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February 25, 2005

**MEDIA ADVISORY** 

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) 2005

With Business Focused-Programming and More Than 1,000 Technical Paper Presentations OFC/NFOEC is This Year's Most Influential Technical and Business Forum

Register and Attend OFC/NFOEC 2005 the Premier International Optical Communications Event

What: OFC/NFOEC 2005

When/Where: March 6 - 11 (Exhibits Open March 8 - 10) at the Anaheim Convention Center

Details: As the largest and most comprehensive international event for optical communications, this year's combined OFC/NFOEC will for the first time host the entire scope of optical communications, providing programming, exhibit and educational activities for all audiences from researchers working in the laboratories to service providers and carriers to equipment manufacturers. Featuring a broad spectrum of optics and electronics exhibitors, with 40 percent from outside the U.S., OFC/NFOEC is the most time-efficient, cost-effective opportunity to see the latest products and get a first-look at the technology of the present and future. The technical program, now featuring both the OFC and NFOEC programs, will feature hundreds of sessions, including workshops, short courses and paper presentations, giving a broader spectrum of participants the opportunity to network and customize their learning experience in one event.

Highlights: Business and Technical Programming include:

  • Plenary Session discussions on the history and global impact of low-loss optical fiber and Broadband Expansion in Japan . Featuring presentations by Dr. Donald B. Keck, retired vice president and research director of Corning and Hiromichi Shinohara, director, NTT Access Network Service Systems Labs., Japan.

  • The Service Provider Summit, March 9, a day-long program shaped around the needs and interests of carriers and service providers and including keynote presentations by Greg Evans, Vice President, Services & Access Technologies, Verizon, and Brian Van Steen, Senior Analyst, RHK.

  • The third annual Market Watch: Business and Technology ™, March 8 – 10, a three-day series that will focus on the applications and business trends that impact the future of the optical communications industry.

  • Hundreds of educational workshops and tutorial sessions.

Private media events will include:

  • A media lunch panel at noon on Tuesday, March 8, OFC/NFOEC representatives and participating panelists from the scientific, corporate and analyst communities will provide a high-level view of the industry and discuss FTTX: An International Perspective.

Registration: Registration for OFC/NFOEC 2005 has begun and can be accessed online at http://www.ofcconference.org/media_center/MediaRegistrationForm.aspx".

Contact: Please contact us or visit the event Web site at www.ofcconference.org for additional information, including travel arrangement details.

About OFC/NFOEC: Since 1985, the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) has provided an annual backdrop for the optical communications field to network and share research and innovations. In 2004, OFC joined forces with the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) creating the largest and most comprehensive international event for optical communications. By combining an exposition of more than 600 companies, with a unique program of peer-reviewed technical programming and special focused educational sessions, OFC/NFOEC provides an unparalleled opportunity reaching every audience from service providers to optical equipment manufacturers and beyond.

OFC/NFOEC, www.ofcconference.org, is managed by the Optical Society of America (OSA) and co-sponsored by OSA, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Communications Society (IEEE/ComSoc) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (IEEE/LEOS). Acting as non-financial technical co-sponsors are Telcordia Technologies, Inc. and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication (IOOC).