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Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition --OFC-- and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference --NFOEC-- 2005 Expo Highlights

Posted on: Wednesday, 9 February 2005, 12:00 CST

OFC/NFOEC 2005 -0- *T

Register and Attend OFC/NFOEC 2005 the Premier

International Optical Communications Event

Visit Industry's Most Comprehensive Exposition, Featuring 600+

Exhibitors Covering the Entire Scope of Optical Communications

What: OFC/NFOEC 2005

When/Where: March 6 - 11 (Exhibits Open March 8 - 10) at the

Anaheim Convention Center

Details: As the largest and most comprehensive international

event for optical communications, this year's

combined OFC/NFOEC will for the first time host the

entire scope of optical communications, providing

programming, exhibit and educational activities for

all audiences from researchers working in the

laboratories to service providers and carriers to

equipment manufacturers. Featuring a broad spectrum

of optics and electronics exhibitors, with 40 percent

from outside the U.S., OFC/NFOEC is the most

time-efficient, cost-effective opportunity to see the

latest products and get a first-look at the

technology of the present and future. The technical

program, now featuring both the OFC and NFOEC

programs, will feature hundreds of sessions,

including workshops, short courses and paper

presentations, giving a broader spectrum of

participants the opportunity to network and customize

their learning experience in one event.

Highlights: Exposition floor highlights:

-- FTTH/PON Demonstration and Resources Area,

providing exhibitor information and industry

resources. Featuring a working demonstration

system (using video for visual impact) of an

Optical Line Terminal (OLT) for service

providers, and an Optical Network Terminal (ONT)

for providing fiber technology to the home. Also

on display will be: a host of Outside Plant (OSP)

products; a 20 kilometer fiber testing span with

various splitter options for live demonstrations

of OTDRs and OLTs equipment; information from the

FTTH Council on FTTH technology; and a Standards

review.

-- International Theater, a one-stop venue

showcasing the latest technology advances from

around the world. Programming highlights include

presentations from Montreal Photonic Network,

Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan and Brazil

Photonics.

-- "10 Optical Technologies That Rock" Pavilion,

organized in conjunction with Telecommunications

Magazine. Special exhibit area featuring

companies showcasing the industry's hottest

technologies: SFPs; widely tunable lasers; OTN

(G.709); managed CWDM; semiconductor optical amps

(SOAs); Ethernet PON; Ethernet over SONET;

storage over SONET; wavelength selective

switches; and Gigabit Ethernet.

-- More than 600 exhibitors, featuring the latest

optical communications technologies.

Registration: Registration for OFC/NFOEC 2005 has begun and can be

accessed online at http://www.ofcconference.org/media_center/MediaRegistrationForm.aspx.

Contact: Please contact us or visit the event Web site at

www.ofcconference.org for additional information,

including travel arrangement details.

Leah Wilkinson, 703-892-8080, leah@wilkinsonshein.com

Keira Shein, 410-363-9494, keira@wilkinsonshein.com

Colleen Morrison, 202-416-1437,

media@ofcconference.org

About OFC/NFOEC: Since 1985, the Optical Fiber Communication

Conference and Exposition (OFC) has provided an

annual backdrop for the optical communications field

to network and share research and innovations. In

2004, OFC joined forces with the National Fiber Optic

Engineers Conference (NFOEC) creating the largest and

most comprehensive international event for optical

communications. By combining an exposition of more

than 600 companies, with a unique program of

peer-reviewed technical programming and special

focused educational sessions, OFC/NFOEC provides an

unparalleled opportunity reaching every audience from

service providers to optical equipment manufacturers

and beyond.

OFC/NFOEC, www.ofcconference.org, is managed by the

Optical Society of America (OSA) and co-sponsored by

OSA, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Engineers/Communications Society (IEEE/ComSoc) and

the Institute of Electrical and Electronics

Engineers/Lasers and Electro-Optics Society

(IEEE/LEOS). Acting as non-financial technical

co-sponsors are Telcordia Technologies, Inc. and the

International Conference on Integrated Optics and

Optical Fiber Communication (IOOC). *T

Source: Business Wire

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