For Immediate Release
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NIST and ATIS Co-Sponsor Annual Synchronization Workshop

February 28, 2006, Washington – NIST’s Time and Frequency Division and ATIS will co-sponsor the annual Workshop on Synchronization in Telecommunication Systems (WSTS ‘06) on March 14-16, 2006 at the Omni Interlocken Resort in Broomfield, Colo.

WSTS ’06 will investigate questions in a unique, interactive setting, including Sync requirements and solutions for the packet-based Next Generation Networks (NGN), Sync in wireless networks and emerging issues synchronization issues.

The three-day interactive workshop will explore the need for Sync in the NGN and the possible solutions available. Network operators, strategists, design engineers, system architects and synchronization planners from the wireline, wireless, enterprise and utilities sectors will participate in interactive workshop sessions and panel discussions.

The workshop has been taking place annually since 1992. ATIS and NIST have been collaborating as co-sponsors for eight years. This year’s steering committee includes representatives from Agere, Alcatel, BT, Chronos, Sprint, Symmetricom, and Zarlink.

For additional workshop, registration and hotel information, please visit: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/confpage/060314.htm, or http://tf.nist.gov/timefreq/seminars/ATIS.html

About ATIS

ATIS is a technical planning and standards development organization that is committed to rapidly developing and promoting technical and operations standards for the communications and related information technologies industry worldwide using a pragmatic, flexible and open approach. Participants from more than 350 communications companies are active in ATIS’ 23 industry committees and Incubator Solutions Program. www.atis.org

About NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S. Commerce Department's Technology Administration, was founded in 1901 as the nation's first federal physical science research laboratory. Over the years, the scientists and technical staff at NIST have made solid contributions to a broad and varied range of technologies, including such things as image processing, DNA diagnostic "chips," smoke detectors, and automated error-correcting software for machine tools. Other areas in which NIST has had major impact include atomic clocks, X-ray standards for mammography, scanning tunneling microscopy, pollution-control technology, and high-speed dental drills. For more information, visit www.nist.gov.

As a non-regulatory agency of the Commerce Department’s Technology Administration, NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.