[governance] TR: Invitation to the Meeting of High-Level Experts on Competitive Platforms for the Delivery of Digital Content, to be held on 21-22 June 2007, at EBU Headquarters , Geneva, Switzerland

Wed May 23 06:57:46 EDT 2007

Dear all, 

Not sure who might have receieved this ITU annoucement. Sorry for cross
posting.

Best, 

Ph

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De : DigitalContent at itu.int [mailto:DigitalContent at itu.int] 
Envoyé : mercredi 23 mai 2007 10:25
À : DigitalContent at itu.int
Objet : Invitation to the Meeting of High-Level Experts on Competitive
Platforms for the Delivery of Digital Content, to be held on 21-22 June
2007, at EBU Headquarters , Geneva, Switzerland 

Dear Madam/Sir,

Under the aegis of the Shaping Tomorrow <http://www.itu.int/stn> s Networks
Initiative, we are pleased to invite you to a Meeting of High-Level Experts
entitled Competitive <http://www.itu.int/digitalcontent>  Platforms for the
Delivery of Digital Content, to be held in Geneva (Switzerland) on 21-22
June 2007.

The digital landscape has been transformed over the past decade. New
communication technologies, modern media, the Internet and devices with new
functionalities are expected to meet consumers demand for seamless,
converged and user-friendly digital tools providing access to a broad range
of services and content.

In order to respond to the challenges of convergence, media players and
standardization bodies need to understand better trends in the creation and
delivery of content.  Soon, there will be a wide range of alternatives for
delivering content, which are rapidly converging and it is not yet clear
which systems and services will succeed. 

In line with the stated objectives of the WSIS Geneva Declaration of
Principles (December 2003),  which affirms 
the common desire and
commitment to build a people-centred, inclusive and development-oriented
Information Society, where everyone can create, access, utilize and share
information and knowledge, enabling individuals, communities and peoples to
achieve their full potential in promoting their sustainable development and
improving their quality of life
 the International Telecommunication Union
(ITU) and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) will jointly organize a
Meeting of High-Level Experts to identify global trends and to address the
new technological and policy challenges in the digital content delivery
environment.

Thematic papers will be commissioned in advance of the meeting, as the basis
for discussion. Written contributions are welcome and may be sent to
digitalcontent at itu.int  

The draft agenda, the meeting concept document as well as regularly updated
information concerning the meeting may be found on the ITU website at
http://www.itu.int/digitalcontent. 

You are invited to register at
http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/stn/digitalcontent/registration_form.html  or by
fax (No. +41 22 7474 736). The registration form is enclosed (one form to be
completed for each participant) and should be sent as soon as possible but
not later than 15 June 2007. 

We hope you are able to accept our invitation to participate in this meeting
and can join us in June. If you have any questions or require further
information, please do not hesitate to contact Ms Cristina Bueti (ITU) or Ms
Lina Vanberghem (EBU) at digitalcontent at itu.int 

We look forward to welcoming you at this important event.

Yours faithfully,

(signed)

(signed)

Hamadoun I. Touré
Secretary-General

Jean Réveillon
Secretary-General  

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