The Fully Networked Car 2008 Workshop, Geneva 5-7 March 2008

Creation date: 04 October 2007

ITU (International Telecommunication Union),  ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) are organising a major event focusing on information and communication technologies (ICT) in motor vehicles. This event, The Fully Networked Car Workshop 2008, will be held from 5-7 March 2008 during the 78th Geneva International Motor Show in Palexpo, Geneva.

The steering committee of The Fully Networked Car Workshop 2008 invites interested parties to participate at this event by responding to the call for abstracts below. Topics which will be covered at The Fully Networked Car Workshop 2008 are listed at the following website:  http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ict-auto/200803/ .

Call for abstracts: Workshop including Demonstrations on Information and Communication Technologies in Motor Vehicles

Authors wishing to present papers should submit a half-page abstract, including the title of the paper and the author’s full name, short biography, address, telephone and e-mail, to tsbcar@itu.int by Friday, 16 November 2007.

Authors will be notified of the acceptance of their papers by Friday, 14 December 2007.

The accepted presentations shall be submitted no later than Tuesday, 29 January 2008.

Demonstration area

Authors who wish to underline the concepts presented in their papers have the possibility to showcase their work/product in a  demonstration area throughout the duration of the workshop. If you plan to demonstrate, please submit your expression of interest by sending a halfpage description of what you plan to demonstrate, including your requirements (surface area needed, power, internet  access, table, chairs, others) by Friday, 16 November 2007. A stand building company of the Geneva Motor Show will be responsible for the detailed arrangements and for providing a quotation.

There is also the possibility to demonstrate without giving a presentation at the workshop.

For information of Fully Networked Car Workshops organized in 2005 and 2007 please see: http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/worksem/ict-auto/ 

For additional information about this event contact:

Reinhard Scholl

Deputy to the Director

International Telecommunication Union -

Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (ITU-T TSB)

Place des Nations

CH-1211 Geneva 20

Switzerland

reinhard.scholl@itu.int

office: +41-22-730 5860

www.itu.int/ITU-T

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