Final Countdown... 5 days until World 2009!

WHAT: Renowned World ICT Exhibition and Forum
WHERE: Geneva-Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
WHEN: 5–9 October 2009
WHO: A full span of ICT stakeholders from across the sector
WHY: Meet and network with leading ICT players from around the world

Forward-looking, WORLD 2009 attracts all stakeholders from across the sector and around the world for a truly global, world-class event and networking platform.

CEO roundtable: adapting to circumstances

The financial crisis has set a new global context... Join high-level participants addressing disruptive changes from economic, social and technological sources in this CEO Roundtable. Invited CEO and top-level panelists for the session include: Anoop Gupta, Microsoft Corporation; Tadashi Onodera, KDDI Corporation; Carsten Schloter, Swisscom SA; Lirong Shi, ZTE Corporation; William T. Morrow, Clearwire Corporation; Dato' Zamzamzairani Mohd Isa, Telekom Malaysia Berhad. Moderator: Jonathan Dharmapalan, Ernst & Young. View session information or the Forum Programme Overview online.

eHealth pavilion - saving lives with ICT

Curious about how ICT is changing the outlook for global health? Several global declarations have shown the resolve of countries to use information and communication technology to improve health, such as: ITU WTDC 2003 in Istanbul Turkey; the World Health Assembly, Geneva 2005. One hundred ninety-three countries (members states of WHO) have committed to using ICT to improve their health systems. Visit the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth Pavilion, stand 4231, Hall 4.

Event Highlights and Live Streaming with ITU TELECOM TV

ITU TELECOM TV will once again be a major part of ITU TELECOM WORLD 2009. The event's onsite official television service, ITU TELECOM TV, will broadcast for the duration of the event’s original programming consisting of CEO and keynote interviews, industry debates, exhibition news and Live forum webcast. This original programming produced by TELECOMTV the official on line TV partner is broadcast from the studio at the heart of Geneva-Palexpo. Visit stand 4060 in Hall 4 or online at www.itutelecomtv.com.

Final days to save on registration; receive your badge onsite

Discounted registration ends Sunday - sign up now for savings up to 50%! Provide required information by pre-registering online beforehand, and breeze through registration onsite. Registration counters open 30 September - visit our website for registration hours and locations. Remember, online registrants benefit with discounts until 4 October: Forum Delegates receive a 10% discount and Exhibition visitors save 50%! Register Now!
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Pre-register online; receive your badge onsite

Once you are registered, arriving to Geneva and getting to the event couldn't be easier. Geneva city centre, the airport and the Geneva-Palexpo venue are all easily reachable by train or bus using the united network of public transport (Unireso). Plus, the personalized entry badge to WORLD 2009 serves as a free transportation pass from 5-9 October for all public transport routes in Geneva, whether trains, busses, trams or boats. It also provides access to shuttle services between car parks and Geneva-Palexpo. Visit our trip planner page for more information on logistics.