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Media Advisory For Immediate Release
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MEDIA ADVISORY — MEDIA ADVISORY — MEDIA ADVISORY
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| What: | 5th ITU, ISO and IEC Fully Networked Car workshop |
| When: | DEADLINE FOR CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 1 December 2009 Event: 3-4 March 2010 |
| Where: | Geneva Motor Show, PALEXPO, Geneva |
| Why: | The car industry is undergoing major changes with new services and applications in areas such as security, safety, navigation, car maintenance, fleet management, mobile office and entertainment. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) also have a strong role to play in making cars more environmentally friendly. These changes represent significant opportunities... and some challenges. Standardization is seen as a major issue.
For the fifth year running, ITU, ISO and IEC will bring together the key players involved in the development of these standards, as well as other leading industry figures, for the Fully Networked Car Workshop at the Geneva Motor Show. The call for abstracts www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ict-auto/201003/cfa.html seeks presentations that address system capabilities to support applications and services in the Fully Networked Car. |
| Who: | Abstracts are sought from ICT and auto industry professionals, students and engineers. |
For further information, please see
: www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ict-auto/201003/flyer.html or contact:| Sarah Parkes Senior Media Relations Officer ITU Tel: +41 22 730 6135 E-mail: pressinfo@itu.int |
Toby Johnson Senior Communications Officer ITU Tel: +41 22 730 5877 Mobile: +41 79 249 4868 E-mail: toby.johnson@itu.int |