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2010

3rd November 2010

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2010 and Beyond:
Communication services for deaf people


Wednesday, 3 November 2010


BT Centre, 81 Newgate Street, London EC1A 7AJ

9.30am Registration
10.00am - 4.10pm Conference

This one day conference will explore the current state of play in broadcasting and telecommunications for deaf and hard of hearing people.  It will also be an opportunity to examine future developments such as voice recognition, remote interpreting and speech to text services which could be of benefit to deaf consumers.

Speakers include:-

  • Warren Buckley, BT Customer Services
  • Ruth Myers, TAG
  • David Rose, Consultant, Deaf & Disability Matters
  • Katie Hanson, Ofcom, Consumer Policy Manager
  • Lorna Stephenson, Head of Service Development, Text Relay
  • Jeff McWhinney, Significan't
  • Paul Kershisnik, Sorenson
  • Sydney Abraham, Sellers Legal Services
  • JP Rangaswarni, BT Innovation & Strategy, Chief Scientist & Chairman of Ribbit
  • Susan Daniels, UKCoD
  • Richard Halton, BBC IPTV
  • Naomi Bilodeau, Technical Program Manager, Google
  • Paul Lee, Deloitte LLP

This conference will be of interest to:

  • Staff of deaf member organisations
  • Companies whose customers use telecommunications relay services such as banks and  government departments
  • Providers of relay services in UK and USA
  • Regulators
  • Broadcasters
 Delegate Fees:
£45 UKcoD Members
£95 Affiliate Members
£135 Non Members
£170 Non Member Corporates
Exhibitor Fees:
£180 UKCod Members
£380 Affiliates
£450 Non-Members

 

If you would like to book your place please click here for the booking form or contact Clare Long at c.long@deafcouncil.org.uk

If you would like to Exhibit at this event please contact Clare Long at c.long@deafcouncil.org.uk for further details.

 

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