Los Angeles '06

• May 24-26, 2006
• Marriott Los Angeles Downtown, Los Angeles, CA

The W2i Digital Cities Convention in Los Angeles is a professional development seminar providing local-government professionals with training in broadband-wireless planning and implementation; exploring the full range of applications and services for cities, communities and regions; and serves as a meeting place for the ecosystem of technology vendors, service providers, and systems integrators.

Convention focus on broadband wireless solutions for:

• Government Process Reengineering
• Public Safety & Emergency Response
• Neighborhood Portals and Economic Development
• Intelligent Transport Systems

Professional Development Seminar for Local-Government Officials

Expanding on the thought-leadership agenda of the W2i Digital Cities Convention, this day-long practical training session provides a set of actionable tools and a roadmap for local-government professionals and field practitioners seeking to deploy broadband-wireless solutions for their communities. Hosted by NetLogix and W2i.
• Expert Zone: Service-Providers and Local-Government CIOs
• Upcoming Roundtable

Service Provider Executive Roundtable

This special seminar and roundtable draws on Yankee Group’s extensive research on service-provider strategies for municipal and metropolitan broadband-wireless networks and provides a forum for discussing business and market strategies and examining the potential for cooperation among emerging and existing cable, telco, cellular, and Internet service providers. Hosted by Yankee Group, rClient and W2i.
• Expert Zone: Service-Providers and Local-Government CIOs
• Upcoming Roundtable

Digital Inclusion Roundtable

Digital inclusion is a major motivation for the deployment of broadband infrastructure in urban and rural areas. Communications infrastructure is only one of many things that must align in order for local government leadership to trigger the adoption of integrated strategies and plans to address the digital divide, including funding and hardware needs, education and training, applications, and community support. By Invitation only.
• Expert Zone: Digital Inclusion
• Upcoming Roundtable

Visit the Technology Showcase

The W2i Digital Cities Convention Technology Showcase features select emerging technology vendors, systems integrators and service providers discussing their solutions and achievements for meeting local-government telecommunication, services, and application needs. Exhibitors include BelAir Networks, IBM, Intel, Motorola, Cisco Systems, SkyPilot Networks, and Tropos Networks.