2014 ANNUAL REPORT
www.adaptivespirit.com “A new addition to our executive team sponsored the event in previous years. He wanted to continue the tradition with us and I have to say, I am thankful he did. We brought clients and they thoroughly enjoyed the event and are already hoping they are on the guest list for next year.”
“Overall, the event gets better and better every year!”
“Over the last four years, Adaptive Spirit has incorporated great educational panels. People come not only for the on‑mountain activities but also to hear what other people in the industry are saying.”
2 A Message from the Adaptive Spirit Board Chairperson About Adaptive Spirit The focus of Adaptive Spirit remains steadfast: We aim to unite Adaptive Spirit’s partnership with the members with resources that enhance the business outcome, cable industry and U.S. Paralympics stimulate innovative networking opportunities resulting in growth is facing an important milestone and success of the telecommunications industry and share best over the next twelve months. The practices with our members. Also an important goal, Adaptive Annual Event (aka SkiTAM) will Spirit provides the industry a way to give back to the community celebrate its 20th Anniversary in through the organization’s venerable annual event. 2015. You, as part of that industry, can look forward to a special Adaptive Spirit is a not-for-profit trade association which focuses on weekend that will celebrate our building business relationships and effective networking practices past and look forward to the future. in the telecommunications industry. Through initiatives that focus We are planning some new events on education and ways to interact with the event and networking, attendees. We are also expanding Adaptive Spirit the Event Committee to include champions the new volunteers who will bring new strength of business ideas for the event. We appreciate relationships and your feedback and encourage the end result of your continued involvement in the creating a more planning process. profitable industry. To that end, Finally, what an amazing year for Adaptive Spirit the Paralympic National Ski and provides education, Snowboard Teams and what an recognition, amazing year for Adaptive Spirit! information For all of you who attended the and networking 19th Annual Event in Vail, we hope opportunities for you enjoyed hearing the athletes cable companies, talk about their experience at the content providers Sochi Paralympic Games and how and others who important it is to have the support of supply products cable industry behind them as they and services to the represent Team USA. That support industry. led to bringing home 18 Paralympic medals overall. Highlights included Adaptive Spirit ADAPTIVE SPIRIT’S GOALS our first medals in women’s Nordic strives to serve skiing in 20 years and a sweep in as the premier • Unite members with vendors the inaugural Para-Snowboard networking and resources that enhance event for the U.S. Men’s Paralympic and business the outcome of their business Snowboard Team. relationship- dealings building • Stimulate innovative We hope to see organization in the networking resulting in the all in Vail, April telecommunications growth and success of the 9 to 12, 2015 industry. We telecommunications industry to celebrate 20 develop and years of cable support business • Sharing best industry practices industry support relationships with our members and partnership. providing our Steve Raymond, Chairperson, members with Adaptive Spirit Board of Directors better results than they would have without Adaptive Spirit.
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3 Financial Overview
In the organization’s third year, the addition of Snowboarding, the Adaptive Spirit’s financial plan is we continued to serve as a great board anticipates an additional to maintain an investment account networking and educational donation to the team may be which creates a “safety net” in the resource for the broadband industry. approved during the 2015 fiscal year. event an additional team donation The 19th Annual Event (aka SkiTAM) During the event, the silent auction or unexpected expenses are generated record-breaking total brought in a net amount of $65,005. incurred. Last year, the board chose revenue of $1,239,046. After paying The silent auction funds are used Waddell & Reed to hold and invest event expenses, the board approved to support the Athlete Partner the fund. Monte Meier, former a donation of $500,000 to the U.S. Program which is administered by alpine team member, is the fund’s Olympic Committee to benefit the No Excuses Unlimited to benefit financial advisor. We are happy Paralympic National Ski Team for its the team’s athletes. In addition, a to report the fund had a return of 2014-2015 season. With the growth donation of $4,500 went to the 14.4% and an additional $100,000 of the Alpine and Nordic teams and Empire States Games. One part of was allocated to the fund.
Sources Uses of of Funds Funds
Membership Educational Charitable SkiTAM 2014 dues event Other SkiTAM 2014 donations Organization $1,240,846 $49,100 $6,320 $1,202 $562,889 $504,500 $19,357
95.64% 3.78% 0.49% 0.09% 51.80% 46.42% 1.78%
4 SKITAM DONATIONS STATE OF FINANCIAL POSITION TO THE PARALYMPIC SKI TEAM June 30, 2014 1996 $100,000 Assets 1997 $130,000 Cash and Cash Equivalents $431,534 1998 $171,600 1999 $268,400 W & R Investment Account $214,743 2000 $290,000 Promotional Assets $1,200 2001 $310,000 Pre-paid Expenses $2,000 2002 $327,295 $649,477 2003 $350,000 2004 $365,595 Liabilities 2005 $410,000 Accrued expenses $ 2,000 2006 $414,010 2007 $455,469 2008 $506,171 Net assets $647,477 2009 $463,400 2010 $520,689 2011 $601,770 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 2012 $600,000 July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 2013 $500,000 Revenue Sources 2014 $500,000 SkiTAM 2014 $1,240,846
Membership dues $ 49,100 No Excuses Educational Event $ 6,320 Unlimited Other $ 1,202 To maximize the charitable contribution made to $1,297,468 the Paralympic Ski Team, Adaptive Spirit partners with No Excuses Unlimited to allow sponsors and Expenses participants to make tax-deductible charitable donations to the team. In addition, No Excuses SkiTAM 2014 $562,889 functions as the administrator for Adaptive Spirit’s Athlete Partner Program (APP). The APP supplies Organization $ 19,357 athletes with a funding opportunity for expenses $582,246 associated with ski training and competitions. Funded primarily by Adaptive Spirit and administered by Charitable donations No Excuses Unlimited (NEU), APP funds are granted based on an application process. No Excuses Empire State Games $ 4,500 Unlimited also administers the Jack Benedick US Paralympics $500,000 Memorial Fund which provides funding for the Jack Benedick Leadership Award and Victory Incentive $504,500 Program. The board and advisers of No Excuses Unlimited include a number of longtime SkiTAM supporters, Adaptive Spirit event committee members and former team members. No Excuses Profit from operations $210,722 Unlimited is a 501(c)(3) organization and meets the public support tests of IRS Standards Section 509(a) (1). More information about No Excuses Unlimited, In-kind services value received $ 85,094 including a secure online donation process, is available at NoExcusesUnlimited.org. 5 ADAPTIVE SPIRIT MEMBERSHIP
An Adaptive Spirit membership creates: 1. Access to knowledge sharing, collaboration and networking opportunities at all Adaptive Spirit events; 2. Connections to operators, suppliers, vendors and other telecommunications industry professionals via the members-only directory; 3. Member-only access to Adaptive Spirit research; Adaptive Spirit Organization Leadership and, 4. Access to member-only Steve Raymond, Chairperson Cable in Fairfax County. Her non- events. profit experience includes serving Working for DIRECTV Sports as co-chairperson for Cable Positive Membership is open to Networks as vice president of any individual engaged in Denver and president of the Denver affiliate relations, Steve is based in alumni chapter of Virginia Tech. She the telecommunications the Root Sports Rocky Mountain industry including has served as Communications Chair Regional office. He is responsible on the event committee since 2001. multisystem operators, for developing and implementing independent system affiliate marketing strategies, Amos Smith, Treasurer operators, programmers promotions, affiliation agreements and suppliers of equipment and all aspects of distribution for the As GVP Technical Operations, Care & or services to the industry, regional sports networks in Seattle, Payment Services for Time Warner but not including direct Denver and Pittsburgh. Previously, Cable Residential Business, Amos is broadcast satellite, Steve spent 25 years in affiliate sales responsible for financial planning and incumbent local exchange at the Walt Disney Company. Steve analysis and is a key strategic partner carriers, electric utilities has won numerous awards for his working to ensure optimization of or municipally-owned volunteer work in the adaptive skiing financial returns, accurate expense cable systems and arena such as the CTAM Chairman’s planning, budgeting and forecasting. subsidiaries and affiliates Award and ESPN Volunteer of the He is also responsible for residential of the foregoing. Honorary Year in 2003. Steve was named “Chef payment services and signal memberships may be de Mission” for the 2010 Winter security. Amos began his career at conferred by the board of Paralympics. Time Warner Cable in 2002 as Vice directors upon any person President of Finance for National who, in the opinion of the Deborah Flippo, Secretary Division. Prior to joining Time Warner board, has provided to the Cable, he spent seven years at AT&T success of Adaptive Spirit Senior director of affiliate sales at Broadband (formerly TCI) in various and/or the well being of the Vubiquity (formerly Avail-TVN), financial positions from Analyst to industry. Deborah has more than 20 years of Executive Director of Finance. Amos experience in the telecommunications served this year on the board’s industry. She held several senior Endowment Fund committee. executive positions at iN DEMAND Networks and Request Television. Nomi Bergman, Director Deborah began her broadband career in cable operations with the Nomi Bergman is president of launch of NVOD at Media General Bright House Networks, the sixth
6 Satisfaction with the 19th Annual Event is Jay Rolls, Director Jay Rolls is senior vice high with 97% of respondents giving the event president and CTO at Charter Communications. He and his team overall 4/5 ratings (on a 5-point, “poor” to have responsibility for advanced engineering and architecture across “excellent” scale). all lines of business. Previously, Jay served in a variety of roles during 13 years at Cox Communications, Source: 2014 Attendee Survey conducted by Pacific Broadband (where he Horowitz Associates | Market & Multicultural Research was vice president of business development) and two years as vice president of network engineering at Excite@Home. Earlier, Jay spent nine years in Germany with Alcatel and BBN Communications (now part of Level3) and began his career working in the U.S. intelligence Adaptive Spirit Organization Leadership community. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the largest domestic MSO. Bergman positions at Scientific-Atlanta University of Virginia and an M.S. is an advocate and spokesperson and started his career at Pioneer in Systems Management from the for industry innovation, new Communications. He earned his University of Southern California. technologies and services, all with B.S. in Engineering from Harvey the goal of continuously improving Mudd College and an M.B.A. from Joe Rooney, Director customer value and satisfaction. Ohio State University. Mike, his Currently senior vice president The company has earned top wife and daughters have been branding, advertising and social accolades from its customers strong supporters of SkiTAM from media for Cox Communications, as well as being recognized by the beginning. Joe has been a cable marketer highly regarded consumer brands since 1981. His first job out of such as Consumer Reports and Ron Pitcock, Director college was selling cable door J.D. Power & Associates among Ron Pitcock is vice president and to door and he has moved with others. Bergman has received general manager of the national the industry ever since. With many industry accolades from cable television group for Huawei Cox for 26 years, Joe joined the WICT, CableFax Magazine, SCTE, Technologies USA. A technology Atlanta headquarters from Cox MultiChannel News, CED and the entrepreneur with over 35 years in Orange County where he helped prestigious Vanguard Award for the industry, Ron currently serves create a bundling strategy in the Leadership. Nomi holds a degree in as an advisor for Leptron Industrial system which was recognized Economics and Statistics from the Robotic Helicopters and Hunting as being the first in the nation University of Rochester. for Purpose. Previously, he served to offer the triple-play of digital video, telephone and high speed Mike Hayashi, Director in top positions at HomeSync, ICC Speed cell, ComPath, LifeStyle Internet. Joe’s catch phrase “It’s Mike Hayashi is executive Innovations and Integra5. He the bundle, baby” was borne out vice president, architecture, co-founded and served as president of his experiences driving bundle development and engineering at of High Speed Access Corporation. penetration in the OC. Time Warner Cable. Joining Time Ron has been recognized as a top Warner in 1992, Mike is the creative 100 cable executive and is a Cable Ken Tolle, Legal Advisor engineering force behind most of TV Pioneer. He is active in the President and Senior Advisor, Time Warner Cable’s technological leadership of the Shrine of Denver Launch Pad Media Advisors endeavors. His contributions supporting children’s hospitals. include involvement in digital He has a BBA from Texas A&M, an Susan Burgstiner, Administrator television, video on demand, HD Mtel from Denver University and President, Marketing On Demand, and DVRs. Prior to joining Time is a doctorial candidate with Jones Inc. Warner Cable, Mike held various International University.
7 Adaptive Spirit Member Companies
Adaptive Spirit’s membership continues to grow and pulls from a wide variety of industry segments including operators, programmers and suppliers. Here is a sample of the companies that understand the value of supporting Adaptive Spirit.
Advanced Digital EYEMG ONE World Sports Broadcast Facebook Oracle Alcatel-Lucent Fox Networks Outdoor Channel AMDOCS Fox News Channel Ovation ARRIS Fujitsu Network Pace Americas AXS TV Communications PM Publicidad BBC Worldwide General RCN Americas Communication Inc. Rocket Fuel Bright House Google Rogers Cable 100% of sponsor Networks HBO Broadcom S & D Marketing | Hewlett Packard Advertising contacts surveyed stated Broadsoft Horowitz Associates Samsung Bullseye Marketing Inc. Market & they are very likely or Systems Multicultural Sand Cherry Associates CableLabs Research likely to renew their Scripps Networks Cablevision Systems Huawei Humax USA SeaChange sponsorship for 2015. CAS Group International iN DEMAND Networks Charter Starz Entertainment Source: 2014 Attendee Integra Networks Ciena Suddenlink Survey conducted by Cisco ION Media Networks Communications Horowitz Associates | Market & Multicultural Research Clearleap IWCO Direct Technicolor CliIntel Janrain TELUS Cognizant Japs-Olson Company The Weather Channel Comcast Juniper Networks ThinkAnalytics Contec Holdings Ltd. Liberty Global Time Warner Cable Cox Communications Mediacom TiVo Communications Crown Media Turner Broadcasting MRV CSG International Systems NBCUniversal Deluxe Digital Univision Distribution NCTC Viacom Media DigitalSmiths NetCracker Networks Technology Disney & ESPN Media Viamedia Networks NetScout Systems Visible World DraftFCB Neustar Vubiquity Dun & Bradstreet New Frontier Media WideOpenWest Ericsson NFL Network
8 2013–2014 Year In Review
Comcast Accessibility Summit
In celebration of Disability products and services. The initiatives from the Accessibility Awareness Month, Comcast event’s purpose was to increase Lab include use of our mobile held an Accessibility Summit on understanding of the largest and web applications with October 4th, 2013 to highlight growing minority in the U.S. — assistive technologies, access the company’s efforts to engage people with disabilities. It served to programming with video the disability community as an accessible product and description and closed captions through delivery of accessible service showcase to increase and exploration of new solutions employee awareness and skills. to enhance usability of Xfinity As Adaptive Spirit looks to build Home and other products by newer and stronger partnerships customers with disabilities. with industry members, Adaptive Adaptive Spirit looks to create Spirit sent Paralympic Ski Team partnerships with companies members to attend. Alpine team at the 20th Anniversary Event members Chris Devlin-Young, to demonstrate products Lindsay Ball and Diane Barras and services which bring represented Adaptive Spirit at accessibility to customers with the Summit. In 2013, Comcast adaptive needs. Additionally, created an official Accessibility Paralympics staff and athletes Lab which brings together will also demonstrate the cutting-edge solutions such as latest technology in adaptive cable TV’s first talking program ski equipment — technology guide. It is also used for focus that helps them perform at the groups and usability testing with championship level. the disability community to learn more about how customers can use its services as well as to help educate Comcast’s employees about accessibility. Other
9 Dr. Bob Harney Leadership Award In December 2013, Adaptive Spirit was honored by Disabled Sports USA with its presentation of the Dr. Bob Harney Leadership Award. “The award is a great honor for our organization,” said Steve Raymond, Chairman of the Board of Adaptive Spirit. “To have the hard work of our volunteers, not to mention the continued support of the cable industry, recognized by such a premiere organization in the adaptive sports world is a wonderful and welcome endorsement.” DSUSA was formed in 1967 to provide national leadership and opportunities for individuals with disabilities to develop independence, confidence and fitness through participation in community sports, recreation and educational programs. Each year they serve over 60,000 youth, wounded warriors and adults through a nationwide network of over 100 community- based chapters in 37 states nationwide in over 30
Support for the Empire State Games
Using available funds from the 2013 SkiTAM, Adaptive Spirit funded expansion of the Empire State Games with a $4,500 donation. This request was brought to our attention through the efforts of Howard Horowitz. Howard is president of Horowitz Associates | Market & Multicultural Research (the official research partner of Adaptive Spirit) and also a member of the Empire State Games Committee. The Games host more than 40 adaptive alpine, cross different sports. Dr. Bob, as he was fondly known country, biathlon, ski within the adaptive skiing world, was a pioneer cross and board cross helping to create the international system of medical athletes. The Games also host the Development classification for adaptive athletes and a leader in Nordic Ski Camp where regional athletes, the Paralympic movement for many years. DSUSA development athletes and national team members created the Dr. Bob Harney Leadership award to have the opportunity to train together. recognize individuals and groups that have made a difference in supporting the adaptive sports community.
10 19th Annual Event
What is the Annual Event Educational Panel Strategies To Generate Revenue (aka SkiTAM)? From Content Marketing and The In keeping with its mission to Second Screen.” Sponsored by SkiTAM is the annual networking present unique and valuable JANRAIN, the panel was co-hosted and educational event hosted networking opportunities as well by Adaptive Spirit and the Rocky by Adaptive Spirit. This three- as sharing industry knowledge Mountain Cable Association day event brings together cable from today’s top business minds, which continues the history of a industry executives and their Adaptive Spirit kicked off the 19th successful partnership. The panel, families from all over the country Annual Event with “Monetizing moderated by Michael Grebb, and is widely recognized as one Engagement — Effective of the industry’s top-ranked networking opportunities. Thanks to industry support, this annual cable event brings Adaptive Spirit members together to build up the cable business. All funds remaining after expenses are paid are donated to a charitable organization. In 2014, once again Adaptive Spirit chose the U.S. Paralympic National Ski Team as the recipient of those funds. The 19th Annual Event boasts a record- breaking 1152 participants and 142 industry companies represented.
11 Executive Editor, CableFAX Group, explored best practices for enlisting social media in industry business initiatives, examined different metrics and key statics and provided insight from experts as to the use of social media in engaging and retaining customers. Presented to a full room, the panel featured Larry Drebes, CEO/ CTO, JANRAIN; Rich DiGeronimo, SVP Product & Strategy, Charter Communications; John Dixon, VP Interactive Media, Comcast; Adam Naide, Executive 19th Annual Director Social Media Marketing, Cox Communications; Event and Tania Yuki, CEO, Shareablee. Attendance Brain Trust Breakfast Building on last year’s overwhelming success, Adaptive Spirit once again presented attendees with the opportunity to share breakfast and discuss tactics and competitive ideas with some of the best minds in our industry with the Brain Trust Breakfast sponsored this year by PM Publicidad. Since the breakfast is designed to offer an intimate and informal session, each host meets with a maximum of 20 Cable Operator/ Programmer/ Marketing/ Hardware people. Attendees truly look forward to this informal, MSO Network Consulting/PR Provider early morning event as evidenced by the sold out status. They welcomed the chance to chat in a small 39% 15% 15% 13% and casual setting with one of the great people who volunteered to host the breakfasts: John Egan, Telco/ Consumer Chairman Evolution Digital, a 35-year veteran in the Satellite ISP Electronics Other cable business and the founder and former CEO of ARRIS; John Schanz, Executive Vice President and 4% 2% 2% 10% Chief Network Officer, Comcast Cable; Jennifer Dangar, President Distribution, The Weather Company; Luis Caballero, Executive Director Hispanic Marketing, Cox Communications; and Marty Cooper, wireless pioneer and visionary who led a team at Motorola to create the first hand held mobile phone.
12 Adaptive Spirit and U.S. Paralympics
The connection between the cable Paralympic Adaptive Spirit Team had reason to celebrate as industry and the U.S. Paralympic Endowment Fund team rookie, Oksana Masters, won National Ski Team was formed the first U.S. women’s Paralympic in 1996 when cable industry In 2012, the board donated $860,000 medal in cross-country in 20 years. executives recognized the need to the USOC to create the Adaptive Nordic brought home one bronze for the Paralympic Ski Team to Spirit Endowment Fund (ASEF). With and two silver. Team USA swept the secure additional funding those funds, the USOC created the first-ever men’s para snowboard to continue operations U.S. Paralympic Adaptive Spirit cross with Evan Strong capturing and opportunities for Fund to help the USOC grow the gold medal, Mike Shea with the disabled athletes. the Paralympic Champions silver and Keith Gabel picking up the After its formation Fund. This fund grew to bronze. On the women’s side, Amy in 2011, Adaptive over $1.1 million from Purdy won the bronze medal in the Spirit continued the other matching fund para snowboard cross. industry support sources. Adaptive Spirit of this group. Since would like to see this fund December 2010, become the seed money to support Paralympic skiing “The financial investment U.S. Paralympics from Adaptive Spirit has (USP) has governed the in perpetuity. Details about the Paralympic Champions Fund are on allowed the United States team (formerly known as the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) to Adaptive Ski Team). A division of the USOC web site at TeamUSA.org/ US-Paralympics. rebuild the Paralympic winter the Olympic Committee, USP is program resulting in 17 skiing / the national governing body for 2014 Paralympic Games snowboard medals at the Sochi Paralympic skiing in the United Paralympic Games, an increase States. USP renamed the team All eyes were on Russia in March from 12 in 2010. Without the U.S. Paralympic National Ski 2014 as the U.S. Paralympic Team the great leadership and Team and now provides support competed against the rest of the generosity from Adaptive Spirit and programs for the team. world in the Paralympic Games. supporters and the cable and It also assists with grass root Team USA’s 74 athletes and 6 guides telecommunications industry, development, athlete identification were led into the stadium by flag U.S. athletes would have no and competition opportunities bearer Jon Lujan, an alpine skier chance to pursue excellence at in collaboration with partner and retired Marine Corps Sergeant. the Paralympic Games.” organizations and ski clubs around The Alpine Team performed well in the country on a local basis. Sochi winning 15 medals in alpine Scott Blackmun, More information is available at skiing, including one gold, five U.S. Olympic Committee CEO USParalympics.org. silver and eight bronze. The Nordic 13 19th Annual Event Committee Each year, the Annual Event (aka SkiTAM) depends on a talented and diverse base of professionals from the cable and telecommunication industries to create our annual meeting. Beyond already demanding day jobs, the following individuals volunteered their time and talents to make the event a success. An experienced and virtually- connected group from a variety of disciplines, this committee spent untold hours during the year to make the event a remarkable weekend. This is a hard-working group not just a list of names and titles!
Nomi Bergman Debbie Flippo Molly McCaskill Silent Auction Co-Chairperson Committee Communications Silent Auction Co-Chairperson Bright House Networks, Vubiquity, Senior Director, New Frontier Media, President Affiliate Sales Marketing Manager Patty Bullington Bill Futera Brad Parobek Silent Auction Co-Chairperson Athlete Partner Program Race Co-Chairperson Charter, Senior Director, Marketing Co-Chairperson CliIntel, Vice President, Bright House Networks, EVP/CFO New Business Development Susan Burgstiner Social Chairperson Steve Havey Steve Raymond Marketing On Demand, President Athlete Partner Program Event Committee Co-Chairperson Co-Chairperson DIRECTV Sports, VP, Affiliate Sales Colette Carey Contec Holdings Ltd., SVP, Marketing Publicity Chairperson Joe Rooney AXS TV, Senior Director, Marcom Nancy Heffernan Event Committee Co-Chairperson Sponsorship Co-Chairperson Cox Communications, Alex D’Addio Cox Communications, SVP, Brand Marketing, Advertising & Video Chairperson Director, Video Marketing Social Media Event Networks, Account Services Anne Marie Hukriede Todd Stewart John Farra Marketing and Race Co-Chairperson Sponsorship Co-Chairperson Nordic Team Liaison S & D Marketing | Advertising, Bright House Networks, Paralympic Ski Team, High VP, Client Services Corporate VP, Advertising Performance Director — Paralympic Nordic Skiing Kevin Jardine Lori Wood Alpine Team Liaison Volunteer Chairperson Cheryl Feingold Paralympic Ski Team, High DigitasLBI, Account Manager Sponsorship Co-Chairperson Performance Director — TransCend Resources, CEO Jennifer Yohe-Wagner Paralympic Alpine Skiing Sponsorship Co-Chairperson Comcast, SVP, Procurement
14 Looking Forward
In the history of Adaptive Spirit, an event falling within an Olympic year usually sees a higher level of excitement and celebration than an average year. Even though 2014 brought the tie to the Sochi Winter Games which raised the bar for the Annual Event, 2015 will take us to new territory. Next year will mark the 20th anniversary of this Annual Event which has grown from humble beginnings in 1995 to being the premiere industry networking event of the year, welcoming over 1,000 attendees and raising a total of 19th Annual over 10 million dollars for the U.S. Paralympic Ski Team. As an organization, we look Sponsor List forward to this milestone year The Annual Event would not be possible without the generous support with endless gratitude. Gratitude of our outstanding sponsor partners — many who return year after year. for the many sponsors who have Please join us in thanking the following sponsors for their support and the supported this event through fundamental reason for the success of Adaptive Spirit. the years, gratitude for the many volunteers who have given of their time to ensure the success Platinum Huawei Technologies Fox News of each event and gratitude to ARRIS Humax USA, Inc. Hewlett-Packard the members of Adaptive Spirit Cisco Systems ION Media Networks iN DEMAND and their commitment to this Cox Knotice IWCO Direct organization. Deluxe Neustar MRV Optical Disney & ESPN Media Samsung Communications Here’s to a dynamic and produc‑ Networks SeaChange Systems tive 2014–2015 season and an Ericsson International Myhren Media amazing 20th Anniversary Event! HBO Technicolor NFL Network NBCUniversal Viacom Media Outdoor Channel Networks/EPIX Pace Americas Gold Vubiquity Periscope Amdocs PM Publicidad Bright House Networks Bronze Rocket Fuel EYEMG Advanced Digital Sand Cherry NetCracker Technology Broadcast Associates S&D Marketing | AXS TV Scripps Networks Advertising BBC America Interactive BullsEye Marketing ThinkAnalytics Silver Systems TiVo Alcatel-Lucent CAS Group Turner Broadcasting Contec Charter System, Inc. CSG International Ciena Univision Draftfcb Clearleap Viamedia Fujitsu Cognizant Visible World Horowitz Associates Inc. Digitalsmiths Market & Multicultural Dun & Bradstreet Research Fox Networks Adaptive Spirit PRSRT STD 2329 West Main Street, Suite 207 U.S. POSTAGE Littleton, Colorado 80120 PAID P: 303-797-9507 IWCO DIRECT F: 303-797-6746
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