July 27, 2009, Washington, D.C. – The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS) is pleased to announce that registration for its Technology Conference at SUPERCOMM has opened.

Now in its fourth year, ATIS’ Technology Conference is recognized as a premier conference program featuring senior-level technology executives from leading communications companies. The ATIS Technology Conference – in Exclusive Media Partnership with Telephony – will be co-located with SUPERCOMM 2009 at the McCormick Place in Chicago, October 21 – 22, 2009.

The 2009 Technology Conference’s theme is The New Network. During the two-day conference, attendees will learn from industry visionaries how LTE, IPTV and Service Oriented Networks (SON) are enabling tomorrow’s fundamentally new ICT ecosystem. ATIS’ Technology Conference features three knowledge tracks (LTE, IPTV and SON) and includes a total of 32 sessions, each of which addresses a timely issue impacting each solution’s realization. Moreover, each attendee will have networking opportunities to meet with conference attendees and speakers.

ATIS’ Executive Keynote Panel – part of SUPERCOMM’s opening day Keynote program – kicks-off the Technology Conference on Wednesday, October 21^st. Moderated by ATIS’ President and CEO, Susan Miller, the Executive Keynote Panel convenes some of ICT’s leading minds to explore the industry’s emerging trends and actionable opportunities. The Executive Keynote Panel features AT&T’s CTO, John Donovan, Qwest’s CTO, Pieter Poll, and Verizon’s Senior Vice President – Technology, Mark Wegleitner.

“ATIS’ Technology Conference is industry’s premier forum to explore the technologies and trends shaping the ICT space,” said Susan Miller, ATIS President and CEO. “During such a critical phase in the industry’s evolution, there is an increased need for clear and objective information.  ATIS’ Technology Conference will demonstrate how The New Network is essential to realizing the transformational capabilities which will define tomorrow’s communication ecosystem.”

ATIS would like to thank Amdocs, Cisco, Ericsson, GENBAND, Motorola and Nokia Siemens Networks for their sponsorship of the 2009 Technology Conference.

Note that paid SUPERCOMM Conference registration allows attendees admission to all ATIS Technology Conference, Salak Group Broadband Entertainment, and Digital Media Forum sessions as well as the SUPERCOMM Exhibit Floor, SUPERCOMM Keynotes, SUPERCOMM Programming, and all additional complimentary sessions. The SUPERCOMM 2009 early bird registration rate is $299 and is valid through September 1, 2009.  The registration fee after September 1^st will be $399. 

For more information or to register for ATIS’ Technology Conference, please visit: http://www.atis.org/supercomm.

About ATIS
ATIS is the leading technical planning and standards development organization committed to the rapid development of global, market-driven standards for the information, entertainment and communications industry. More than 250 companies actively formulate standards in ATIS’ 20 Committees, covering issues including: IPTV, Service Oriented Networks, Home Networking, Energy Efficiency, IP-Based and Wireless Technologies, Quality of Service, Billing and Operational Support. In addition, numerous Incubators, Focus and Exploratory Groups address emerging industry priorities including “Green”, IP Downloadable Security, Next Generation Carrier Interconnect, IPv6 and Convergence.

ATIS is the North American Organizational Partner for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a member and major U.S. contributor to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio and Telecommunications’ Sectors, and a member of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL). For more information, please visit www.atis.org.