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MEDIA ADVISORY — MEDIA ADVISORY — MEDIA
ADVISORY
ITU TELECOM
WORLD 2009 set to open in October
Leading ICT showcase and networking platform
to explore latest trends and technologies
Geneva, 28 May 2009
| What: |
ITU TELECOM
WORLD
2009: the defining event for the world’s ICT community. |
| When: |
5-9
October, 2009 |
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Where: |
Geneva
Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland |
| Why: |
ITU TELECOM
WORLD 2009 will bring
together high level participants, including Heads of State, Heads of UN
Agencies, Ministers, CEOs and other key industry players to share views
on key issues around the role and positioning of the ICT sector for
global recovery. It will also showcase companies
from across the full spectrum of the ICT industry and feature pavilions
from around the world. Thematic pavilions will spotlight
different aspects of the ICT industry.
Under the theme "Open Networks, Connected Minds" the event will
explore the trends and technologies that are driving the ICT sector. ITU
T ELECOM
WORLD
2009 will be a critical milestone for the ICT industry. |
| Who: |
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, plus a
number of confirmed Heads of State. Leading Exhibitors including China
Mobile, China Unicom, Cisco, Fujitsu, Huawei, NTT & NTT DoCoMo, Samsung,
Saudi Telecom Company (STC), TDIA and ZTE amongst others.
Top-level industry participants including John Chambers (Cisco),
Carl-Henric Svanberg (Ericsson), Ben Verwaayen (Alcatel-Lucent) and Wang
Jianzhou (China Mobile).
National and regional pavilions ― showcasing ICT sectors from around
the world ― including Azerbaijan, Belgium, China, Egypt, France,
Republic of Korea, Malawi, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Russia, Rwanda,
Saudi Arabia, Spain, the UK and the Lake Geneva Region.
Thematic pavilions focusing on ICT solutions for e-Health (WHO),
Green@ICT (WMO), Internet Society, Transport & Access (a showcase of ITU
standards in action), Empowering People with Disabilities through ICTs
(UNESCO). |
Media accreditation
Accreditation for media and industry analysts for ITU TELECOM
WORLD 2009:
www.itu.int/WORLD2009/media/accreditation/.
All journalists and industry analysts who wish to gain full access to
information and benefit from media services for this event need to be
accredited.
For more information, please visit
www.itu.int/WORLD2009/
or contact:
Sanjay Acharya
Chief, Media Relations and Public Information
ITU
Tel: +41 22 730 5046
Mobile: +41 79 249 4861
E-mail:
sanjay.acharya itu.int
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