MVA CEC 2008 CFP

[tabmowzo@xxxxxxxxxx (Peter R. Badovinatz)]

Although, as Glenn mentioned in an earlier posting, we haven't been very =

active in MVA, I wanted to forward this as it's an open call for next =

year's CEC.  If you're interested in it, check the links or presentation =

attached.

Peter
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MOUNTAIN VIEW ALLIANCE OPENS 2008 CONFERENCE
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
Communications Consortium Invites Speakers to Get Involved

Mountain View, CA   October 9, 2007 =96 The Mountain View Alliance (MVA) =

announces the formal Call for Presentations for its March 11 and 12, =

2008 conference.  The MVA, a consortium of open specification =

organizations in the communications industry, invites technology and =

business leaders throughout the entire ecosystem to submit presentation =

proposals for the ground-breaking event which will be held at the South =

San Francisco Conference Center in Northern California< /st1>.

The Mountain View Alliance Communications Ecosystem Conference, coined =

MVACEC, is an annual conference and exhibition that brings together =

suppliers and customers at all levels of the supply chain from the =

commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) ecosystem.  This years conference will =

focus discussions the acceleration of the adoption of open =

specification-based platforms in the telecom infrastructure. Keynote =

Speakers include: Mr. H=E5kan Eriksson, CTO with Ericsson and Mr. Stephan =

Scholz, CTO, Nokia Siemens Networks.

MVACEC is an annual conference and exhibition that brings together =

suppliers and customers at all levels of the supply chain from the =

commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) ecosystem.

The 2008 conference theme is aptly chosen from a quote by Alphonse Karr, =

=93the more things change, the more they remain the same=94.   With the =

Telecom industry constantly evolving, the two-day conference will probe =

into what changes may, or may not, be coming for the infrastructure and =

supply chain.  Services and delivery mechanisms will be discussed as =

well as how various layers of the ecosystem may be impacted.

Attendees will include industry professionals from Service Providers, =

Network Equipment Providers, and other users and suppliers of high =

availability equipment, such as carriers and large enterprises, and is =

in addition to the special interest groups that comprise the MVA.  The =

Mountain View Alliance members are as follows: the Communications =

Platforms Trade Association (CP-TA), the Linux Foundation (LF), Open =

Communication Architecture Forum (OCAF), Optical Internetworking Forum =

(OIF), PICMG, RapidIO Trade Association, SCOPE Alliance, the Service =

Availability Forum (SA Forum), and the newest addition to the MVA, the =

TM Forum.

For more information about becoming part of this important event, visit =

www.mvacec.com.  Presentations must be submitted on-line at: =

www.mvacec.com/submitpaper.php - November 5, 2007 is the submission =

deadline for consideration.

About the Mountain View Alliance
The Mountain View Alliance mission is to accelerate the adoption of =

platforms and building blocks based on the specifications of its member =

organizations.  The goal of the MVA is to optimize the effectiveness of =

its member organization through coordinate marketing activities =

including joint trade show participation, joint meetings, and outreach =

activities.  As the need arises, the MVA will also facilitate =

multi-faceted co-operation between its member organizations.  Through =

such activities, the MVA aims to promote a diverse and thriving =

ecosystem of open-specification based components and platforms. For more =

information, go to www.mountainviewalliance.org.  Mountain View =

Alliance, MVA, and Communications Ecosystem Conference and MVACEC are =

trademarks of the Mountain View Alliance.

About the RTC Group
The RTC Group, in conjunction with the Mountain View Alliance, is the =

producer of the MVACEC.  RTC has been producing effective, quality =

industry events for over 21 years.  In addition, the company publishes =

four trade magazines, RTC and COTS Journal, both standard-bearers in the =

industry, PKG and Portable Design magazines, now in distribution.  RTC =

provides marketing and design services plus scalable custom event =

programs worldwide. The RTC Group is an international marketing services =

organization with corporate offices in Southern California. For more =

information, go to: www.rtcgroup.com


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Peter R. Badovinatz aka 'Wombat'
STG Telecommunications, Linux & Standards
preferred: tabmowzo@xxxxxxxxxx / alternate: wombat@xxxxxxxxxx
These are my opinions and absolutely not official opinions of IBM, Corp.
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