Editor's Letter: A Little Help from Our Friends

This summer, PHONE+ began a recruiting campaign for industry channel execs for its all-new 2007/2008 Advisory Board. We received a deluge of applications and were very pleased with the caliber of the applicants and the thoughtfulness of their applications. After long review, our publishing editorial and trade show staffs have selected the inaugural panel members who will serve one-year terms. They include:

INDEPENDENT AGENT/ SUBAGENT
Peter Radizeksi, president, RAD-INFO
David Goodwin, principal, ATC

VARS
Ian Keininger, general manager of carrier sales, CDW

CARRIERS
Charles Cary, vice president of small business services, XO Communications
Ken Bisnoff, senior vice president of strategic opportunities, TelePacific Communications

RESELLERS
Brian Twomey, CEO, TNCI
Frank Ahearn, CEO, McGraw Communications

ASSOCIATIONS (STANDING MEMBERS)
TAG National
WIBOC

These — dare I say “brave” — volunteers will serve as a sounding board for editorial content in PHONE+ as well as seminar content for the Channel Partners Conference & Expo. We will rely on the members of the advisory board for their guidance and counsel to ensure that our publications and programs remain relevant and timely. In addition to what no doubt will be inspired advice, they will share their views on the Peer-to-Peer Blog on the PHONE+ Web site.

We have enjoyed a long-standing dialogue with many readers and attendees that will continue. The addition of these board members gives us more ears to the ground and offers you even more opportunities to express your views and have them taken up in a formal review process that we hope will ensure that PHONE+ and the Channel Partners Conference & Expo evolve and grow with the industry. Call or e-mail, early and often.

Regards, KHALI HENDERSON Group Editor