Interplanetary Space Craft & a Maturing Workforce
With five successful Atlas launches and the return to flying the space shuttle, you would expect that Evan McCollum, Manager, Communications for Lockheed Martin would be very optimistic about the Space industry. Evan is positive, but his concern for the decisions being made by 7th graders is at the front of his mind.4/18/05
Unique International Partnership & High-Definition TV U.S., Russia, Ukraine and Norway are some of the international partners with US based Sea-Launch. Paula Korn, Communications Director for Sea Launch points out they are celebrating a 10 year anniversary and don’t rely on government funding…making money the old-fashion way, they earned it.4/18/05
The Challenger Tragedy & the Future Rendezvous 4/18/2005 Almost 20 years ago six professional astronauts and one teacher on their way to rendezvous with Haley’s Comet to capture particles from deep space, startled all humanity. As we mourned their loss, fears and concerns about the future of space exploration were overwhelming. The families unanimously wanted more than a statue to memorialize these souls - Carol O'Leary tells us how Challenger Learning Centers continue their mission.
Building on the Past & Leveraging on CSIA Strengths Signs indicate hiring (with specific skills) is on the rebound, was revealed in the CSIA and ccIntellect Tech Survey points out Su Hawk, President of CSIA. Other issues of concern were access to capital, getting the message out, customer retention, and the Colorado business environment were also addressed. Listen for some solutions. 4/18/2005
The Pipeline of Youth for Aerospace is Up in the Air - Lt. Governor Jane Norton, Honorary Chair, Space Foundation and Colorado Space Coalition, welcomes,
Ray Kolibaba, Vice President of Raytheon’s Denver operations believes in team play, challenging the competition and collaborating with the competition. There’s been a 30,000 increase in space industry employees the past five years and an expected 90,000 increase the next five years…big challenge and tough solutions. 4/11/05 LISTEN
Colorado’s Bid for Being “the” Hub is Challenged 4/11/05 Marc Holtzman, President of the University of Denver looks forward to the 2005 Colorado economy and suggests that sectors like biosciences, nanotechnology, high-tech, telecom along with aerospace and defense industries will lead the way. There are a variety of challenges that include not recognizing past successes.LISTEN
Trade Missions for Doing Business Abroad are Winners— Laurel Alpert, Division Director, International Trade at OEDIT says that Colorado exported $6.7 Billion last year and doesn’t include software and other services. Computer and electronic related products made up 59%. Laurel’s office offers a range on of no cost to low-cost services to support Colorado companies. LISTEN 4/11/2005
There’s a Big Reward for Offering E911 for VoIP Customers Phil Weiser, co-author of “Digital Crossroads: America’s Telecommunications Policy in the Internet Age” points out that businesses are going to get very excited about the new ways of doing business using VoIP. There are some dicey issues to be resolved such as security and spit (VoIP’s version of spam).LISTEN 4/11/2005
Three Keys for Extraordinary Leadership LISTEN
It’s amazing how many people choose the alternative
to success. Robert White, Chief Learning Officer
for Balance
Point International emphasizes that leadership is
simple but not easy. Trust is a major component and
trust starts with yourself. Deliberately create a positive
culture and dump some of your hardwiring. 4/4/05
It’s a Team Effort When it Comes to Winning
Big3/7/05
You can spot a “real” winner when he or she gives
credit to the team. LISTEN
Larissa
Herda,Chairman, CEO and president of
Time Warner Telecom was just awarded the Telecom
Professional of the Year Award by the Denver Telepros
association…only the 5th to receive the award. TelePros
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Phil Weiser Gets Answers from Chairman Powell FCC Chairman, Michael Powell addresses a number of dicey issues with Phil Weiser, executive director of the Silicon Flatirons TeleCom. "Is it being done for the right reasons or for the right constituencies approval?" 2/28/2005 >>LISTEN
Streaming Video Evolution Becomes a Revolution2/28/2005 VIDEO: Jock Mirow, co-founder of BroadbandVideo announces a revolutionary new technology that allows users to publish their own video automatically. Larry Nelson interviewed Jock. Moments later, via a FireWire connection to the computer it was uploaded, then encoded and voila, it's on the Web. Thanks to ItsActive.com.
FCC Chairman Powell Lets it All Hang Out2/21/2005 Leroy Williams, former OIT secretary and now department of Labor in CO, introduces FCC Chairman, Michael Powell and then Phil Weiser, executive director of the Silicon Flatirons TeleCom program, quizzes Powell. He went head on about the past & future of telecom…the good, bad and uncomfortable. LISTENPart 2 - 2/28/05
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