TIA President Grant Seiffert will join industry thought leaders participating in several panel discussions at this year's Mobile Internet World Conference & Expo in Boston, taking place from November 13-15.  As TIA's representative, he'll discuss ways in which emerging technologies disrupt, compliment or sidestep longstanding business models.

The first panel, a network technology association roundtable, will take place at 12:35 on November 15 and feature Seiffert, Phil Marshall of the Yankee Group, 3GA President Chris Pearson, Wi-Fi Alliance Technical Director Greg Ennis, CDMA Development Group VP for Technology & Advocacy Stephen Falk and WiMAX Forum Vp of Market Mohammed Shakouri.  The roundtable will discuss the network technology choices faced by industry vendors, service providers and investors and they implement their mobile Internet strategies.  Representatives from each of the major wireless broadband technology areas will discuss various solutions, emphasizing the commercial benefits and economic performance of their respective technologies.

The second panel -- Promoting Consumer Adoption through Mobile Commerce Initiatives -- at 4:15 p.m. on November 15, will feature Seiffert, Ecrio Marketing VP Larry Loper, Visa USA Director, Product Innovation and Coordination Michele Janes and Jon Paisner of the Yankee Group.  This panel of industry experts will discuss using mobile devices at retail outlets; which business models will be most effective between mobile operators, credit card associations, and banks and merchants; and whether mobile banking will ease consumer concerns about safety enough to drive consumer adoption of mobile contactless payments, among other subjects.

The conference, featuring more than 85 speakers, panelists and other experts, as well as a small exhibition hall, will take place at Hynes Convention Center.

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On October 31-November 1, the U.S. General Services Administration will host Ideas 2007, its annual conference on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, at the Washington Convention Center. TIA Regulatory and Government Affairs Manager Becky Schwartz will moderate a panel on technology for deaf and hard-of-hearing. 

During this session, Schwartz will lead discussion on the technology solutions that are available for procurement purposes; the cost related to providing these solutions; and the security and privacy aspects of each.  Panelists will include Jim House, Public Relations and Resource Development Officer, Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; Karl Ewan, Agency Liaison for Federal Relay, Sprint; and Michael Young, CAPTEC Manager, Department of Defense Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program.

The panel will take place from 1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. on November 1.

For more information on TIA's work with the hard-of-hearing community, please contact Ian Martinez at imartinez@tiaonline.org or +1.703.907.7723.

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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is holding its World Standards Week 2007 this week in Washington, D.C., including a number of forums and panel discussions, as well as its 2007 Leadership and Service Awards ceremony tonight (Wednesday, October 17).  The awards are given to recipients for their "significant contributions to national and international standardization activities, as well as an ongoing commitment to their industry, their nation, and the enhancement of the global voluntary consensus standards system." 

TIA CTO Dan Bart was among the winners of the award announced last month, and will receive the Howard Coonley Medal which recognizes an executive "[who] has benefited the national economy through voluntary standardization and conformity assessment and has given outstanding support to standardization as a management tool."  ANSI cited Bart's active promotion of standardization programs and partnerships for the industry and his long careers with the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA) and TIA.  This is Bart's second ANSI award; he won ANSI's Meritorious Service Award in 2004.

TIA will actively participate in the ceremony honoring Bart, as well as the U.S. Celebration of Standards Day, the following day, including a reception and exhibition and an additional ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center at 1330 Pennsylvania Ave.  For a full schedule of World Standards Week event schedule, click here.   Participants can also register for the remaining events at this site. 

For questions or comments about the award or TIA's involvement in the global standards process, please contact Ian Martinez at +1.703.907.7723 or imartinez@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 please 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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