Parks Associates will be hosting a morning session at CEDIA EXPO, on Thursday, October 15. Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates, will give the presentation "State of the Connected Home." Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates will moderate the session "Winning Strategies for Mid-Market Home Systems."

Barbara Kraus, Research Analyst Parks Associates, will moderate the panel "Next Generation TV’s & Projectors: Better Pictures through better Pixels" on Friday, October 16, from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM.

CEDIA EXPO 2015 is the global showcase of the future home experience. Expand your network, explore growth opportunities, inspire and be inspired alongside the industry’s leading experts and futurists. On top of gaining extraordinary access to the most visionary thinking, products and resources in the world, you’ll have the chance to receive in-depth training and earn industry-recognized certifications.

Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Parks Associates will be speaking on the panel "plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" on Friday, October 9 at 4:00 PM.

Parks Associates is supporting Future of Television.

Future of Television — the leading event for senior representatives from television broadcasters, MCNs, digital studios, cable networks, digital distribution networks, brands, advertising firms, VCs, social networks, technology providers, analysts and press. Unlike some other industry events, Future of Television focuses on bringing together the people who really matter to meet in a lively yet intimate environment that allows access and privacy to build and grow relationships and partnerships.

Parks Associates is supporting NY Games Conference.

NY Games Conference — the leading event for senior representatives from game publishers, developers, movie studios, advertising firms, VCs, social networks, technology providers, analysts and press. Unlike some other industry events, NY Games Conference focuses on bringing together the people who really matter to meet in a lively yet intimate environment that allows access and privacy to build and grow relationships and partnerships. Year after year, attendees tell me about the importance of NYGC for the ROI it provides. It’s not just the deals they make but people they meet and the long lasting relationships forged.

Parks Associates is supporting Next Generation OSS/BSS & Pricing Summit.

With a specific focus on the role of marketing and commercial teams and enabling agility via OSS/BSS systems, Informa Telecoms and Media’s summit will provide you with not only the answers to these questions but also frank discussion about the obstacles through new discussion group and roundtable formats. With a greater emphasis on networking through hosted lunch tables, business card exchanges and speed networking, you will be able to build long lasting relationships with the industry.

Parks Associates is supporting Digital Music Forum.

Digital Music Forum — the leading event for senior representatives working in the music industry including artists, managers, labels, brands, digital services, marketing agencies, festival directors, investors and concert promoters. We focus on bringing together the right people in a lively yet intimate environment that provides opportunities for discovery and business development and ample opportunity for networking. This year’s event will be packed with great content, stellar people and a lot of companies that are new on the music-tech scene!

Parks Associates is supporting TV Xperience World.

Parks Associates is supporting Network Virtualization and SDN Asia.

Network Virtualization and SDN Asia will once again bring together the operator community to evaluate all of the current key issues surrounding virtualization technologies and their expanding role in today’s telco networks. SDN has the potential to improve network performance, flexibility and manageability, increase the pace of innovation through software instead of hardware and establish an open environment for delivering high value game changing applications for customers. NV & SDN Asia will examine network virtualization as a disruptive technology, its cost implications and its impact on the industry as whole. Join us in October to hear presentations and discussions around next generation MANO, virtualized IMS and EPC, monetization strategies and industry collaboration.

Parks Associates is supporting Telco Big Data Summit Asia.

Part of our Telco big data event series, we are pleased to announce that we are bringing the event to Asia! Co-located with LTE Asia and SDN Asia - this is the only big data event to attend in the area. Building on the increasingly unique position that Telco's are faced with in regards to data generation, storage, consolidation and analysis, Telco Big Data Asia will bring together the key stakeholders of the industry to define and debate what Big Data & Real Time Analytics can really do for operators, using real life use-cases and learning from experience.

Parks Associates is supporting New York Media Festival.

The NYME Team is a partnership of event producers with a track record of creating amazing events around the world. Over the past 15 years, we have produced over 250 events including some of the biggest and most impactful entertainment, tech and digital industry conferences, mega music festivals, concerts, launch parties, intimate VIP dinners and networking events. When it comes to delivering high-quality curation, atmosphere and attention to detail, we pride ourselves on being among the best in the industry.

Jennifer Kent, Director, Research Quality & Product Development, Parks Associates will be leading the roundtable "The Connected Healthcare Consumer: Bridging the Consumer and Care Professional Ecosystems" and chairing the Connected Cars and Healthcare & Wearables tracks on Tuesday, October 6. Kent will also be moderating the panel "Trends, Timelines and Predictions: Assessing the future of the connected car" on Wednesday,October 7.

Parks Associates is supporting Internet of Things World Europe.

Internet of Things World Europe is the largest IoT event of its kind. Taking place in October 2015, Berlin, the show will attract the entire ecosystem together under one roof to build business relationships and learn from industry experts across two days. With the past year having been an important one for IoT with the huge opportunities of this technology now firmly being realized. Accentures’ recent report predicts that 69% of consumers plan to buy an in-home device by 2019, reaffirming that consumer adoption of connected technology is on the rise! Attend Internet of Things World Europe and get updated on the latest trends and developments happening in this space and be part of this multi-billion dollar industry.

Parks Associates is supporting Content Delivery World.

Formerly CDN World Summit and TV in the Cloud, Content Delivery World 2015 has evolved to provide delegates with a forum to discuss and debate the opportunities and challenges surrounding the evolution of content delivery architectures and workflows – including, but not limited to, the role of the CDN in these new and ever improving architectures. While it is clear that CDN’s still play an important role in the distribution of content throughout the globe, as the consumption of media across multiple platforms in multiple formats continues to grow, the scope for convergence and innovation around the CDN is what is driving the industry forward. 

Parks Associates is supporting LTE Asia.

The 5G Asia Summit will explore how the region is leading the evolution towards the next generation of networks and promises to be an event filled with cutting-edge talks, case studies and innovation. 2015’s show will also look at the emerging markets of Asia; how the deployment and expansion of LTE is impacting their networks and what can be done to ensure a consistent high quality of service for consumers. By 2017 the developing markets of Asia will be the largest LTE markets in the world, and this year at the LTE Asia show their case studies and challenges will be brought to the fore.