Following the huge success of the first European ZigBee Developers' Conference last year, we are pleased to announce it's return for 2008! Please mark your calendars with this event and click here for sponsorship package information.

The highlights from the 2007 conference were:

• European conference over 3 days in English language
• 248 participants from 20 countries attended
• 11 companies participated as exhibitors and sponsors
• 30 technical papers were presented covering all aspects of ZigBee wireless sensor networks
• 5 companies prepared well attended workshops giving real hands-on design experience

Learn more about 2nd European ZigBee Developers' Conference.

Member Companies Participating in the ZigBee Pavilion are: Renesas Technology, Radiopulse, Texas Instruments, Ad-Sol Nissin, ATMEL, OS Technology, Freescale Semiconductor Japan, DigiInternationaol, DaintreeNetworks, Ember, Jennic, MeshNetics, TUV, NEC Engineering, OKI Electric Industry

EXPO COMM WIRELESS JAPAN continues to focus on "R&D & Engineering" and "Sales & Marketing". More than 36,000 professional visitors looking for the latest wireless technologies. Nowadays, Wireless network is not only for telecommunication and broadcasting. Wireless network is now indispensable ubiquitous society such as banking, credit, payment, ITS, home security, provision against disaster, administration service, and sales promote. EXPO COMM WIRELESS JAPAN 2008 will cover the fundamental technology that maintains the broadband wireless network. The exhibition will pick up to parts of device software, the trend of recent standardization, and the hot application on wireless network. EXPO COMM WIRELWSS JAPAN 2008 is preparing the stage to promote your wireless innovation.

Focus points

1. Installation of Mobile Content Special District
2. Challenge to 20 million enterprise user market development
3. Approach to Automotive, Medical, and Gaming Industry
4. Inform the leading edge of Wireless technology

Product category

• Terminal Equipment
• Embedded Technology
• 4G/IEEE802 Wireless
• Infrastructure for Mobile Carriers
• Mobile Solution for Enterprise User
• Mobile Content

Conference Theme in 2008

• Mobile carrier's business strategy
• IEEE802 wireless standardization and road map toward 4G
• Embedded Technology for wireless
• Mobile Content business model
• ZigBee / Bluetooth & UWB -Short range wireless technology

Visit the ZigBee Alliance at Booth #353

CEDIA EXPO has helped create more profitable companies in the residential electronic systems industry than any other show. It’s no wonder, because if you want to succeed in this industry, you’ll only find the best here, including:

The most exhibitors focused on your business.
The most education built for your business.
The most free product training relevant to your business.
The most new products created for your business.

As the #1 show in the residential electronic systems industry, CEDIA EXPO offers you the most networking, incredible special events and speakers, and the world’s leading residential electronic systems education and certification. CEDIA EXPO is where new companies become profitable, and where established companies create record-breaking years.

Utilimetrics: Alliance for Advanced Metering & Data Management Solutions (formerly AMRA) is planning the most dynamic AMR/AMI conference in its history. Autovation® 2008: The Utilimetrics International Symposium, Sept. 7-10 in Atlanta, GA, will bring together AMR/AMI experts and key personnel for four days of the latest and most innovative utility automation strategies and technologies.

Networking and educational opportunities include:

• Pre-and Post Autovation® courses
• Utility Peer Forums
• Breakfast with the Experts
• Educational sessions
• Special Interest Group Breakfast
• Exhibit hall receptions

Utilimetrics members receive discounted Autovation® registration fees and reap the yearlong benefits of connecting to AMR/AMI expertise, networks, resources and leadership.

For more information about Autovation® or Utilimetrics visit www.utilimetrics.org or call 847-480-9628.

Keynote Address: Bob Heile, Chairman, ZigBee Alliance

Go Further, Go Wireless!

Today, there's a growing list of wireless technologies competing for dominance, whether it's TD-SCDMA for 3G, WiMAX for broadband access, ZigBsee for short range connectivity or TETRA for digital trunk systems. Wireless China Industry Summit offers a forum to discuss their design, implementation, management, application and more. Come take part in stimulating presentations, informed discussions, lively debates, product demonstrations and valuable interactions with peers. Wireless China also provides an optimal setting for vendors to cultivate new relationships and introduce products and services to the right decision-makers.

In 2007, Wireless China Industry Summit attracted over 1,000 attendees, including presenters from the telecom, service provider, Internet, software, hardware, systems integration, regulatory, research, content, consumer electronics, standards, government and business communities. Wireless China Industry Summit in 2008 will strive to continue this level of excellence by providing a venue in which leading providers and adopters of wireless technology, solutions and applications can present and exchange their ideas and perspectives.

Wireless China Industry Summit is the only event of its kind to be hosted by the Radio Regulatory Bureau, Ministry of Information Industry, and focuses on a comprehensive range of wireless technologies, systems, solutions and applications for communications and connectivity. In recognition of the importance and value of wireless, the Bureau is pleased to organize this important meeting each year to exchange ideas, information and experiences between professionals. Together with emerging new applications, current progress in the standardization and interoperability of radio is bringing to fruition the tremendous promise of wireless.

For more information on participation, contact Peter Lee, +852-28651118,

We are pleased to introduce to you the 10th edition of Metering, Billing/CRM Europe; a world class event presenting global expertise in metering, billing and CRM.

The European member states have opened their electricity and gas markets to competition and should be well on their way to meeting the May 2008 target to implement new energy end-use efficiency measures.

Metering, billing and CRM will all be impacted upon by these initiatives. The deployment of smart metering, mandated in the Energy Services Directive, will enable smart grids and smart homes, which will revolutionise the management of energy from its point of generation to the point of consumption.

Against this background, the Metering, Billing/CRM Europe 2008 conference and exhibition will provide the forum to review the latest policy, regulatory and technological developments, which are shaping the utility of the future and changing the face of metering, billing and customer management across Europe.

Highlights of the event:

• International audience of 2000+ expected
• International utility case studies
• Over 120 high-level speakers in a three day multi-track programme
• NEW: in-depth sessions on regulation, water and gas
• Largest exhibition ever with over 125 of world's leading suppliers
• Two day vendor showcase programme
• 10th Anniversary celebration party
• 4th Annual European Utility Awards
• Message2Meet service

To view the preliminary conference programme click here.

For more information please visit our website www.metering-europe.com or contact us by email:

Sponsoring and exhibition: Rick Wall -
Conference: Corien den Ouden -

It's time to establish connections! Join us for the 2008 Itron Users’ Conference at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine (Dallas), Texas. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the Itron Users’ Conference, the premier forum for energy and water providers to gather and share proven solutions shaping the industry. For 26 years, we’ve been delivering topics and speakers that provide our user community with the critical knowledge they need to meet the industry’s ever-changing challenges. This conference provides an excellent opportunity to network with a sizable audience in upwards of 750 executive, managerial and technical delegates from all sectors of the industry–electric, gas, water, investor-owned utilities, municipalities, co-ops, and end users.

Learn more about Itron Users' Conference.

The Second AMRChina 2008 International Symposium is specially designed to focus on Chinese AMR market development in electricity, water and gas utilities. The symposium will feature to assemble regulators, utility leaders and executives, industry experts, metering and service professionals from China and international utility industries for discussing and analyzing hot topics related to the latest AMR issues. The topics will cover the full range of AMR market and technology issues:

• AMR Market Environment and Technology Development - including:
• Most recent AMR/AMI industry development in Chinese utility market; Industry standards, protocols and regulatory issues in China.
• Chinese utility strategic planning, management and operation of AMR projects, value-added services etc.
• Latest system solutions, data collection technologies and data management.
• Latest communication technologies from China and international industries.
• Utility Case Studies - lessons learned; Best practices from international and Chinese utilities.
• Home Area Networks (HANs) - standards and practices in HANs, the key to enabling information exchange between the utility and consumer networks.

Learn more about The 2nd China AMR International Symposium.

The Net-atHome™ Conference and Exhibition, now in its 11th year, is a not-to-be-missed event for all companies, research institutes, industry groups and alliances, consortia, etc. involved in technological and market developments in the areas of home networks and gateways, of networked appliances, of advanced services for the home (based on home platforms and infrastructures).

Over the years, Net-atHome™ has become the largest conference and exhibition in Europe devoted to this domain, and the only one in the world with a true international dimension (key stakeholders from most regions of the world send delegates to the event).

This, added to the fact that a very special attention is paid every year to the overall quality of the event, allows to offer each Net-atHome™ delegate a unique opportunity, in only two days, to access highly valuable information, to network with a great number of key stakeholders worldwide, and eventually support the development of his projects.

Learn more about Net-atHome.

Visit the ZigBee Member Pavilion at Booth # 21719 with LIVE Demonstrations from .... Greenbox Technology, Comverge, Light Corporation, Tendril Networks, Cambridge Consultants, Daintree Networks, Ember Corporation, Jennic Limited

With more than four decades of success, the International CES reaches across global markets, connects the industry and enables CE innovations to grow and thrive.

Learn more about 2009 International CES.

Visit the ZigBee Alliance Booth #1115

Innovation and Sustainability Highlight World's Largest HVACR Exposition in Chicago!

The World's Largest HVACR Exposition is back in the Windy City! The International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition (AHR EXPO) is a comprehensive and hands-on event, attracting thousands of visitors from every facet of the industry. It provides a unique opportunity to network with engineers and contractors, building managers and owners, system designers and installers, systems integrators and automation specialists, and technicians.

With special sections of the exhibit floor dedicated to Software and Building Automation & Controls, the AHR EXPO is the perfect place to see and experience the latest innovations and equipment in the industry. Additionally, over 70 educational sessions and presentations on New Product Technology including offerings from the ZigBee Alliance, CABA, and Ken Sinclair of AutomatedBuildings.com will be available.

Don't miss out on topics such as:

• Building Automation & Controls
• Green Building Initiatives/Sustainability
• Information Technology & Business Management
• Specialized Climate Control Systems
• Radiant Heating & Hydronic Systems
• Ventilation & Air Movement Products
• Energy Efficiency
• Indoor Air Quality
• Building System Integration

Since 1930, the AHR EXPO has been the HVACR professional's single best resource for new products, new ideas and new services. It's a hands-on, interactive event that showcases a wide spectrum of equipment, systems, and components. This unique industry forum creates a dynamic marketing environment unequaled in size and scope by any other industry event.

To learn more about 2009 AHR EXPO visit www.ahrexpo.com or contact:
International Exposition Company
15 Franklin Street
Westport, CT 06880
Telephone: 203-221-9232
Fax: 203-221-9260