationally acclaimed shows and conferences including MACWORLD Expo, E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Expo), and ComNet.
CONTACT
Phone: (800) 393-THOE
Web: www.mha.com/thoe
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