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BROADBAND WORLD FORUM PREVIEW - Delivering the broadband promise
Taking place this 29 September through 2 October, the International Engineering 
Consortium's (IEC) Broadband World Forum Europe 2008 will once again gather the world's top ICT thought leaders to the Brussels Expo in Brussels Belgium.
Co-located with host sponsor Belgacom's 35th Annual ICT Symposium, the Broadband World Forum Europe 2008 will represent the entire ICT value chain and provide winning solutions to those aching to maximize the promise of broadband.
"In collaboration with the co-located ICT Symposium, this year's event will combine telecommunications solutions with innovations for enterprise," comments IEC President John Janowiak. "The exhibition and workshops will cover technology, business, strategic and operational issues on topics such as mobility, collaboration, security, and risk management, and address the most promising alternatives for moving forward in the ICT industry."
Themed "Delivering the Promise," the Broadband World Forum Europe 2008 will present key industry leaders at the event including World Forum Chair Scott Alcott, executive vice president of the service delivery engine at Belgacom; and Keynoters Didier Bellens, chief executive officer of Belgacom; Pat Russo, chief executive officer of Alcatel-Lucent; John McMahon, president and managing director of the European department at Sony Pictures Television International; Carl-Henric Svanberg, president and chief executive officer of Ericsson; and Julio Linares Lopez, chief operating officer of Telefonica de España.
The event provides "a great opportunity to see what is happening, what is on the future time path, and great interaction with all of the professionals around the world," declared World Forum Chair Scott Alcott.
Industry professionals will have the opportunity to learn from more than 250 global leaders at the forefront of broadband service, applications, and technologies and an opportunity to learn first-hand from some of the world's top product experts displaying the latest cutting-edge advancements from more than 90 key players exhibiting on the floor. The IEC will present its renowned world-class education in more than 50 keynote addresses, plenary panels, workshops, and sessions.
A history of drawing the world's ICT decision makers to the World Forum, 87 per cent of last year's attendees were manager-level and above. In addition, more than 100 service provider companies traveled from around the globe to conduct business at the conference and exhibition.
The Broadband World Forum's InfoVision Awards will also take place honoring the most unique and beneficial technologies, applications, products, advances and services in the industry.
Key event sponsors of the Broadband World Forum Europe 2008 include Official Host Sponsor Belgacom, as well as Nokia Siemens Networks, Alcatel Lucent, Ericsson, Huawei, NEC, Thomson, ZTE, Italtel, ADVA, Allied Telesis, Astra, AVM, Actelis, ADC, Soapstone Networks, and Cisco.
The IEC welcomes all ICT industry professionals to attend especially those involved with Carriers/Service Providers, Enterprise, Software Providers, Integrators/Aggregators, Content, Over-the-Top-Carriers, Residential, Equipment Manufacturers, and Semiconductor Manufacturers.
www.iec.org/events/2008/bbwf/register/
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