There is a smorgasbord of seminars and workshops coming up this spring: ======================================================================== February 9, 1999 Conformity Assessment Workshop in Washington, sponsored by ANSI, NIST and ACIL. A series of panels looking in depth at different aspects of this emerging new discipline, Conformity Assessment.
Conformity Assessment, Accreditation and Recognition If you want to attend, please call 202-887-5872 to register. ======================================================================== March 17 & 18. IIR Seminar in Fairmont Hotel, Dallas. Practical Strategies for Telecom Approval Testingfor Regulatory and Voluntary Standards Compliance 1 Developing a strategy for international conformity to minimise costs and reduce time-to-market 2 Examining the implications of the introduction of Mutual Recognition Agreements on your testing strategy 3 Practicalities of gaining type approval outside the US 4 Practical steps in building a European compliance strategy. 5 Successfully devising a Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) test program Examining the future of NEBs testing - how far are we from standardized NEBS compliance, and how will this benefit vendor and customer ? 6 Ensuring compliance testing is completed on-schedule and within budget through effective pre-compliance testing and test lab selection Almost a full day will be devoted on the NEBS programme, which will make this seminar of particular interest to suppliers to the North American Telcos. ======================================================================== April 19, 20 & 21. IBC/ICC Seminar in Conrad International Hotel, Brussels. The Regulatory/Business Platform for the next Millenium, European Telecommunications Law, Is It Working ?. This is a two day conferwence followed by a 1 day regulatory workshop on Interconnection. 1 How effectively has EU legislation been implemented ? 2 What is the future in a converging environment ? The EU view 3 Has the debate on network and service providers been resolved in the interconnection context ? 4 Is the Licensing Directive providing greater access for Operators and Service Providers ? 5 Universal Service Funds - Pipe dream or reality ? 6 EU and the Internet - no debate ? 7 Impact of WTO - a boost for the EU ? 8 Legal and Regulatory developments in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria and Norway 9 A CEEC perspective from poland, Bulgaria and Hungary Obviously this is a more Policy and Marketing oriented seminar for those who want to know how the European market is developing. ======================================================================= May 3 & 4, 1999 IBC/ICC Seminar at the Dallas Intercontinental Hotel The Third Annual Approvals Seminar The R&TTE Directive - The future of approvals in Europe Transitional Arrangements Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRAs) Global Product Approval for the Future Workshops on: The R&TTE Directive Safety EMC Global Approvals North American Approvals South American Approvals Brazilian Approvals South African Approvals Central European Approvals Approvals in Russia - A manufacturer's Experience Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia China and Japan This is where there will be a wealth of information on how to go about getting approvals in various parts of the world, as well as an update on the R&TTE Directive. ======================================================================= I would be pleased to provide more information, where I can BUT NOT ON TREG. Vic Boersma [email protected] or [email protected]
