Chicago, Illinois, United States
GLOBALCOMM:
What: The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) will host
"Big Bang for the Buck: The Value of Communications Research,"
a press conference to discuss the need for federally funded
basic research in communications. This event, sponsored by
TIA's Communications Research Division (CRD), also will
examine how ICT basic research is currently funded in the
United States compared to other nations; the importance of
President Bush's American Competitiveness Initiative, which
calls for increased basic research funding for the physical
sciences and improvements in math and science education; and
promising research areas that could provide industry
innovations in the next decade if funding were prioritized.
Communications research is the principal source of fundamental
advances in the digital technologies powering vital U.S.
defense and homeland security capabilities. Yet, for fiscal
year 2007, only 0.3 percent of the $137.2 billion in total
federal research and development funding requested was
budgeted for large-scale networking research and development,
of which communications research is a part. To remedy this
troubling statistic, TIA is recommending that communications
basic research funding be prioritized so that advances in
strategic areas such as universal broadband, networking
security and architectures, interoperable mobility, homeland
security and nanotechnology can be accelerated.
Who: Matthew J. Flanigan, President, TIA; and technologists from
seven global communications giants, specifically Frank Ou, VP
of Engineering, ANDA Networks; Jake MacLeod, Principal VP and
CTO, Bechtel Telecommunications; Madhu Singh, VP - Telecom
Group, Global Consultants Inc.; Rod Alferness, Senior VP,
Research, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies; Anil Kripalani,
Senior VP, QUALCOMM; Adam Drobot, President & CTO, Advanced
Technology Services, Telcordia Technologies; and Bill Noll,
CTO and Senior VP, Engineering, Westell
When: Monday, June 5, 2006,
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (Central Time)
Where: GLOBALCOMM(TM) 2006, N427D (Level 4 in the South Building)
McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill.
RSVP: Please RSVP to Jennifer Mead, (703) 907-7723,
jmead@tiaonline.org
About TIA
TIA is the leading trade association for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. As owner and producer of GLOBALCOMM(TM), TIA represents global ICT suppliers and their service provider and enterprise customers through its leadership in standards development, domestic and international policy advocacy, and facilitating member business opportunities. TIA represents the communications sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA). Visit us at http://www.tiaonline.org.
About the TIA Communications Research Division
The TIA Communications Research Division's (CRD) mission is to ensure that the U.S. communications sector continues to be a world leader in advanced research; provide expert advice to the government and to TIA on the status and impact of research and technology on the communications industry; and educate the public on the importance of communications research as a foundation for communications products and services. For more information about the CRD's priorities, see http://www.tiaonline.org/policy/committees/communications.cfm.
About GLOBALCOMM(TM)
GLOBALCOMM(TM) is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). The Next-Generation Communications Marketplace and Summit will take place June 4-8, 2006, at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with exhibits open from Monday, June 5 through Wednesday, June 7. Visit www.globalcomm2006.com.
CONTACT: TIA Jennifer Mead 703-907-7723 jmead@tiaonline.org
CONTACT: TIA Jennifer Mead 703-907-7723 jmead@tiaonline.org , ,
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)