NGOSS Users Group Agenda
Focus on Frameworks
July 23, 2007
Team Action Week, Boston, MA

Agenda:

• Opening Address: Martin Creaner  9-9:30
• Focus on NGOSS Architecture – “Developing SOA Solutions using the NGOSS Framework”  9:30 – Noon; 1:30 – 2:30
• Introduction to work of Architecture Harmonization – John Reilly, TM Forum
• Architecture Case Studies and Discussion on NGOSS Architecture
• Wudy Wu  -- Chunghwa Telecom
• Leveraging NGOSS Framework for User-Driven OSS/BSS at Chunghwa Telecom (CHT)
• Kumar Rajan --  Verizon Business
• Leveraging NGOSS TNA to Achieve OSS Integration and B2B Growth
• Report from NGN OSS Blueprint Catalyst - John Wilmes, CEON
• Contracts Production Line and RFI Results – Dave Milham, BT
• Discussion
• 1:00-1:30  (during last half hour of lunch) Optional presentation on the SID Model Browser by Progress Software
• Topic 2:  General NGOSS Framework Discussion   2:30 – 4:30
• Updates on SID/eTOM/TAM Mapping – Kevin Scaggs, AT&T
• NGOSS Release 7 and Beyond Panel Session– Andy Chalmers, TM Forum; Josh Salomon, Amdocs (SID); Kevin Scaggs, AT&T (eTOM); Piyush Sarwal, IBM (TAM)
• Harmonization of Models and Interfaces  (CIM/SID/mTOP/OSS-J) - Review of the Harmony Catalyst Project – Alex Zhdankin, Harris Stratex
• Discussion
• Topic 3:  Rapid Fire Hot Topics Session  4:30 – 5:15
• Tools update – Stephen Gaito, TM Forum
• IMS/SDF – Keith Miller, Pendragon Consulting
• IPDR as part of TMF – Kelly Anderson, TM Forum/IPDR
• Wrap up – Discussion/Roundtable - 5:15 – 6:00