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Savage: Yeah, we move it around. We were at DisneyWorld last year, and the Venetian the year before that. We've been in New Orleans, Florida, etc. The 2009 will be in Houston.

PL: What's planned for the show?

Savage: The theme is "Linking Communities at the Speed of Light." We've got a lot of focus on putting fiber in the ground and it'll help you to attract business, improve community economics, get better usage of your libraries, telecommuting and that sort of thing. We find that our attendees pretty much know what FTTH is and aren't expecting any new technology twists. Now they want to know how to make money with it and use it to improve the community.

PL: What are you expecting in terms of attendance numbers?

Savage: Somewhere between 2000 and 2500. We're thinking this year might be about like last year. The airplane tickets might be a little expensive and the economy might be a little worse, but the industry has grown, so we think those factors offset each other.

PL: Numbers are down for a lot of shows.

Savage: We're a narrowly focused conference, and we've heard that if you focus on one industry segment or one technology, you can attract at least what you attracted last year. Exhibitors and sponsors are showing a lot of enthusiasm and that's always a good sign.

PL: Well, we look forward to hearing more from the FTTH Council in the future.