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SCTE’S EXPO 2009 DRAWS NEARLY 9,000 TO DENVER; COX’S HATFIELD TO CHAIR EXPO 2010

OCT. 30, 2009 (Denver, CO)—The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) announces today that approximately 9,000 cable telecommunications professionals attended SCTE Cable-Tec Expo^® 2009 in Denver.

SCTE’s annual flagship event, Expo featured a technology-focused exhibit hall, 25 technical workshops, and the debut of the Expo Cable Technology Spotlight, this year focusing upon Green energy-efficiency initiatives. Expo began Wednesday and concludes today at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.

“Undeterred by its shift to a new fall timeframe, a sluggish economy, and a heavy snowstorm, Expo once again delivered the focused engineering and operational information that its attendees have come to expect,” said SCTE President/CEO Mark Dzuban. “Our attendees braved assorted adverse conditions to touch the technology, keeping the show floor and technical workshops buzzing with enthusiasm throughout the convention center here in Denver.”

The 2009 attendance figure represents a decrease of 18 percent from the record attendance of Expo 2008 in Philadelphia and a decrease of 11 percent from the last time Denver hosted Expo, which was in June 2006.

Looking ahead, SCTE will conduct Expo 2010 Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 20–22 in New Orleans, and the Society is pleased to announce that Scott A. Hatfield of Cox Communications will serve as the Expo 2010 Program Committee chairman. Hatfield is executive vice president and CTO with Cox.

Hatfield is responsible for Cox’s integrated technology organization, which includes all aspects of information technology and engineering. He is charged with the design, development, operation, and continuous improvement of a seamless technology platform to power Cox’s products and services. This includes the complete set of products, including video, data, wireline voice, and wireless.

Hatfield is also charged with all of Cox’s internal systems, including systems for customer care and enterprise operations.

Complete information about SCTE’s industry events and member benefits is available at www.scte.org.

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The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) is a non-profit professional association that provides technical leadership for the telecommunications industry and serves its members through professional development, standards, certification and information. SCTE currently has approximately 13,000 members from the U.S. and 70 countries worldwide and offers a variety of programs and services for the industry’s educational benefit. SCTE has 68 chapters and meeting groups and more than 3,000 employees of the cable telecommunications industry hold SCTE technical certifications. SCTE is an ANSI-accredited standards development organization. Visit SCTE online at www.scte.org. Follow SCTE at www.facebook.com/TheSCTE and http://twitter.com/SCTE.