2001 Wireless and Internet Conference Schedule Unveiled; CDMA Development Group Hosts Global Events That Focus on Innovations in the Wireless and Internet Industries.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2001 Continuing its role in providing a forum to discuss the latest advances in wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , the CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. Development Group (CDG (CDMA Development Group, Costa Mesa, CA, www.cdg.org) A membership organization founded in 1995 that promotes CDMA wireless systems worldwide. It is involved with developing new features and services and promoting standards that provide global compatibility and interoperability. ) has announced its 2001 conference schedules: -- CDMA South America International Summit - May 7-9, 2001 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil -- Sixth Annual CDMA World Congress - June 11-15, 2001 in Hong Kong -- 2001 CDMA Americas Congress - October 24-26, 2001 in Seattle "The CDG is pleased to continue to provide educational events focusing on the wireless and Internet industries," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "We are very excited about our 2001 events." Focusing on developments in Latin America, the CDG will host its second CDMA South America International Summit in the Spring. Bringing together the world's leading wireless and Internet companies, the CDG will host the Sixth Annual CDMA World Congress in Hong Kong. Celebrating CDMA's successes on an international scale, the CDMA World Congress has garnered participation in the past years from cutting-edge speakers. Following record-breaking attendance at the 2000 CDMA Americas Congress in San Diego, the 2001 event will be held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center The Washington State Convention and Trade Center is a convention center located next to and over Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle, Washington, adjacent to Freeway Park. Planning for its construction began in 1982; construction began in 1985, and the center opened on June 18, 1988. in Seattle. For more information about these and future CDG events, visit the events section of the CDG Web site located at www.cdg.org. The CDMA Development Group is a nonprofit trade association formed to foster the worldwide development, implementation and use of cdmaOne and 3G CDMA. The 110 member companies of the CDG include many of the world's largest wireless operators and equipment manufacturers. The primary activities of the CDG include development of CDMA features and services, public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , education and seminars, regulatory affairs and international support. Currently, there are more than 500 individuals working within various CDG subcommittees on CDMA-related matters. For more information about the CDG, contact Christine Bock Noun 1. bock - a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring bock beer lager beer, lager - a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally of the CDG News Bureau at 714/540-1030, ext. 11, e-mail chrisbock@bockpr.com, or visit the CDG Web site at http://www.cdg.org. NOTE TO EDITORS: cdmaOne is a trademark of the CDG. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) |
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