Forthcoming ECTA and ECTA endorsed events
Carrier’s World, 14-16th September 2004 – 15% discount for ECTA Members
Organised by Terrapinn
Carriers World is a CEO-level, interactive conference experience. Speakers and panellists are industry leaders from throughout the world. Carriers World is not a trade show with sales pitches from vendors. It is a world-class conference dominated by carrier CEOs.
http://www.carriersworld.com/2004/CW_UK/index.stm

ECTA Carrier Drinks Evening, end of September 2004 (date tba), City venue London
Organised by ECTA
This September, we shall be running another Carrier Drinks evening – to be held in a City London Venue.  Our last event, earlier this year, was very successful, attracting in excess of 100 sales/purchasing personnel from the European carrier market. Thanks to Nextone Communications, Band-X and Wavecrest- free drinks and much business done by all.
For more information please contact Marcus Benson at mbenson@ectaportal.com

World Communications Awards, 11th October 2004, Hilton Park Lane, London
Organised by Total Telecom
Now in its fifth year, the WCA provides a unique platform to reward and celebrate business excellence within the global telecoms industry. This ‘must attend’ event is a special occasion in the industry calendar. Each year the key players gather together to network, have fun and recognise innovation and achievement amongst peers – whether that be operators, service providers or carriers from every region of the globe.
http://www.ectaportal.com/md/wcaawards2004.pdf

Benchmark!, 1-2nd November 2004, Hotel Rivoli, Barcelona – 30% discount for ECTA Members
Organised by Global Billing Association
The definitive event on how to define, collect and use KPIs, to control cost, improve efficiency and streamline the business.
http://www.globalbilling.org/

Capacity Europe 2004, 15-16th November 2004, Amsterdam – 10% discount for ECTA Members
Organised by Telcap
Capacity Europe 2004 brings together buyers and sellers of telecommunications services. It provides the optimum forum for senior executives across the industry to gain up-to-the-minute information and for networking.

FT World Telcommunications Conference - 10% discount for ECTA members
29 & 30 November 2004, Royal Garden Hotel, London
For 25 years, the FT World Telecommunications conference has been the leading event for the most influential decision makers in the fixed line telecoms industry. The conference has gained an enviable reputation for richness of content, editorial integrity, and quality of organisation.
Keynotes
• Mr Ben Verwaayen, Chief Executive, BT Group plc
• Mr A J Scheepbouwer, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO, Royal KPN N.V.
• Mr Anders Igel, President and CEO, TeliaSonera
• Mr José A Collazo, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Infonet Services Corporation
For further information, please contact Helen Reddick on + 44 (0)20 7017 5378, or e-mail:helen.reddick@financialtimesconferences.com
Visit the website and register on-line at:
http://www.financialtimesconferences.com/pages/conference.asp?ecode=ZZ1102&src=e_ecta_1

ECTA’s 5th Regulatory Conference 2004, 6-8th December 2004, Conrad Hotel, Brussels
Organised by ECTA
ECTA holds its 5th Regulatory Conference in Brussels with Europe’s leading regulatory influencers and decision makers. Building on last year’s landmark event, the association expects to attract between 250-300 attendees to this renowned conference. Senior Commission officials, Heads of National Regulatory Authorities, CEOs of leading network operators and Directors of Regulatory and Legal Affairs come together to discuss and debate the most pressing public policy issues. The conference is now recognised as the leading European telecoms regulatory event by European institutions and the media. The Law Society has approved this conference for CPD hours (Conference 9.5 hours, workshops 2.5 hours each).
For more information please contact Jonna Byskata at jbyskata@ectaportal.com
For details of the agenda go to http://www.ectaportal.com/regulatory/RegConfOutlineAgenda.pdf


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