CALENDAR

February 8-10

Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association. Ernest N.
Morial

Convention Center, New Orleans.

(202) 785-2842.

Post-CTIA ’99

February 10-12

Wireless
Institute of Technology. Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. (210) 344-6660.

Radio-frequency
Site

Safety Awareness Seminar

February 9

Radiofrequency Safety International Corp. Kent State University.
Kent, Ohio. (316) 825-4600.

Expo Comm Mexico ’99

February 9-12

E.J. Krause & Associates Inc. Mexico
City, Mexico. (301) 493-5500.

Radio-frequency Radiation Train the Trainer Course

February 10-
12

Radiofrequency Safety International Corp. Kent State University. Kent, Ohio. (316) 825-4600.

1999 IMT-
2000 3G Wireless Technology Conference

February 11-12

Wireless Institute of Technology. Radisson Hotel
New Orleans, New

Orleans. (210) 344-6660.

Strategic Wireless

Communications Seminar

February 11-
12

Herschel Shosteck Associates Ltd. and RTT Systems Ltd. Inter-Continental Hotel, New Orleans. (301) 589-
2259.

Fourth Annual NATE

Conference & Exposition

February 16-19

National Association of Tower
Erectors. New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans. (888) 882-5865.

12th Annual Federal
Telecommunications

Conference

February 18-19

TeleStrategies Inc. Sheraton Crystal City Hotel,
Washington, D.C.

(703) 734-7050.

Mobile Billing ’99

February 21-23

IBC UK Conferences Ltd. Noga
Hilton, Cannes, France. (+44) 171-453-5493.

1999 Broadband

Wireless World Forum

February 22-
23

Shorecliff Communications Inc. San Francisco Marriott, San Francisco. (800) 608-9641 or outside the U.S. (949)
443-3735.

February 22-23

Bear Stearns. Bear Stearns Corporate Headquarters, New York. (212) 272-
9386.

Inter Comm ’99 Congress and Exhibition

February 22-25

CAPA Ventures International
Ltd.

Vancouver Trade & Convention

Center, Vancouver, British Columbia.

(781) 769-9750 or (604) 669-
1090.

7th Annual Wireless

Symposium/Portable by

Design Conference & Expo

February 22-
26

Penton Media. San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, Calif. (888)

947-3734 or (201) 393-6213.

Telecom.
Essentials

for Non-Engineers

February 22-24

Institute for International Research. The Crowne Plaza Ravinia,
Atlanta. (888) 670-8200.

February 23

American Tower Corp. Four Points Sheraton, Cherry Hill, N.J. (316) 825-
4600.

1999 GSM World Congress

February 23-25

IBC UK Conferences Ltd. Palais des Festivals, Cannes,
France.

(+44) 171-453-5493.

Finance & Accounting

Seminar and 1999 Technical & Roaming
Seminar

February 24

Rural Cellular Association. The

Westin Resort, Hilton Head, S.C. (800) 722-
1872.

Annual Meeting of

the Southern Net

Association of Paging

February 25-27

Southern Net
Association of Paging L.L.C. Renaissance Waverly Hotel,

Atlanta. (800) 226-9802.

1999 BellSouth

Wireless
Data Solutions Conference

February 28-March 2

BellSouth Wireless Data. Hyatt

Regency, Dallas. (888)
264-4244.

March 1-3

IBC UK Conferences Ltd. Hotel Martinez, Cannes, France. (+44) 171-453-
5493.

Computer Telephony

Expo Spring ’99

March 1-5

Computer Telephony Expos. Los Angeles
Convention Center, Los Angeles. (917) 305-3326 or (888) 428-3976 ext. 326.

24/38 GHz in Canada

March
4

Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. Toronto Airport Hilton, Toronto, Ontario. (613) 233-
4888.

Understanding Billing Reconciliation

March 8

TeleStrategies Inc. San Francisco Hilton, San
Francisco. (703) 734-7050.

Financial Opportunities Summit on Commercial Trunked Radio

March
8

International Mobile Telecommunications Association. San Diego Hilton Beach and Tennis Resort, San Diego.
(202) 331-7773.

Specialized Wireless

Communications

Management Conference

March 8-
9

American Mobile Telecommunications Association, San Diego Hilton Beach and Tennis Resort, San Diego. (202)
331-7773.

Tower Industry

Investment and Capital Markets Symposium

March 8-9

Shorecliff
Communications Inc. The Plaza Hotel, New York. (800) 608-9641 or outside the U.S. (949) 443-3735.

Wireless
Business

Telephone Systems Seminar

March 8-9

Alexander Resources. The Phoenix

Inn Suites Hotel,
Phoenix.

(972) 818-8225.

Customer Centric

Marketing for

Telecommunications

March 8-11

IMR.
The Wyndham Hotel, Miami.

(212) 983-3500.

First Australian CDMA

International Congress

March 15-
16

The CDMA Development Group.

Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, Australia. (714) 540-1030 ext. 11.

Site
Development

Investors Conference

March 15-16

Shorecliff Communications Inc.

The Plaza Hotel, New
York. (800)

608-9641 or outside the U.S.

(949) 443-3735.

APCO Western States Regional
Conference

March 15-17

California Public-Safety Radio Association. San Diego Concourse and Westin Hotel,
Horton Plaza, San Diego. (562) 868-9896.

Measuring and Increasing Telecommunications Customers’ Satisfaction
and Loyalty

March 16

TeleStrategies Inc. Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, Washington, D.C. (703) 734-
7050.

Understanding Carrier Support Systems and Software Technology

March 16-17

TeleStrategies Inc.
Sheraton Crystal City Hotel, Washington D.C. (703) 734-7050.

GPS Wireless ’99

March 18-19

Global
Technology Communications Inc. Embassy Suites Hotel at the San Francisco Airport, Burlingame, Calif. (888) 597-
6538 or (847) 358-2450.

New Mobile and Fixed Wireless Networks and Services Seminar

March 18-
19

Alexander Resources. Sheraton Orlando North, Orlando, Fla. (972) 818-8225.

GSM in Latin
America

March 18-19

IBC Global Conferences Ltd. Marriott Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (+44) 171-
453-5495.

CeBit 99: World Business Fair

March 18-24

Hannover Fairs, USA Inc. Hannover Fairgrounds,
Hannover, Germany. (609) 987-1202.

Wireless Local Loop Latin America ’99

March 22-24

IBC UK
Conferences Ltd. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (+44) 171-453-5495.

GMPCS ’99-Global Mobile
Personal Communications By Satellite

March 23-24

Telecoms & Technology. Park Lane Hotel, London. (+44)
171-915-5055.

Effective Methods for Reducing Churn in Telecoms Services

March 23-26

IBC USA
Conferences Inc. Marriott Mountain Shadows, Scottsdale, Ariz. (508) 481-6400.

Telexpo ’99-The International
Telecommunications and Networks Trade Show

March 23-26< br />
Telecommunications Industry Association. Sao
Paulo, Brazil. (703) 907-7736.

Wireless Web ’99

March 24-26

ACT Conferences. Fairview Park Marriott,
Falls Church, Va. (888) 274-7720 or (417) 889-9300.

Entelec

March 28-31

Energy Telecommunications and
Electrical Association. Georgia Brown Convention Center, Houston. (888) 503-8700.

1999 Broadband Access
ComForum

March 29-31

Broadband Access ConForum. Renaissance Orlando Resort, Orlando, Fla. (312) 559-
4600.

Second Annual Caribbean Wireless & Satellite Conference & Exposition

April 12-14

Montego Bay,
Jamaica. (212) 714-1444.

Mobile Internet ’99

April 14-16

IBC UK Conferences Ltd. The London Marriott, London. Fax (+44) 171-636-1976.

Wireless Local Exchange Services Seminar

April 15-16

Alexander
Resources. Sheraton Park Central, Dallas. (972) 818-8225.

Sixth Annual Credit Risk Management Forum-
Ascending the Summit: A Panoramic Vision for Customer Profitability

April 18-21

American Management
Systems. La Quinta Resort and Club, La Quinta, Calif. (703) 267-5280.

Universal Wireless Communications Global
Summit 1999

April 19-21

Universal Wireless Communications. Sheraton Bal Harbour, Bal Harbour, Fla. (425)
372-8922.

ExpoComm

April 20-23

E.J. Krause & Associates. Chicago. (301) 493-5500.

Russian Telecom
Conference

April 22-23

Telecommunications Industry Association. Vienna, Austria. (202) 383-1485.

1999
Rural Cellular Association Annual Convention & Exhibition

April 25-28

Rural Cellular Association. The Luxor
Hotel, Las Vegas. (800) 722-1872.

Wireless Partnering

April 27-30

Cellular Telecommunications Industry
Association. Hotel Inter-Continental, Miami. (202) 736-3661.

International Wireless Communications
Expo

April 28-30

Primedia Intertec Exhibitions & Conferences. Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas. (800)
288-8606.

CelluComm

May 5-7

Zsigo Wireless Data Consultants Inc. Monterey, Calif. (517) 337-
3995.

1999 Telecommunications Resellers Association Spring Conference and Exhibition

May 10-
13

Telecommunications Resellers Association. San Diego Marriott, San Diego. (202) 835-9898.

Canadian
Wireless

June 1-3

Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association. Vancouver, British Columbia. (613)
233-4888.

1999 Virginia Tech Symposium on Wireless Personal Communications

June 2-4

Virginia Tech’s
Mobile & Portable Radio Research Group. Virginia Tech campus, Blacksburg, Va. (757) 686-3765.

Virginia
Tech/Mobile & Portable Radio Research Group Symposium on Wireless Personal Communications

June 2-
4

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Squires Student Center/Donaldson Brown Hotel, Blacksburg,
Va. (757) 686-3765.

Paging ’99

June 2-5

Southeastern Communications Association. Myrtle Beach
Martinique Resort, Myrtle Beach, S.C. (800) 949-8291.

SuperComm ’99

June 6-10

Telecommunications
Industry Association. Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. (800) 278-7372 or (312) 559-3327.

IEEE 1999
International Conference on Communications-Multimedia and Wireless-Building Blocks for the New
Economy

June 6-10

IEEE Communications Society. Vancouver, British Columbia. Fax (604) 681-
2503.

Fourth Annual CDMA World Congress

June 14-18

The CDMA Development Group. Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong.

Expo Comm Spain ’99

June 16-18

ANIEL, AUTEL. Palacio
Municipal de Congresos, Madrid, Spain. (301) 493-5500.

The Second State of the Science Colloquium-Public
Health Impact of Wireless Technology

June 19-20

Wireless Technology Research. Long Beach, Calif. (202)
833-2800.

Exitel Chile ’99

June 22-24

AiC Worldwide. Casa Piedra Convention Center, Santiago, Chile. (56-
2) 246-8100.

CommunicAsia ’99-Convergence in Action

June 22-25

Singapore Exhibition Services Pte. Ltd.
Singapore Expo, Singapore. (+65) 338-4747.

UTC Telecom ’99

June 27-July 1

UTC. Nashville, Tenn. (202)
857-1881.

American Mobile Telecommunications Association Leadership Conference & Annual Meeting

June
28-29

American Mobile Telecommunications Association. ANA Hotel, Washington, D.C. (202) 331-7773.

1999
Summer Carrier Forum

July 26-28

Telecommunications Resellers Association. The Westin Harbour Castle,
Toronto, Ontario. (202) 835-9898.

SuperComm Mexico ’99

August 11-13

Telecommunications Industry
Association. World Trade Center, Mexico City, Mexico. (703) 907-7700.

Global Standards
Collaboration

August 20-27

Telecommunications Industry Association. Williamsburg, Va. (703) 907-
7735.

Satellite Communications Expo & Conference ’99

August 25-27

Primedia Intertec Exhibitions &
Conferences. Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. (303) 220-0600.

Computer Telephony Expo Fall
’99

September 14-16

Computer Telephony Expos. Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York. (917) 305-
3365 or (888) 428-3976 ext. 365.

1999 CDMA Technology Conference

September 20-21

Wireless Institute
of Technology. New Orleans. (210) 344-6660.

PCIA

September 22-24

Personal Communications Industry
Association. New Orleans. (703) 739-0300.

1999 Business & Marketing Seminar

September 26-28

Rural
Cellular Association. Harrah’s, Lake Tahoe, Nev. (800) 722-1872.

World Telecom ’99

October 10-
17

International Telecommunications Union. Geneva, Switzerland. (703) 907-7736.

Industrial
Telecommunications Association’s Second Joint Conference

October 27-30

Industrial Telecommunications
Association. Grand Hyatt Washington Hotel, Washington, D.C. (703) 528-5115.

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