June 15-18: 400 World Experts on Mobile Communications Gather in Aveiro
15 June 2003 - 18 June 2003
Portugal
This annual conference, an event organized under the framework of the IST programme intends to be a forum where European Union (EU) and worldwide R&D initiatives and results are presented and discussed. The conference moves around the different countries of the EU and following the recent realizations of 2001 in Barcelona and 2002 in Thessaloniki, the Instituto Telecomunicações Pólo de Aveiro (ITAV) from Aveiro, Portugal was selected to host the 2003 edition, which constitutes a factor of prestige for Portugal and Aveiro region.
Among the 400 participants there will be representatives from all the sectors (manufacturers, universities, operators, standardization bodies, etc) active in the development of the wireless society and covering all the roles (researchers, R&D managers, application / service developers, etc).
The opening ceremony, on June 16, will have the presence of the Portuguese Minister for Information Society Mr José Luís Arnaut, and the Head of IST Directorate D, Mr Frans de Bruine. The conference programme includes tutorials, the presentation of 175 high quality papers on various subjects, from 3rd generation technologies to the proposal of new technologies for the 4th one, as well as wireless LANs, and new services or applications, three panel sessions and an exhibition component where 14 IST projects will demonstrate some of their achievements.
The first panel on June 16 will focus on the theme Technology and Wireless Communications, and will have the participation of prominent researchers and R&D managers from the three main geo-economical regions (Europe, North America and Japan), who will present their views and discuss the issues. The second panel on June 17 will discuss the issues related to Applications and Services, and before the closure of the summit there will be a third panel where the R&D policies towards wireless in EU will be debated.
The conference, organised by ITAV, is presided by Vasco Lagarto and the technical activities coordinated by Atílio Gameiro, being sponsored by TMN (the Portuguese mobile operator of the Portugal Telecom group), and the European Union.,Detailed information can be found at the web page: http://www.mobilesummit2003.org.
For further information, contact:,IST Summit 2003 Press Office Rui Aguiar,Telef.: (+351) 234 38 19 37 - Fax: (+351) 234 38 19 41,Email: ruilaa@det.ua.pt,
Among the 400 participants there will be representatives from all the sectors (manufacturers, universities, operators, standardization bodies, etc) active in the development of the wireless society and covering all the roles (researchers, R&D managers, application / service developers, etc).
The opening ceremony, on June 16, will have the presence of the Portuguese Minister for Information Society Mr José Luís Arnaut, and the Head of IST Directorate D, Mr Frans de Bruine. The conference programme includes tutorials, the presentation of 175 high quality papers on various subjects, from 3rd generation technologies to the proposal of new technologies for the 4th one, as well as wireless LANs, and new services or applications, three panel sessions and an exhibition component where 14 IST projects will demonstrate some of their achievements.
The first panel on June 16 will focus on the theme Technology and Wireless Communications, and will have the participation of prominent researchers and R&D managers from the three main geo-economical regions (Europe, North America and Japan), who will present their views and discuss the issues. The second panel on June 17 will discuss the issues related to Applications and Services, and before the closure of the summit there will be a third panel where the R&D policies towards wireless in EU will be debated.
The conference, organised by ITAV, is presided by Vasco Lagarto and the technical activities coordinated by Atílio Gameiro, being sponsored by TMN (the Portuguese mobile operator of the Portugal Telecom group), and the European Union.,Detailed information can be found at the web page: http://www.mobilesummit2003.org.
For further information, contact:,IST Summit 2003 Press Office Rui Aguiar,Telef.: (+351) 234 38 19 37 - Fax: (+351) 234 38 19 41,Email: ruilaa@det.ua.pt,