Andrew Seybold's 13th Annual Wireless Dinner Relocates to CTIA Wireless 2003, New Orleans, March 17.

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CTIA Wireless 2003

LOS GATOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2003

The 13th annual edition of Andrew Seybold's Wireless Dinner, held for the past 12 years during Fall Comdex, has been relocated to CTIA Wireless 2003 in New Orleans, March 17-19, 2003, it was announced today by event originator Andrew Seybold and Tom Wheeler, CEO and President of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association. The dinner will take place on Monday evening, March 17.

"We are delighted to welcome Andrew Seybold's Wireless Dinner to CTIA Wireless 2003," Wheeler said. "Andy Seybold and his associates have long been in the forefront of the wireless movement, and nowhere is this more in evidence than at the wireless dinner, where so many industry influentials gather and where I have been pleased to be a frequent guest and participant."

According to Seybold, president of Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility and a renowned wireless and technology analyst, journalist and consultant, the dinner format will remain the same. It will commence with a cocktail reception and networking occasion, followed by a sumptuous dinner, a high-profile speaker, and an awards presentation that honors companies that have made distinguished contributions to the wireless industry.

Attendance is limited to 300, with invitations extended by event sponsors. Persons wishing to attend can obtain contact information for the respective companies by calling Ruth Johnson, 408/354-7900, or email [e-mail].

Current sponsors include LightSurf, Microsoft, Motient and Qualcomm. Companies wishing to become sponsors can call Bob Chapin at 303/697-7550 or email [e-mail]. Sponsorships will be limited to 10 companies.

"As we have watched and participated in the evolution of the wireless industry, it has become apparent that a wireless-focused venue is most appropriate for our industry gathering," Seybold said. "Technology products increasingly are being developed to capitalize on the power of wireless and meanwhile, the networks are offering more and more applications and services that are of value to business and consumers. We feel that CTIA Wireless is the ideal environment in which to initiate new contacts and to further agendas already in work."

The relationship between Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility and the CTIA is one of long standing, Seybold noted. As it has for the past eight years, Outlook 4Mobility joins forces with Alan Reiter's Wireless Internet and Mobile Computing to present Wireless Data University, a full-day CTIA-sanctioned symposium on wireless products, networks, applications and opportunities, on Sunday, March 16, one day prior to the opening of the CTIA event. Information on WDU attendance and exposure opportunities is also available from Ruth Johnson.

About Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility

Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility is an affiliation of closely held companies founded by wireless and mobility expert Andrew Seybold. Outlook 4Mobilty offers unparalleled analyses of technologies and trends impacting the convergence of wireless, mobility and the Internet. In addition to its strategic consulting services, Outlook 4Mobility produces Forbes/Andrew Seybold's WIRELESS OUTLOOK, Wireless Data University, Summit 4Mobility, University 4Mobility and Wireless Roadmap. For information, contact Ruth Johnson at Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility, 980-A University Avenue, Los Gatos CA 95032; Tel [phone], Fax [phone]; email [e-mail]; or visit www.outlook4mobility.com. To subscribe to Forbes/Andrew Seybold's WIRELESS OUTLOOK, write: Subscriptions, Forbes/Andrew Seybold's WIRELESS OUTLOOK, 60 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011; or subscribe toll-free at 800/293-3157 or at www.wireless-outlook.com.