CALENDAR

FEBRUARY

19 Auctions ’97, by the Federal Communications Commission’s Office of Communications Business Opportunities and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. Washington Marriott Hotel, Washington, D.C. Call Kim Sescoe at (202) 546-4356.

19-21 The 1997 GSM World Congress, by IBC Technical Services Ltd. Le Palais Des Festivals, Cannes, France. +44 171 636 1976.

23-25 Mobile Insights ’97, by Mobile Insights Inc. The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, Calif. (800) 640-6497.

24 The Wireless Buildout-Pacific Northwest, by RCR Publications Inc. and the American Planning Association. Seattle Marriott, Seattle. (800) 608-9641.

24-25 Wireless Telecommunications Real Estate and Permit Acquisition for the 90’s, by Acquire Telecom Services. Silver Legacy Hotel and Casino, Reno, Nevada. (415) 776-1131.

24-25 Fourth International Conference and Exhibition on Telecommunication in the Russian Federation, by Adam Smith Institute. Hotel Marriott, Vienna, Austria. +44 171 490 3774.

24-26 China Cellular & Wireless Summit ’97, by IBC USA Conferences Inc. New York Hilton and Towers, New York. (508) 481-6400.

24-26 Mobile Internet, by IBC USA Conferences Inc. Renaissance Orlando Resort, Orlando, Fla. (508) 481-6400.

24-27 Inter Comm 97, by the Telecommunications Industry Association. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Call Gray Jessup at (703) 907-7736.

24-27 Teleport ’97, by the World Teleport Association. Vancouver Conference & Exhibition Center, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (604) 669-1090.

27-28 Interconnection-Developing Effective Agreements, Making Competition Work, by IBC USA Conferences Inc. Hyatt Regency Westshore, Tampa, Fla. (508) 481-6400.

MARCH

1-5 ACM97, The Next 50 Years of Computing, by the Association for Computing Machinery. San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Calif. (800)-342-6626.

3-5 CTIA Wireless ’97, by the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco. (202) 785-2842.

3-6 1997 Western Communications Forum, by the International Engineering Consortium. The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo. (312) 559-4600.

5-6 Security Management for Internet Commerce-Strategic Solution to Secure On-Line Financial Service, by ICM Conferences Inc. Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto. Call Chip Heflin at (312) 540-5694.

6-7 Market Profit Opportunities to 2002 and Technology Profit Opportunities to 2002, by Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd. Hyatt Regency, San Francisco. (301) 589-2259.

6-7 CDMA System Engineering & Optimization, by the Wireless Institute of Technology. Ramada Silicon Valley, San Jose, Calif. (510) 490-6459.

6-7 A Practical Introduction to Wireless Data, by Data On Air. San Francisco. (407) 578-0236.

11 Making Sense of the New Telecommunications Market for Financial and Strategic Planners, by TeleStrategies Inc. New York City. (703) 734-7050.

13-14 Designing & Optimising Mobile Networks, by IIR Ltd. Earls Court Conference Centre, London. +44 (0) 171 915 5055.

13-14 Integrating Mobile Standards, by IBC USA Conferences. The Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City, Arlington, Va. (508) 481-6400.

13-19 CeBIT ’97, by Hannover Fairs USA Inc. Hannover Fairgrounds, Hannover, Germany. (609) 987-1202.

17-20 Antennas: Principles, Design and Measurements, by the Northeast Consortium for Engineering Education. San Diego. Call Kelly Brown at (407) 892-6146.

18-21 Telexpo ’97, by the Telecommunications Industry Association. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Call Gray Jessup at (703) 907-7736 or Mike Wallis at (703) 907-7730.

19-21 NT World ’97, by the American Institute. The Rittenhouse Hotel, Philadelphia. (800) 345-8016, Press 6.

21-22 Fundamentals of Mobile Radio Systems. Call (303) 216-1106 for more information.

23-26 Entelec, The Hilton Riverfront, New Orleans. (214) 235-0655.

24-25 AMTA 1997 Specialized Wireless Management Conference, by the American Mobile Telecommunications Association. Hilton Towers, Atlanta. (202) 331-7773.

24-26 Project Finance For Telecoms In Emerging Markets, by the Institute for International Research. Marriott East Side, New York. (800) 999-3123.

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