Verizon President and Chief Operating Officer Denny Strigl and Sprint Nextel President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel Hesse will address NXTcomm08 in keynotes slated for Wednesday, June 18, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the communications industry exhibition and conference entity announced today. NXTcomm, the one event delivering the ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video and data, comes to the Las Vegas Convention Center June 16-19 and will co-locate with InfoComm08, the leading audiovisual business-to-business marketplace. For more information, go to http://www.NXTcommShow.com.

"There are few leaders in the communications industry as forward-thinking as Verizon's Denny Strigl and Sprint Nextel's Daniel Hesse," NXTcomm Executive Director Wayne Crawford said. "We're excited to have them share their thoughts on the future of converged communications and what it means for Verizon, Sprint Nextel and other leaders in the service provider, manufacturer, enterprise and entertainment communities at NXTcomm08."

Other NXTcomm08 Keynotes include AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall L. Stephenson, who will open NXTcomm08 as the featured keynote address on Tuesday, June 17; more NXTcomm08 Keynotes will be announced in the coming weeks.

NXTcomm08 is expected to draw 20,000 communications professionals from more than 100 countries and U.S. territories. NXTcomm08 will feature more than 500 exhibitors occupying 200,000 net square feet of exhibit space as well as 100 keynote addresses, sessions and conference events and coverage by over 450 press and analysts.

For more information please contact Leah Wilkinson of WilkinsonShein Communications at +1703.892.8080 or leah@wilkinsonshein.com or Neil Gaffney at +703.907.7011 or ngaffney@NXTcommShow.com.

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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/.

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 703.907.7743 or tmessa@tiaonline.org.

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AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall L. Stephenson will provide the featured keynote address on June 17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center for NXTcomm08, the industry's leading convention and exhibition entity announced this week. NXTcomm08, the one event delivering the ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video and data, comes to the Las Vegas Convention Center June 16-19 and will co-locate with InfoComm08, the leading audiovisual business-to-business marketplace. For more information, go to www.NXTcommShow.com.

“We are honored to have Randall Stephenson return to NXTcomm, the June 2007 site of his first address as head of AT&T,” NXTcomm Executive Director Wayne Crawford said. “Mr. Stephenson is one of the most influential leaders in the communications industry. We look forward to hearing him share AT&T’s perspective on the future of network-enabled voice, video and data with the technology suppliers, content providers, carriers and service providers, enterprise, international visitors, and press and analysts who will be in attendance at NXTcomm08.”

NXTcomm08 is expected to draw 20,000 communications professionals from more than 100 countries and U.S. territories. NXTcomm08 will feature more than 500 exhibitors occupying 200,000 net square feet of exhibit space, as well as 100 keynote addresses, sessions and conference events and coverage by over 450 press and analysts.

To view biographical information for AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson, go to http://NXTcommShow.com/keynotes.html

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Look for TIA staff and active presence at this year's National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) annual meeting and expo, February 10-13, in New Orleans, La. 

Some of the programming scheduled for the meeting includes general sessions featuring invited guests Sen. Mary Landrieu (D–La.) and Meredith Attwell Baker of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA); telecom futurist Lowell Catlett, Ph.D.; and FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein; as well as expert panel discussions on disaster planning and the future of video entertainment.

For questions or comments about TIA's activities at the meeting, please contact Lora Ann Magruder, TIA Director, Member Relations, at lmagruder@tiaonline.org.

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