Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) 2007
Posted on: Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 09:00 CST
OFC/NFOEC 2007:
What:
OFC/NFOEC 2007
When/Where:
March 25 - 29 (Exhibits Open March 27 - 29) at the Anaheim Convention Center
Details:
As the largest and most comprehensive international event for both the science and business of optical communications, this year's combined OFC/NFOEC will host the entire scope of optical communications, providing educational programming, exhibits and other activities for all audiences from researchers working in the laboratories to service providers and carriers to equipment manufacturers.
Featuring:
-- optics and electronics exhibitors (40 percent based outside the U.S.)
-- comprehensive technical program, featuring both the OFC and NFOEC programs, will comprise hundreds of sessions, including workshops, short courses and paper presentations
Highlights:
Business and Technical Programming includes:
OFC/NFOEC will deliver exclusive and timely programming for the more than 13,000 people expected to attend the conference. Visit the site periodically at http://www.ofcnfoec.org/conference_program/Index.aspx for regular programming updates. In the meantime, here's a preview of what you can expect:
-- OFC/NFOEC 2007 Plenary Session, scheduled for Tuesday, March 27, featuring:
-- Mark Wegleitner, senior vice president-Network Planning/CTO, Verizon Communications;
-- Chongcheng Fan, vice director, Professional Group of Optical Communication, Chinese Institute of Communications;
-- Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman, One Laptop per Child.
Join these industry leaders for a unique perspective into the industry and today's business realities.
-- Market Watch: Business and Technology - This three-day series of panel sessions engage the applications and business community in the field of optical communications. Presentations and panel discussions feature esteemed guest speakers from industry, research and the investment community. Topics include Broadband Access, ROADMs, FTTX, Ethernet Services and Optical Integration.
-- The Service Provider Summit is a dynamic program with topics and speakers of interest to CTOs, network architects, network designers and technologists within the service provider and carrier sector. The Service Provider Summit will be held on Wednesday, March 28 and will feature a keynote from Sanghoon Lee, senior executive vice president, Korea Telecom. Other speakers include executives from Telcordia, AT&T Labs, Internet2, Deutsch Telecom, Verizon and NTT.
-- Hundreds of educational workshops and tutorial sessions.
Private media events will include:
-- A media lunch panel at noon on Tuesday, March 27 - OFC/NFOEC representatives and participating panelists from the scientific, corporate and analyst communities will provide a high-level view of the industry and specifically how optics will handle the demand for broadband.
Registration:
Registration for OFC/NFOEC 2007 has begun and can be accessed online at
http://www.ofcnfoec.org/media_center/MediaRegistrationForm.aspx
Contact:
Please contact us or visit the event Web site at www.ofcnfoec.org/ for additional information, including travel arrangement details.
Leah Wilkinson, 703-892-8080,
leah@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 approximately 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.ofcnfoec.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 a non-financial technical co-sponsor is Telcordia Technologies, Inc.
Source: Business Wire
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