The Tennessee Telecommunications Association\u2019s annual conference was one of the best-attended in several years, says Levoy Knowles, executive director of the association.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had to move the barbecue indoors due to the weather, but that didn\u2019t dampen our attendance or our good time,\u201d he says.
\nAbout 218 people registered for the conference at the Marriott Cool Springs Hotel in Franklin, Tennessee. \u201cI appreciate the members\u2019 attendance, sponsorships and networking opportunities,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
U.S. Rep Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, and Shirley Bloomfield, chief executive officer of NTCA \u2013The Rural Broadband Association, were keynote speakers.<\/p>\n
One of the conference highlights each year is the golf tournament. This year\u2019s winners included Leah Walker, Professional Sales Agents Inc., longest drive; Kim Adkins, Capitol Strategies Group, closest to pin; Justlin Harlow, iRis Networks, longest drive; and Marc Wright, Power and Communications Sales Inc., closest to the pin. Adkins also came away as the big winner with a hole-in-one.<\/p>\n
Joining together<\/strong><\/p>\n The telecommunications associations in Kentucky and Tennessee will team up for a joint conference in October.
\nThe KTA-TTA Fall Conference & Supplier Showcase is Oct. 17-19 at the Holiday Inn University Plaza and Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky.<\/p>\n