PAMELA J. STEGORA AXBERG

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PAMELA J. STEGORA AXBERG Chair, NRIC VI Steering
Committee Qwest Senior Vice President National
Networks Office [phone] Fax (612)
664-4865 Email pstegor_at_qwest.com 600 Stinson
Boulevard, 1N Minneapolis, MN 55413
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NRIC HOME PAGE http//www.nric.org/
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Focus Group Activities

• Active membership participation reinforce
  attendance when face-face meetings are required
• Striving that all committees have cross-industry
  representation
• Focused on industry infrastructure
• Aggressive deliverables year one, with year two
  emphasis on education

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NRIC NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT - Final stages
of dissemination - Maximizes information
sharing and best practices
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STRUCTURE FOCUS GROUPS
Focus Group 1 Homeland Security A. Physical
Security B. Cyber Security C. Public
Safety D. Disaster Recovery and Mutual
Aid Focus Group 2 Network Reliability Focus
Group 3 Network Interoperability Focus Group
4 Broadband
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Focus Group 3 Network Interoperability Chair
Cliff Naughton, Boeing Focused on the
interoperability of wireline, wireless, data
and telecommunications in three areas 1) The
interoperability of circuit switched and packet
switched networks, especially in
emergencies. 2) The interoperability challenges
of Voice over IP 3) A taxonomy of major
interoperability challenges facing the industry
during the 2004-2005 time frame.
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Focus Group 4 Broadband Co-Chairs Justin
Aborn, Genuity Doug Davis, Allegiance The
Broadband Focus Group is working to understand
the issues that affect Broadband service
deployment and adoption. Focus Areas 1) End to
End Quality of Service 2) Application
Compatibility 3) Application Delivery
Chain 4) Trouble Shooting by Service Providers --
Across Providers 5) Digital Rights
Management 6) Service Transparency Across
Providers 7) Public Safety
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BUDGET 4500 / Council Member Budget - Externa
l vendor survey to industry performance
and best practices implementation - timing is
1H03 - Printing and distribution of information,
but moving to web and CD-Rom distribution Invoi
ces are being distributed
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NRIC VI Council Meeting Dates Friday, December
6, 2002 10 - 1 Friday, March 14, 2003 10 -
1 Friday, June 13, 2003 10 - 1 Monday,
September 15, 2003 10 - 1 Friday, December 5,
2003 10 - 1