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NXTcomm08
NXTcomm08 to Hold Collocation Press Conference with InfoComm

On February 28 at 10:00 a.m., TIA’s co-owned NXTcomm, the one event delivering the ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video and data, and InfoComm International, the trade association managing the top 50 tradeshow serving the audiovisual and information communications industries, will discuss the shows’ collocation in June in Las Vegas at a press conference, Webinar, conference call simultaneous event.

To gain Web access to the Webinar, go to http://url.premiereglobal.com/go/?k=e7a40ecffab54e92b72164894d1eedad. (First time Premier Global Services users are encouraged to do a test run at http://infocomm.premiereglobal.com/utilities/fullbrowsertest.aspx.) The Web pass code is 933196; the Web security code is 7562.  To gain audio access to the conference call, call in +1.888.809.4012 in the United States or +1.719.785.9325 outside the United States. The access code is 933196.

At the press conference, presented in the Time Inc. Auditorium at the Time Warner Center in New York City, NXTcomm Executive Director Wayne Crawford will join Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D, Executive Director, InfoComm International; Felix Robinson, Vice President, SPL (integrator of the Time, Inc. Auditorium); and Val K. Loh, Associate Partner, Technology, Syska Hennessy Group (designer of the Time, Inc. Auditorium). NXTcomm08 and InfoComm08, the top 50 tradeshow serving the audiovisual and information communications industries, as well as the converged state of the IT and AV industries (the press conference location, the Time Inc. Auditorium, is a prime example of that convergence) will be discussed. NXTcomm and InfoComm representatives will also provide details on the shows’ collocation in June at the Las Vegas Convention Center. 

As part of that collocation, InfoComm will occupy the North and Central Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 14-20; NXTcomm takes over the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 16-19. By collocating, InfoComm and NXTcomm can give attendees the opportunity to attend two tradeshows for the price of one.  InfoComm and NXTcomm attendees can tour both show floors, engage in valuable training, hear leading keynotes, and see the latest advances in AV and IT communications technologies, products and services. With a projected combined attendance of 50,000 professionals from 100 countries and more than 1,350 exhibitors occupying more than 750,000 nsf of exhibits and special events space in 2008, the co-location of InfoComm and NXTcomm will provide an opportunity for the professional audiovisual, IT, communications and entertainment technologies to converge in an unparalleled exposition experience. 

For more information on InfoComm, click here or contact Betsy Jaffe of InfoComm at bjaffe@infocomm.org or at (703) 279-6385.  For more for information on NXTcomm, go to www.NXTcommShow.com or contact Neil Gaffney of NXTcomm at ngaffney@NXTcommShow.com or at +1.703.907.7011.

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Join Us for TIA's Spring Policy Summit

TIA will host its 9th Annual Spring Policy Summit, "Driving Communications Innovation," April 8 at the Ronald Reagan Building in downtown Washington, D.C. The all-day event is open to all TIA members and invited government guests.

Last year's summit featured contributions from FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, NTIA head John Kneuer, Meredith Broadbent of the U.S. Trade Representative's Office, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Majority Counsel Mark Seiffert and many others.

Look for agenda updates and more information in the coming weeks. Interested members should RSVP to SPS@tiaonline.org or call +1.202.346.3240 (TIA members and government guests only).

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