Whether seeking to identify potential new partners, to showcase a new technology or application or to debate the implications of the latest ICT policies, AMERICAS 2005 will provide you with the right set of opportunities and participants to meet your needs. From an extensive Exhibition to a major Forum as well as a whole host of visibility enhancing items, the opportunities for participation are both numerous and varied. Be sure that you have a presence at the event in order to be able to take hold of the many opportunities that this vibrant region offers!

The event is organized by ITU (International Telecommunication Union). As the United Nations specialized agency for telecommunications, ITU is unique in its ability to attract the key names, from across the telecommunications industry, as well as from within governments and regulators. ITU has over 30 years experience in organizing events for the global ICT community, and offers a set of global as well as regional events which span all the key regions of the world. AMERICAS 2005 is ITU's 5th event to be held in and for the Americas region

Exhibiting at AMERICAS 2005 will allow your company the chance to showcase your products and services to the region's top names. Consider these facts from our previous event held in the Americas region, in 2000:

• Of the trade visitors who attended, 89% were from the Latin America region. 

• The trade visitors represented a true cross-section of the industry; from mobile and Internet to satellite, infrastructure and software.

• Over 60% of the trade visitors had a purchasing role. 

• The range of technologies and companies exhibiting were given as the top two best aspects of the event for trade visitors.

• Selecting future suppliers and seeing new technologies and products were the two top reasons for attending. 

• And for Exhibitors, the business opportunity and the quality of participants were the best aspects of the event

The high quality of our visitors and participants mean that Exhibitors will have the opportunity to showcase products to and meet directly with the region's key decision makers.

For more information on how to Exhibit at the event, click here

Alongside the Exhibition will be a major Forum, which will bring together the region's top players. Forum participants will include the highest-level representatives of government and industry, including operators and service providers, regulators, manufacturers and analysts. The Forum will provide a vital arena for debate on key issues underpinning the development of the Americas ICT sector. Sessions will focus on key growth areas within the region, as well as providing the opportunity for constructive debate on key policy and regulatory issues.

We would welcome any ideas for Forum discussions or Topics, and would like to invite the submission of biographies of potential speakers and abstracts for papers to be presented at the Forum.

Please click here for further information on how your organization can propose a speaker for the Forum and help shape the region's ICT future.

Only AMERICAS 2005 can provide you with the right set of opportunities and participants to tap into the region's growth markets. Besides the Exhibition itself we have a number of other valuable activities and opportunities for both exhibitors and non-exhibitors :

• Alongside the Exhibition floor will be a set of quiet meeting rooms, where participants will be able to conduct high level meetings and discussion.

• And in order to enhance your company's visibility at the event, we offer a wide range of sponsorship and advertising opportunities, ranging from sponsorship of Forum breaks or VIP briefcases to ICT facilities, pens or notepads and advertising in the official Exhibition Catalogue. 

For more information about the host of opportunities available during the event, please contact Dominique Bourne on 41 22 730 5239 or dominique.bourne@itu.int

The Americas is a region offering a multitiude of growth prospects. Ongoing telecoms market liberalization, backed by recovering economies has created a raft of different investment oppportunities. Between 1992-2002 teledensity levels (main telephone lines and mobile users per 100 inhabitants) in Latin America increased by almost 400% to reach 35.4, whilst in the Caribbean region, growth was even steeper, with teledensity levels reaching 52.6 by 2002, up from 9.8 in 1992.

Demand for new technologies such as broadband, satellite and mobile has been increasing rapidly. Mobile subscriber numbers have climbed steadily in recent years, reaching 46 million in Brazil in 2003- equating to a mobile penetration rate of 26%- for example, and topping the 30 million mark in Mexico. And broadband Internet use is also increasing, particularly in Brazil and Chile. Broadband rollout has been helped by a range of different infrastructure solutions which deliver broadband to end users. DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) technologies are the most popular, whilst cable networks also have a strong showing. Satellite is mainly used in the region to support broadcast TV for which there is huge demand, which is being satisfied by new channels and locally-sourced content.

As the region's markets continue to recover and the economic stability of the region continues to improve, so too do the prospects for investment and growth on the telecoms sector. Explore these new growth areas and technologies at AMERICAS 2005.

From a presence on the show floor to participation at the Forum or sponsorship of one of our many diverse items, there are many different ways in which your company or organization can use our event to your full advantage. Ensure that your company's message is heard by the right people at AMERICAS 2005