Speaker Information
Here you will find information for speakers, room assignments, speaker registration, and a wealth of other information to make your experience at the WiMAX Global ComForum, co-located with the Broadband World Forum Europe 2006 as productive as possible.
Check back often, as information will be updated on a regular basis.
Information contained in this section includes the following:
IEC Contacts
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Room Setup
Session rooms are equipped with the following:
LCD projector
Cabling
Screen
Microphone at table and podium
Tent cards with names of speakers placed at speaker seating
Head table for all speakers placed at the front of the room
Please note: Laptop computers are not provided in the rooms.
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Pre-Show Preparation
We encourage chairpersons and speakers to hold a conference call to discuss session format and time sequence as well as discuss presentation overview to avoid any content overlap.
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On-Site Speaker Preparation Room
A dedicated speaker preparation room will be available to all speakers at the CNIT La Défense. Speakers are welcome to use the speaker preparation room for on-site preparation meetings with their panelists.
Please note: The speaker preparation room will be CA06.
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Presentation Due Date
Deadline: All speaker PowerPoint presentations are due by September 15, 2006 .
Please note: This is a firm deadline because of production timelines. Presentations that are not submitted by September 15, 2006, will not be included in the conference proceedings.
Presentations should be sent to Cheryl Biernacki at cbiernacki@iec.org in PowerPoint format.
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Presentation Guidelines
The following are some helpful tips in regard to producing your presentation:
Presentations are to be noncommercial.
The IEC does not have a PowerPoint template; feel free to use your own.
Avoid too much content on one slide, as attendee feedback has voiced negative comments with regard to this.
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Day of Presentation
The day of your presentation, please bring your laptop computer, as laptops are not provided in session rooms. We suggest loading all presentations on one laptop for easy transition from one speaker to the next.
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Session Format
The session chairperson will provide introductory comments for approximately five to 10 minutes.
Speaker presentations should be approximately 10 to 15 minutes in length, depending on the number of speakers.
Reserve 10 to 15 minutes for questions at the end of the session. Strong feedback has shown this provides great value to attendees.
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Registration Procedure: Pre-Show and On-Site
Pre-Show Registration: Chairpersons and speakers should register for Broadband World Forum Americas using a special speaker's on-line registration form offering a selection of conference packages.
Please note: Faculty members are offered a significantly reduced tuition for all conference packages. We encourage all speakers to take advantage of this offering and stay for the entire program.
On-Site Registration: Once you arrive at the CNIT La Défense, speakers are asked to check in at an Advance Registration counter to pick up name badges, session tickets, and materials.
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Speaker Substitutions
Inform IEC staff Cheryl Biernacki and/or Tom Costello of any speaker substitutions.
If substitutions arise at the event, go to an Advance Registration counter and let the staff member attending the desk know who you are replacing.
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Room Locations
Monday, 9 October
SESSION/TITLE TIME LOCATION
Half-Day Workshop 1 | End-to-End IPTV9:00 – 12:00
Room Ambroisie 1-2
Half-Day Workshop 2 | Aligning Incentives for Network Owners and Internet-Centric Service9:00 – 12:00
Room Andrews 1-2
Half-Day Workshop 3 | Broadband Access Transformation9:00 – 12:00
Room Ambroisie 3-4
Half-Day Workshop 4 | SPs and Vendors: Will IMS Let Their Businesses Converge Again?9:00 – 12:00
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
Half-Day Workshop 5 | Transitioning to the Future - Evolving the Legacy Network with Operational Excellence9:00 – 12:00
Room Alain
Half-Day Workshop 6 | Breaking Access Bottlenecks9:00 – 12:00
Room Angstrom
Half-Day Workshop 7 | Best Practice in Broadband Market Research9:00 – 12:00
Room Azorin
Opening Ceremony 12:15 – 13:00
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
Keynote Address | Introduction of IMS in France Telecom Group13:00 – 13:30
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
Plenary Panel | Content Protection for Converged Services14:30 – 15:45
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
Plenary Panel | Internet 2.0 - Services and Implications for Network Operators16:00 – 17:15
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
Plenary Panel | Experiences and Challenges in IPTV Deployment17:30 – 18:00
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
Tuesday, 10 October
SESSION/TITLE TIME LOCATION
Plenary Panel | Future Broadband Challenges, Services, and Applications: Carriers' Perspective9:00 – 10:30
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
Keynote Address | Service-Led Transformation11:00 – 11:30
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
Keynote Address | Fixed Mobile Broadband: The Future of Communications11:45 – 12:15
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
Executive Roundtable | Fixed Mobile-Mobile Convergence and Next-Generation Services14:00 – 16:00
Room Ambroisie 1-2
W1 | WiMAX: Enabling Open Services Delivery Platform14:00 – 15:30
Room Alain
A1 | IPTV - Integrated versus Ad Hoc Approaches14:00 – 15:30
Amp. Goethe
A2 | Drivers for Converged IP-Broadcast Video Services14:00 – 15:30
Room Brillat-Savarin 1
A3 | IMS Deployments to Date and Carrier Experiences14:00 – 15:30
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
A4 | Ethernet as an Emerging Technology in the Next-Generation Mobile RAN and Core14:00 – 15:30
Room Andrews 1-2
A5 | Managing the Future: Overcoming the Management Challenges of IMS14:00 – 15:30
Room Angstrom
A6 | Voice over Broadband Architectures14:00 – 15:30
Room Azorin
W2 | WiMAX: Return on Experience15:45 – 17:15
Room Brillat-Savarin 1
B1 | Multiple First-Mile Technologies to Optimize NGN BB Access Networks15:45 – 17:15
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
B2 | Differentiated Broadband Services - Beyond P2P Control15:45 – 17:15
Room Azorin
B3 | Driving Convergence of Rich-Media Communications and Interactive Services15:45 – 17:15
Room Andrews 1-2
B4 | HSDPA Broadband Services - A Commercial Reality15:45 – 17:15
Room Angstrom
B5 | Broadband Service Creation and Policy Management15:45 – 17:15
Amp. Goethe
B6 | Designing and Deploying IPTV: A Balanced Case15:45 – 17:15
Room Alain
B7 | IMS-Based Multiservice IP Bearer Network Architectures15:45 – 17:15
Room Ambroisie 3-4
Thursday, 12 October
SESSION/TITLE TIME LOCATION
Plenary Panel | Broadband Content Delivery: Market Assessment in Europe - Plans, Progress, and Future Services9:00 – 10:30
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
Hot Seat Session | The Emerging Mobile Context for Broadband Content11:00 – 11:45
Amp. Leonard de Vinci
W6 | WiMAX: Technology, Business Drivers, and Impact on 3G13:00 – 14:30
Room Ambroisie 3-4
F1 | The Operator Perspective on Exploiting BPL13:00 – 14:30
Room Andrews 1-2
F2 | The Interaction between Operator-Managed CPE, Home Networking, and IMS13:00 – 14:30
Room Ambroisie 1-2
F3 | Deploying Next-Generation Services without Next-Generation Costs through Centralized Broadband Management13:00 – 14:30
Room Azorin
F4 | Understanding BSS/OSS Process Limitations for Effective Triple-Play Service Delivery13:00 – 14:30
Room Alain
W7 | Where Is WiMAX Going? A Discussion with WiMAX CEOs14:45 – 16:15
Room Alain
G1 | Ethernet Service Strategies That Really Win Customers and Grow Top Line14:45 – 16:15
Room Ambroisie 3-4
G2 | Next-Gen DSL: Pushing the Frontiers of Broadband14:45 – 16:15
Room Andrews 1-2
G3 | Customer-Centric Assurance: Managing Broadband Services and Networks14:45 – 16:15
Room Angstrom
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Housing
Speakers are invited to secure accommodations at the WiMAX Global ComForum, co-located with the Broadband World Forum Europe 2006 host hotel, the the Renaissance Hotel Paris La Defense and Sofitel Paris La Defense Grande Arche, which is conveniently located near the CNIT La Defense.
Renaissance Paris Hotel La Defense Secure Accommodations
Sofitel Paris La Defense Grande Arche Secure Accommodations
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