ITS provides forums where academic, business, and government researchers as well as industry practitioners, policy makers, representatives of international bodies, and consultants present and discuss research results, and share and explore new ideas. The most important of such forums is a series of ITS biennial international conferences. In response to specific needs as they develop, ITS also organizes local and regional symposia, seminars, workshops, and courses. If requested and found appropriate, ITS may also support - in the form of participation, sponsorships, coordination or advice - other organization's conferences and events. ITS encourages and supports the participation of young researchers at its conferences.
Upcoming Conferences
2008 Biennial Conference
ITS is pleased to announce that the 17th ITS Biennial Conference will be held in Montreal, Canada, June 24-27, 2008, and will be co-hosted by the Université de Sherbrooke and TELUS. The principal organizers are Professor Anastassios (Tasos) Gentzoglanis, University of Sherbrooke, Chair of the ITS 2008 Organizing Committee, with co-chairs: Stephen Schmidt, TELUS and Stanford (Sandy) L. Levin, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. For more information, please contact: Anastassios.Gentzoglanis@USherbrooke.ca.
2008 European Regional Conference
ITS is pleased to announce that the 19th European Regional ITS Conference will be held in Rome at Luiss Guido Carli University on September 18-20, 2008. The conference will focus on key challenges in the sector such as industry structure, spectrum policy, regulatory approaches, interconnection issues, new multi-player business models, the changing role of consumers and ways to bridge the digital divide. The principal organizers are Dr. Brigitte Preissl, ZBW, Dr. Lorenzo Pupillo, Telecom Italia, and Prof. Andrea Renda, Luiss Guido Carli University. For more information on the event, see www.itseurope.org., and for the call for papers, click here.
Other Conferences
See also, Press Releases/Announcements (found in the About Us section of this website) for other important, time-sensitive information of interest to ITS members.
Recently Held Conferences
ITS convened its 18th European Regional ITS Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, September 2-5, 2007. The conference focused on pressing new developments with a view to stimulating thought and discussion on how to enhance policy making, research approaches, and the legal and regulatory framework in order to improve market performance and consumer welfare. For more information on the conference, please visit the conference web site at http://itseurope.org/ITS%20CONF/
istanbul2007/index.php?page=main.
ITS held its Africa-Asia-Australasia Regional Conference August 26-28, 2007 in Perth, Western Australia. The Conference theme was "Corporate Strategy and the Path to a New Economy." A conference report is available on the conference web site at http://www.cbs.curtin.edu.au/business/research/
conferences/international-telecommunications-
society-2007.
The Medetel 2007 Conference on E-health was held on April 18-20, 2007 in Luxemburg. Conference topics included Bio-Informatics and Bio-Economy for Human Life - Bio-Knowledge Sharing for Health eLearning; Ageing Services Technologies: Lessons from Providers and Consumers; User Experience Guidelines for eHealth Telecare Services; International Telemedicine & eHealth Initiatives and Developments; and eHealth for Developing Countries: Lessons Learned, as well as many other sessions on related topics and themes. Further information on the 2007 Medetel conference may be found at: http://www.medetel.lu/index.php
?rub=educational_program&page=info.
On Friday, October 20, 2006, the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) and Institut de l'Audiovisuel et des Télécommunications en Europe (IDATE) held their respective annual reviews of the North American and European telecommunications and information industries. The joint CITI-IDATE conference titled, "The State of Telecom -- A Trans-Atlantic Dialogue", focused on the state of telecom from a trans-Atlantic perspective, offering industry, users, policymakers, investors and academics from both sides of the Atlantic the opportunity to exchange insights, experiences and expectations.
The 17th ITS European Regional Conference was held on August 22-24, 2006 in Amsterdam, hosted by the University of Amsterdam. For more information on the conference, please visit the conference web site at http://itseurope.org/ITS%20CONF/amsterdam06/
index.htm.
The 2006 Biennial Conference was held in Beijing, China on June 12-16, 2006. The theme of the Conference was "Information Communication Technology (ICT): Opportunities and Challenges for the Telecommunications Industry". The Conference was hosted by the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT). The principal organizer was Professor Ting-Jie LU, Dean, School of Economics and Management at BUPT.
For further information about the 2006 Biennial Conference, please visit the Conference website at www.its2006bupt.org.
The Medetel 2006 Conference on E-health was held on April 5-7, 2006 in Luxemburg. ITS joined with a large number of other major international organizations participating in this prestigious conference on e-health including the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Society for Telemedicine & eHealth (ISfTeH), the European Health Telematics Association and the World Health Organization (WHO). For more information, see the Medetel web site at http://www.medetel.lu/education/educationall.html.
The 1st TransAltantic Telecom Industry Forum was held in Montpellier, France on November 22, 2005. This one day workshop was jointly sponsored by ITS, the IDATE Foundation, Communications & Strategies, the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information (CITI) and the University of Colorado at Boulder. Organizers were James Alleman (University of Colorado at Boulder, USA), Marin Cave (University of Warwick, Coventry, UK), Yves Gassot (IDATE, France), Eli Noam (CITI, USA) and Ulrich Stumpt (WIK, Germany). The forum took place immediately prior to IDATE's 27th International Conference which was held November 23-24th, 2005 in Montpellier.
Further information on both the TransAtlantic Telecom Industry Forum and IDATE's 27th International Conference is available at www.idate.fr
The 16th ITS European Regional Conference (ITS Europe 2005) was held September 4-6, 2005 in Porto, Portugal in association with the 32nd Earie Conference, September 1-4, 2005. The Conference organizers were Joao Confraria Silva, Catholic University of Portugal, Lisbon and Brigitte Preissl, German Institute for Economic Research, Berlin.
Further information on ITS Europe 2005 is available at www.itseurope.org
"ICT Networks - Building Blocks for Economic Development" was the theme of the Africa-Asia-Australasia ITS Regional Conference held August 28-29, 2005 in Perth, Australia. The Conference was hosted by the Communication Economics and Electronic Markets Research Centre (CEEM), Curtin University of Technology and was organized by Gary Madden, Curtin Business School.
For a complete report on this Conference please click here.
Pontevedra, Spain played host to an ITS Regional Conference on "Telecommunications and Information Society: Opportunities for Regional and Enterprise Development", July 21-23, 2005. The principal Conference organizer was Fernando Gallardo.
The Hong Kong Mobility Roundtable was held June 1-3, 2005 in association with ITS. The conference organizer was ITS Board member, Professor Xu Yan, of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology which also hosted the three day event.
For further details on this recently-held conference, please visit www.hongkongmobility.ust.hk/
ITS hosted a one and a half day workshop in Berlin, Germany, February 3-4, 2005, on the following theme: "The Analogue Switch off: Chances and Challenges of Digitizing the CATV Infrastructure"
There were 21 speakers at the workshop from seven different countries including the USA, England, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland. A broad range of subjects was covered including the anticipated economic effects of digitizing CATV infrastructure; enhanced intermodal competition in the delivery of content and other media services; consequences of taking different switch-over and transition paths; lessons from international experiences; and evaluation of regulatory options.
The International Telecommunications Society (ITS) held its 15th Biennial Conference in Berlin, Germany, September 4-7, 2004 in association with the 31st EARIE Conference, September 2-5, 2004. The Conference theme was "Connecting Societies and Markets: Communications Technology, Policy and Impacts".
For further information on the 2004 Biennial Conference in Berlin, please visit the Conference web site at www.itseurope.org.
For further information about past ITS European Regional Conferences please contact Professor Juergen Mueller at jmueller@fhw-berlin.de.