[kictanet] Fwd: The top of the ICT world will meet in Amsterdam; you want to be part of this unique event? Do not forget to register on short notice for WITSA´s WCIT 2010!

Wed Apr 28 18:05:02 EAT 2010

Attending the World Congress on IT ([1]www.wcit2010.org) next
month in Amsterdam could be of interest to some colleagues.

Waudo
----- Original message -----
From: "Anders Halvorsen" <ahalvorsen at witsa.org>
To: "Jim Poisant" <jpoisant at witsa.org>
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:14:16 -0400
Subject: The top of the ICT world will meet in Amsterdam; you
want to be part of this unique event? Do not forget to register
on short notice for WITSA´s WCIT 2010!

April 23, 2010

TO:         Members of the World Information Technology and
Services Alliance (WITSA)

FR:          Drs. Bernd W.E. Taselaar, Chief Operating Officer
ICT~Office

                WITSA Vice-Chairman for Western Europe

RE:          The top of the ICT world will meet in Amsterdam; you
want to be part of this unique event? Do not forget to register
on short notice for WITSA´s WCIT 2010!

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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Dear Colleagues,

Herewith I would remind you to register on short notice for
WITSA´s 17th World Congress on Information Technology 2010 (WCIT
2010).

WCIT 2010 will be held from May 25 to May 27 2010.

The top of the ICT world will meet in Amsterdam; you want to be
part of this unique event?

WCIT 2010 will bring together more than 2.000 captains of
industry, government leaders and academics from over 60 countries
around the world. Speakers from the business community not only
include global CEO's like Paul Otellini (Intel), Mike Fries
(Liberty Global), Natarajan Chandrasekaran (CEO Tata Consulting
Services), Steven Elop (President Microsoft Business Division)
and Virginia Rometty (Senior VP Global Sales & Distribution IBM)
and Lynn Blodgett (President & CEO Xerox ACS), but also the
world's youngest CEO Suhas Gopinath (CEO & President of Globals
Inc.). Also EU Commssioner Kroes and more than 25 ministers will
attend WCIT, among others from Russia, India, Brazil, Canada and
most EU countries. WCIT 2010 is supported by the European
Commission and is an official event of the Spanish Presidency of
the European Union. For more details please check the extensive
website [2]www.wcit2010.org and enclosed program outline.

One of the outcomes of WCIT 2010 will be the adaptation of the
Declaration of Amsterdam. This statement will spell out the
commitments to direct the use of IT to stimulate growth and
address key societal challenges such as climate change,
healthcare and eInclusion. For your personal information I
included the draft version of WCIT's Declaration of Amsterdam,
which includes a call for action. One of these days a special
website will be launched for getting input for the declaration
globally.

Special fee for all delegates of WITSA members

In addition to our former proposal I am very happy that thanks to
support of the European Commission and the Dutch government I can
offer every WITSA member to obtain WCIT 2010 ticket for the very
special price of just € 1000,- ex VAT. We are very happy to offer
you this package and encourage all of you to come and visit
Amsterdam. Also a special spouse program is offered. Special
delegation packages can be discussed directly with the WCIT 2010
organization ([3]mschipper at wcit2010.org). As WCIT 2010 is an
invitation only event please send the names of your delegates to
[4]registration at wcit2010.org (reference: WITSA Tickets). You will
be sent a confirmation, an invoice and the log-in codes to
finalize your registration (only trade associations can apply,
not individuals). The reservation is final when payment is
received by WCIT 2010.  Airfrance KLM is the WCIT 2010 airline
partner and offers interesting discounts as sent to you before.

Hotels in Amsterdam

For hotels please use the Amsterdam RAI Hotel & Travel Service,
which can offer you considerable savings. The online reservation
system allows you to search for hotels by star rating and area.
Additionally you can find detailed information about each hotel.
For group bookings and tailor made advice please contact
hotelservice at rai.nl. The special WCIT 2010 room rates at the
official hotels are limited, so please have your booking as soon
as possible as the last blocked hotel rooms will be released
shortly. For the special WCIT 2010 hotel deals please check
[5]https://www.rai-hotelservice.com/compass/external/index.cfm?&m
eeting_ID=1027&Meeting_ID_Code=623230780

Join us in coming to Amsterdam!

WCIT 2010 will be a unique event. You do not want to miss this
event as the global ICT world will mark a turning point here! I
case you want to come with a larger country delegation or have
special requests for showcasing your country and/ or companies
please contact Mark Schipper, account manager international WCIT
2010 ([6]mschipper at wcit2010.org).

 I am very much looking forward to see you next month in
Amsterdam!

With best regards,

drs. Bernd W.E. Taselaar

Chief Operating Officer ICT~Office

Vice-Chairman WE WITSA

References

1. http://www.wcit2010.org/
2. http://www.wcit2010.org/
3. mailto:mschipper at wcit2010.org
4. mailto:registration at wcit2010.org
5. https://www.rai-hotelservice.com/compass/external/index.cfm?&meeting_ID=1027&Meeting_ID_Code=623230780
6. mailto:mschipper at wcit2010.org
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