Events
Open Event 20111st OMEGA Open Event 2009
Rennes, France 5 - 6 February 2009
Registration deadline: 9 January 2009
Purpose of the event
The Open Event will present the state-of-the-art on home networking technologies and make the participants familiar with OMEGA's concepts and technological solutions. By providing feedback on OMEGA's technical objectives and approaches, participants will be able to influence the direction of OMEGA's technical work. For industry participants, the Open Event particularly provides the opportunity to engage with OMEGA in a mutually beneficial dialogue on home networking solutions. Especially for graduate students, the Open Event provides the unique opportunity to learn from leading European academic and industry experts about the state-of-the-art and future directions in home networking.
Target audience
The target audience of the Open Event includes:
- Experts and decision-makers from network operations
- Experts from other ICT research projects working on related issues
- Representatives from standardisation organizations
- Graduate students
Topics
The Open Event will cover the following topics:
- Radio
- Power Line Communication (PLC)
- Wireless Optics
- Inter-Mac
Format and agenda
The Open Event will consist of two parts: a tutorial part on the first day, and a workshop part on the second day.
Tutorials - Agenda, 5 February 2009, 14:30 - 18:00
Workshop - Agenda, 6 February 2009, 09:00 - 16:30
Venue
The event will be held at the premises of Orange Labs, France Telecom, close to Rennes; address: 4, rue du Clos Courtel, 35512 Cesson-Sevigné, France.
Accommodation
Registration
The registration is closed - the deadline for registrations was 9 January 2009. The number of participants is limited to 80. Participation in the event is free of charge.
Contact and further information
Please contact us at 
info[(at)ict-omega(dot)eu for further information about the Open Event.