CONVENTION OVERVIEW

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PRESS ROOM

Members of the press from around the world are warmly invited to attend the W2i Digital Cities Convention, the global thought-leadership conference series designed to accelerate the adoption of broadband wireless technologies for economic and social development and education. We especially encourage the media to attend the W2i Wireless Communities Best Practices Awards ceremony.

Each Digital Cities Convention is hosted by the Wireless Internet Institute typically in cooperation with a local-government entity such as the City of Philadelphia or the City of Bilbao, Spain, with support from private-sector and international-development organizations. The Convention provides stakeholders with high-level analysis, brainstorming sessions and an opportunity for consensus building on the issues surrounding broadband wireless networks for local government. For members of the press, the Convention is an excellent opportunity to learn firsthand the impressions of industry experts, field practitioners, technology vendors, and systems integrators.

To request a press pass, simply e-mail with your name, title, and publication and a brief expression of your interest to attend. You will receive a response from the W2i team shortly thereafter. For information on sponsorship, exhibitions, and media partnerships, please contact Daniel Aghion, Executive Director, W2i at , (617) 439-5400.

Press Releases

October 12, 2005
Wireless Internet Institute (W2i) to Publish Chronicle of "Wireless Philadelphia"
Forthcoming account traces two-year broadband delivery-of-service odyssey, from first motivations to first deployment steps

October 11, 2005
Wireless Internet Institute (W2i) Announces Wireless Communities Best Practices Awards Winners
Awards honor local governments for community momentum building, digital inclusion, technology innovation, e-government applications, workforce productivity improvement, and local municipal initiative

September 28, 2005
Wireless Internet Institute (W2i) Announces Wireless Communities Best Practices Awards Finalists
First-ever awards honor local governments around the world for community momentum building, digital inclusion, technology innovation, e-government applications, workforce productivity improvement, and local municipal initiative

September 22, 2005
Wireless Internet Institute (W2i) Announces Program Faculty for Digital Cities Convention (West) in San Mateo, California, this October
Special appearance by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, including mayors from Taiwan to Colorado, Texas to Georgia; more than a dozen citywide broadband-wireless case studies, from Cleveland to Cupertino, Tempe to Lenexa; co-hosted with the City and County of San Francisco, local-government associations, international-development organizations and the private sector

August 16, 2005
W2i Digital Cities Convention Arrives in San Francisco Bay Area this October
Wireless Communities Best Practices Awards and hands-on practical training expand Convention’s signature offering of technology showcase, expert panels, case studies, brainstorm workshops for local-government professionals deploying broadband-wireless networks for cities, counties and regions

May 3, 2005
W2i Digital Cities Convention 2006 Program to include Paris, Philadelphia, Rio de Janeiro, San Mateo, and Shanghai
Building on the inaugural Convention in Philadelphia, a global conference series explores win-win solutions for deploying broadband networks across cities, counties and regions; hosted by W2i in partnership with international-development, local-government, and private-sector organizations

March 31, 2005
W2i Announces Program Faculty for Digital Cities Convention in Philadelphia this May
Panels, keynote speeches, case studies and structured brainstorm workshops explore win-win solutions for deploying broadband municipal-area networks; hosted by W2i in partnership with the City of Philadelphia, local-government associations, international-development organizations and the private sector

January 19, 2005
W2i Announces Program for Digital Cities Convention in Philadelphia this May
Panels, keynote speeches, case studies and structured brainstorm workshops explore win-win solutions for deploying broadband municipal-area networks; hosted by W2i in partnership with local-government agencies, the private sector and international development organizations

December 16, 2004
Digital Cities Convention to launch in Philadelphia this May
Largest event in a global thought-leadership series to accelerate the adoption of broadband wireless technologies for economic and social development worldwide; hosted by the Wireless Internet Institute in partnership with private sector, local government and international development organizations