More than 800 submissions have been logged by NXTcomm in response to its Call for Speakers, which ended on November 30th. Among the subjects suggested were “Simplifying the Mobile Experience,” “How Telcos Can Benefit from Online Video” and “Transforming and Increasing the Efficiency of Enterprise Workflow,” along with trends and topics related to communications in the enterprise, home networking, IP applications, infrastructure, WiMAX and software as a service.

In the coming weeks, NXTcomm08 Conference Programming Committee members will assess and select the most relevant and informative proposals for consideration by NXTcomm and its conference partners for NXTcomm08 programming sessions. Submission authors will be notified via email in late January 2008.

For more information on NXTcomm08 Conference Programming, contact Jim Forlenza at Jforlenza@NXTcommShow.com or Neil Gaffney at NGaffney@NXTcommShow.com.

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TIA Director of International and Government Affairs Michael Nunes took part in a panel discussion on U.S-Korea high tech trade partnerships as part of a delegation of high-ranking Korean trade and technology officials this week, hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the U.S.-Korea Business Council in cooperation with the Korea Industrial Technology Foundation (KOTEF).

Nunes spoke Tuesday with moderator Robert C. Reis, Executive Vice President, U.S.-Korea Business Council, and fellow panelists Kyeong-hak Seo, Senior Vice President, Korea Electronics Technology Institute, and Yeong-chul Seok, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Industrial Technology Foundation. They discussed opportunities in high-tech and electronics trade between the two countries, which currently have a trade agreement pending in the U.S. Senate.

Following the meeting, TIA announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding/friendship agreement between KOTEF and TIA, attended by the Korean Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Energy, Mr. Kim Young-ju. The agreement is a first step in what TIA hopes will be series of cooperative programs between the two organizations; the first official program took place on December 5 at TIA headquarters in Arlington, Va., and was designed to help Korean regional innovation officers facilitate cooperation and the exchange of technology and human resources and develop international joint research projects by conducting research on the present status of U.S. industrial technology development. The groups also hope to build personnel networks and channels between Korean and American business entities and government bodies.

For more information on TIA's U.S.-Korea trade efforts contact Michael Nunes at mnunes@tiaonline.org or Tyler Messa at tmessa@tiaonline.org.

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The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) will host a major event focusing on information and communications technologies (ICT) in motor vehicles. This event, The Fully Networked Car Workshop 2008, will be held March 5-7, 2008, during the 78th Geneva International Motor Show in Palexpo, Geneva.

Topics to be covered at The Fully Networked Car Workshop 2008 can be found at http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ict-auto/200803/.

The ITU has issued a call for abstracts for the workshop, including demonstrations of ICT in automobiles.  Potential presenters should submit a half-page abstract, including the title of the paper and the author’s full name, short biography, address, telephone and e-mail, to tsbcar@itu.int by Friday, November 16, 2007.  Presenters will be notified of their acceptance status by Friday, December 14, 2007, and should respond with presentations no later than Tuesday, January 29, 2008.

For information on the 2005 Workshop, go to http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ict-auto/200503/index.html; for information on the 2007 Workshop, go to http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ict-auto/200703/index.html. 

For more information on The Fully Networked Car Workshop 2008, please contact Tyler Messa at +1.703.907.7743 or tmessa@tiaonline.org.

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TIA President Grant Seiffert moderated a lunchtime executive panel on regulation, innovation and competitiveness today at GLOBECOM 2007, an Institute of Electrical and Eelectronics Engineers (IEEE) conference, here in Washington, featuring leading policy executives from top communications industry companies.  GLOBECOM 2007 marked the 50th anniversary of the annual IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference with an innovation and education-themed expo and symposium this week.

Discussing the top regulatory concerns of the day with Seiffert were Greg Farmer, Senior Vice President, Global Government Relations and International Trade, Nortel; Jake MacLeod, PVP & CTO, Engineering and Technology, Bechtel Communications; and Timothy J. Regan, Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs, Corning.

The panel discussed the most important legislative or regulatory initiatives currently pending in Washington, the proper role of the government in setting U.S. competitiveness standards, key drivers for innovation and investment, and the tension between cost concerns and long-term research and development needs.

For more information on TIA and its members policy advocacy, please contact Ian Martinez at imartinez@tiaonline.org or +1.703.907.7723.

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