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FTTH Council Member Committees

Promote the awareness and business implications of active systems, passive components and deployment techniques for FTTH networks.

Co-Chair: Jack Carlile, Corning

Co-Chair: Pat Sims, Huawei Technologies Inc.

Provide accountability of FTTH Council funds and determine appropriate funding levels required to execute the Council's objectives.

Chair: George O'Neal, GVTC

Promote fiber-to-the-home deployment by educating and motivating federal, state and local officials (North America). 

Chair: Steven Holt, KGP Logistics

Establish global FTTH Council sister organizations and provide support and guidance on an ongoing basis.

Chair: Rob Crowell, DSM Desotech

Plan and coordinate the FTTH Conference & Expo conference and the March, June and December member's meetings, telecom providers workshops as well as all general membership activities, meetings, and conferences.

Co-Chair: Joseph Jones, On Trac, Inc.

Co-Chair: David Dwyer, KGP Tel. 

Marketing (Regional and cooperative)

Marketing Committee Chair must speak fluent Spanish and/or Portuguese; English is desired

Generate videos and literature in Spanish and Portuguese. Helps the LATAM Chapter Chairman define venue and content for the annual conference.

FTTX, Chapter Outreach, Event, Intelligence, ROI, sharing of experiences and successful cases (New revenue sources, new services, new economics)

Chair:  Liza Poe - Corning

Technology (Cooperative).

Chair: Eduardo Jedruch - WILTEL

Regulatory (Regional)

Regional activities and establishing government relations with the South American governments.

Chair: Jorge Rivadulla - Calix

Finances (Regional)

Funding, financing and business planning, sharing of experiences.

Chair: Reinaldo Jeronymo - Prysmian Group / Draktel