Contact: Lisa Reyes
Phone: +1-312-559-3325
E-Mail: lreyes@iec.org
CHICAGO – August 1, 2006 – The International Engineering Consortium (IEC) will introduce its C5 World Forum: Customer-Centric Converged Communication and Content from 26-29 March 2007 at the Fiera Milano Congressi convention center in Milan, Italy. Telecom Italia will serve as the official host sponsor, and its chief technology officer, Mr. Stefano Pileri, will lead as the conference chairperson.
Formerly known as the 21st Century Communications World Forum, the C5 World Forum conference and exhibition will have a strong network focus examining architectural issues and lessons learned from trials and implementation at network convergence. The show will also explore topics that will help create the ultimate experience for the end user.
IEC President John Janowiak commented, "Based on the success of this event over the last few years, a critical time presents itself to us to elevate the show by bringing in carriers, providers, enterprise customers, and all those in charge of different types of convergence. We are excited to bring together international key players shaping the future of information communication technology."
The C5 World Forum planning meeting took place last month in Milan as 55 industry leaders came together to discuss innovative ideas in structuring the show. Exemplifying the excitement of Italian industry leaders, Telecom Italia and Italtel hosted a planning meeting dinner for the committee followed by a performance of Quartetto dell'Opera da Camera di Milano, one of Italy's prominent orchestra groups.
Members of the planning meeting explored both mobile and fixed IP-based network architectures, as well as the technologies that will enable them. The educational conference will cover topics such as the following:
- Economics, business drivers/models, and regulatory issues
- The customer experience and requirements
- Services delivery, operations, and management
- Network technologies, solutions, and transformation
- IMS development, applications, and implementations
IEC Vice President of Educational Content Tom Costello commented, "As network convergence begins to realistically enable the fusion of communications and IT services, there is a need to visualize this convergence, examine its progress, evaluate its potential and results, and plan for the future. The C5 World Forum program allows attendees to involve themselves in discussions that examine the intelligence for determining the future of convergence communications."
The C5 World Forum will serve the following audiences:
- Service providers
- Application developers
- Enterprise customers such as CTOs and CIOs
- End-user professionals
- Content providers and aggregators
- Corporate strategists
- Industry analysts
- Systems integrators
ABOUT THE C5 World Forum
The C5 World Forum, Customer-Centric Converged Communication and Content, emerged from the need to move beyond the digital networked economy to focus more intently on the implications of network convergence of communications and its role in shaping personalized content and communications for customers.
Previously known as the 21st Century Communications World Forum, the forum premiered in 2005, drawing more than 2,000 registrants eager to discuss the latest advances in the move toward customer-centric information and communications technologies. The 2006 show in London, England, which saw a 75 percent increase in registration over the 2005 forum, analyzed the business and technology requirements for making convergent IP communications a reality in today's world on a carrier scale.
The premiere of the C5 World Forum will take place in the Fiera Milano Congressi in Milan, Italy, from 26–29 March 2007. Telecom Italia will be the forum's official host sponsor. For more information, visit www.iec.org/events/2007/c5.
ABOUT THE IEC
A nonprofit organization, the IEC is dedicated to catalyzing technology and business progress worldwide in a range of high-technology industries and their university communities. Since 1944, the IEC has provided high-quality educational opportunities for industry professionals, academics, and students.
In conjunction with industry-leading companies, the IEC has developed an extensive, free, on-line educational program. The IEC conducts industry-university programs that have substantial impact on curricula. It also conducts research and develops publications, conferences, and technological exhibits that address major opportunities and challenges of the information age.
More than 70 leading high-technology universities are IEC affiliates, and the IEC handles the affairs of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association and Eta Kappa Nu, the honor society for electrical and computer engineers. Please visit www.iec.org.
