[kictanet] CALL FOR PAPERS - the 3rd annual Digital Broadcasting Switchover Forum 2008, 29 Jan - 1 Feb 2008, Johannesburg, South Africa]

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Dear Colleague,

It is my pleasure to announce the dates for the 3rd annual Digital 
Broadcasting Switchover Forum 2008, which again will be held in the week 
of 29 Jan - 1 Feb 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The organisation of the conference has now started and we are currently 
looking for broadcasting experts to contribute presentations. The key 
areas for discussion this year include:

1) National switchover frameworks and planning
2) Dual illumination
3) Financing the switchover
4) The digital dividend, spectrum allocation and the results of WRC 07
5) Infrastructure upgrading and its implications
6) Consumer aspects – subsidising set top boxes, switchover awareness, 
the switchover as a means of
reducing the digital divide
7) Charting the future of African broadcasting – including IPTV, mobile 
TV, high definition television
8) Overcoming the shortage of broadcasting skilled workforce
9) Digital radio – technology evaluation, implications for local and 
national stations,
10) Protecting cultural and linguistic diversity through local content 
production
11) Infotainment
12) Encouraging locally produced content
13) How international financing can be increased
14) Broadcasting liberalisation in Africa

I would like to encourage you to contribute to this forum by 
participating as a speaker, therefore please reply to this mail, 
including the perspective that you would like to cover at the event. I 
am particularly keen to have case studies as these are excellent ways of 
spreading information and experiences.

Furthermore if you would like to support the event by becoming an 
official sponsor then I would be delighted to organise a sponsorship 
package for you, exhibition booths are available for £3000/US$6000/R42000.

I look forward to hearing back from you and to building on the huge 
success of last year’s forum.

Yours sincerely

Matthew

Matthew Dawes
Commonwealth Telecommunication Organisation
Direct Tel: 0044 20 8834 1575
Main Tel: 0044 870 7777 697
Fax: 0044 870 0345 626
Email: m.dawes at cto.int 
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