The SIP Forum Announces FCC Chief Technologist Dr. Douglas C. Sicker Keynote Speaker

Dr. Sicker to address the worldwide service provider community on SIP research and other technical advancements in IP communications

"I'm delighted to participate in this inaugural meeting of SIPNOC," said Dr. Sicker. "In recognizing the importance of interconnected VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service as a growing part of the U.S. voice service market, I look forward to gaining a richer perspective on the future of SIP-enabled communications among service providers."

As Chief Technologist for the FCC, Dr. Sicker is responsible for advising the agency on communications research issues, a position that resides in the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis. Dr. Sicker is as well an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder with a joint appointment in the Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program. He earlier served on the Omnibus Broadband Initiative working on technology and development issues. His other leadership roles include director of global architecture at Level 3 Communications, Inc, and chief of the network research division at FCC.

Dr. Sicker has chaired and served on the program committees of numerous technical conferences, including IEEE, DySPAN, ISART and TPRC. He has as well had innovation funded through the NSF, DARPA, the Internet Society and the Federal Aviation Administration.

"Dr. Sicker is a leading mind in both domestic and international communications, and we are thrilled to have him on board as the first keynote speaker of SIPNOC," said Eric Burger, SIP Forum Chairman Emeritus and Chairman of the SIPNOC Program Committee.

Attendees at SIPNOC will include telecommunications providers, major backbone operators, interconnect and wholesale solution providers, ISPs, cable operators, wireless network operators as then as large enterprises deploying major SIP initiatives.

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