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<BR><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">What:</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Next Generation Network Technology and Standardization</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><B></B><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">- A joint ITU-T/ATIS workshop at the kind invitation of ATIS -</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">This free workshop will be held<U> in conjunction with the ATIS Annual Meeting of its Committees</U>, ATIS TechThink </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">(</FONT></SPAN><A HREF="file://www.techthink.org"><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><U></U><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.techthink.org</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">)</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">and Telecom NEXT (</FONT></SPAN><A HREF="file://www.telecom-next.com"><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><U></U><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.telecom-next.com</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">).</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">When:</FONT></B><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Starting Sunday 19 March 2006</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><B></B><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Where</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: Mandalay Bay Convention Centre, Las Vegas, USA</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><B></B><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Who</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: Aimed at all who need to know where NGN is going next.</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"><BR>
</FONT><B></B><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Why</FONT></B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: A</FONT><U></U><U></U><U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">particular emphasis</FONT></U><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> of the workshop will be NGN requirements and standards objectives from a</FONT><U></U><U></U><U><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">North American perspective</FONT></U><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> and how these can be optimally taken into account in global NGN standardization in the ITU-T.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Next Generation Network (NGN) standardization is now well underway in ITU-T and ATIS (as well as other standards organizations.) NGN aims to increase quality and service features for users, independent of the underlying transport technology. Following the success of these two organizations to identify and react to industry’s need for NGN standards, and in continuing their commitment to achieve interoperable global standards, this workshop will build on the existing relationship between the two organizations to:</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">examine the status of the work in both organizations</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">identify standards work needed to support ongoing viable businesses for all parties as NGN becomes reality, and</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></LI>
<LI><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">enhance and extend ITU-T and ATIS cooperation to further coordinate regional and global NGN standardization</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN></LI>
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<P><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">For more information please visit:</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN><A HREF="file://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ngn/200603/index.html"><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ngn/200603/index.html</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT> </SPAN>
<BR><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Register for this workshop online:</FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"></FONT> </SPAN><A HREF="file://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/edrs/ITU-T/scripts/edrs.ITU-T.workshops.form?_eventid=17"><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><U></U><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/edrs/ITU-T/scripts/edrs.ITU-T.workshops.form?_eventid=17</FONT></U></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="fr-ch"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">.</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> </FONT></SPAN>
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