PTC'10 Call for Participation

Call for Participation   PTC'10 Embracing the Cloud: Enabling Connectivity and Innovation 17-20 January 2010 Hilton Hawaiian Village® Beach Resort and Spa Honolulu, Hawaii USA   Proposals Are Now Being Accepted for the 32nd Annual Conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council   Download the Call for Participation (pdf)   Submit a Proposal Online   Submission Deadline:  6 July 2009   A fundamental shift is occurring in the communications and IT industries. Ever more applications and services are moving from dedicated networks and end-user devices to servers on the Internet.  No facet of either the telecom or IT industry will remain untouched by this transformation.  PTC'10 will highlight the impact of the rapid evolution of cloud computing for communications carriers, capacity providers, providers of undersea cables and satellite services, application developers, media and content providers, and end users.  Proposals are encouraged that address these broad topic areas: The network is the computer: What cloud computing means for infrastructure providers and services Users take control: Consumer-centric communications and user-generated applications Opportunities at the base of the pyramid: Connecting the unconnected Mobile broadband: Innovation and ubiquity Smart cities, smart planet How governments and civil society are shaping networks How networks are shaping government and civil society: Serving the non-commercial sector Revolution in content: Entertainment and media networks collide Other Hot Topics See the Call for Participation for complete topic descriptions and submission guidelines. Submit your proposal online no later than 6 July 2009. www.ptc.org