Fra:Forum Europe [mailto:[email protected]]Sendt:11. marts 2014 18:57Til:[email protected]Emne:The 9th Annual European Spectrum Management Conference - Programme Now Available

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Programme now available! - To view a copy of the programme, please clickhere.For the 9th consecutive year, The European Spectrum Management Conference will take place in Brusselsand bring together representatives from all the major stakeholder groups for a detailed and interactivediscussion on key issues and developments relating to spectrum management policy in Europe.Register and find out more about this year's event atwww.spectrummanagement.eu.For further information, please visitwww.spectrummanagement.euor contactTom Chinnockon[email protected]/ +44 (0) 2920 783 025.Confirmed speakers include:Neelie KroesVice President andEU Commissionerfor the DigitalAgendaGillesBrégantDirectorGeneralANFR; andChair RSPG

Fran§ois RancyDirector,RadiocommunicationBureau, ITU

Plus many more key spectrum stakeholders including:- Alexander Kühn,Chairman, WRC-15 Conference Preparatory Group, CEPT- Luis Lucatero,Chief of Regulatory Policy, IFETEL Mexico- Nick Blades,Chief Regulatory Officer, Telefónica Europe

- Matthias Kurth,Executive Chairman, Cable Europe- Graham Louth,Director of Spectrum Markets, Ofcom- Andreas Geiss,Acting Head of Unit, Radio Spectrum Policy, European- Karl-Heinz Laudan,Vice President Spectrum Policy & Projects, Deutsche TelekomAn outline conference programme is availablehere.

Check back regularly for conference updates or alternatively please contactTom Chinnockat[email protected]/ +44 (0) 2920 783 025forfurther information.

Topics and sessions at this year's conference include:- Where next for Spectrum Policy in Europe?- To what extent should European strategy include the co-ordination of spectrum licences and awards?- A long term vision for the UHF band - creating a ‘win-win’ situation- The US ‘incentive auction’ model – to what extent could a similar approach work in Europe?- Promoting the use of WiFi, Small Cells and other offloading technologies- Selecting the Auction Mechanism - Combinatorial Auctions vs. Simultaneous Multiple-Round Auctions- Meeting the long term needs of Europe's spectrum users- What is the future shape of the broadcasting industry as a user of spectrum?- Spectrum for 5G and the future networked society- What is meant by ‘5G’ and how will it affect how we use spectrum?- Increasing the efficiency of public sector spectrum- Spectrum Issues and Priorities Ahead of WRC-15: Delivering balanced EU common proposals that meet theneeds of all spectrum usersRegister and find out more about this year's event atwww.spectrummanagement.eu.In addition to the main conference, delegates will also have the option to attend one or both practicalworkshops.Pre-conferenceworkshop,16June-SpectrumValuationandAuctionTheory.Coordinated in partnership withColeago Consultingthis workshop will comprise of 2 sessions. The morningsession will be a step by step guide to spectrum valuation for auctions, while the afternoon session will focuson the challenges surrounding auction design and developing auction bidding strategy.Post-conferenceworkshop,19June-Livesimulationofaspectrumauction.Coordinated in partnership withalladin-IT,and using the spectrum auction softwareSpecure,this workshopwill provide an intense hands-on auction experience with a chance to compete against other participants infictitious auction scenarios, The workshop will offer valuable insights into philosophy, strategy and specifics ofboth CCA and SMRA auction format.For more information regarding the workshops or the main conference, please contact the event managerTom Chinnockon[email protected]/+44 (0) 2920 783 025.The organisers would like to the following companies for their involvement:

Interested in becoming involved?We have a number of sponsorship and wider visibility opportunitiesavailable for this year's event, with a host of benefits to suit all budgets. For additional information, pleasedownload the sponsorship brochurehereor contactTom Chinnockon[email protected]/+44 (0) 2920 783 025.

As part ofThe 2014 Global Spectrum Series,Forum Europe (through its international arm, Forum Global)will be launching the inauguralLatin America Spectrum ManagementConference,which will be held on14-15MayinRiodeJaneiro,Brazil.Following the success of the European, Americas and the Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Conferences,the Latin America edition will provide a meeting point for stakeholders in the Latin American region andbeyond to come together and discuss topical issues relating to the management and co-ordination ofspectrum policy across the region.More information regarding this conference will be available shortly, but in the meantime, to be kept informedofeventdevelopmentspleaseclickhere.For any questions regarding this conference, please do not hesitate to contactTom Chinnockon[email protected]/+44 (0) 2920 783 025.

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