CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association, is the largest international executive conference for digital home technologies. The conference will be held May 7-9, 2003, at the Fairmont in San Jose, CA.

“This year, we have brought together a wonderful group of speakers who will provide attendees with the latest information and developments in the digital entertainment, home networking, and residential gateway industries,” said Tricia Parks, President of Parks Associates. “This event provides multiple opportunities for attendees to network, learn, view the products and services showcased, and receive the latest research from Parks Associates and CEA.”

This year’s keynote speakers include: Louis J. Burns, Vice President, Intel Corporation, Co-General Manager, Desktop Platforms Group; Kevin Corbett, Director, Marketing and Strategic Planning, Desktop Platforms Group, Intel Corporation; Kevin Eagan, General Manager, Windows eHome Division, Microsoft Corp.; and Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO, Gibson Labs.

Plenary Speakers
Steve Craddock, Comcast; Bruce Eatroff, BMO Halyard Partners; Bob Heile, ZigBee Alliance; Vince Izzo, Motorola; Jens Jensen, Philips Semiconductors, Deepak Kamlani, Global Inventures; Jeremy Levine, Bessemer Venture Partners; John Marshall, 2Wire; Bruce Mehlman, U.S. Department of Commerce; Patrick Moorhead, AMD; Global Consumer Advisory Board; Dave Kummer, EchoStar; Bob Perry, Mitsubishi; Bill Rose, WJR Consulting; Stephen Saltzman, Intel Capital; and Ladd Wardani, Entropic.

Track A: Entertainment at Home (Three Sessions)
Tim Bratton, Listen.com; Jim Chase, Oak Technology; Michael Collette, Ucentric Systems; Allison Dollar, Interactive TVAlliance; Ed Forman, ICTV; Lee Friedman, BellSouth Internet Group; Jim Hollingsworth, SONICblue, Inc.; Karen Nelson Howe, Singingfish Inc.; Joe Keller, Hewlett-Packard; Rob Lilleness, Universal Electronics; David Manner, Adaptec; Dennis Mudd, MUSICMATCH; Ty Roberts, Gracenote; Steve Saunders, CableLabs; Ron Stevens, Digital 5; Mark Stiving, Destiny Networks; and Jeremy Toeman, Mediabolic, Inc.

Track B: Wireless Connectivity (Two Sessions)
McGregor (Mac) Agan, Intel Corporation; Bridget Bisnette, Cisco Systems; Sally Daub, ViXs Systems; Tom Flanagan, Texas Instruments Inc.; Pierre Gandolfo, WiMedia Alliance; Charles Gerlach, IBM Institute for Business Value; Brian Hinman, 2Wire; Vivek Pathela, NETGEAR, Inc.; Rich Redelfs, Atheros; Steve Saltzman, Intel Capital; and Jim Zyren, Intersil Corp.

Track C: The Visionaries (Four Sessions)
Ori Balaban, M-Systems; Peter Baldwin, Point Clark Networks; Lixin Cheng, Ericsson Wireless Communications Inc.; Win Burleson, MIT Media Lab (Context-Aware Computing Group); David Horoschak Sr., Motorola, Inc.; Rajiv Jaluria, Sensitron; Phil Magney, Telematics Research Group, Inc.; Avner Matmor, ITRAN Communications; Steve McGeown, Sandvine Inc.; Mark Morneault, IBM; Graham Nicholls, Homeportal; Jeff Perry, Philips Telemonitoring Services; Sugata Sanyal, Philips Electronics; Craig Soderquist, Core Networks; Michael Stich, Texas Instruments; Peter Strong, nSine; Matt Swanston, CEA; Roger Torrenti, Sigma Consultants; and Ofer Vilenski, Jungo Software Technologies.

Track D: Home and Hearth (Two Sessions)
Ralph Ballart, SBC Technology Resources; Tony Barra, Internet Home Alliance; Marco Graziano, MyCasa Network; Marlee Lauffer, Newhall Land; Chris Wildfoerster, Crestron Electronics; and Ron Zimmer, CABA.

Track E: Distribution (One Session)
Richard Holtz, Infinisys; Nancy Rae Kielty, Best Buy; David McLean, Fluke Networks; and Randy Stearns, Engineered Environments.

CONNECTIONS™ attracts leaders from an array of industries, including market research, energy services, broadband Internet access and services, entertainment, appliances, and computer manufacturers. Attendees include strategic planners, product developers and marketers who are developing and selling advanced products and services for consumers in the residential market.

For additional information about CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, please visit www.connectionsconference.com, e-mail Parks Associates at sales@parksassociates.com, or call 972-490-1113.

About CONNECTIONS™
CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Home Conference and Showcase, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association, is an international executive conference for digital home technologies. Market areas include broadband-related infrastructure and services, residential gateways, home networks, digital entertainment and home management. Speakers, panelists, and attendees see innovations, address technical challenges, network with peers, hear consumer research and business model presentations, and participate in industry discussions. www.connectionsconference.com