2011 USTTI Catalog

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GLOBAL GROWTH THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS SHARING
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168 COUNTRIES SERVED BY THE USTTI: 19832010

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile Colombia Comoros Congo Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote dIvoire Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary India Indonesia Iraq Israel Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Lithuania Macau Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montserrat Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands Antilles Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Palau Palestinian National Authority Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peoples Republic of China Peru Philippines Poland Qatar Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Samoa Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Sri Lanka St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Tuvalu Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates Uruguay U.S. Virgin Islands Uzbekistan Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
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new knowledge and insights gained at the USTTI with their colleagues when they return home. Thus, the USTTIs goal of training the trainers has a signicant multiplier impact as USTTI graduates empower other ICT ofcials and entrepreneurs in 168 developing countries. From Freetown to San Paulo, from Manila to Vilnius, a vast network of energetic and informed USTTI graduates are shaping enlightened, pro-competitive, anti-corruption ICT policies and regulations that directly benet their fellow citizens. In 2011, the USTTI Board of Directors and the hundreds of ICT experts from industry and government who voluntarily conduct the USTTIs 85 courses remain committed to the robust sharing of knowledge knowledge that will continue to empower ICT professionals who are helping their countrymen gain life-altering access to affordable, modern communications.
2010 was a challenging but very rewarding year for the USTTI. Despite the difcult nancial environment, the USTTIs Corporate Board Members remained steadfast in their support of the USTTIs tuition-free ICT curriculum a diverse 85-course curriculum that attracted 11,079 applications. Likewise, the Federal members of the USTTI Board of Directors have never been more committed to advancing the USTTIs bedrock goal of making modern communications a reality for all the citizens of the developing world. In 2010, the USTTI graduated 348 women and men bringing USTTIs total since 1982 to 8,324 graduates from 168 developing countries. While these numbers are impressive, they do not capture the positive catalytic impact that USTTI graduates are making everywhere throughout the developing world. This is because USTTI graduates dont simply gain invaluable ICT information while attending our tuition-free training in the United States, they aggressively share their
Chairman, USTTI
Chairman Siray A. Timbo (right) of Sierra Leones National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) visited the USTTI for a special Chairmans brieng January 13 15, 2010. Over the course of three days in Washington, Chairman Timbo met with USTTI Board members to discuss the regulatory issues facing NATCOM today. Chairman Timbos briengs with some of Washingtons top ICT experts offered an advantageous perspective that will complement his and Sierra Leonean President Koromas dedication to enlightened and corruption-free ICT policy. Pictured above, Ambassador Gardner (left) joins Chairman Timbo for a photo at the conclusion of an intensive training session.
USTTI 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MICHAEL R. GARDNER GHASSAN ABDO
MARK CLEVERLEY
DIANE CORNELL
Director, Strategy, Global Vice President for Worldwide Chairman, USTTI, The Government Affairs, Government Law Offices of Michael R. Segment Executive, Inmarsat, Inc. Communications Service IBM Corporation Gardner, P.C. Providers, The HewlettPackard Company
HONORABLE JULIUS Senior Director, Corporate GENACHOWSKI Chairman, Federal and Government Communications Relations Commission (FCC) Research In Motion PRAVEEN GOYAL
KALPAK S. GUDE
PAUL KENEFICK
ERIC H. LOEB
SEAN MURPHY Vice President & Counsel, International Government Affairs, QUALCOMM Incorporated
DR. ROBERT PEPPER Vice President, Global Technology Policy, Cisco Systems, Inc.
GARY PINKHAM Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications Ericsson
Vice President, Vice President, Public Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Affairs, Americas Region, International External and Regulatory Affairs, Alcatel-Lucent Intelsat AT&T
PETER PITSCH Executive Director, Communications Policy Associate General Counsel, Intel Corporation
MICHAEL REGAN
JACQUELYNN RUFF
Executive Vice President, Vice President, International Public Policy Government Relations, and Regulatory Affairs, News Corporation Verizon Communications
LYNN ST.AMOUR HONORABLE HARRISON H. SCHMITT, President and CEO, The PHD, Apollo 17 AstroInternet Society (ISOC) naut Former Chair, NASA Advisory Council, Former U.S.Senator
LAWRENCE E. STRICKLING Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator of NTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce
SHANE TEWS Vice President, Global Public Policy and Government Relations, VeriSign, Inc.
AMBASSADOR PHILIP L. VERVEER Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State
FRANK C. WEAVER Director, Telecommunications Policy, The Boeing Company
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tech facilities apart from their full-time jobs. This efcient volunteer approach allows the USTTI to conduct its 84 course curriculum with a lean sevenperson staff working out of the USTTIs ofce in Washington, DC. The USTTI Board of Directors reects the dynamic public-private partnership that remains a core principle of the USTTIs approach to training. Corporate Board members of the USTTI are: Ghassan Abdo, The Hewlett-Packard Company; Mark Cleverley, IBM; Diane Cornell, Inmarsat, Inc; Praveen Goyal, Research in Motion (RIM); Kalpak Gude, Intelsat; Paul Keneck, Alcatel-Lucent; Eric Loeb, AT&T; Sean Murphy, QUALCOMM Incorporated; Dr. Robert Pepper, Cisco Systems, Inc.; Gary Pinkham, Ericsson; Peter Pitsch, Intel Corporation; Michael Regan, News Corporation; Jacquelynn Ruff, Verizon; Lynn St.Amour, The Internet Society (ISOC); Shane Tews, VeriSign, Inc.; and Frank Weaver, The Boeing Company. USTTI Board Member companies provide tuition free training at their corporate facilities, nance the general overhead costs of the USTTI, and designate a senior executive to serve on USTTIs Board of Directors. Senior communications ofcials from the Federal Government also play a critical role in the success of the USTTI, and are represented on the USTTI Board of Directors by: Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Lawrence Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); and Ambassador Philip Verveer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and United States Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, U.S. Department of State.
Professor Dale Hatelds presentation on the efcient allocation and use of spectrum is continually one of the highlights of USTTIs spectrum policy training. Professor Hateld, Executive Director of Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado, is widely regarded as the top spectrum expert in the United States and he presents his spectrum discussion annually during Silicon Flatirons Management course.
BACKGROUND
In preparation for the Nairobi ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in 1982, Ambassador Michael Gardner asked leaders of major, often competing, U.S. ICT corporations to join together with senior U.S. government ofcials to provide diverse tuition-free training for qualied communications professionals, regulators, and entrepreneurs from the developing world. The afrmative response was overwhelming and as a result the USTTI was launched at the Nairobi ITU conference as a publicprivate, non-prot partnership dedicated to aggressively sharing ICT knowledge with women and men dedicated to making modern communications a reality throughout the developing world. Among those joining Ambassador Gardner as founding members of the USTTI Board were: William McGowan, founder of MCI Communications; Dr. Joseph Charyk, Chairman of the Board and rst President of the Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT); Charles Wick, the Director of the United States Information Agency (USIA) during the 1980s; Dick Nichols, Vice-President of AT&T International; and
Harrison Jack Schmitt, former United States Senator from New Mexico and the twelfth man to walk on the moon.
USTTI TODAY
Since offering its initial 13 tuitionfree courses in 1983, the USTTI has expanded its curriculum to conduct its 84 diverse courses in 2011. Thanks to the steadfast support of USTTI corporate and government board members, as well as other volunteer experts in the ICT industry throughout the United States, the USTTI has been able to graduate 8,324 women and men who are working today to make modern communications a reality for their countrymen in 168 developing countries. The model for USTTIs continued and effective program is simple: each year hundreds of ICT experts from industry and government provide intensive tuitionfree training to women and men who are involved, typically at senior levels, in their developing countrys ICT infrastructure. The USTTIs training takes place at industry and government facilities throughout the United States where these ICT experts volunteer their time and high
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classrooms for USTTI scholars. Throughout the past twenty-eight years, the USTTI has offered a total of 1,732 diverse training courses and graduated 8,324 women and men who are the key IT-communications regulators, managers, and service providers in 168 developing countries. As the USTTI enters its 29th year of training, the increased popularity and need for the USTTIs tuition-free training is reinforced by the fact that in 2010, the USTTIs 86-course curriculum attracted 11,076 applications for the 923 available training slots, a 12:1 ratio of qualied applicants for each USTTI training slot.
In 2010, Intel Corporations course Deployment of ICT for the Next Billion People prompted applications from 155 ICT ofcials seeking vital knowledge on how to kick start ICT in emerging markets by expanding accessibility, connectivity, education and content. Pictured above, twenty-three ofcials from Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Thailand, Uganda, Uruguay and Zambia pose for a photo in front of the Intel Museum on its Santa Clara campus. Also pictured are TK Tien (center), Principal Architect and Strategist for the World Ahead Program; and Chris Thomas (second row, second from right), Chief Strategist and Director of Architecture for the World Ahead Program. Peter Pitsch, Executive Director in Communications Policy and Associate General Counsel, represents the Intel Corporation on the USTTI Board of Directors.
In addition to their membership on the USTTI Board of Directors, U.S. government ofcials and their departments and agencies provide signicant training as well as other in-kind and scholarship support for USTTI participants. USAID is a vital source of travel and subsistence funding for highly qualied USTTI scholars from less-developed countries. Each year, dozens of scholarships are awarded through the invaluable assistance of the women and men working in USAID Missions overseas. The FCC provides vital training through its 8 courses each year in spectrum management, spectrum monitoring, and regulatory and privatization issues. The FCC also prints the biennial Participant Handbook, an orientation guide for USTTI trainees. The NTIA offers seven senior-level spectrum management, cybersecurity and ICT policy training courses, and provides an annual grant to help publish the USTTIs Course Catalog and Annual Report. Finally, besides participating in USTTI leadership seminars, the State Department provides valuable support by utilizing its extensive network of ofcials in developing countries to identify and
process candidates for USTTI training. The United States Congress has recognized the signicance of the USTTIs global training outreach through special amendments to two legislative acts: the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 and the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984. These amendments explicitly authorize support (including use of staff, other appropriate resources, and service on the Board of Directors) of USTTIs activities by the State Department, USAID, FCC, and NTIA.
USTTI ORIENTATION
For USTTI scholars, the free exchange of ideas and experiences with professionals from the United States and around the world is critical to maximizing the benets of USTTI training. This exchange of information begins prior to each training course, with an important orientation session hosted by the USTTI staff in Washington, DC. USTTI orientations are mandatory and typically held on the last business day prior to the rst day of training. During these one-day orientation sessions, USTTI scholars familiarize themselves with topics that may be addressed in training, receive introductory materials, and acquaint themselves with fellow participants. In addition, USTTI orientation sessions often include discussions about communications policy in the U.S. led by government ofcials, academics, and policy experts from the business or legal community. Importantly, these meetings provide an excellent forum for the exchange of professional, cultural and technical information that is critical for the fulllment of training objectives. Orientations also provide the USTTI
USTTI TRAINING
To ensure a dynamic learning experience for all USTTI scholars, the Board of Directors is committed to maintaining the relevance of the USTTIs diverse cutting-edge curriculum. Instead of operating a costly training center, USTTI offers the vast majority of its tuition-free training in corporate and federal training facilities, laboratories, and television broadcast stations that are volunteered by our sponsors across the United States. As a result, the same facilities used for corporate and government in-house training also effectively serve as
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GRADUATION and DEPARTURE
Most USTTI training sponsors conduct a graduation ceremony at the conclusion of each program, where certicates are awarded to USTTI scholars in recognition of their successful completion of training. At the conclusion of most courses, an oral and written evaluation of the course is typically administered. These evaluations are a reliable means for USTTI graduates to identify additional training needs and ensure that the USTTI curriculum continues to respond to the emerging technology and policy priorities of ofcials and entrepreneurs throughout the developing world. In accordance with the Conditions of Participation form signed at orientation, all USTTI graduates whose travel is subsidized by USTTI grants must return to their home countries in the days immediately following graduation.
staff an opportunity to brief scholars on a variety of subjects, including the history and layout of the nations capital, Washington, DC. To ensure that all USTTI guests are able to fully appreciate the city, the USTTI facilitates a weekend tour of Washingtons cultural and historical landmarks. Weekends are exible to allow trainees to explore Washington or use the day to travel to alternate training cities when necessary.
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lengthy visa requirements, USTTI urges applicants to submit applications at least sixteen weeks before the beginning of their rst desired course. Applications received after the sixteen week deadline will still be considered, but are less likely to result in acceptance. Applicants are reminded that their USTTI application must be fully completed and include current ofce, fax, and mobile phone numbers, at least one valid e-mail address, and contact information for two relatives living in their home country as well as any residing in the United States, if applicable. Incomplete applications may not be considered. For those applying via fax or mail, applications should be typed. those courses that are most appropriate to their experience, responsibilities and goals. Applicants should take special notice of the available course sequences, which provide an opportunity to maximize the training experience by attending several consecutive courses. The acceptance procedure is a collaborative effort between the USTTI and its training partners, with the nal acceptance decisions made by course sponsors. Sponsors review each application and select only the most qualied candidates. Selection criteria include: professional qualications, suitability for the course, thoroughness in completing the application, and most importantly, goals for participating in USTTI training. Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their Applicant Training Goals essay how their participation would benet their company or organization, what leadership role they might assume upon completion of training, and how they envision implementing the training upon returning home. If accepted, applicants will be notied by the USTTI via an ofcial e-mail and/ or fax at least 12 weeks prior to the start of training. Applicants may be accepted to one or all of the courses to which they apply, depending upon the number of training slots available, applicant qualications, and course
ICT (Information Communication Technology) ofcials; entrepreneurs; broadcasters, and satellite, wireless, telehealth, and emergency communications professionals who are procient in English and employed in the public or private sector of a developing country are encouraged to apply for USTTI training. While substantial practical experience in a countrys communications infrastructure is required for all training, a post-secondary education and/or university degree in telecommunications, broadcasting, management, engineering, or electronics is also benecial. Educational background, professional experience, achievements, and current job responsibilities must be clearly described in the Current Position and Work Experience section of USTTIs Application for Training. Additionally, candidates should focus on the Applicant Training Goals section of the application, as this section is critically reviewed by our course sponsors.
It was a pleasure for me to be a part of this very well organized USTTI courses. I had opportunity to learn a lot and meet and exchange my experience and knowledge with others
Almedin Dzebo, Bosnia & Herzegovina SELECTION PROCESS
Applicants should carefully review the course descriptions provided in the catalog and apply selectively for only
HOW TO APPLY
Those interested in applying for training should do so via the USTTI web site, http://ustti.org. Applying online guarantees the quickest processing time. Another option is to fax or mail the application form found at the rear of the USTTI catalog. PLEASE NOTE: Due to
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training, USTTI scholars must send a copy of their nal air travel itinerary for ALL required travel to their USTTI Curriculum Coordinator before arriving in the U.S. It is also necessary that all international and U.S. domestic airline reservations be made in accordance with the dates provided in USTTI acceptance information. Last-minute ticket purchases and itinerary changes are expensive and may not be possible. IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION: Have you reviewed the course sequence information? Is your passport valid for at least 6 months beyond the conclusion of the last training course to which you applied? Have you consulted the web site of the U.S. Consulate in your country to determine U.S. entry visa requirements and procedures? Have you visited the USTTI web site (http://ustti.org) to review the online application procedures? Is your application complete, including valid e-mail addresses, ofce and mobile phone numbers, passport details, supervisor contact information, and contact information for relatives in your country as well as the U.S.?
IBM joined the USTTI Board of Directors in 2010 and offered an intensive one-day seminar, Innovation that Matters: Transforming Government for Developing Nations. Pictured above, 14 participants from Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Ghana, Iraq, Lesotho, Liberia, Nepal, Rwanda and Zambia pose for a photo at IBMs Washington ofce. Also pictured are Jim OConnor (third from left), USTTI Curriculum Director; and Mark Cleverley, Director of Global Government Strategy for IBM, and IBMs representative on the USTTI Board of Directors.
focus. Participation in USTTI training is not guaranteed until accepted applicants conrm their attendance and their funding source via e-mail or fax, secure a U.S. entry visa (if necessary), and provide their purchased travel itinerary to the appropriate Curriculum Coordinator.
FUNDING PROCESS
Applicants should seek funding from their employers for their international and domestic U.S. travel and for their living expenses during USTTI training. If employer funding is unavailable, or only partially available, applicants are encouraged to secure sponsorship from international organizations that recognize the importance of USTTI training, such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), The World Bank, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the United Nations Educational, Scientic and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Organization of American States (OAS-CITEL). The USTTI will attempt to help qualied applicants for whom no other funding sources for travel and subsistence are available. However, USTTI funding is limited, and applicants are much more likely to attend training if they secure all or part of their travel and living expenses.
training is approximately US$135.00 per day, although this amount may be greater or less at certain training locations due to varying hotel costs. This rate covers only the cost of meals and a shared hotel room in USTTI-designated hotels. This gure does not cover single occupancy rooms or personal expenses such as hotel services and souvenirs.
VISA INFORMATION
Due to signicant changes in U.S. visa regulations, USTTI urges all applicants to consult the U.S. Embassy website in your home country (a complete list of U.S. Embassies and Consulates can be found at http://www.usembassy. gov/) or contact the U.S. Consulate directly to determine specic application requirements, fees, interview procedures, and deadlines before applying. It can take up to four (4) months in some countries to secure a visa appointment. Therefore, we recommend applicants begin the visa process immediately after submitting course applications to USTTI to ensure sufcient time for ling necessary documents. It is essential that all USTTI applicants possess passports that will be valid for at least 6 months after the conclusion of training; otherwise the U.S. Embassy has been instructed not to issue an entry Visa.
USTTI POLICIES FOR PARTICIPANTS

Participants in USTTI training must adhere to the USTTIs policies, which cannot be waived without written authorization from a professional member of the USTTI staff. The most important requirements are: USTTI Scholars must attend orientation in Washington, DC, even if the participant is a former USTTI graduate.
PARTICIPANT EXPENSES
The recommended subsistence rate for housing, meals and miscellaneous expenses for participants attending USTTI
TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS
In order to avoid confusion and disruption during USTTI orientation and
USTTI Scholars must stay in the hotels designated by the USTTI. There are no exceptions. Spouses and/or family members may not accompany USTTI Scholars during training. USTTI Scholars must be prepared to pay their hotel room charge in full at time of check-in. All incidental expenses, such as telephone calls, movies, or room service, are the sole responsibility of each individual USTTI Scholar.
Since USTTI training is offered only in English, participants must have a functional prociency in English. USTTI Scholars must attend all classes unless excused by the training staff for health or emergency reasons. During orientation, each USTTI Scholar must pay an insurance and administrative fee of US$150 for the rst course and US$75 for each additional course. This fee is mandatory since the USTTI is required to insure all USTTI Scholars regardless of a Scholars
individual coverage under a personal or company insurance policy. This insurance does not cover dental care, eye care, prescriptions, or pre-existing conditions. To avoid any disruption to the USTTI admission process, applicants for USTTI training may not contact course sponsors regarding acceptance or funding decisions. Failure to adhere to any of these requirements will result in a participants immediate dismissal from training.
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that provided funding for 14 developing country broadcasters to attend training. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) also provided a grant that allowed 17 additional radio and television broadcasters to participate in training. International organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Organization of American States (OAS)/Inter American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) also contributed additional in-kind support and travel funding for 24 USTTI Scholars in 2010. The USTTI is a 501(c)(3) non-prot corporation, meeting all requirements for charitable contributions. In 2011, the USTTI will need approximately $1,850,000 in order to provide travel and subsistence of qualied applicants who are unable to support their own participation in USTTI training. Corporations and organizations wishing to support the USTTI should contact Jim OConnor and Mike Beirne at 1150 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 702, Washington, DC 20036-4131, USA. Telephone: +1-202-785-7373, Fax: +1-202-785-1930, E-mail: joconnor@ ustti.org or mbeirne@ustti.org.
In 2010, the USTTI corporate and government Board members, along with training sponsors from both academia and the ICT and broadcast industries, provided $4.5 million in cash and in-kind contributions to support the USTTI, a 501(c)(3) non-prot corporation. These contributions reect the costs of offering 86 tuition-free training courses in 2010, as well as travel and subsistence funding, educational materials, and a host of other services provided to the USTTI. The USTTIs overhead costs - program development expenses, salaries for our small staff, and institutional costs such as rent, utilities, and postage - are paid for by private sector contributions. The USTTIs 2010 operating budget of $890,100 was tightly controlled so that all revenues raised by the USTTI in excess of overhead costs were used to provide additional travel and subsistence support for promising USTTI Scholars from many of the poorest developing countries. In addition to funding from the private sector, the USTTI received essential support from the Federal Government in 2010. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provided signicant funding to the USTTI in 2010 for the travel and subsistence needs of USTTI scholars
In 2010, Phil Weiser, Senior Advisor to the Director for Technology and Innovation of the National Economic Council for the White House, spoke with a group of senior regulators from Afghanistan, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Ghana, Iraq, Lesotho, Liberia, Nepal, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago and Zamia during the USTTIs Seminar in Competition Policy for Telecommunications. An expert on competition policy and technology law, Mr. Weiser shared his thoughts on light-touch regulatory policies that developing countries can adopt to promote investment and economic growth.
from the developing world. In addition, 16 Scholars from Sub-Sahara Africa and the Caribbean received travel and subsistence support through a contract awarded by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). Experts from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), provided a total of 17 courses, as well as in-kind support for the USTTI. Voice of America underwrote a grant
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FIRST TRIMESTER
Spectrum Management Sequence (Pages 30 - 33):
11-100 11-101 11-102 Radio Frequency Spectrum Management Spectrum Management in the Civil Sector Radio Spectrum Monitoring and Measuring Mar 25 Apr 8 Apr 25 Mar 28 Apr 8 Apr 11 - 22 Apr 25 - 29 National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Washington, DC
Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC (FCC) and Comsearch Federal Communications Commission Columbia, MD (FCC) and Summitek Instruments
Broadband and Wireless Communications Sequence I (Pages 43 - 46):

11-120 11-121 11-122 11-123 11-124 Communications Infrastructure Economics and Regulation CERTs and Cybersecurity Coordination Country Code Top Level Domain Administration and Operations Introduction to the IP Multimedia Subsystem IMT (3G/4G) Mobile Broadband May 17 May 17 May 17 May 19 May 20 May 18 May 19 May 19 May 20 May 23 - 27 Packet Clearing House Packet Clearing House Packet Clearing House Alcatel-Lucent QUALCOMM Incorporated Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC San Diego, CA
The Internet - Technology, Issues, Security and Opportunities Sequence I (Pages 15 - 20):
11-130 11-131 ICT Policymaking in a Global Environment Cybersecurity Awareness Raising and Capacity Building Internet Governance: Issues and Challenges Introduction to the Internet Architecture Introduction to the Internet Global Collaborative Development DNS and the Domain Name Industry Mar 25 Mar 28 Mar 28 Mar 29 - 30 The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) AT&T Cisco Systems Inc. Internet Society (ISOC) VeriSign Inc. Washington, DC Washington, DC
11-132 11-133 11-134 11-135
Mar 28 Apr 1 Apr 1 Apr 1
Apr 1 Apr 4 - 6 Apr 7 Apr 8
Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC
Distance Learning Sequence (Page 13):

11-140 Satellite and Internet Delivery of Educational Television and Multimedia May 27 May 31 June 13 SCOLA (A Foreign Language TV/Web Provider) McClelland, IA
Radio and Television Broadcast Technology Sequence I (Pages 25 - 27):

11-150 11-151 Radio and TV Studio Design Operation May 3 University Affiliated Public Radio Broadcasting May 3 May 4 - 18 May 3 Voice of America (VOA) WAMU 88.5 FM Washington, DC Washington, DC
Analog to Digital Television Transition (Page 12):

11-160 Analog to Digital Television Broadcasting: A Primer TBD TBD USTTI in Conjunction with Cisco, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV) Washington, DC
Mobile Broadband Sequence I (Pages 23 - 25):

11-170 11-171 Internet Regulatory Policy Fostering the Deployment of Broadband Networks and Converged Services Apr 27 Apr 29 Apr 28 - 29 May 2 Hedlund Global Consulting Verizon Washington, DC Washington, DC
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The Wireless Broadband Revolution: May 2 the Technical, Business, and Spectrum Policy Ramifications in the Global Marketplace
May 3 - 5
Intel Corporation
Santa Clara, CA
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Mobile Broadband: Empowering People, Business and Society
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May 2
Training
May 6
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Ericsson
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Television Broadcasting (Pages 40 - 42):

11-B00 11-B01 11-B02 11-B03 11-B04 11-B05 Introduction to Public Television Broadcasting Introduction to the American Cable Television Industry Network-owned Television Station Operations Broadcast Production: Shooting, Producing, Editing University Affiliated Public Radio Broadcasting TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD WHUT-TV, Howard University Television Black Entertainment Television (BET) NBC 4 (WRC-TV Channel 4) ZeelTV and Comcast Studio 25 WAMU 88.5 FM WXII-TV Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC Atlanta, GA and Canton, GA Washington, DC Winston Salem, NC
Introduction to Commercial Television TBD News Production
SECOND TRIMESTER
Radio Spectrum Monitoring (Page 29):
11-240 Radio Spectrum Monitoring Techniques and Procedures Jun 6 Jun 6 - 10 Federal Communications Commission Columbia, MD (FCC) and Agilent Technologies
Utility Regulation (Pages 42 - 43):

11-241 30th International Training Program on Utility Regulation and Strategy Jun 10 Jun 13 -24 Public Utility Research Center (PURC) Gainesville, FL
Radio and Television Broadcast Technology Sequence II (Pages 26 - 27):

11-200 11-201 New Technologies in Broadcasting University Affiliated Public Radio Broadcasting May 31 May 31 Jun 1 - 15 May 31 Voice of America (VOA) WAMU 88.5 FM Washington, DC Washington, DC
Management Training Sequence (Pages 20 - 23):

11-210 11-211 Managing Effectively in the Changing Telecommunications Environment Key Trends in the Evolution of the Public Network: a Managerial Perspective Applying 21st Century ICT in Emerging Markets Jul 8 Jul 15 Jul 11 - 15 Jul 18 - 22 Silicon Flatirons The Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) Boulder, CO Cupertino, CA
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Intel Corporation
Santa Clara, CA
Telecom/IT Policy and Regulation Sequence (Pages 33 - 38):

11-220 ICT Policymaking in a Global Environment Cybersecurity Awareness Raising and Capacity Building Seminar in Competition Policy for Telecommunications Jul 15 Jul 18 The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Washington, DC
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Jul 18
Jul 19 - 21
Washington, DC
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Jul 21
Jul 22
USTTI in conjunction with the US Washington, DC Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Department of Justice, and the Washington, DC legal community Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and USTTI Board Member corporations AT&T Washington, DC
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Regulatory and Privatization Issues in Telecommunications
Jul 21
Jul 25 - 29
11-224
Network Disaster Recovery and IP Network Security for Senior Policy Makers Innovation that Matters: Transforming Government for Developing Nations
Jul 29
Aug 1 - 2
Washington, DC
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Aug 2
Aug 3
The IBM Institute for Electronic Government
Washington, DC
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Purpose and Impact of European Regulation of Communication
Orientation
Aug 3
Training
Aug 4 - 5
Sponsor
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United Kingdom Telecommunications Washington, DC Academy (UKTA)
Broadband and Wireless Communications Sequence II (Pages 43 - 46):

11-230 11-231 11-232 11-233 11-234 IMT (3G/4G) Mobile Broadband Internet Regulatory Policy Communications Infrastructure Economics and Regulation CERTs and Cybersecurity Coordination Country Code Top Level Domain Administration and Operations Jul 29 Aug 5 Aug 9 Aug 9 Aug 9 Aug 1 - 5 Aug 8 - 9 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug 11 QUALCOMM Incorporated Hedlund Global Consulting Packet Clearing House Packet Clearing House Packet Clearing House San Diego, CA Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC
Broadcast Technology Training Sequence (Pages 12 - 13):

11-250 11-251 Broadcast Transmitter Operation and Maintenance University Affiliated Public Radio Broadcasting Jul 22 Jul 22 Jul 25 Aug 5 Jul 22 Harris Broadcast Communications Division WAMU 88.5 FM Quincy, IL Washington, DC
e-Government (Pages 13 - 14):

11-260 e-Government for Development: Strategies and Policies TBD TBD USTTI Washington, DC
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Satellite Communications Sequence (Pages 29 - 30):
11-300 11-301 11-302 Satellite Services and Disaster Response Satellite Communications Primer Commercial Satellite Communication Applications Oct 11 Oct 12 TBD Oct 12 Oct 13 - 14 TBD Inmarsat Intelsat Global Service Corporation The Boeing Company Washington, DC Ellenwood, GA Washington, DC
Mobile Broadband Sequence II (Pages 23 - 25):

11-310 11-311 Internet Regulatory Policy Fostering the Deployment of Broadband Networks and Converged Services Sep 7 Sep 9 Sep 8 - 9 Sep 12 Hedlund Global Consulting Verizon Washington, DC Washington, DC
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The Wireless Broadband Revolution: Sep 12 the Technical, Business, and Spectrum Policy Ramifications in the Global Marketplace Mobile Broadband: Empowering People, Business and Society Communications Infrastructure Economics and Regulation CERTs and Cybersecurity Coordination Country Code Top Level Domain Administration and Operations Sep 12 Sep 16 Sep 16 Sep 17
Sep 13 - 15
Intel Corporation
Santa Clara, CA
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Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 17 Sep 18
Ericsson Packet Clearing House Packet Clearing House Packet Clearing House
Santa Clara, CA Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC
Spectrum Monitoring Sequence (Pages 28 - 29):

11-320 11-321 Radio Spectrum Monitoring Techniques and Procedures Laboratory Techniques in Support of Equipment Authorization Sep 26 Sep 30 Sep 26 - 30 Oct 3 - 7 Federal Communications Commission Columbia, MD (FCC) and Agilent Technologies Federal Communications Commission Columbia, MD (FCC) and Tektronix
The Internet - Technology, Issues, Security and Opportunities Sequence II (Pages 17 - 20):
11-330 ICT Policymaking in a Global Environment Cybersecurity Awareness Raising and Capacity Building Oct 20 Oct 21 The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Washington, DC
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Oct 21
Oct 24 - 26
Washington, DC
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11-332 11-333 11-334
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Course Title
Introduction to the Internet Global Collaborative Development DNS and the Domain Name Industry Internet Service Provider Design Seminar and Backbone Routing Protocol Workshop
Orientation
Oct 24 Oct 26 Oct 28
Training
Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 31 - Nov 18
Sponsor
Internet Society (ISOC) VeriSign Inc. Cisco Systems Inc.
Location
Washington, DC Washington, DC San Jose, CA
Emergency Communications Sequence (Pages 14 - 15):

11-340 11-341 11-342 Disaster Communications Management Satellite Services and Disaster Response Remote Sensing Applications for Disaster Management and Societal Benefits Global Positioning System Applications for Disaster Management Aug 12 Aug 19 Aug 22 Aug 15 - 19 Aug 22 Aug 23 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Inmarsat NASA Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC
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Aug 22
Aug 24
NASA
Washington, DC
Telehealth Sequence (Pages 39 - 40):

11-350 Developing a Multiple Site Telemedicine Network Telemedicine and Distance Learning Synopsis Advanced Telemedicine and Distance Learning Applications Oct 21 Oct 24 - 26 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Telemedicine Training Program University of Virginia Health System, Office of Telemedicine The Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services Howard University and the Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library Little Rock, AR
11-351 11-352
Oct 14 Oct 12
Oct 17 - 19 Oct 13 - 14
Charlottesville, VA Rockville, MD
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Telemedicine Review
Oct 19
Oct 20 - 21
Washington, DC
Radio Broadcast Sequence (Pages 27 - 28):

11-360 11-361 11-362 Introduction to Public Radio Broadcasting Amateur Radio Administration for Regulators University Affiliated Public Radio Broadcasting Sep 29 Sep 29 Sep 29 Sep 30 Oct 3 - 7 Sep 29 National Public Radio (NPR) American Radio Relay League (ARRL) WAMU 88.5 FM Washington, DC Newington, CT Washington, DC
Broadband and Wireless Communications Sequence III (Pages 43 - 45):

11-370 11-371 11-372 11-373 11-374 Introduction to the IP Multimedia Subsystem Communications Infrastructure Economics and Regulation CERTs and Cybersecurity Coordination Country Code Top Level Domain Administration and Operations A Comprehensive Review of the Mobile Communications Industry Focusing on Technologies for 3G and 4G Wireless Systems Oct 27 Oct 28 Oct 28 Oct 28 Nov 1 Oct 28 Oct 31 Nov 1 Nov 1 Nov 2 - 4 Alcatel-Lucent Packet Clearing House Packet Clearing House Packet Clearing House AT&T Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC Atlanta, GA
Womens Leadership (Page 46):

11-380 Womens Leadership Summit TBD TBD USTTI and Board Member Corporations Washington, DC
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USTTI in Conjunction with Cisco, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and the Association for Maximum Service Television (MSTV)
Analog to Digital Television Broadcasting: A Primer
Course 11-160: TBD

Course Description:
The USTTI Board will host a ve-day Analog-to-Digital Television Broadcasting Seminar in Washington, DC. The goal of this Seminar is to better equip senior ofcials from developing countries who will be responsible for drafting, implementing and/ or overseeing their countrys transition from Analog to Digital Television broadcasting.
Sixteen USTTI scholars pose for a photo with AT&T volunteer trainer Joy Johnson (second from right), Director of the AT&T Innovation Center following AT&Ts course, Internet Governance: Issues and Challenges. In 1982, AT&T was a founding member of the USTTI and during the past 28 years, AT&T ofcials have conducted 46 courses and graduated 640 women and men from the developing world. Also pictured (ninth from right) is AT&T Vice President of International External and Regulatory Affairs, Eric H. Loeb, who represents the company on the USTTI Board of Directors.
Learning Objectives:
This course will focus on the key factors that should be considered when developing and implementing a countrys Digital Television (DTV) Transition plan, including pre- and post-transition technical issues, policy considerations, spectrum management decisions and consumer awareness. Participants in this course will interact with and learn from the U.S. Government and Industry experts who led the U.S.s successful transition on June 12, 2009 and can speak about the lessons learned from that experience.
(3) quarter wave cavity applications in FM and TV; (4) New High Efciency IOT based UHF transmitters and RF correction for common amplication; (5) Overview of antennas used for FM and TV; (6) Overview of High Denition Radio (HD Radio) for AM and FM; (7) Low power and high power solid state VHF transmitters for TV; (8) Solid State low and high-power UHF TV transmitters; (9) Digital Video Routing technologies to transmitter sites including remote control advances; and (10) Overview of Digital TV and Mobile DTV technologies including special requirements. The above topics will be presented by lecture, demonstration, and hands-on participation by the trainees.
Participant Learning Objectives:

(1) To increase working knowledge of the theory, operation and maintenance of broadcast transmitters as presented in this technical education program; and (2) to develop an understanding of the latest advances in broadcast technology. This course has been structured primarily for radio and television engineers. Management level personnel who wish to enhance their overall technical understanding of transmitters are also encouraged to apply.
Focus:
Senior Regulators and Policymakers who have primary responsibility for their countrys transition from analog to digital.
Location:
Washington, DC
Broadcast Technology Training Sequence

Harris Broadcast Communications Division
Focus:
Technical with lab exercises for hands-on practice
Location:
Quincy, Illinois
Broadcast Transmitter Operation and Maintenance
Course 11-250: July 25 August 5, 2011

Course Description:
The course will consist of classroom discussions and/or equipment demonstrations of new and recent developments in broadcasting equipment including: (1) Medium Wave Digital Modulation, High Power Digital Modulation (up to and over 1 Megawatt); (2) FM transmission, including frequency agile N+1 Digital Modulation, and high-power solid state FM transmitters;
WAMU 88.5 FM
University Aliated Public Radio Broadcasting
Course 11-251: July 22, 2011

Course Description:
WAMU 88.5 FM is the leading public radio station for NPR news and information in the greater Washington, DC area.
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It is member-supported, professionally staffed, and licensed to American University. Since 1961, WAMU has provided programming to a growing audience that now totals more than 450,000 listeners in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. This visit will consist of a tour of the high-tech WAMU facilities and a brief introduction to the activities of a major public radio station that is afliated with one of Washington, DCs leading universities.

To be able: (1) to be a part of the SCOLA learning resources delivery system anywhere in the world; (2) to create analogous learning systems appropriate to any learning environments; (3) to operate the SCOLA multimedia system in all its aspects: uplinking, downlinking, transmission, educational materials preparation including interactive participation in courses via satellite and via the web; (4) to extend the educational, engineering, and business opportunities of the operation in other countries; and (5) to learn the basics of TV production as SCOLA partners.

To become more familiar with the important potential of operating a radio broadcast facility in conjunction with a university or college.
Location:
McClelland, Iowa
Focus:
Technical and managerial
Thank you USTTI for this beautiful and great work.

Marcio Colazingari, Brazil
Location:
Washington, DC
Distance Learning Training Sequence

SCOLA (A Foreign Language TV/Web Provider)
e-Government Training Seminar

USTTI
Satellite and Internet Delivery of Educational Television and Multimedia
e-Government for Development: Strategies and Policies
Course 11-260: TBD

Course Description:
e-Government is dened as the systematic incorporation and use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in government to promote developmental objectives including: improving efciency and effectiveness; increasing transparency and responsiveness; and enhancing the delivery of government services and information to citizens, businesses, and other stakeholders. This seminar will include lectures, panel discussions, and interactive workshops presented by leading e-Government experts . The seminar curriculum will include modules that will address the following aspects of e-Government and focus on what goes into building and operating a functional e-government system: e-Government Strategies and Solutions Best Practices and Global Case Studies Service and Information Delivery including paying government fees on-line (licenses, taxes), health and education information, and support for e-commerce Security Considerations including authorization, identity and e-authentication, infrastructure protection, and payment system safeguards e-Procurement
Course 11-140: May 31June 13, 2011

Course Description:
Participants will work side-by-side for two weeks with SCOLA experts and technicians in hands-on involvement with all the multimedia aspects of SCOLA transmissions of television and other services to more than 2,000 schools, including colleges and universities throughout North America. The various departments and operations are: Satellite Preparation hands-on operation Introduction to video production Web Site Communications Hands-On Operation of eight digital compressed channels via satellite & Internet Downlink/Preparation of live and taped programs for transmission Liaison with television news producers from around the world Afliate Relations deliverables, educational services, etc. Coordination of Media Services - courses, lessons, translations, multimedia les, etc.
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Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Disaster Communications Management
Course 11-340: August 15 19, 2011

Course Description:
The course is designed to address telecommunications needs for mitigating the effects of natural and manmade disasters in which normal communications are often disrupted by physical damage, system overload or adverse weather conditions. Site selection, planning and design considerations, and the purposes and uses of Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) will be featured, along with the requirements for interfacing between EOCs and government ofcials, public safety operations, public and government media, emergency medical response and radio amateur networks. Participants will tour several types of EOCs, communications centers and commercial television facilities. Special focus will be on methods of tracking and exchanging critical information prior to, during and after an emergency, including use of computerized maps, data management, modeling and communications. The course will cover vulnerability assessment and telecommunications infrastructure development requirements for disaster-prone regions, and operational issues such as emergency access to telephone central ofces and reordering of existing radio networks.
FCC Commissioner, Mignon Clyburn (front row, center), joins USTTI scholars from 17 developing countries for a photo during the USTTIs senior-level IT Policy and Regulation Sequence. Commissioner Clyburn briefed these 28 ofcials and entrepreneurs on ways to balance the challenges and opportunities associated with being a regulatory ofcial and offered particular advice for female regulators who have broken through the glass ceiling.
E-banking services and other electronic payment systems (mobile banking, pre-paid cards) Requirements for systems, support, and maintenance Change Management Enabling Policy Environment Inter-Ministerial Coordination Policy/Legal/Regulatory Reform Project Financing and Public-Private Partnerships Citizen Participation
The seminar curriculum is intended to provide developing country government ofcials with the tools to best introduce electronic government in central and local governments in a way that is coherent, prioritized, interoperable, secure, efcient, EU- and WTO-compatible (where indicated), of benet to all stakeholders and realistic in light of economic and institutional realities within a given country. Another important outcome will be to create a global community of e-Government leaders who will continue to share experiences, knowledge, and resources with one another following the seminar for the greater benet of all.
This experience has widened my scope of understanding through the acquisition of information and sharing it.
Henry Lugasira, Uganda
Participants will be introduced, through eld trips and classroom, to a wide range of technologies including Very Small Aperture Terminals (VSATs), wireless mobile and xed satellite and terrestrial communications, remote sensing, Global Positioning System (GPS - positioning location), and Geographic Information System (GIS). Participants will be given the tools to help them evaluate which technologies will be of most potential use to them for a wide range of applications including: refugee management, anti-terrorism, natural disaster recovery and relief operations, early detection and warning, public safety, public information and emergency medical including telemedicine.
Focus:
Applicants should be senior government planning ofcers, the implementer or program manger, from Ministries of planning, ICT, or nance or from the ofce of the President or Prime Minister. Seminar participants will be expected to contribute information and brief presentations about planned or on-going e-Government projects in their countries both in advance of the seminar and during the two-week event.

Participant learning objectives include the ability to make choices concerning the application of disaster-related communications technologies. Students should develop an understanding of information ow and how to integrate available and new
Location:
Washington, DC
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communications technologies and services into a disaster communications network.
Focus:
Emergency response operations management, planning, preparedness and technology applications.
sensing data and visualization tools associated with the analysis of this data. Finally, there will be an opportunity to assess the current level of capacity building for the effective utilization of remote sensing data.
Focus:
A comprehensive overview of use of ICTs, related to the usage of active and passive space-based sensing systems, for the purpose of the full range of societal benets with an emphasis on disaster prediction, detection and mitigation.
Location:
Washington, DC
Inmarsat
Location:
Washington, DC
Satellite Services and Disaster Response
Course 11-341: August 22, 2011

Course Description:
Role of satellites in disaster response Disaster Response Activities, Phases, and Major Actors First Responders Regulatory Issues Fixed Satellite Services v. Mobile Satellite Services Next Generation Capabilities and Trends Case Studies (Hurricane Katrina and Tsunami)
NASA
Global Positioning System Applications for Disaster Management

Course Description:
A review of the current state of the Global Positioning System (GPS) applications in the eld of Disaster Management. These applications are in the areas of pre-disaster preparation, detection and mitigation. The material is derived from US government agencies involved in the preparation for and response to emergency situations.
Focus:
Engineers and managers of all experience levels
Location:
Washington, DC
This course has been one of my very best. The instructor, material and participants were just perfect.
Joycelin Bomah, Ghana
NASA

The participant will obtain information on the current and future usages of GPS application in the eld of Disaster Management. Also, the participant will obtain information on issues related to maintaining a reliable interference-free GPS service.
Remote Sensing Applications for Disaster Management and Societal Benets

Course Description:
A comprehensive overview of use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), related to the usage of active and passive space-based sensing systems, for the purpose of the full range of societal benets with an emphasis on disaster prediction, detection and mitigation. The material is derived primarily from current NASA and NOAA activities that are relevant to this topic.
Focus:
GPS applications for Disaster Management
Location:
Washington, DC

The participant will obtain information on the current and future usages of active and passive remote sensing in the frequency range of High Frequency (HF) to Optical frequencies. Also, the participant will obtain information on the availability of remote
The Internet - Technology, Issues, Security and Opportunities Sequence

AT&T
Internet Governance: Issues and Challenges
Course 11-132: April 1, 2011
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challenges in affordable access, increasing the number of ISPs and IXPs, and in bringing useful content to users; both for educational purposes, and in government services. Recognizing the importance of the Internet for personal and economic uses, and as a delivery mechanism to deliver e-government applications to citizens, governments and policy makers are asking what the right way is to provide rules or governance for the Internet and the applications that the Internet delivers. Some believe that the private sector through a self-regulatory approach can best devise appropriate rules and controls; and some believe that a stronger more governmental oversight is needed, perhaps even resulting in an international agreement governing the Internet. The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) included extensive discussions on this topic. The outcome of the Summits has led to numerous initiatives where stakeholders are considering what policies should change, and whether new policies are needed.
In 2010, QUALCOMM hosted its course IMT (3G/4G) Mobile Broadband and Mobile TV, sharing vital wireless expertise with 14 individuals from 11 developing countries. Following an intensive discussion, USTTI graduates (pictured above) joined volunteer trainer David Clapp (seated, center) and QUALCOMM staff at their headquarters in San Diego, CA. Since 2003, QUALCOMMs USTTI training has graduated 343 women and men from 82 developing countries. QUALCOMM is represented on the USTTI Board of Directors by Sean Murphy, Vice President and Counsel for International Government Affairs.
Course Description:
This course will highlight the key issues facing policy makers as they seek to advance the growth and adoption of the Internet and xed and mobile broadband infrastructure in their national environment, consider the challenges of a global interconnected and increasingly online world, and identify key issues and questions where collaboration and cooperation are needed to create public policies for the Internet and IP networks. The course will start off with an overview of Internet eco-system players, outlining their respective functions and scope. The second segment will focus on Internet Security, with an expert speaker. The afternoon session will focus on key policy challenges and issues now under debate, including security, privacy, cloud computing implications; e-Health, changes in domain name policies; IPv6, data retention and legal access to stored information; the roles of Internet intermediaries [ISPs, ccTLDs, web hosting companies] in interacting with law enforcement, and a discussion on the issues of network neutrality/network management. The role of Internet governance in development will also be discussed.
The course is excellent and the teachers are professionals working in the best market and organization! The knowledge that they teach me will be very strategic and important to try to develop this kind of service in my country!
Tomas Arnaldo Chavez Cabrera, Paraguay
And, while national governments are often looking for more practical information and best practice examples that can be applied to update national laws, or national level governance, numerous international and intergovernmental organizations are proposing increased roles for themselves in addressing policy issues related to the Internet. Accordingly, this course will start off with an overview of Internet eco-system players, outlining their respective functions and scope. The second segment will focus on Internet Security, with an expert speaker. The afternoon session will focus on key policy challenges and issues now under debate, including security, privacy, cloud computing implications, eHealth, changes in domain name policies, IPv6, data retention and legal access to stored data, the roles of Internet intermediaries [ISPs, ccTLDs, web hosting companies] in interacting with law enforcement, and a discussion on the issues of network neutrality/network management. The role of Internet governance in development will also be discussed. Recognizing that telecommunications infrastructure is a basic building block to a global Internet, the segment will also examine key concepts in telecom policy that can affect, assist or impede the growth and adoption of the Internet and online applications. The relationship between policies that advance investment in infrastructure and support the growth of nationally based infrastructure will be included.
Internet Governance: The new frontier of policy debates and discussions

Today, the global Internet, online applications and services are being built and operated by the private sector. Vast changes in the growth of users and applications have occurred, and continue, with a growing focus on mobile users. Growth of the Internet has shifted strongly from US centrality to a more distributed regional structure, with the majority of Internet users coming from emerging and developing economies, and with increasing amounts of trafc staying entirely within region. Trafc on the Internet is growing rapidly, particularly in Asia Pacic while more and more applications are moving to the Internet and IP networks. The role of the Internet as a critical communications infrastructure is well established. Many are facing signicant
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It is the best thing that has ever happened to the under-privileged in third world countries for closing up the gap in technology.
Abraham Moncar, Ghana
Organizations to be highlighted regarding their areas of core competency include the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and the growth of national and regional IGF initiatives; the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the International Telecommunications Union (ITU); Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD) and related activities underway affecting the Internet and online world; The afternoon session will use a roundtable discussion approach to examine the technological changes, such as cloud computing, online critical applications, growth of users, increase in mobile users and the resulting policy challenges in security, privacy, data retention and storage; Internet intermediaries role in cooperating with governments and law enforcement to address threats and illegal activity; child online protection, access, policies to promote investment in communications infrastructure, including cross border data ows and other key policy topics, with a format that encourages participation by the attendees.
Paul Mankiewich (right), CTO for Alcatel-Lucent, addresses a group of regulators and entrepreneurs during USTTI training. Each year, AlcatelLucent provides its course, Introduction to the IP Multimedia Subsystem, which covers the fundamental principles that provide a basis for commercial CDMA wireless technology. Paul Keneck, Vice President for Public Affairs, represents Alcatel-Lucent on the USTTI Board of Directors.
Internet Architecture, design principles on which it is based and some of the challenges facing the Internet today. Participants should be able to apply this knowledge to their work when they return home.
Focus:
Delegates should be employees of regulatory authorities, government agencies or carriers who are actively involved in Internet development in their countries. No prior knowledge of the Internet Protocol is required. For a more intensive hands-on workshop for delegates with experience in IP or Internet design, please consider the session titled Internet Service Provider Design Seminar and Backbone Routing Protocol Workshop.

Increased understanding of the Internet Ecosystem; examination of Internet Governance and its implications for national interests; discussion of policy options to address key current challenges to Internet governance.
Focus:
This course is designed for mid to senior policy representatives from governments or industry.
Location:
Washington, DC
Location:
Washington, DC
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Internet Service Provider Design Seminar and Backbone Routing Protocol Workshop
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Course 11-334: October 31 November 18, 2011

Course Description:
Proper design, operation and security of a network infrastructure is important not only for the Internet Service Provider (ISP) operating the network, but also for the health of the global Internet as a whole. This three week advanced Workshop is designed to train ISP engineers in the best practices of network design, operations and security. It provides an empowering learning environment for ISP engineers through a combination of lectures and intensive hands-on laboratory exercises focused on teaching the participants how to design, scale, maintain, manage and secure a production ISP backbone.
Introduction to the Internet Architecture
Course 11-133: April 4 6, 2011

Course Description:
This course provides an introduction to the architecture of the Internet including routing, addressing and naming. It includes a history of the Internet with some of the fundamental design principles on which the Internet is based. The course includes some of the challenges facing the Internet over the next 3-5 years and steps that are being taken to address these challenges.

Participants should achieve an understanding of the basic
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Service Providers offering Internet services, e.g., ISPs, PTTs, competitive telecommunications providers, etc. These engineers should be actively involved with the design, operations, and maintenance of IP-based backbones. Technical staff for regulatory authorities who are actively involved in issues regarding Internet development in their countries are also encouraged to apply. Delegates should be familiar with the fundamentals of routing, switching, addressing and basic networking.
Location:
San Jose, CA
The Internet Society

One of the highlights of the USTTIs Caribbean Ministerial ICT Seminar was a visit from Lawrence E. Strickling, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information and Administrator for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the US Department of Commerce. As the principle advisor to the President of the United States on telecommunications policy, Administrator Strickling presented a one-of-akind spectrum management perspective to 24 ministers and regulators from the Caribbean. Administrator Strickling represents the NTIA on the USTTI Board of Directors.
Introduction to the Internet Global Collaborative Development
Course 11-134: April 7, 2011 Course 11-332: October 27, 2011

Course Description:
The Training will cover Internet Technology development and deployment, with particular emphasis on the Internet standards, process, regional operational and policy development venues. Students will be provided with an overview of these existing activities, and provided guidance for getting involved in local and global developments. Additionally, current global topics of interest for the technical evolution of the Internet will be covered.
A team of senior technical staff from Cisco Systems who have built, maintained, supported and operated ISPs will conduct the workshop. A sample curriculum includes (specic areas covered will vary on available time): WEEK 1: Techniques for the design, setup, operation and management of a secure ISP backbone network including IP addressing, Cisco IOS essentials for ISPs, network troubleshooting, routing protocols (e.g., OSPF), Domain Name System (DNS) and Regional Internet Registry (RIR) name and address coordination. WEEK 2: Fundamentals of BGP4 and policy based routing congurations, techniques for conguring multiple connections to the Internet (multihoming), including peering at Internet Exchange Points (IXP) and connecting to transit providers, quality of service engineering and Internet telephony in an ISP . WEEK 3: Security best practices, site-to-site IPSec and Distributed Multipoint Virtual Private Network (DMVPN) solutions.
It is a really good and useful course for my current working.

Sithy Sieng, Cambodia
Course Objectives:
This course will provide participants with an overview of the Internet Standards Process and Collaborative Development Model.
Focus:
Realities of deploying DNSSEC Ipv4, Ipv6 and address allocation
Location:
Washington, DC

The participants learn, in a hands-on environment, the basic principles for designing, securing and operating an ISP infrastructure using IPv4 and IPv6 using industry best practices.
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Cybersecurity Awareness Raising and Capacity Building
Focus:
Delegates should be engineers or operations personnel from
Course 11-131: March 29 30, 2011 Course 11-331: October 24 26, 2011
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Course Description:
This course will focus on the cooperative roles of government and industry engaged in building cybersecurity awareness and capacity at the national level. The United States, in coordination with the International Telecommunication Unions (ITU) Development Sector (ITU-D), has identied a ve-point Framework for National Cybersecurity Efforts to assist policymakers raise awareness of cybersecurity and build cybersecurity capacity in their countries. The parts of the Framework include: 1) formulating a national strategy for cybersecurity, 2) building national government-industry partnerships, 3) deterring cyber crime, 4) setting up national incident management organizations, and 5) fostering a national culture of cybersecurity. To raise Cybersecurity Awareness, on the rst day of the course, instructors from NTIA, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission will address sections of the Framework relevant to each agencys expertise. currently underway to build cybersecurity capacity.
Paul Jackson (pictured above), Director of Government Relations for News Corporation, attended a roundtable discussion during the USTTIs course, Regulatory and Privatization Issues in Telecommunications. During this discussion, Mr. Jackson discussed the changing global telecommunications environment and the ways that government and industry representatives can manage their organizations in an effective and efcient market-driven manner. News Corporation is actively represented on the USTTI Board of Directors by Michael Regan, Executive Vice President of Government Relations.
Absolutely informative and engaging. The topics are so very relevant to the telecom market in Liberia.
Angelique Weeks, Liberia
After the rst day of Cybersecurity Awareness Raising, the course will subsequently address Cybersecurity Capacity Building, and will outline the steps that countries should consider taking to build capacity. Two of the courses will be policy-oriented, focusing on formulation of a national strategy for cybersecurity, including specic steps supported by references to international documents and activities that will provide guidance for policymakers. One of the courses will be more technical, focusing on building a national computer security incident management capability. In all three courses, participants will learn about the major ITU facilitating tools: the Framework for National Cybersecurity Efforts (the Framework); the Report on Best Practices for a National Approach to Cybersecurity (Best Practices Report): A Management Framework for Organizing National Cybersecurity Efforts; and the Cybersecurity SelfAssessment Handbook. These tools were rst presented by the United States at an ITU-D annual meeting in Geneva in September 2007. International cybersecurity efforts underway by the U.S. and other countries will be highlighted during the course as national policymakers analyze issues, assess progress and organize a national approach to creating a national strategy; building public/private sector partnerships, formulating laws, regulations & policies dealing with cyber crime; building incident management capabilities, and fostering a national culture of cybersecurity.
the Framework and the Best Practices Report can assist government and industry policymakers in raising their cybersecurity awareness. Develop an in-depth understanding of how government and industry policymakers can build their cybersecurity capacity by creating a national strategy and by building a national computer security incident management capability. Gain insight into how to use facilitating tools as training devices, focusing on the Cybersecurity Self-Assessment Handbook as a model. Participants are expected to be prepared to discuss the current cybersecurity policies and activities in their countries. Establish dialogue among students on his/her countrys cybersecurity policy and national activities
Focus:
Learn basic concepts regarding national and international policies needed to raise cybersecurity awareness, accompanied by the development of self-assessment skills to determine the current scope/level of national cybersecurity. Learn how to develop national and international policies to build cybersecurity capacity, based on the development of a national self-assessment to determine the current scope/level of cybersecurity upon which to build improved capacity.
Location:
Washington, DC
ICT Policy Making in a Global Environment

Develop an understanding of how the key elements in
Course 11-130: March 28, 2011
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related to regional and global considerations, related to ICTs and rapidly changing technology environments that confront policymakers, companies, and regulators
Location:
Washington, DC
VeriSign, Inc.
DNS and the Domain Name Industry

For 28 years the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has offered its bedrock USTTI course, Spectrum Management in the Civil Sector. This intensive two-week course for leading spectrum managers from the developing world takes place at the FCCs three primary spectrum facilities in Washington, DC, Columbia, MD and Gettysburg, PA. In 2010, 28 technical engineers and policy makers from 18 developing countries were selected from a highly competitive applicant pool of 147 women and men to participate in this requisite FCC program. Chairman Julius Genachowski represents the FCC on the USTTI Board of Directors.
Course 11-135: April 8, 2011 Course 11-333: October 28, 2011

Course Description:
The training will address DNS and the domain name industry. The course will include a tour of VeriSigns Executive Brieng Center and Network Operations Center in Dulles, Virginia. DNS Theory a brief history of the Domain Name System and a tutorial of DNS theory and operation; overview of the critical DNS infrastructure operated by VeriSign, including the .com/.net top-level domain servers and the A and J root servers. DNS Policy overview of DNS management and Internet Governance; national and international policy making for DNS; Internet Governance Forum and enhanced cooperation
Course 11-330: October 21, 2011

Course Description:
This course examines Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy approaches taking into consideration some of the key international policy issues and debates going on today around the world. This is a hands-on class where students will interact with instructors who are actively participating in a variety of international organizations (e.g., ITU, APEC, CITEL, ITSO, ICANN and OECD). Participants will work together through round-table discussions and through activities designed to provide an operational and practical perspective for some of the critical internet and communications policy issues being discussed around the world, today.
Location:
Washington, DC
The course provides me advanced knowledge which will be effective for our organization and also myself.
A.K.M. Shahiduzzaman, Bangladesh

Develop an understanding of how cultural, political, and economic environments shape the development of information and communications technology policies worldwide. Gain insight into the roles that the private sector, civil society, and inter-governmental organizations play in current regional and international ICT policy and technology trends. Improve communications skill-sets by establishing dialogue between and among students and instructors through policy-making scenarios and interaction. Participants will build an overall strategy for policy-making with instructors and will be able to utilize knowledge from the class for additional classes that follow-on (e.g., cybersecurity, Internet public policy related issues).
Management Training Sequence

The Hewlett-Packard Company (HP)
Key Trends in Evolution of the Public Network: a Managerial Perspective
Course 11-211: July 18-22, 2011

Course Description:
This course examines the impact of new and emerging technologies on the evolution of the public network and provides a managerial perspective on these changes. These include the digitalization of content, mobile commerce and mobility, VoIP , IPTV, WiFi and WiMAX, xed mobile convergence, IMS, Service Delivery, cloud computing and broadband coupled with new business models are reshaping the public network. At the same
Focus:
Basic concepts in ICT policy development to build awareness, improve policy-making skills and the ability to interact with government, industry, and other stakeholders. The class will involve stakeholder analysis, policy scenarios, consensusdevelopment, with an emphasis on policymaking processes
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time the Communications, Media and Entertainment industries are converging. The course will examine trends in the market and how these technologies are fundamentally altering the structure of the public network and the services the network provides. These changes require that service providers update their business models, reexamine the services they offer and rethink how they build and manage their network infrastructure. This new infrastructure will require that service providers revisit everything from how service is provided and planned, to how it is sold and supported. The course will also provide a perspective on these changes from that of a computer company based in Silicon Valley. The course will include a visit to HP Labs, one of the leading research laboratories in the world, to discuss new and emerging technologies. Lecture, discussion, and hands-on demonstrations will cover the subject areas.
regulation, and operational decision-making. The courses lead instructor, Dale Hateld, will also be present each day to provide additional insight, and to tie together the other lectures. Hateld is currently an independent consultant and Adjunct Professor in the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Prior to joining the University, Hateld was the Chief of the Ofce of Engineering and Technology at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). He has also held positions as the Chief Technologist of the FCC and Acting Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. Hateld also has extensive international experience, and has consulted on issues of telecommunication policy and regulation in many developing countries.

Review telecommunications environment Expand planning and nancial background Explore cultural differences Examine management of change Experience effective team building and group problem solving Investigate steps of project management Discuss effective managerial concepts

This course will equip participants with the knowledge that they need to help their organizations address the dramatic changes in the public network.
Focus:
Managerial
Location:
Cupertino, CA
Focus:
Managerial, Regulatory
Silicon Flatirons
Managing Eectively in the Changing Telecommunications Environment
Location:
Boulder, CO
Course 11-210: July 11-15, 2011

Course Description:
Regulators, executives, and managers responsible for general management in developing international organizations will nd this program appropriate in building their management skills and increasing their knowledge. Through classroom discussion and activities, the program will focus on: (1) effective management techniques; (2) the telecommunications climate; and (3) efcient operational decisions. This intensive one week program will provide discussion about and provide insights into the nature of ongoing technological changes and regulatory reforms, specically, how they impact the overall business climate. The course is appropriate for regulators and managerial level telecommunications staff. It is not appropriate for telecommunications staff without management responsibilities. This course will feature guest lectures by University of Colorado Professors and top executives with in-depth knowledge and understanding of management techniques, economics, marketing, privacy regulations, data security, telecommunications
Intel Corporation
Applying 21st Century ICT in Emerging Markets
Course 11-212: TBD

Course Description:
21st century Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) can provide more opportunity for people worldwide to participate in todays global economy and takes advantage of the value of information and collaborations. This course focuses on leaping across the digital (broadband) divide, especially in emerging markets or rural communities where the latest broadband wireless technologies and shared access to technology can create sustainable business and empowerment environments. The course will also address how to establish new & sustainable business and technology models, build partnerships and seek sources of nancing, and apply the most cost effective technologies to meet your needs. Creating collaboration between local and worldwide partners is a valuable framework for
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social and economic development in emerging and developing markets. The intent of this course is to share the best known methods (BKMs) of deployed ICT in the areas of connectivity, education, content, digital health, and others with attendees. One of examples from BKMs is the execution of the Universal Service Fund (USF) to extend the successful WiMax WiFi Internet VoIP project to rural areas in Asia & Africa. Sustainable Models: the course will show how to integrate all the pieces together into a comprehensive solution set, with a focus on the best technologies, prices and the best business models, all based on lessons learned from more than thirty countries in USAIDs programs and world wide projects experience from the private enterprise. The course will cover key ICT areas, such as Accessibility, Connectivity, Education, e-Government, Rural Healthcare and Content.
Daniel C. Hurley (seated center), Director of Critical Infrastructure Protection for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, poses with a group of USTTI scholars following a discussion during USTTIs Cybersecurity Awareness Raising and Capacity Building. Joining Mr. Hurley is Helen Shaw (seated, second from left), Senior Telecommunications Policy Advisor for the NTIA. Recognizing the increasingly important role of Cybersecurity in the converging ICT marketplace, USTTI substantially expanded its Cybersecurity curriculum in 2010 and plans to continue this expansion in 2011.
Best Practices in Funding Sources: the course will focus on sustainability by helping to develop the local infrastructures that will sustain this access. It will include insights into building business plans that are suitable for obtaining private sector nancing and re-shaping Universal Service Funds. Classroom discussions include Sharing of Best Practices with rapid deployment and pilot to scale attitude; Architecture Starter-kits Exercise; Sustainable Business Model Development, Local Content Innovation and Creation, etc. A live demonstration of content generation, media creation, video chats via Network Technologies such as WiMax and WiFi technologies will also be presented in the course.
providing social/community services, meeting education and economic needs of a region, as well as for improving the lives and well fare of citizens.
All I want to say is USTTI is a great source of information sharing as well as an entity where one can learn a great deal.
Ajmal Ayan, Afghanistan
Technologies: todays underserved rural areas can have access to state-of-the-art Voice and Internet Data technologies not affordable, scaled back versions of past years models. What are these technologies? What are the latest low cost computing platforms connected to both wired and wireless broadband access? Do they compare in capability, in price, and in operation in different settings? This course, taught by representatives from the worlds largest chip maker and a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communication products, will focus on the best of todays technologies with a special focus on applying 21st century ICT solutions in emerging markets. The successful partnership between this private enterprise and USAID is a collaboration that addresses issues, such as broadening access and usage of information and communication technology (ICT) in developing communities around the world, etc. They share the belief of the importance of ICT in accelerating

The learning objectives for this course are to assist participants in creating a plan to kick start 21st Century ICT in emerging markets and reach out to the next billion people, such as the Shared Access, Telemedicine, SMBs Program, and/or 1:1 eLearning programs for addressing the digital divide in their countries, including: Accessibility - to bring the power of PC/laptop usage to more people by increasing shared access to fully capable PCs tailored to regional needs Connectivity - to expand via both WiMax and WiFi internet access availability into areas that are currently underserved. The implementation of Solar Power cases will also be shared in the training Rural Healthcare to bring latest telemedicine technology to the rural community Education - to prepare teachers and students for success in the global economy by bringing useful technology affordable and adapted to local needs Content - to collaborate with governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), education and healthcare leaders, and local businesses to accelerate a world of localized content
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Focus:
Government regulators and policymakers; technical, managerial, and business professionals.
Brief overview of global mobile broadband deployments and spectrum status Examples of how regulations can help to increase the affordability for consumers and the coverage & capacity of the networks Understanding of how mobile broadband can benet society
Location:
Santa Clara, CA
Organization, planning and lectures were excellent.

Frank Jarrett, Sierra Leone
Focus:
This seminar was created for technical, regulatory and government professionals who are prepared to become innovative policy makers and leaders.
Location:
Mobile Broadband Sequence

Ericsson
San Jose, CA
Mobile Broadband: Empowering People, Business and Society
Hedlund Consulting
Course 11-173: May 6, 2011 Course 11-313: September 16, 2011

Course Description:
Mobile Broadband is changing our world. Discover how you can lead your country in becoming part of the transformation. This course is taught by Ericsson, the worlds largest telecom infrastructure supplier. Ericsson is the worlds leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators, and the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies. Ericsson also provides support for networks with over 2 billion subscribers and has the leading position in managed services. The companys portfolio comprises mobile and xed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. Ericsson is advancing its vision of being the prime driver in an all-communicating world through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Ericssons 80,000 employees are working in 175 countries. This course will cover standards based Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and High Speed Packet Access (HSPA). In addition, you will learn about IP and core network technologies. After learning about the architecture and attributes of the technologies, this course will show you how broadband can empower people, business and society. The course will consist of several modules that integrate classroom discussion, case study, and practical applications.
Internet Regulatory Policy
Course 11-170: April 28 29, 2011 Course 11- 310: September 8 9, 2011
Course Description:
Julie Hedlund, who is an expert in telecommunications and Internet regulatory policy, will teach the course. The rst part of the course will address regulatory issues that relate specically to the development of Internet technology, including licensing practices and interconnection, which are or will be affected by the increasing convergence among various telecommunications and Internet technologies--particularly Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The course will include the development of a draft Internet regulatory policy. The second portion of the course will address the challenges in developing national policies to regulate Internet content and will include discussion of a draft policy. The course is highly interactive and students will be encouraged to participate in in-depth discussions.

The Course will provide an in-depth understanding of a broad spectrum of regulatory issues impacting the Internet and hi-tech market. It will include examples of regulatory approaches from developing and developed countries and a policy development exercise. Students will leave the class with a clearer understanding of potential methods for improving and making more efcient their home regulatory environment.
Focus:
The course focuses on the challenge of developing Internet regulatory policy in developing countries and in particular how to create a competitive environment that encourages new investment while meeting public interest goals.
Overview of technology and network evolution: HSPA & LTE radio access and IP & core network Technology update of MBMS for broadcasting & emergency services
Location:
Washington, DC
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Update on standards-based Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN). Insight into establishing an innovative regulatory framework for enabling exible, low cost, interoperable wireless broadband deployment in developing countries. Introduction to global practices to promote broadband deployment in underserved areas. Update on ITU activities including IMT-Advanced.
Focus:
Since joining the USTTI Board of Directors in 2008, The Internet Society (ISOC) has shared valuable knowledge with USTTI scholars about the Internet standards process and regional policy development venues through energetic discussions during their course Introduction to the Internet Global Collaborative Development. Pictured above, ICT operators and entrepreneurs from Burkina Faso, Bolivia, Ghana, Haiti, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia pose for a photo with Steve Conte (standing, fth from right), Senior Manager of Public Policy for ISOC. Lynn St.Amour, President and CEO, represents ISOC on the USTTI Board of Directors.
Government regulators and policymakers; technical, managerial, and business professionals
Location:
Santa Clara, CA
Packet Clearing House
CERTs and Cybersecurity Coordination

Intel Corporation
Course 11-315: September 17, 2011

Course Description:
This half-day seminar will cover the formation of Computer Emergency Response Teams and the development of national policy on cybersecurity, cybercrime, and cyberwarfare coordination and defense. The course will emphasize costeffective measures to promote the development of a culture of security within the context of a developing economy. We will discuss the respective roles and responsibilities of Internet users, Internet service providers, law enforcement, and defense ministries, and the modes of communication and coordination that allow for effective countermeasures and remediation of Internet threats.
The Wireless Broadband Revolution: Technical, Business, and Spectrum Policy Ramications in the Global Marketplace
Course 11-172: May 3 5, 2011 Course 11-312: September 13 15, 2011

Course Description:
Find out how your country can join the wireless broadband revolution. This course, taught by representatives from the worlds largest chip maker and a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products, will provide a global behind the scenes look at the technologies and standards driving the wireless broadband revolution. The course will focus on how standards-based wireless broadband technologies can enable exible, low cost, high quality Internet access solutions for developing countries. This course will cover standardsbased Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWAN), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) and Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN). Finally, the course will address what spectrum allocation, allotment, and assignment policies are best suited to foster the efcient adoption and deployment of these technologies. Classroom discussions will be supplemented by demonstrations.
The course was very important, especially for those working for young / new regulatory authorities. Sello Lejakane, Lesotho
The seminar will be led by Bill Woodcock, research director of Packet Clearing House, a non-prot research institute dedicated to understanding and supporting Internet trafc exchange technology, policy, and economics. Bill has operated national and international Internet service provision and content delivery networks since 1989, was one of the co-developers of anycast, a technology now considered best-practice in DNS serviceprovision, and has built most of the global Domain Name System service provision networks currently in operation.

Overview of wireless broadband devices and applications. In-depth understanding of wireless broadband technologies, standards updates, system architecture and performance characteristics for Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWAN)
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Communications Infrastructure Economics and Regulation

Course Description:
This one-day seminar will emphasize Internet economics, the development of national information economies, and the interaction between communications regulation and technological development. The rst half of the days discussion will focus on the general economic environment in which modern broadband telecommunications services operate. The second half of the day will be spent on the more specic regulatory and competitive requirements of Voice over IP wireline , broadband infrastructure, and mobile wireless technologies in developing countries.
key issues. Adaptation to convergence can only take place if appropriate policy and regulatory tools are in placepolicy makers therefore need to pay attention to the requirements of convergence. This course will also address the importance of access to international bandwidth by developing nations. Adapting to convergence is a condition for full and effective participation in the global economy and information society. Therefore, policies that foster access to international bandwidth are key to ensuring that developing countries take full advantage of the benets broadband networks and converged services can provide to their citizens in a global economy. The course will consist of several modules that will closely examine the following topics: Scope of authority of regulatory agency Policies and regulations that foster convergence
Service licensing in a converged environment Access to international bandwidth Fostering competition and investment in broadband networks Public interest issues
Country Code Top Level Domain Administration and Operations

Course Description:
This half-day seminar will cover best-practices in the technical and business administration of country-code top level domains (ccTLDs). We will compare governance frameworks and policy models, discuss accountability to the Internet community and examine the procedures and technologies that make it possible for these national domains to thrive and support growing internet economies within their regions.
Location:
Washington, DC
Radio and Television Broadcast Technology Sequence

Voice of America (VOA) and the International Broadcasting Bureau and IEEE/Broadcast Technology Society
Verizon
Fostering the Deployment of Broadband Networks and Converged Services
Basics of Radio and TV Studio Design and Operation
Course 11-150: May 4 18, 2011

Course Description:
The digital era has ushered in a host of new systems and techniques that have become the standard for the design and operation of radio and TV studios. This course provides an overview of these new systems and techniques and the technologies that make them possible. The course begins with an introduction to the concepts governing digital audio, radio and TV. Traditional topics of acoustics and building noise, studio layout and design, microphone theory and selection, studio lighting and camera issues are then addressed. The focus then shifts to equipment selection, computers for automation and operation, open source software and IP for distribution and program delivery.
Course 11-171: May 2, 2011 Course 11-311: September 12, 2011

Course Description:
This course will provide participants an opportunity to learn about policies and regulations that foster the deployment of broadband networks and converged services. There is a need for policy-makers and regulators at all levels to nurture policies and regulatory environments that enable competition and encourage investment so that ubiquitous, affordable access to information and communications technologies is achieved. Differentiated services previously offered on dedicated platforms from multiple providers can now technically come together and be offered by a single rm on a single platform. This paradigm shift in communications will require policy makers and regulators to re-evaluate existing norms and conventions with respect to
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Location:
Washington, DC
Voice of America (VOA) and the International Broadcasting Bureau and IEEE/Broadcast Technology Society
New Technologies in Broadcasting
Course 11-200: June 1 15, 2011

Course Description:
ICT Network design and infrastructure security ofcials attending VeriSign, Inc.s course DNS and Related Internet Technologies gather for a photo with Matt Larson (back row, fth from left), Vice President of DNS Research for VeriSign, Inc.; and Joe Waldron (third from right), DNS Project Manager for VeriSign, Inc. Through discussions, lectures and a tour of VeriSigns Network Operations Center, this course addressed DNS theory and policy as well as Internet, network and end user security issues. Since 2007, VeriSigns popular courses have received applications from 1,802 individuals and provided tuition-free training for 97 ofcials. Shane Tews, Vice President of Global Public Policy and Government Relations, represents VeriSign, Inc. on the USTTI Board of Directors.
The eld of broadcasting is undergoing rapid change. Traditional AM, FM and TV broadcasting is being enhanced and supplanted by a host of new services and delivery methods to meet the evolving demands of listeners and viewers at home and on the move. These changes will require new equipment and in some cases new spectrum. This course provides an overview of evolving broadcasting services and the technologies that make them possible. The course begins with an introduction to the technical concepts governing digital audio, radio and TV. Traditional AM, FM and TV broadcasting is then briey reviewed. The focus then shifts to new services and delivery methods to xed and mobile audiences, including terrestrial and satellite digital radio and television, cable, wideband and the Internet. Lectures are presented by engineering professionals from the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society, the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau, manufacturers of broadcast equipment and selected consultants. Field trips to several radio and TV stations in the Washington, DC metropolitan area provide the opportunity to see the implementation of many of the latest developments and systems discussed throughout the course.
Very helpful. Thanks!!!

Georges Keny Paul, Haiti
Lectures are presented by engineering professionals from the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society, the U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau, manufacturers of broadcast equipment and selected consultants. Field trips to several radio and TV studios in the Washington, DC metropolitan area provide the opportunity of seeing the implementation of many of the latest developments and systems discussed throughout the course.

Upon successful completion of this course, the participants should be able to evaluate and recommend studio designs, methods of operation and the types of equipment best suited for their specic needs.

Upon successful completion of this course, the participants should be able to evaluate, advise and determine the technologies, types of systems, equipment and spectrum needs to introduce new emerging broadcasting services in their countries.
Focus:
This course is highly technical and is intended for decision making engineers and engineering managers, who are faced with planning, operating, constructing or upgrading studio and broadcasting facilities within their organizations and countries. Applicants must have appropriate technical training or the equivalent in work experience. A degree in engineering is highly desirable. (When completing the application form for this course, applicants must explain the engineering, management and operational decision making roles they currently play in their organization.)
Focus:
This course is highly technical and is intended for government and private sector engineers, regulators, technical managers and policy makers who are faced with making decisions and recommendations on the introduction of new broadcasting techniques and services in their organizations and countries; especially those who are planning for or are in the process of migrating from analog to digital broadcasting. Applicants must have appropriate technical training or the equivalent in work experience. A degree in engineering is highly desirable. (When
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Senior satellite policy makers, regulators and engineers gather for a photo during Intelsats rigorous Satellite Communications Primer course, held in Ellenwood, GA. Pictured with the USTTI graduates are Gonzalo DeDios (second row, far left), Intelsats Director of Regulatory Affairs and Assistant General Counsel; and Annette Purvis (center), Intelsats Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist. Since 2001, Intelsat has conducted 20 tuition-free courses for 283 individuals from 89 nations throughout the developing world. Kalpak S. Gude, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, represents Intelsat on the USTTI Board of Directors.
completing the application form for this course, applicants must explain the engineering, management and operational decision making roles they currently play in their organization.)
Location:
Washington, DC
The course met and exceeded my expectations. The professors were great and gave us great knowledge in 3G/4G Mobile Broadband and Mobile TV Systems.
Gilbert Barasa Mugeni, Kenya
WAMU 88.5 FM
Radio Broadcast Sequence

American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
Course 11-151: May 3, 2011 Course 11-201: TBD

Course Description:
WAMU 88.5 FM is the leading public radio station for NPR news and information in the greater Washington, DC area. It is membersupported, professionally staffed, and licensed to American University. Since 1961, WAMU has provided programming to a growing audience that now totals more than 450,000 listeners in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. This visit will consist of a tour of the high-tech WAMU facilities and a brief introduction to the activities of a major public radio station that is afliated with one of Washington, DCs leading universities.
Amateur Radio Administration for Regulators
Course 11-361: October 3 7, 2011

Course Description:
The Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union dene the Amateur and Amateur-Satellite Services and provide allocations to these radio services. Three million individuals, in virtually every country of the world, have earned licenses to operate stations in these services and are recognized internationally as a valuable voluntary telecommunications resource. Who are radio amateurs? What makes them want to devote their time to this activity? Why is amateur radio so strongly supported by the administrations of so many nations? How can a telecommunications administration bring the benets of a healthy Amateur Service to its nation? ARRL staff instructors will answer these and many other questions as the course participants discover the ever-expanding universe of amateur radio communication.

Focus:

To be able to help create, administer and foster an Amateur Radio Service among the citizens of ones country.
Location:
Washington, DC
Focus:
This course is designed for those in developing countries who regulate and manage the Amateur Radio Service.
Location:
Newington, Connecticut (Hartford area)
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news and information in the greater Washington, DC area. It is member-supported, professionally staffed, and licensed to American University. Since 1961, WAMU has provided programming to a growing audience that now totals more than 450,000 listeners in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. This visit will consist of a tour of the high-tech WAMU facilities and a brief introduction to the activities of a major public radio station that is afliated with one of Washington, DCs leading universities.

Meredith Attwell Baker, one of ve Commissioners from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), addressed a group of ministers and regulators at the USTTI in March 2010. Commissioner Baker highlighted several policy success stories that developing country ofcials can use as models as they work to develop and maintain the ICT infrastructure and regulatory environment in their countries. FCC commissioners frequently brief groups of USTTI scholars throughout the training year, offering insights into ways that regulators can balance the challenges and opportunities that go along with regulating a countrys ICT arena.
Focus:
Location:
Washington, DC
National Public Radio (NPR)

Introduction to Public Radio Broadcasting
Course Description:
This course offers an overview of public radio broadcasting from a managerial standpoint. As part of the one-day session, participants will be able to observe the production of NPRs award-winning news program, All Things Considered, from various points in the production process in order to obtain a better understanding of the essentials of radio news reporting and presentation.
Spectrum Monitoring Sequence

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Tektronix, Inc
Laboratory Techniques in Support of Equipment Authorization
Course 11-321: October 3 7, 2011

Course Description:
This program is intended to give participants hands-on training and experience in a functioning laboratory environment, in making technical measurements, and in the testing and calibration of telecommunications equipment in support of governmental radio frequency equipment authorization programs. In addition to an explanation of the U.S. equipment authorization process, the course will focus on four elements of related laboratory activities. 1) testing radio frequency equipment for compliance with established technical standards; 2) developing and using new compliance measurement techniques for application in testing new radio technology; 3) developing techniques for improving electromagnetic compatibility in radio frequency equipment; and 4) calibrating equipment used in laboratory compliance measurements. The participants will have the opportunity to work with FCC engineers and technicians in a fully operational electronics laboratory using modern equipment and methodologies. A site visit to the PCTest Engineering Laboratory of Columbia, MD will be included. This course is intended for engineers and technicians involved in active and developing radio frequency equipment authorization programs.

To expose radio journalists and managers to the daily operations of a radio network with member stations.
Focus:
Managerial
Location:
Washington, DC
WAMU 88.5 FM

Course Description:
WAMU 88.5 FM is the leading public radio station for NPR
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Participants will develop a working knowledge and understanding of the type of measurements used to determine compliance with technical standards for radio frequency emissions, how to improve the performance of equipment with respect to electromagnetic compatibility, how to calibrate equipment used for such measurements, and how to approach the development of new measurement techniques for new radio services.
secure compliance with radio regulations; and (6) select optimum monitoring methods for local requirements.
Focus:
Technical
Location:
Columbia, Maryland (Washington, DC area)
The experience with the USTTI is very positive and I am highly satised with the instructors, friends and other USTTI members. The courses offered in this training are very relevant to my objective.
Damodar Poudel, Nepal
Focus:
Technical
Satellite Communications Sequence

The Boeing Company
Commercial Satellite Communication Applications
Course 11-302: TBD

Course Description:
This course provides a broad overview of how satellites are used for the provision of communications and is intended for both engineers and managers with a wide range of experience levels. Students will learn the terminology and technology of satellite communications, including: Communication satellite system architectures
Location:
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Agilent Technologies
Satellite constellations Communication satellite payloads and other subsystems Regulatory environment/governmental license process and allocation of frequency bands around the world Satellite links and access methods Interference mitigation techniques Mobile satellite systems and service applications. The technical discussion will include application of these technologies to specic products and services. The course includes a review of some of the major satellite communications projects under development by Boeing.
Radio Spectrum Monitoring Techniques and Procedures
Course 11-240: June 6 10, 2011 Course 11-320: September 26 30, 2011
Course Description:
This intensive ve day course is designed specically for those who are, or who expect to be, working directly in the eld of radio monitoring for a radio administration or regulatory agency. Participants will be instructed in the skills of radio monitoring methods as utilized within an administrations communications regulatory department or agency. It will focus on direction nding and monitoring methods that can be adapted to a broad range of equipment sophistication. Participants will work along-side enforcement staff at a eld facility of the FCC. The course provides practical instruction in aspects of the facilitys work including: radio direction nding, off-the-air technical measurements, signal identication, interference resolution and regulation compliance. On the nal day of the course, the participants will receive a presentation given by Agilent Technologies, a leading test equipment manufacturer, on Spectrum Analyzers. A product demonstration will be provided to show new measurement capabilities.

Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to understand the differences between communications satellite system architectures, satellite constellations, satellite bus and payload designs, multiple access and modulation techniques and how these technologies can be applied. Students will have a basic understanding of the international regulatory process and major satellite communications projects under development by Boeing.

To be able to: (1) operate contemporary radio monitoring equipment; (2) measure radio signal parameters; (3) use a variety of direction nding techniques; (4) identify radio emissions; (5)
Focus:
Engineers and managers of all experience levels.
Location:
Washington, DC
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management, and frequency use. In addition, this course will explore regulatory aspects associated with satellite communications, including international policy and regulations, frequency assignments and allocations, coordination issues, spectrum management policies, and the regulation of satellite communications and services. The course will also provide a fundamental understanding of satellite transmission technologies, as well as an overview of satellite applications. Work will focus on the state of technology development and the practical implementation of satellite services, including the integration of digital applications and hybrid, end-to-end solutions.
Fourteen communications ofcials from Haiti, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal and Uganda attended The Boeing Companys popular course, Commercial Satellite Communication Applications. Boeings expert volunteers conducted a comprehensive week of policy, regulatory and interactive satellite training. Pictured with the 14 USTTI graduates are USTTI volunteer trainer Mike Whalen (second from left) and Alan Rinker (third from left). Boeings Director of Telecommunications Policy, Frank C. Weaver (far right), represents Boeing on the USTTI Board of Directors.

Participants will become aware of the range of technical and regulatory issues associated with satellite communications and services, including technological developments related to satellite transmission and reception techniques. The focus of this course will be on developing an understanding of the fundamentals that impact the global satellite industry, the state of development of present and future satellite applications, and technical challenges applicable to the satellite industry. This course is oriented toward managerial and technical staff seeking to gain a better technical understanding of the working methodologies of satellite communications, including application development, as well as policy and regulatory issues affecting satellite communications and spectrum management.
Inmarsat
Satellite Services and Disaster Response
Course 11-300: October 12, 2011

Course Description:
Role of satellites in disaster response Disaster Response Activities, Phases, and Major Actors First Responders Regulatory Issues Fixed Satellite Services v. Mobile Satellite Services Next Generation Capabilities and Trends Case Studies (Hurricane Katrina and Tsunami)
Focus:
Regulators, policy makers, managerial and technical staff
Location:
Ellenwood, GA
Spectrum Management Sequence

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Comsearch
Focus:
Spectrum Management in the Civil Sector
Location:
Washington, DC
Course 11-101: April 11 22, 2011

Course Description:
This course is intended to provide information and material for the national civilian telecommunications spectrum manager that will enable the making of logical spectrum related decisions that are well grounded in basic technical procedures. The training will initially provide an explanation of the dichotomy that exists in the United States with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) responsible for civilian sector spectrum management and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) responsible for federal government sector spectrum management. The course will provide information on: (1) the development
Intelsat Corporation
Satellite Communications Primer
Course 11-301: October 13 14, 2011

Course Description:
This course will provide practical technical and regulatory fundamentals of satellite communications and services. The training will focus on the technical basis and characteristics of satellite architecture and operations, signal and applications
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of sound civilian telecommunications policy; (2) public sector telecommunications law; (3) national telecommunications rules and regulations; (4) elements and use of radio, television, wireline or ber-optic carrier, and satellite carrier licensee data bases; (5) criteria for the assignment of frequency authorizations in both national and international communications services; and (6) the general methodology for approval of transmitting and radiating equipment. It will include discussions with telecommunications industry leaders and will provide exposure to state-of-the-art systems in advanced communications technology from those in industry who are involved on a day to day basis.
and regulatory policies for new or expanded radio services, and be aware of the latest technology in telecommunications arenas.
Focus:
Managerial and technical with technical emphasis
Location:
Washington, DC
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Summitek Instruments
USTTIs courses are giving us condence that we can overcome the many challenges we are facing.
Safaa Al-ddin Rabee, Iraq
Participants will receive instruction from FCC staff in Washington, DC, Columbia, MD; and Gettysburg, PA; and by Comsearch, the course co-sponsor, in communications engineering. Course time will be divided into classroom work in Washington with both sponsors, a tour of the FCC Laboratory in Columbia, MD., where equipment radiation measurement and authorization work is accomplished, and a visit to the automated FCC license issuance processing line in Gettysburg, PA. The course will be augmented by site visits to operating commercial telecommunications entities. Current issues confronting common carrier, mass media, and private radio terrestrial and satellite-based telecommunications services will be discussed. Regulatory policy options will be examined, the national process for creating telecommunications rules and regulations will be explained, and the spectrum allocation and assignment process will be examined. In addition, market based spectrum philosophies, such as lotteries and auctions, will be discussed. The application of new and modern technologies (personal communications, cellular, paging, both low-Earth and geostationary mobile-satellite service, advanced and high denition television, digital audio radio, multiple access, satellite coordination, switching, ultra-wide band, etc.) will be included in course presentations. Operation of a national, geographicallydispersed telecommunications regulatory agency, incorporating automated licensing processes, provision of public service, standard-setting, and enforcement techniques will also be discussed.
Radio Spectrum Monitoring and Measuring
Course 11-102: April 25 29, 2011

Course Description:
Course participants will receive an introduction on spectrum monitoring and related measurement techniques at a eld facility of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Initially, an overview of the role of the Enforcement Bureau and Field Operations will be presented in a classroom setting prior to transportation of the class to the FCC Columbia Operations Center facility in Columbia, MD. Following introduction of FCC course instructors, a tour will be conducted of these facilities. At the FCC facility, the class will be separated into small rotating work stations: Fixed and Mobile direction nding; Spectrum Measurement Software; and Satellite Monitoring from an equipped satellite console using a large Cassegrain feed parabolic antenna. On the nal day of the training, a presentation will be made by the course Co-sponsor, Summitek Instruments, regarding Interference Troubleshooting. Summitek Instruments is a leader in RF/microwave test and measurement solutions and application software development, including the OASIS Software for Spectrum Monitoring & Interference Analysis.

To obtain a working understanding of: (1) spectrum management techniques related to enforcement of national and international radio regulations, and their practical application using spectrum monitoring and measurement tools; (2) signal recognition, and how the signals are received, through correlation between available databases and other publications and observed/ measured signal characteristics; (3) how received signals are processed through receivers, monitors, oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers to establish transmission parameters; (4) how special engineering measurement equipment is applied against microwave, television, and/or satellite systems to understand the basis for their complex monitoring results; (5) the fundamentals of basic monitoring, measuring, and direction nding theory; and (6) the latest RF survey and measurement systems available today.

Participants will be able to: (1) understand the appropriate principles of national civilian radio spectrum management systems; (2) understand the automated station and equipment authorization process; (3) learn how to deal with the general public for information dissemination and radio interference complaint purposes; and (4) initiate or review civilian statutory
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as a class exercise with the class participants developing the organizational structure of an agency of a developing country. Frequency assignment methods are emphasized and new marketplace forces such as auctions and spectrum fees and charges are presented.
The whole training experience has exposed me to an illustration of technology in action working effectively to reach out and be of service to societal sectors short of health access. This is a learning I will cherish all my life.
Cheryl Castillo, Philippines
In 2010, Packet Clearing House imparted valuable knowledge on ICT governance to 34 ofcials from 19 developing countries through its USTTI course, Communications Infrastructure Economics and Regulation. Bill Woodcock, Research Director for Packet Clearing House, tirelessly promotes a broader understanding of Internet trafc exchange technology, policy and economics through his extensive developing country outreach and his volunteer USTTI training. Shown above, Mr. Woodcock (back row, center), poses for a photo with USTTI scholars from Albania, Guinea, Nepal, Nigeria, Paraguay, Senegal,, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Uganda and Zambia.
Focus:
Managerial and technical with a technical emphasis
Computerization of the spectrum management processes is presented including a demonstration on the latest spectrum management software. Special sessions are taught on engineering analysis, electromagnetic compatibility, spectrum measurements and monitoring, propagation, and technical standards. The radio services with great interest, such as land mobile communications and satellite communications, are given special attention. The course is taught primarily by experts from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), the Presidents principal adviser on telecommunications matters, and manager of the federal governments use of the spectrum. ComSearch experts will present spectrum management computer-aided techniques for frequency engineering of land mobile and cellular systems, microwave radio relay communications, and satellite-Earth station coordination. ARRL--The national association for Amateur Radio will present an overview of modern spectrum management automation addressing national spectrum management architectures, strategic spectrum planning, and frequency assignment and licensing. Specic modeling techniques, appropriate for spectrum management, will be covered.
Location:
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
Radio Frequency Spectrum Management
Course 11- 100: March 28 April 8, 2011

Course Description:
Developing and managing a national radio frequency spectrum management agency requires a highly trained, technical staff to meet the daily as well as long-range spectrum requirements resulting in the implementation of new systems and technologies. This course addresses the various elements required to plan, organize, manage, and control an effective spectrum management agency with the developing nation in mind. Participants will be introduced to spectrum management principles, national spectrum planning and policy, engineering analysis, and computer-aided techniques. In addition, the course will introduce technological and regulatory changes that have taken place over the past few years. The course generally covers these processes in detail, including sections on international and domestic legal and regulatory foundations, and typical bilateral and multilateral agreements. The organization of a spectrum management agency is presented

Participants will be able to: (1) understand the appropriate principles and policies of an effective radio frequency spectrum management program; (2) identify, evaluate, and select the appropriate management techniques to establish and operate radio frequency assignment and associated planning processes; (3) recognize, assess, and select appropriate technical support programs for engineering and electromagnetic compatibility; (4) understand the procedures and elements required to plan, develop, and specify computer hardware and software for a computer-aided national spectrum management system; and (5) initiate or review overall regulatory plans for new or expanded radio services, as well as potential improvements in existing regulatory processes.
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Focus:
Managerial with technical emphasis, such as stakeholder analysis and consensus development, with an emphasis on policymaking processes in the regional and global environment during technology transitions.
Location:
Washington, DC
A good exposure to cyber security mechanisms of USA. The insight will help me to ne-tune many assignments at home. Hope that this is a beginning of a long and pleasant journey between USA and India, Cyber Security Cooperation.
Raj K. Raina, India
Telecom/IT Policy and Regulation Sequence

AT&T
Network Disaster Recovery and IP Network Security for Senior Policy Makers
Course 11-224: August 1 2, 2010

Course Description:
The rst section of the course will focus on Network Disaster Recovery. The second section of the course will focus on cyber security, and will address Internet Security and Enterprise Security; the kinds of risks occurring in cyber space and with physical network; and ongoing preventative and remedial responses that are currently being undertaken to address the kinds of online and cyber threats, such as DDOSS attacks, botnets, and malware. Day two of the Course will include a tour of a world-class global network operations center in New Jersey and further interaction with security experts. This course will address two interrelated areas: Section I: Network Disaster Recovery and the role of planning to address logical and physical threats to the network and Section II: IP network/cyber security issues and key issues facing telecommunications companies, their customers, and senior policy makers. SECTION I: Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) This course seeks to address the challenges of preparing for and then responding to a network disaster outage in a world where communications, online applications and Internet are critical to ensuring public safety and ensuring reliable, sustainable communications services delivery in times of disasters. As governments and individuals increase their reliance on communications networks to conduct mission critical activities, ensuring communications network operations during a disaster has increasing importance. To confront these risks, and to preserve the communications networks, comprehensive preparation and planning for a catastrophic network outage is essential.
Disruption of communications networks prevents public safety organizations, such as rst responders, public health ofcials, and law enforcement from meeting the publics needs. Disaster preparedness and recovery planning is designed to reduce the disruption of essential services when an emergency situation occurs. Emergency communications planning is key component of any disaster mitigation strategy and disaster recovery plans. Disaster plans should be exible enough to be adapted to particular emergency situations. Telecommunications companies must ensure their continuity of operations and manage the security and operability of their communications systems and networks during emergencies. Governmental agencies have both concerns about the continuity and recovery of communications networks from a policy perspective, and must rely on communications networks to support governmental response to citizens in real time, during an actual disaster. There are several factors to be considered in developing and adopting a Network Disaster Recovery plan, including Professional Services, Emergency Communications & Wireless Solutions; Network & Recovery Services; and Data Protection Services. Execution of a NDR strategy is critical to minimizing damage and restoring a network outage. This course will address various execution methods, including training of personnel, testing of equipment and managing events. This portion of the course describes a case example of how a global communications company plans and prepares for Network Disaster Recovery. Topics addressed: Planning for Securing the Network; Adopting a Network Disaster Recovery Strategy; and Implementing and Execution of NDR Strategy. CYBER SECURITY: IP Network Security for Senior Policy Makers As governments and individuals increase their reliance on the Internet and ongoing applications to conduct mission critical activities, and as more private networks are interconnected to the Internet, a rm knowledge of the kinds of risks and threats that are underway and growing in the online world and implementation of Internet Security techniques has increasing importance. The growth of risks and threats to the security of the Internet and IP networks is well understood. Threats come from a variety of sources, including malicious attacks orchestrated
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and USTTI Board member corporations
Regulatory and Privatization Issues in Telecommunications
Course 11-223: July 25 29, 2011

Course Description:
This course, taught by Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Bureau-level policy managers, offers executive-level telecommunications policy personnel a broad overview of telecommunications policy-making considerations in a dynamic and competitive environment. With the rapidly changing regulatory environment predominant in so many countries, regulatory bodies are confronted with new challenges as they attempt to assimilate modern telecommunications technology. The course describes the US regulatory structure including the legislative authority, the FCC organizational structure and an outline of the regulatory philosophy affecting the major services. The changing regulatory structure, which reects current technological developments, and inuences the need for competition and privatization, as mandated by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, is presented. Discussion of the FCC decision-making process, a site visit to the Washington, DC headquarters of the Intelsat Global Service Corporation, and a roundtable discussion concerning the changing global telecommunication environment, with class members, government, and industry representatives as participants, will be included to enhance the learning process.
Ambassador Philip Verveer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy at the U.S. Department of State, visited the USTTI to speak with a group of developing country ministers and regulators attending the USTTIs highly popular Seminar in Competition Policy in Telecommunications. During his visit, Ambassador Verveer highlighted the exciting opportunities for ICT growth in the developing world and offered candid advice on the policies and best practices necessary for achieving that development. Ambassador Verveer has been a longtime supporter of the USTTI and continues his support as the U.S. Department of States representative on the USTTI Board of Directors.
by individuals, or criminal elements, non savvy users; and other sources. The increase in exposure with interconnected networks is accompanied by an increase in potential network security risks presented by attacks such as viruses, spam, and denial of service, hacking and corporate espionage and botnets. To confront these risks, and to preserve the Internet and online applications as essential tools for conducting important social and economic activity, Internet security measures are evolving and improving quickly. Network operators and ISPs, along with others in the Internet eco-system are actively addressing minimizing harm to data and individuals; working to identify risks and isolate them; and to build in forms of prevention against harmful attacks. The course will provide a session on current forms of Internet security risk, an overview of cutting edge measures that can be taken to minimize those risks, and a discussion of areas for international public private collaboration and cooperation on both the technical and policy areas. DAY TWO: The class will travel to New Jersey for a tour and discussion at the AT&T Global Network Operations Center (GNOC), a true center of excellence and expertise in network operations and security, followed by further interactions with cyber security experts in examining real time examples of network attacks.

The objectives of the course are: (1) to understand the changing regulatory philosophy of the United States as we participate in the dynamic worldwide telecommunications environment, including development of the necessary considerations that need to be given in responding to those changes; and (2) to develop, with high-level regulatory managers from developing nations, methods of grappling with privatization and other related deregulatory issues in managing their organizations in an effective, efcient market-driven manner.
Focus:
Strategic planning and management (limited to those responsible for communications policy determination)
Location:
Washington, DC
Focus:
This course is designed for policy makers at a senior level
The IBM Institute for Electronic Government
Location:
Washington, DC and Bedminster, NJ
Innovation that Matters: Transforming Government for Developing Nations
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Course Description:
This session will be held at IBMs Institute for Electronic Government in Washington, DC. The course will focus on important areas for Governments to address as they build and develop on demand government programs utilizing information technology in todays rapidly changing world. The session has six modules which include a review of innovation in Government, perspectives for Government ministries and agencies on what others are doing globally in the areas of economic development, workforce development and related issues, actual hands-on demonstrations of leading-edge e-Government applications, a discussion of why an ecosystem of innovation is important, a perspective on the convergence of telecommunications technology and its implications for government, as well as an opportunity to roundtable with the presenters. The program is aimed at individuals working to build, transform and develop innovation in Government in better serving their stakeholders. MODULE 1: Innovation that Matters: Transforming Governments There are three important focus areas for Governments related to information technology in todays rapidly changing world. Governments can use technology internally to be more effective and efcient, but they must also set the policies for their entire economy. They can also be a facilitator of the use of technology in business and society. The presentation highlights these roles and the information society initiatives that have been established in major countries and progress that is being made today. Perspectives on how Governments are moving to embrace innovation are presented. The benets Governments can achieve with information technology and both the progress and the challenges in implementing signicant new initiatives are discussed. With the movement toward cloud computing, perspectives will be provided on citizen generated services and content, providing services on handhelds, and governance for transparency.
Many innovative applications that are currently used by Governments around the world are demonstrated. The demonstrations include actual e-Government web sites and other technology solutions which have been selected to highlight the key areas where public sector organizations are achieving benets from Internet and stakeholder-centric initiatives: (1) delivery of services to citizens and business, (2) improved efciency, (3) economic development, (4) education, (5) security and (6) mobile workers. Perspectives on the use of these solutions in developing nations are provided. MODULE 4: Emerging Role of Communication Service Providers The requirement for successful service to citizens requires supportive communication services. Telecommunication providers play key roles in delivering the infrastructure required to support citizen services. This presentation will provide some perspectives on the role of communication service providers, successful approaches and lessons learned. MODULE 5: The Future of e-and m-Government As technology changes and citizens begin utilizing mobile devices, Governments are building and delivering mobile services for the citizens. This module will explore perspectives on innovation in ICT, which countries are leaders in creating environments that enable e-Government; which countries are currently leaders in providing e-Government; and how governments are avoiding hurdles that impede access to e-Government (telecom, web micro power, policy / constitutional reform, etc). MODULE 6: Roundtable with the Days Speakers The class will conclude with a roundtable including the speakers of the day so that class participants can interact informally, ask questions, and discuss some of the new ideas and perspectives they have obtained during the day with all of the presenters.
Course has been very interactive. Hearing and discussing the topics and reasoning from trainer and colleagues very interesting and absolutely educational.
James Moshi, Tanzania
MODULE 2: Openness: Open Source, Open Standards and Interoperability Innovation does not happen without having the appropriate support, leadership, policies and environment throughout Government that support open systems. This presentation will provide an overview and perspectives on open policies that are important for Governments as they build eGovernment solutions. MODULE 3: Leading-Edge Government Application Demonstrations
Practical understanding of innovative government services Creating an environment for effective peer to peer exchange of strategies and perspectives on government applications Practical understanding of the convergence of telecommunications and their implications for government Demonstration of best practices in place today for government
Location:
Washington, DC
Cybersecurity Awareness Raising and Capacity Building
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tools: the Framework for National Cybersecurity Efforts (the Framework); the Report on Best Practices for a National Approach to Cybersecurity (Best Practices Report): A Management Framework for Organizing National Cybersecurity Efforts; and the Cybersecurity Self-Assessment Handbook. These tools were rst presented by the United States at an ITU-D annual meeting in Geneva in September 2007. International cybersecurity efforts underway by the U.S. and other countries will be highlighted during the course as national policymakers analyze issues, assess progress and organize a national approach to creating a national strategy; building public/private sector partnerships, formulating laws, regulations & policies dealing with cyber crime; building incident management capabilities, and fostering a national culture of cybersecurity.
In 2010, Inmarsat conducted its foundational course, Satellite Services and Disaster Response, providing an overview of the role of satellites in disaster response as well as the next generation of capabilities and trends. Pictured above are fourteen satellite scholars from Haiti, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal and Uganda who attended Inmarsats one-day session in Washington, DC. Inmarsat is represented on the USTTI Board of Directors by Diane Cornell, Vice President for Government Affairs.
The USTTI training not only provides professional training but also gives a chance to meet and share experiences with other developing countries. This experience will be vital to the development of our ICT sector.
Gibson Kemoi, Papua New Guinea
Develop an understanding of how the key elements in the Framework and the Best Practices Report can assist government and industry policymakers in raising their cybersecurity awareness. Develop an in-depth understanding of how government and industry policymakers can build their cybersecurity capacity by creating a national strategy and by building a national computer security incident management capability. Gain insight into how to use facilitating tools as training devices, focusing on the Cybersecurity Self-Assessment Handbook as a model. Participants are expected to be prepared to discuss the current cybersecurity policies and activities in their countries. Establish dialogue among students on his/her countrys cybersecurity policy and national activities currently underway to build cybersecurity capacity.
Course 11-221: July 19 - 21, 2011

Course Description:
This course will focus on the cooperative roles of government and industry engaged in building cybersecurity awareness and capacity at the national level. The United States, in coordination with the International Telecommunication Unions (ITU) Development Sector (ITU-D), has identied a ve-point Framework for National Cybersecurity Efforts to assist policymakers raise awareness of cybersecurity and build cybersecurity capacity in their countries. The parts of the Framework include: 1) formulating a national strategy for cybersecurity, 2) building national government-industry partnerships, 3) deterring cyber crime, 4) setting up national incident management organizations, and 5) fostering a national culture of cybersecurity. To raise Cybersecurity Awareness, on the rst day of the course, instructors from NTIA, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Trade Commission will address sections of the Framework relevant to each agencys expertise. After the rst day of Cybersecurity Awareness Raising, the course will subsequently address Cybersecurity Capacity Building, and will outline the steps that countries should consider taking to build capacity. Two of the courses will be policy-oriented, focusing on formulation of a national strategy for cybersecurity, including specic steps supported by references to international documents and activities that will provide guidance for policymakers. One of the courses will be more technical, focusing on building a national computer security incident management capability. In all three courses, participants will learn about the major ITU facilitating
Focus:
Learn basic concepts regarding national and international policies needed to raise cybersecurity awareness, accompanied by the development of self-assessment skills to determine the current scope/level of national cybersecurity. Learn how to develop national and international policies to build cybersecurity capacity, based on the development of a national self-assessment to determine the current scope/level of cybersecurity upon which to build improved capacity.
Location:
Washington, DC
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Each year, the Federal Communications Commissions tireless spectrum monitoring experts, Dick Cane (front row, far right), James Higgins (back row, far right) and Raschonda James (front row left) host four highly interactive USTTI training sessions at the FCCs Operations Center in Columbia, MD for ofcials from the developing world. In 2010, four spectrum engineers (shown above) from Suriname attended the FCCs hands-on training course, Radio Spectrum Monitoring Techniques and Procedures. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski represents the FCC on the USTTI Board of Directors.
ICT Policy Making in a Global Environment
Course 11-220: July 18, 2011

Course Description:
This course examines Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policy approaches taking into consideration some of the key international policy issues and debates going on today around the world. This is a hands-on class where students will interact with instructors who are actively participating in a variety of international organizations (e.g., ITU, APEC, CITEL, ITSO, ICANN and OECD). Participants will work together through round-table discussions and through activities designed to provide an operational and practical perspective for some of the critical internet and communications policy issues being discussed around the world today.
Basic concepts in ICT policy development to build awareness, improve policy-making skills and the ability to interact with government, industry, and other stakeholders. The class will involve stakeholder analysis, policy scenarios, consensusdevelopment, with an emphasis on policymaking processes related to regional and global considerations, related to ICTs and rapidly changing technology environments that confront policymakers, companies, and regulators
Location:
Washington, DC
United Kingdom Telecommunications Academy (UKTA)
Purpose and Impact of European Regulation of Communication
Course 11-226: August 4 5, 2011

Course Description:
This course, taught by Professor David Mellor, Chairman of the United Kingdom Telecommunications Academy (UKTA), provides exposure to the operations of a European independent regulatory body for communications, in comparison with those of the Federal Communications Commission in the United States. The course offers a broad overview of the European regulatory model covering the Telecommunications Act of 1984 and the Communications Act of 2003, the evolution of the United Kingdoms independent regulator the Ofce of Communications (OFCOM) from the Ofce of Telecommunications (OFTEL), licensing and authorization, the role of the regulator, and the impact of liberalization in Europe. Technology neutrality, European legislation for communications, and European Directives will also be discussed in this two-day course.

Develop an understanding of how cultural, political, and economic environments shape the development of information and communications technology policies worldwide. Gain insight into the roles that the private sector, civil society, and inter-governmental organizations play in current regional and international ICT policy and technology trends. Improve communications skill-sets by establishing dialogue between and among students and instructors through policy-making scenarios and interaction. Participants will build an overall strategy for policy-making with instructors and will be able to utilize knowledge from the class for additional classes that follow-on (e.g., cybersecurity, Internet public policy related issues).
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Twenty-four Caribbean Ministers and Regulators attended a Caribbean Ministerial Brieng Seminar at the USTTI in Washington, DC. Over the course of three days these ofcials were briefed by the leading federal government and private industry experts on topics ranging from spectrum management and ICT policy development to transparency and policies for promoting local autonomy in the ICT environment. Pictured above, ofcials from Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and The Grenadines, Suriname and Trinidad pose for a photo with USTTI Chairman Michael R. Gardner (third from right, front row) and Bernadette Lewis (seated, center), Secretary General for the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU).

A broad overview of the European regulatory model using the UK experience covered by the Telecommunications Act of 1984 and Communications Act of 2003 as an example of Regulatory Convergence.
those areas where reliance on marketplace forces and market decisions appears warranted? What kinds of legal oversight of private behavior are necessary in cases where markets either will fail to operate optimally or cannot provide what society desires? For example, why does competition policy not fully embrace unregulated private markets for telecommunications services?
Focus:
Regulators, Policy Makers, and Operators
Location:
Washington, DC
USTTI in conjunction with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Department of Justice, and the Washington, DC legal community
The amount of information shared during this course is awesome and highly valuable. Every bit of the delivery is relevant to my career and I see enormous opportunity to help build a strong infrastructure in my country.
Adewale Ogunkoya, Nigeria
The second half of the course will consist of a workshop where participants and instructors will jointly address issues of telecommunications policy and competition that currently affect the participants home countries?
Seminar in Competition Policy for Telecommunications
Course 11-222: July 22, 2011

Course Description:
The course will be conducted by recognized competition policy and antitrust experts from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Washington, DC legal community and will address basic aspects of competition policy, particularly as applicable to telecommunications industries. The discussion during the rst half of this intensive one-day seminar and workshop will focus on three interrelated aspects of competition policy: To what extent (and with what qualications and exceptions) can we anticipate that freely functioning private markets will satisfy consumer-citizens needs, enhance societys wealth, and provide opportunities for workers and owners to increase their wealth? How do these principles apply to telecommunications markets? What laws and legal institutions, especially anti-trust law and agencies regulating telecommunications rms, have proved benecial in protecting and fostering market performance in
For policy makers and regulatory managers who wish to develop a more thorough understanding of competition policy which may serve as a foundational backdrop for policy-making considerations as applied to the telecommunications sector
Focus:
Theory and practice of competition policy, as applied to telecommunications
Location:
Washington, DC
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Telehealth Sequence
The Ofce for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services
Advanced Telemedicine and Distance Learning Applications
Course 11-352: October 13 14, 2011

Course Description:
This two-day course, taught by leaders in the telehealth and telemedicine eld, is designed for participants who want a more in-depth exposure to advanced telemedicine and distance learning applications and a better understanding of the United States federal and non-governmental telemedicine activities. The purpose of the course is to highlight the use of teleconferencing networks, Internet applications, multimedia education tools and other advanced applications for the provision of health care services and education at a distance. In addition, this course provides the participant with a unique opportunity to learn about a large US federal Agency that specically deals with some of the most difcult health care challenges facing the world; e.g., HIV/AIDS, maternal and child health. Based on our extensive experience with OAT telemedicine and distance learning grantees, we have developed best practice models for both clinical and technological procedures using telemedicine. Course participants will be introduced to these models by some of the leading practitioners in the eld. Participants will have ample opportunity to interact with these leaders, and hopefully develop ongoing partnerships to enhance their resource network upon returning home. Course lecturers will include OAT staff and an interdisciplinary guest lecturer team of network engineers, clinicians, policy analysts, and telemedicine grant program directors. The course is not limited to professionals with extensive experience in this eld. We welcome participation by those who have a general familiarity with telemedicine, an interest in the eld, and make a commitment to share the knowledge they gain in their home country. A good command of English and basic computer experience (e.g., familiarity with keyboard, mouse, etc.) is required.
Since 1995, Verizon Communications has conducted 27 tuition-free courses for 183 USTTI scholars from 71 developing nations. Above, eighteen senior regulators from Bangladesh, Columbia, Ghana, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia gather for a group photo during their graduation ceremony from Verizon Communications training course, Network Disaster Recovery. Pictured with the USTTI graduates is Anastacio Ramos (sixth from left), Verizons Director of International Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs. Verizon Communications is represented on the USTTI Board of Directors by Jaquelynn Ruff, Vice President of International Public Policy and International Affairs.
Course Description:
Participants will visit the medical library and the telemedicine facilities at Howard University. They will experience technology demonstrations, review equipment/applications and participate in exchanges with telemedicine and medical informatics staff.

Exposure to telemedicine and education applications
Focus:
Location:
Washington, DC
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Telemedicine Training Program
Location:
Rockville, MD (Washington, DC area)
Developing a Multiple Site Telemedicine Network
Course 11-350: October 24 26, 2011

Course Description:
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) provides a comprehensive overview for designing, developing, and delivering educational and clinical services using telecommunications technology. The course is designed for individuals who are at the initial stages of networking health care professionals together for better continuing education and for better patient services. This program focuses on needs
Howard University and the Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library
Telemedicine Review
Course 11-353: October 20 21, 2011
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At the end of the intensive four day training course, Regulatory and Privatization Issues in Telecommunications, sponsored by the Federal Communications Commission and USTTI Board Member corporations, government and industry leaders join USTTI graduates for a Roundtable discussion of the major challenges facing regulators in the developing world. Pictured (from left to right) at the graduation luncheon are Ira Keltz, FCC; Joel Taubenblatt, FCC; Suzanne Tetreault, FCC; David Roberts, FCC; Barbara Cutts, FCC; Jack Spilsbury, US Department of State; Mindel DeLaTorre, FCC; Jackie Ruff, Verizon; Karen Rose, ISOC; Tom Tycz, Goldberg, Godles, Weiner & Wright; Gonzalo de Dios, Intelsat; James Bird, FCC; Mike Beirne, USTTI; William Lane, FCC; Tom Wasilewski, QUALCOMM; and Jim OConnor, USTTI as they pose for a picture at the close of the roundtable.
assessment, development of partnerships between medical centers and local health care providers, selection of appropriate technologies, technical operation, educational programming, and marketing clinical services. Participants will receive training from a number of faculty and staff at UAMS, telecommunications professionals, and participating local health professionals. The course will include visits to representative sites served by the UAMS Interactive Television Network.
University of Virginia Health System, Ofce of Telemedicine
Telemedicine and Distance Learning Synopsis
Course 11-351: October 17 19, 2011

Course Description:
Participants will gain hands-on experience in a live Telemedicine and Distance Learning environment at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. Presentations and actual patient encounters will take place at rural sites throughout Virginia. Technicians will demonstrate numerous technologies such as transmission over ISDN, Wireless and over the Internet. Clinicians and multimedia production staff will cover the entire process of producing, broadcasting, and recording for later Internet access to Distance Education and Continuing Medical Education.

After completing this course, participants will be able to: (1) describe how to evaluate the health care needs of communities; (2) conduct needs assessment; (3) determine the model for partnership between health professionals; (4) select needs that lend themselves to telecommunications solutions; (5) determine the best type of telecommunications technology; (6) describe how administrative, technical, teaching, and medical staff work together; (7) outline the development of continuing education programs using interactive technologies; and (8) construct evaluation systems.

To understand the many different options available to conduct interactive medicine and education
Focus:
This course is designed for those who have an interest in developing networking between health professionals utilizing telecommunications technologies. It will benet those with technical responsibility or administrative responsibility in the creation and operation of such networks.
Location:
Charlottesville, Virginia
Television Broadcasting
Black Entertainment Television
Location:
Little Rock, AR
Introduction to the American Cable Television Industry
Course 11-B01: TBD

Course Description:
During a visit to BETs corporate headquarters in Washington D.C., participants will attend a 2-4 hour orientation providing a series of presentations by BET management. Presentations will
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provide exposure to the daily operations of BETs entertainment, music, and news departments as well as its corporate operations.
NBC 4 (WRC-TV Channel 4)
Network-owned Television Station Operations
The experience was awesome. USTTI made sure that participants get the most in the limited time available.
Sultan Mahmood Hali, Pakistan
To present participants with an overview of cable television operations and provide exposure to day-to-day operations.
Course 11-B02: TBD

Course Description:
This program offers scholars an opportunity to observe television operations from the production, community, and marketing perspectives.

The course will provide an overview of television production and community involvement.
Focus:
Managerial
Location:
Washington, DC
Location:
Washington, DC
WHUT-TV, Howard University Television
Introduction to Public Television Broadcasting

WAMU 88.5 FM
Course 11-B00: TBD

Course Description:
This intensive two-week program based in a major market public television station will provide participants with an overview of U.S. public television. The course reviews national, regional and local nancing and editorial strategies and includes an in-depth look at programming for audiences of all ages. The course covers policy, management, planning, engineering, production, programming, and promotion and includes visits to relevant federal, national and local agencies.
Course 11-B04: TBD

Course Description:
WAMU 88.5 FM is the leading public radio station for NPR news and information in the greater Washington, DC area. It is member-supported, professionally staffed, and licensed to American University. Since 1961, WAMU has provided programming to a growing audience that now totals more than 450,000 listeners in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. This visit will consist of a tour of the high-tech WAMU facilities and a brief introduction to the activities of a major public radio station that is afliated with one of Washington, DCs leading universities.

To increase working knowledge and understanding of several key aspects of public service television with an emphasis on elements that might have utility in participants countries of residence.
Focus:
Managerial

Location:
Washington, DC
Focus:
WXII-TV
Location:
Washington, DC
Introduction to Commercial Television News Production
Course 11-B05: TBD

Course Description:
This intensive one-week program based in a medium market commercial television station will provide participants with an overview of processes U.S. television stations use to gather
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Focus:
Field Production and Studio Management
Location:
Atlanta, GA and Canton, GA
Utility Regulation Sequence

Public Utility Research Center (PURC)
Pictured above, 14 ofcials attending Hewlett-Packards (HP) course Key Trends in the Evolution of the Public Network: a Managerial Perspective, pose for a photo during graduation at HPs Executive Brieng Center in Cupertino, CA. Since 1993, Kenneth Myers (second from left), HPs Planning and Operations Manager for Network and Service Providers, has developed HPs rigorous and comprehensive week of ICT training. Over the past decade and a half, HPs popular USTTI courses have empowered 331 women and men from 77 countries. Ghassan Abdo, Worldwide Segment Executive for Communication Service Providers, represents HP on the USTTI Board of Directors.
30th International Training Program on Utility Regulation and Strategy
Course 11-241: June 13 24, 2011

Course Description:
An intensive, two-week program is specically designed for a select group of about 70 senior-and mid-level utility regulators from OECD and non-OECD countries plus about 15 regulatory strategy executives from utility companies in the telecommunications, electricity, gas, and water industries who are currently undertaking infrastructure reforms. Topics include market reform, competition, nancial analysis, price caps and other forms of incentive regulation, non-price issues such as service quality and universal service/access, pricing, and managing the regulatory process. The course (ten full days of lectures, sector-specic case studies, practical exercises, team presentations and panel discussions) will be taught or moderated by leading international authorities in their elds. The training program features approximately fty different teaching modules that present topics in a manner that emphasizes their interrelationships. Lessons are drawn from basic principles, international best practices, and cross-country and cross-sectoral experiences. The course is taught in English and participants should have a good command of the English language. Some case studies and papers will be available at the course in Spanish (see the PURC website: www.purc.u.edu for additional papers). A free, introductory course in basic economic concepts will be taught on the Sunday before the course begins. Additional activities and trips will be available for participants during off-hours that will facilitate the learning process and the enjoyment of the program. Some facilities of the University of Florida will be accessible to course participants.
and produce local news. Participants will be exposed to three key job functions: Producer, Director, and Digital Video Editor. Approximately 60% of the course will be devoted to Producer functions, 20% to Director functions, and 20% to Digital Video Editor functions.

To increase working knowledge and understanding of several key aspects of commercial service television news with an emphasis on elements that might have utility in participants countries of residence.
Focus:
Managerial and operations
Location:
Winston-Salem, NC
ZeelTV and Comcast Studio 25
Broadcast Production: Shooting, Producing, Editing
Course 11-B03: TBD

Course Description:
This intensive program in a fully functional, broadcast studio will provide participants with an overview of several aspects of television broadcasting, including production, news, programming, and administrative.

To enhance the economic, technical, and policy skills required for designing and managing sustainable regulatory systems for infrastructure sectors

To increase working knowledge and understanding of television broadcasting from the standpoint of a production company.
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Focus:
To explore principal areas of concern for infrastructure policy, namely: Market Reform, Financial Analysis, Incentive Regulation, Non-Price Aspects of Regulation, Competition, Rate Structure, and Managing the Regulatory Process.
Focus:
Government regulators, technical, managerial, and business professionals. Experience with wireless devices, services and network engineering terminology and knowledge of fundamental mathematical skills used in engineering are required
Location:
Gainesville, Florida
Location:
Washington, DC
Broadband and Wireless Communications Sequence

Alcatel-Lucent
AT&T
A Comprehensive Review of the Mobile Communications Industry Focusing on Technologies for 3G and 4G Wireless Systems
Introduction to the IP Multimedia Subsystem
Course 11-374: November 2 4, 2011

Course Description:
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the industry surrounding all major existing cellular/PCS technologies, 3G systems and their enhancements, and proposed 4G systems. The course includes an understanding of the technologies particularly those developed under the auspices of 3GPP . Additional coverage is given to the work of ITU-R on IMT-2000 and IMT-Advanced (3G and 4G) and to an understanding of the standards entities working in the current global wireless industry. Course emphasis is placed on providing the students a thorough foundation into the current and planned future wireless industry, the application of wireless to a developing country, and technology evolution options. In addition to the radio technology focus, the course also considers systems aspects, core networks, and services.
Course 11-123: May 20, 2011 Course 11-370: October 28, 2011
Course Description:
This course provides training in the fundamental principles which provide the basis for commercial CDMA wireless technology, as well as its network architecture. This course provides a basic understanding of the CDMA wideband digital ration IS-2000 standard and its application to cellular and personal communications services (PCS) markets. This course is appropriate for technical operations or technical administrative personnel interested in an overview of the basic processes of CDMA, RF link architecture, RF call processing algorithms and Coverage/Capacity planning of an IS-2000 3G1X CDMA network.
The course has been very benecial for me and my country.

Eddie Nyimbwa, Zambia
Identify the basic processes of CDMA. Identify Global 3G Standards. Identify the Key Attributes of IS-2000 CDMA. Identify the Radio Access Network Reverse Link Architectures. Identify the impact of 3G-1X CDMA on RF link budgets. Identify the general operation system access and call setup algorithms to 3G-1X CDMA call processing. Identify the general operation location, handoff, and power control algorithms to 3G-1X CDMA call processing.
To understand the current and future possible technologies behind commercial wireless communication, as well as the working bodies in the industry contributing to these developments. Participants will gain an understanding of practical limitations, operational issues, and evolution challenges surrounding the operation of a wireless digital network offering voice and data in both a circuit switched and packet based environment. Attendees will also understand wireless data technologies from a 3G and beyond perspective. Finally, participants will understand 3G and possible 4G technologies including EDGE, HSPA/UMTS, LTE and LTE-Advanced and the ability of these technologies to cost effectively meet current and future marketplace demands for voice and high-speed data. The course includes the possibility of a hands-on view of the services with an on-site tour of the actual equipment.
Focus:
Technical management, government regulators
Location:
Atlanta, GA
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developing and developed countries and a policy development exercise. Students will leave the class with a clearer understanding of potential methods for improving and making more efcient their home regulatory environment.
Focus:
The course focuses on the challenge of developing Internet regulatory policy in developing countries and in particular how to create a competitive environment that encourages new investment while meeting public interest goals.
Location:
Washington, DC

Each year, Voice of America (VOA) offers its New Technologies in Broadcasting and Radio and TV Studio Design, Operation and Management, courses at their headquarters in Washington, DC. Pictured above, thirteen broadcasters from Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ecuador, Ghana, Liberia, Nepal, Nigeria, the Philippines, Senegal, Sri Lanka and Uganda pose for a photo during their graduation from the Radio and TV Studio Design course. Also pictured are dedicated USTTI volunteer trainers Sandra Stewart (back row, center), Senior Program Planning and Development Ofcer for VOAs International Broadcasting Bureau, and Dr. Gerald A. Berman (front row, third from right), volunteer trainer for Voice of America and past president of the IEEE/BTS.
CERTs and Cybersecurity Coordination
Course 11-121: May 19, 2011 Course 11-233: August 11, 2011 Course 11-372: November 1, 2011
Course Description:
This half-day seminar will cover the formation of Computer Emergency Response Teams and the development of national policy on cybersecurity, cybercrime, and cyberwarfare coordination and defense. The course will emphasize costeffective measures to promote the development of a culture of security within the context of a developing economy. We will discuss the respective roles and responsibilities of Internet users, Internet service providers, law enforcement, and defense ministries, and the modes of communication and coordination that allow for effective countermeasures and remediation of Internet threats.
Hedlund Consulting
Internet Regulatory Policy
Course 11-231: August 8 9, 2011

Course Description:
Julie Hedlund, who is an expert in telecommunications and Internet regulatory policy, will teach the course. The rst part of the course will address regulatory issues that relate specically to the development of Internet technology, including licensing practices and interconnection, which are or will be affected by the increasing convergence among various telecommunications and Internet technologies--particularly Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP). The course will include the development of a draft Internet regulatory policy. The second portion of the course will address the challenges in developing national policies to regulate Internet content and will include discussion of a draft policy. The course is highly interactive and students will be encouraged to participate in in-depth discussions.
The course sequence has given me the opportunity to meet with the major players of the industry as well as professionals from other countries to share knowledge and to learn from each other. It has been a rewarding and enriching experience for me.
Chetachukbu Ogbu, Nigeria
The seminar will be led by Bill Woodcock, research director of Packet Clearing House, a non-prot research institute dedicated to understanding and supporting Internet trafc exchange technology, policy, and economics. Bill has operated national and international Internet service provision and content delivery networks since 1989, was one of the co-developers of anycast,

The Course will provide an in-depth understanding of a broad spectrum of regulatory issues impacting the Internet and hi-tech market. It will include examples of regulatory approaches from
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a technology now considered best-practice in DNS serviceprovision, and has built most of the global Domain Name System service provision networks currently in operation.
Communications Infrastructure Economics and Regulation
Course 11-120: May 18, 2011 Course 11-232: August 10, 2011 Course 11-371: October 31, 2011
Course Description:
This one-day seminar will emphasize Internet economics, the development of national information economies, and the interaction between communications regulation and technological development. The rst half of the days discussion will focus on the general economic environment in which modern broadband telecommunications services operate. The second half of the day will be spent on the more specic regulatory and competitive requirements of Voice over IP wireline , broadband infrastructure, and mobile wireless technologies, in developing countries.
Since 1999, Cisco Systems, Inc. has complemented their in-country global outreach training programs with annual USTTI training courses for senior policy makers and engineers. During their eleven years offering USTTI training, Cisco has conducted 47 courses and graduated 432 USTTI scholars from 87 developing nations. Pictured above, are twenty USTTI scholars who attended Cisco Systems, Inc.s intensive three-week training course, Internet Service Provider Design Seminar and Backbone Routing Protocol Workshop. Pictured with the USTTIs scholars is Cisco volunteer trainer Leslie Iwasaki (standing, center) and her team of dedicated presenters and trainers. Cisco is represented on the USTTI Board of Directors by Dr. Robert Pepper, Vice President of Global Technology Policy.
QUALCOMM Incorporated Packet Clearing House
IMT (3G/4G) Mobile Broadband
Country Code Top Level Domain Administration and Operations
Course 11-122: May 19, 2011 Course 11-234: August 11, 2011 Course 11-373: November 1, 2011
Course Description:
This half-day seminar will cover best-practices in the technical and business administration of country-code top level domains (ccTLDs). We will compare governance frameworks and policy models, discuss accountability to the Internet community and examine the procedures and technologies that make it possible for these national domains to thrive and support growing internet economies within their regions.
Course 11-124: May 23 27, 2011 Course 11-230: August 1 5, 2011

Course Description
This course will cover the latest developments in IMT (3G/4G) technologies UMTS/HSPA, LTE, CDMA2000 1xEVDO and their future roadmap. An update of global spectrum developments related to broadband technologies will be offered including discussions on policies that can spur the deployment of affordable broadband connectivity in both urban and rural areas. The course is intended to offer information and tools for governments drafting national broadband plans, but also how wireless is playing an increasingly important role in other key sectors such as healthcare, education, and public safety. It is also intended for xed and mobile operators looking to expand their broadband capabilities and offerings. Other topics that will be presented include a global market overview, the use of femto cells, the advent of machineto-machine (M2M) communications, and policy concepts such as net neutrality and open access. Participants are encouraged to bring their laptops as mobile broadband connectivity will be provided through a USB dongle during the length of the course. Participants are encouraged to look up technical information and white papers available on our website www.qualcomm.com if they would like to engage in specic technical discussions when attending the course.
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2 0 11 C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S 2nd Womens Leadership Seminar

USTTI and Board Member companies
Womens Leadership Summit
Course 11-380: TBD

Course Description:
The USTTI Board will host a ve-day Womens Leadership Summit in Washington, DC. The goal of this summit is to better equip women leaders from developing nations to promote enlightened regulatory reform and policy development, while also confronting many of the specic challenges they face on a day-to-day basis.

To enhance capability in the areas of: Human Capacity Development including regulatory and technical literacy
The USTTIs lean professional staff works with hundreds of volunteer professors throughout the United States to offer the USTTI tuition-free courses. Shown above are the members of the USTTI professional staff, seated left to right: Demetriss Atchison, Accountant; Laura Donaldson, Curriculum Coordinator; Esther Gabriel, Ofce Manager. Standing left to right are: Mike Beirne, Curriculum Coordinator; Rogelio Encarnacion, Senior Administrative Manager; and Jim OConnor, Curriculum Director.
Effective and Efcient Spectrum Management Cyber Security Awareness Capacity Building Upcoming Trends in ICT
Participant Learning Objectives

Overview of IMT (3G/4G) mobile broadband, 3GGP and 3GPP2 standards roadmap, wireless market updates, including network deployments and device availability. Overview of spectrum developments related to 3G/4G, the impact on spectrum and technology decisions, as well as the introduction of new services in both existing spectrum and green eld scenarios. Overview and case studies on how wireless broadband access is being utilized in the education, health, and public safety elds as well as enabling entrepreneurship in both developing and developed countries, rural and urban areas.
Focus:
Commissioners, Senior Regulators, Policy Advisors and Analysts, Entrepreneurs, and other ICT Leaders
Location:
Washington, DC
Focus
Designed for technical managers in regulatory agencies, communications ministries, and mobile or xed operators who are faced with making decisions on terrestrial wireless issues, including spectrum allocation and are exploring how these decisions impact technology deployment, planning, and the expansion of broadband connectivity in their countries. A basic understanding of 3G wireless networks and technologies such as CDMA and GSM is required.
Location:
San Diego, CA
2011 USTTI APPLICATION FOR TRAINING
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COURSE SELECTION
Indicate below the number and name of the course(s) to which you are applying, in order of preference. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Describe your current and previous communications/IT responsibilities; where applicable, please highlight managerial experience. Include types of systems and equipment with which you have worked, attendance at major conferences, awards, and any other accolades you have received. Please attach a separate document if necessary. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Each year, hundreds of leaders from corporate America, the Federal Government, American universities and colleges, and other entities involved in the communications-IT marketplace of the United States generously volunteer their time, expertise and resources for USTTI scholars from every part of the developing world who attend USTTI training. Information about the USTTI family of sponsors can be obtained through the web sites listed, as well as by accessing the USTTI site at www.ustti.org.
Agilent Technologies Alcatel-Lucent * American Radio Relay League (ARRL) AT&T * Black Entertainment Television (BET) The Boeing Company * Broadcasting Board of Governors Cisco Systems, Inc.* CITEL Comsearch Ericsson * Federal Communications Commission (FCC) * Fortiusone Harris Broadcast Communications Division The Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) * Howard University Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library IBM* ICANN IEEE Broadcast Technology Society Inmarsat * Intel Corporation * Intelsat * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) The Internet Society (ISOC) * Latham & Watkins, LLP National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Public Radio (NPR) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NBC 4 (WRC-TV Channel 4) Washington, DC News Corporation * Ofce for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT), www.agilent.com www.alcatel-lucent.com www.arrl.org www.att.com www.bet.com www.boeing.com www.bbg.gov www.cisco.com www.citel.oas.org www.comsearch.com www.ericsson.com www.fcc.gov www.fortiusone.com www.broadcast.harris.com www.hp.com www.howard.edu http://hsl.howard.edu www.ibm.com www.icann.org www.ieee.org/bts www.inmarsat.com www.intel.com www.intelsat.com www.itu.int www.isoc.org www.lw.com www.nasa.gov www.npr.org www.noaa.gov www.nbc4.com www.newscorp.com www.hrsa.gov/telehealth * Also a member of the USTTI Board of Directors Health Resource Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Packet Clearing House Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Public Utility Research Center (PURC) QUALCOMM Incorporated * Research In Motion (RIM) * SCOLA (Foreign Language TV/Web Provider) Silicon Flatirons Summitek Instruments Tektronix, Inc. TCI International, Inc. (an SPX Company) United Kingdom Telecommunications Academy (UKTA) U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecom and Information Administration (NTIA) * U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Department of State * U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) University of Virginia, Ofce of Telemedicine VeriSign Inc. * Verizon * Voice of America WAMU 88.5 FM WHUT-TV, Howard University Television, a PBS-afliated station Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP WXII-TV Winston-Salem, NC ZeelTV and Comcast Studio 25 www.willkie.com www.wxii12.com www.zeeltv.com http://pch.net www.paho.org www.cba.u.edu/purc www.qualcomm.com www.rim.com www.scola.org www.silicon-atirons.org www.summitekinstruments.com www.tektronix.com www.tcibr.com www.ukta.co.uk www.usaid.gov www.ntia.doc.gov www.usdoj.gov www.state.gov www.tda.gov www.uams.edu
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A N N U A L R E P O R T A N D 2 0 11 C O U R S E C A T A L O G

GLOBAL GROWTH THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS SHARING

168 COUNTRIES SERVED BY THE USTTI: 19832010

USTTI 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MICHAEL R. GARDNER GHASSAN ABDO

GARY PINKHAM Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Communications Ericsson

FRANK C. WEAVER Director, Telecommunications Policy, The Boeing Company

UNITED STATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRAINING INSTITUTE

USTTI POLICIES FOR PARTICIPANTS

Broadband and Wireless Communications Sequence I (Pages 43 - 46):

11-132 11-133 11-134 11-135

Mar 28 Apr 1 Apr 1 Apr 1

Apr 1 Apr 4 - 6 Apr 7 Apr 8

Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC

Distance Learning Sequence (Page 13):

Radio and Television Broadcast Technology Sequence I (Pages 25 - 27):

Analog to Digital Television Transition (Page 12):

Mobile Broadband Sequence I (Pages 23 - 25):

U STTI A N N U A L R E P O R T A N D 2 0 1 1 C O U R S E C ATA LO G Number

Television Broadcasting (Pages 40 - 42):

Introduction to Commercial Television TBD News Production

Utility Regulation (Pages 42 - 43):

Radio and Television Broadcast Technology Sequence II (Pages 26 - 27):

Management Training Sequence (Pages 20 - 23):

Telecom/IT Policy and Regulation Sequence (Pages 33 - 38):

Regulatory and Privatization Issues in Telecommunications

The IBM Institute for Electronic Government

United Kingdom Telecommunications Washington, DC Academy (UKTA)

Broadband and Wireless Communications Sequence II (Pages 43 - 46):

Broadcast Technology Training Sequence (Pages 12 - 13):

e-Government (Pages 13 - 14):

Mobile Broadband Sequence II (Pages 23 - 25):

11-313 11-314 11-315 11-316

Sep 16 Sep 17 Sep 17 Sep 18

Santa Clara, CA Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC

Spectrum Monitoring Sequence (Pages 28 - 29):

U STTI A N N U A L R E P O R T A N D 2 0 1 1 C O U R S E C ATA LO G Number

Emergency Communications Sequence (Pages 14 - 15):

Telehealth Sequence (Pages 39 - 40):

Radio Broadcast Sequence (Pages 27 - 28):

Broadband and Wireless Communications Sequence III (Pages 43 - 45):

Womens Leadership (Page 46):

2 0 11 C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S Analog to Digital Television Transition Sequence

Analog to Digital Television Broadcasting: A Primer

Course 11-160: TBD

Participant Learning Objectives:

Broadcast Technology Training Sequence

Broadcast Transmitter Operation and Maintenance

Course 11-250: July 25 August 5, 2011

University Aliated Public Radio Broadcasting

Course 11-251: July 22, 2011

Participant Learning Objectives:

Participant Learning Objectives:

Thank you USTTI for this beautiful and great work.

Distance Learning Training Sequence

e-Government Training Seminar

Satellite and Internet Delivery of Educational Television and Multimedia

e-Government for Development: Strategies and Policies

Course 11-260: TBD

Course 11-140: May 31June 13, 2011

2 0 11 C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S Emergency Communications Sequence

Disaster Communications Management

Course 11-340: August 15 19, 2011