Biennial Conferences

Biennial Conferences

  • 2012
    ITS 2012 - 19th Biennial Conference
    Bangkok, Thailand, November 18-21, 2012 hosted by the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand (NBTC)
    'Moving Forward with Future Technologies: Opening a Platform for All'

  • 2010
    ITS 2010 - 18th Biennial Conference
    Tokyo, Japan, June 27-30, 2010 hosted by Waseda University
    'Culture, Communication and the Cutting Edge of Technology'

  • 2008
    ITS 2008 - 17th Biennial Conference
    Montreal, Canada, June 24-27, 2008 co-hosted by the Université de Sherbrooke and TELUS
    'The Changing Structure of the Telecommunications Industry and the New Role of Regulation.'

  • 2006
    ITS 2006 - 16th Biennial Conference
    Beijing, China, June 12-16, 2006 hosted by the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT).
    'Information Communication Technology (ICT): Opportunities and Challenges for the Telecommunications Industry'

  • 2004
    ITS 2004 - 15th Biennial Conference
    Berlin, Germany, September 4-7, 2004, hosted by Humboldt University of Berlin, in association with the 31st EARIE Conference, September 2-5, 2004
    'Connecting Societies and Markets: Communications Technology, Policy and Impacts'

  • 2002
    ITS 2002 - 14th Biennial Conference
    Seoul, Korea, August 18-22, 2002, hosted by Korea Telecom, SK Telecom and the Korea Association for Telecom Policies
    'Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Century: The Role of Information and Telecommunications.'

  • 2000
    ITS 2000 - 13th International Conference
    Buenos Aires, July 2-5, 2000, hosted by Telefonica de Argentina S.A. and Telecom Argentina Stet-France Telecom S.A.
    'The Bridge to Globalization in the Information Society'

  • 1998
    ITS '98 - 12th International Conference
    Stockholm,Sweden, June 21-24, 1998, hosted by Telia, the Center for Information and Communications Research (CIC) at the Stockholm School of Economics, and the KFB (Swedish Transport and Communications Research Board)
    'Beyond Convergence: Communication into the Next Millennium'

  • 1996
    ITS '96 - 11th International Conference
    Sevilla, Spain, June 16-19, 1996, hosted by Telefónica

  • 1994
    ITS '94 - 10th International Conference
    Sydney, Australia, July 3-6, 1994, hosted by Telstra Corporation
    Beyond Competition

  • 1992
    ITS '92 - 9th International Conference
    Sophia Antipolis, France, June 14-17, 1992, hosted by France Telecom under the patronage of the France Telecom University
    'Telecommunications Bridge to the 21st Century'

  • 1990
    ITS '90 - 8th International Conference
    Venice, Italy, March 18-21, 1990, hosted by SIP - Societa Italiana per l'Esercizio delle Telecommunicazioni under the patronage of the Commission of the European Communities and the University of Venice.
    'Telecommunications and the Challenge of Innovation and Global Competition'

  • 1988
    ITS '88 - 7th International Conference
    Cambridge (Boston), Massachusetts, June 29-July 1, 1988, co-hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Bell Communications Research.
    'Beyond Traditional Telecommunications Boundaries: Engineering Possibilities and the Market Realities'

  • 1986
    ITS '86 - 6th International Conference
    Tokyo, Japan, December 1986.
    Note: This is the first conference held under the new organization name. It is called the 6th International Conference because it continued the conference tradition of another organization.

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