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eNATOA

eNATOA seminars are webinars designed to offer a high-quality learning experience to NATOA members and supporters, including those with limited technology access. All sessions last approximately one hour and are offered at 2:00 pm Eastern/ 11:00 am Pacific time. Registration for each session closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on the Thursday prior to the session.

The cost for each one-hour seminar is $45 for members, $90 for non-members. Register for multiple sessions and save! The more sessions the greater the discount.

• Three seminars: $130 (members) $260 (non-members)
• Six seminars: $240 (members) $485 (non-members)
• Nine seminars: $345 (members) $705 (non-members)
• Twelve seminars: $430 (members) $890 (non-members)
  

Package prices only apply at the time of purchase.

For questions regarding registration and payment, please contact NATOA Headquarters at jharman@natoa.org or (703) 519-8035.

Upcoming Teleconferences

eNATOA 2012
Date	Topic
February 6,2012	The Latest & Greatest PEG Programming Equipment Get your equipment questions answered by a variety of equipment manufacturers and distributors as they discuss the latest and greatest PEG programming equipment available to you.
February 23,2012	FREE MEMBERS ONLY eNATOA: An FCC Update NATOA Members can register for this FREE eNATOA featuring an in-depth discussion on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' tower siting decision. NATOA Immediate Past President Ken Fellman will moderate. Speakers include Tim Lay, Partner, Spiegel & McDiarmid, LLP and Joe Van Eaton, Partner, Best Best & Krieger LLP.
March 5,2012	The Longmont, CO Election Find out how one community mobilized to fight back big business and protect its fiber network.
April 2,2012	The Narrowbanding Transition and the FCC's January 2013 Deadline On January 1, 2013, all public safety and business industrial land mobile radio systems operating in the 150-512 MHz radio bands must cease operating using 25 kHz efficiency technology, and begin operating using at least 12.5 kHz efficiency technology. This deadline is the result of an FCC effort that began almost two decades ago to ensure more efficient use of the spectrum and greater spectrum access for public safety and non-public safety users. Get your transition questions answered from the experts.
May 7,2012	Closed Captioning and The Video Accessibility Act The Video Accessibility Act extends closed captioning requirements to video programming distributed on the Internet; reinstates the FCC's video description regulations; and requires customer digital equipment, including navigation devices to accommodate accessibility features for closed captioning, video description, emergency information, user interfaces, and video guides and menus. Our panel of experts will discuss what the Act really means for PEG channels and the internet.
June 4,2012	Nuts and Bolts of Local Government Administration: Strategic Planning, RFPs, and more Join CIOs for a candid discussion on the nuts of bolts of government administration in today's tight budget times. Learn strategies for developing RFPs, utilizing crowd sourcing and new technologies for strategic planning and other tricks of the trade.
July 9,2012	Franchising is MORE than Cable - It's Managing Rights of Way
July 23,2012	Broadband Adoption & Fiber Deployment
September 10,2012	The State of BTOP: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly With just about a year remaining before the deadline for completion for BTOP awarded grants in Sept. of 2013 - what is the State of BTOP? How are the projects progressing? What are some major success stories and what can we learn from the failures? What is the projected outcome of BTOP?
October 15,2012	PEG Operating Models: Maximize Your Resources with Limited Funds With budgets dwindling for PEG operating, programming and equipment, the need to maximize resources becomes paramount. Our experts will share ideas and personal experiences about streamlining resources, facilities and staff.
November 5,2012	Quality Control! Understanding Your Telecom Bills & Franchise Payments Our panelists will share insight and expertise on telecom bills and franchise payments.
December 10,2012	Copyright, Compliance and You Join us for an in-depth discussion about copyrighting for all forms of media and staying in compliance when using various audio and visual materials for channels, websites including live streaming, video on demand and social networking.