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Confirmed 2008 Events with MEF Conference Tracks or Significant Presence
(All completed 2008 events are in the second part of this page)
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Overview, Info and Related Links
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Oct
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Orlando, Fl
Oct 7-10
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The COMPTEL PLUS FALL 2008 CONVENTION & EXPO will be held October 5-8 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida. |
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New York
Oct 20-22
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Light Reading Ethernet Expo 2008 US - Ethernet Expo 2008 is Light Reading's 4th annual Ethernet Expo in New York and the 10th major-carrier Ethernet event held by Light Reading on three continents since the inaugural Ethernet Expo in 2005. The MEF is a guest participant. Included this year is an "Enterprise Day" on day 3.
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Oct
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Quarterly Meeting |
Malta
Oct 26-29
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MEF Quarterly Meeting - Each year the MEF holds a quarterly meeting in Europe. This year we are planning to bring together key European Service Providers. It is however a global event not only a European one, putting European, American and Asian requirements in a worldwide context.
All members are strongly encouraged to attend the meeting as topics germane to worldwide service provider partnerships will be covered in more detail than ever before.
This meeting is open to members only (and by special invitation to prospective members). Not a member? Now would be a good time to join. Click here for details
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Nov
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Beijing
Nov 5-6
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China Network World/Ethernet World - The MEF's 7th year at this unique Ethernet event.
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Nov
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Sydney
Australia
Nov 5-7
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Broadband World Australia 2008 - is an event dedicated to examining the role of advanced broadband networks in enabling next-gen services and applications targeted at business and the residential consumer. MEF will participate with a Carrier Ethernet Workshop at this event.
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Nov
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China
Nov 7-8
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APAC Press Summit - provides an excellent opportunity for you to meet with key Asia-Pacific press and analysts in a series of scheduled briefings to discuss the latest hot topics concerning enterprise networking & telecoms in a relaxed setting. |
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Nov
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Singapore
Nov 12-14
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Carrier Ethernet World APAC - is the largest Carrier Etherner conference and exhibition for service providers in the Asia Pacific region, focusing on Ethernet transport and services. This event builds on the success of the highly successful European event. MEF will host a workshop and present the 2008 APAC SP of the Year Awards here. |
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Nov
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Barcelona
Spain
Nov 17-21
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TNS - is an event for operator transport networking professionals wishing to develop a realistic and comprehensive understanding of the transport technologies on offer and the network evolution strategies adopted by their competitors |
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Poland
Nov 19-20
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Broadband Service Forum - Europe - Broadband Services Forum in Poland is the largest meeting point for key representatives of telecom, media and Internet markets, as well as public administration. Always up-to-date Forum Agenda and excellent speakers portfolio - both from Polish market and from abroad - is the landmark for this event. Featuring an MEF Technical Briefing and APAC Service Provider of the Year Awards. |
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Dec
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New Delhi, India
Dec 11-13
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India Telecom 2008. The event will take place on December 11-13 in New Delhi, India. This event has evolved as the premier Exhibition & Conference in the telecom sector. It will once again bring together who's who in the Industry and will provide the opportunity to interact with the leading Telecom companies and the potential buyers.
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Dec
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Hong Kong
Dec 8-10
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Mobile Backhaul Asia will bring together mobile operators and technology providers to discuss the impact that mobile broadband and high speed data services will have on current TDM-based backhaul networks and will consider ways that operators can decouple backhaul costs from capacity by investing in packet-based upgrades to their backhaul infrastructure.
The MEF will address these topics in a 3 hour workshop on December 8th and a keynote session in the main conference on Dec 9-10.
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Dec
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India
Dec 15-17
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EEE ANTS Conference - IEEE ANTS 2008 provides a common meeting point for the confluence and exchange of ideas with a rich mix of participation from the academia, global industry and other stakeholders. The symposium will be held in the commercial and entertainment capital of India - Bombay - on December 15-17, 2008. MEF is a guest speaker. |
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Quarterly Meetings |
Jan 26-29, 2009 - San Francisco
Apr 20-23, 2009 - New Orleans
July 20-23, 2009 - Toronto
Oct 26-29, 2009 - Europe TBD |
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Feb
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Barcelona, Spain
Fed 16-19
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Mobile World Congress combines the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry with a stimulating and insightful congress that brings together prominent leaders and personalities from mobile operators and equipment vendors, as well as Internet and entertainment professionals. |
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Completed MEF Events 2008
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Jan
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Quarterly Meeting |
San Diego, CA, USA
28-31 Jan
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Members quarterly meeting. Record attendance |
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Feb
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Paris
5-8 Feb
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MPLS Ethernet World Congress. Carrier Ethernet is now a key focus in the MPLS world. |
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Feb
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Barcelona
8-11 Feb
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Mobile World Congress (formerly 3GSM). A major new area for Carrier Ethernet. More details to follow shortly |
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Mar
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CeBit 2008 in Hanover Germany. The MEF is presented at one of the worlds premier hi-tech exhibitions.
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Mar
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New Delhi
March 19-21
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Convergence India 2008, featured a full day workshop on Friday 21st March. |
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Apr
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Apr 1-2
Las Vegas, NV
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CTIA Wireless. The convergence of more than 1,100 exhibiting companies, dozens of industries, and over 40,000 professionals from 125 countries all working toward the common goal of revolutionizing wireless. Included was an interoperability showcase demonstrating Carrier Ethernet for Mobile Backhaul, supported by the MEF and the IP/MPLS Forum and created by MEF member EANTC with sponsorship from participating MEF member companies.
Click here for press release. Also see further details on the MEF Members' Contributions Page.
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Apr
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Apr 7-9
Vienna
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Ethernet service features, definitions and implementation options
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Apr
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14-16 April London
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Light Reading's sixth Ethernet Expo: Europe 2008 is billed as the premier event covering the hot topic of Carrier Ethernet network technologies and services in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Dozens of experts explored the hottest trends and where Ethernet is likely to take us. |
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Apr
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Apr 14-17
Boston
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FutureNet: MPLS, Ethernet and Beyond (formerly MPLScon) addresses the future of communications services from enterprise, service provider, and vendor prospectives. |
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Apr
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Quarterly Meeting |
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
28 Apr-1May
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Members quarterly meeting
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May
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Amsterdam,
5-9 May
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Transport Networks for Mobile Operators (TNMO) is Europe's largest conference and exhibition dedicated to mobile backhaul, access and core optical networking. |
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June
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Las Vegas, NV
June 16-19
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Nxtcomm08, the flagship Service Provider and Telecoms show in North America moves to Las Vegas. The MEF provided a full series of presentations and panel discussions, together with the pre4sentation of the annual North American Carrier Ethernet Service Provider of the year awards, and the first MEF 18 certification announcements. Click here for more details including downloads of all presentations.
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June
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Berlin
June 16-19
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FTTx Summit is focused on fiber and hybrid fiber deployment with over 45 sessions, technical briefings, expert panel sessions. |
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June
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June 24-27
Philadelphia
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SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. Explored the latest in cable technology, products and services. This is the second MEF workshop at SCTE - this one focused on technical developments. Click here for more details including downloads of all presentations.
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July
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Hong Kong
July 15-18
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Broadband World Forum Asia is a new event for the MEF. The MEF persented a series of new presentations. |
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July
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2008 Annual Meeting |
Boston
July 21-24
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MEF 2008 Annual Meeting (and 3Q 08 quarterly meeting)
 The meeting, open to members only and by special invitation to prospective members. Bob Metcalfe, Ethernet inventor and Advisory Director to the MEF gave an excellent keynote at the plenary session. The newly elected board of directors can be seen on this site
For full details of the event please log on to the members site.
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Japan
Sept 10
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Japan Network World Roadmap Series - The Japanese market has been a longstanding Ethernet services leader. In addition to a keynote address by Nan Chen, the MEF will host a round table discussion with the goal of exploring the current state of the Carrier Ethernet market in Japan and redefining the MEF’s objectives and strategy in this important market. |
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India
Sept 10-12
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LR Broadband India 2008 Roadshow New Delhi & Mumbai - Light Reading and its market research division, Heavy Reading, in cooperation with leading equipment vendors, will host its first Indian Roadshow - Broadband 2.0: Making the Business Case, taking place in New Delhi and Mumbai on September 10 and 12, respectively. The MEF are represented. |
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Sep 16th & Sept 18th
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MEF World Tour - Frankfurt & London - brought an insight into the transformation that Carrier Ethernet is bringing to the world's IT, networking and business applications. Click here for presentations
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Sept
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Berlin
Sep 22-26
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Carrier Ethernet World Congress - Europe. The flagship annual MEF conference, featured presentations from 25 MEF members and important new Carrier Ethernet announcements.
This year CEWC covered every conceivable aspect of Carrier Ethernet. Unlike any other event, CEWC provides an in-depth public view of ongoing current technical developments and brings the audience into the debate on the future of Ethernet networking. The event kicked off with a full day MEF workshop that combined a thorough orientation together the MEF's latest news and new technical updates. The main conference also contained the President's keynote and 6 important MEF sessions. Click here for the Full Agenda and presentations
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Sept
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Quinto do Lago
Portugal
Sep 25-26
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NetEvents 2008 European Press Summit. This event is invitation-only for the European media and analysts. Please contact NetEvents for participation.
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Sept
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Brussels
Sep 29-Oct 2
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Broadband World Forum - Europe. Covered the latest broadband content, entertainment, applications, and services for the enterprise and home. Traditionally one of the best general telecoms shows in Europe.
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