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The conference
was held July 21st - July 23rd 2006 in St
Louis Missouri. Keynote Speakers included Randall Stephenson, COO
of AT&T; David L Steward, founder and CEO of World Wide Technology,
Inc.; Charles "Chuck" Smith, President and CEO of AT&T West and
Cynthia G Marshall, Senior VP-Regulatory and Constituency Relations
for AT&T California.
Among the many notable Emcees were Monica M
Huddleston, Mayor of Greendale MO and retired SBC Director and
Michael Brundy, past National Community Network President and IT
Technical Director of AT&T Services. A special tribute was paid to
Baseball Hall of Famer, Ozzie 'The Wizard' Smith of the St Louis
Cardinals. Present also, as the electrifying connectivity that holds
it all together was the National President of Community NETwork,The
elegant Barbara Brigance.
President Brigance instructed
participants to:
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Foster new mind sets to
understand key variables of corporate globalization;
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Create universal access to
eliminate barriers in shaping Diversity and inclusion of present
and future AT&T cultures;
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Increase opportunities resources
and skills; developing technical literacy to compete in emerging
markets; and
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Improve data collection and
analysis during the expedition.
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COMMENTARY
FROM THE PRESIDENT