OSA NEWS

February 9, 2004

**MEDIA ADVISORY**

OSA Photonics & Telecommunications Executive Forum – Annual High-Level Telecom Event to Feature Industry Luminaries

Featuring Asia Forum 2004: Doing Business in Asia – One-day event to focus on business success in optical equipment sales and manufacturing in China, Japan and South Korea

What

Nearly 45 senior executives to address the industry at the OSA 6th Annual Photonics & Telecommunications Executive Forum and Asia Forum.

When/Where

Executive Forum, Monday February 23, Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles
Asia Forum, Sunday February 22, Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles

Event Details

OSA 6th Annual Photonics & Telecommunications Executive Forum

Communications industry executives and financial market leaders gather to analyze today’s business environment and share projections on tomorrow’s trends. Unlike other “executive-level” events, the Forum’s topics and speakers are organized by a diverse group of business leaders working in the industry and hosted by the Optical Society of America. Session topics include:

• State of the Industry: The Future of Telecom
• The Battle Lines Are Drawn: Who Are the Winners and Losers in
  the “Last Mile?”
• Back to the Future of Optical Communications: Fiber Optics Opportunities
  Outside the Telco Bubble
• Digital Projectors, Television and Display Technologies
• Market Analysis: A Banking and Venture Capital Perspective

OSA Executive Forum is sponsored by: OSA, Intel Capital, Morgenthaler Ventures, Sofinnova Ventures, Storm Ventures, Thomas Weisel Partners, US Venture Partners.

Asia Forum

Asian business leaders and regional experts discuss how to succeed in the hot and emerging markets of China, Japan, South Korea and others. Session topics include:

• Market Outlook for the Big Three: China, Japan and South Korea
• Update on the Service Providers and Their Network Requirements
• Asian Vendors Share Their Views: Technology, Standardization, Cost
  Requirements and Partnerships
• How to Navigate the Different Business Cultures and Build Relationships
• Components Development and Manufacturing Opportunities by Region
• Best Strategies for Penetrating Emerging Markets

Asia Forum is sponsored by OSA and Lightwave.

OSA Executive/Asia Forum PR Contacts:

Leah Wilkinson, 703-892-8080, leah@wilkinsonshein.com
Keira Shein, 410-602-1855, keira@wilkinsonshein.com
Colleen Morrison, 202-416-1437, media@ofcconference.org