Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC) 2006; Register and Attend OFC/NFOEC 2006 the Premier International Optical Communications Event.

Visit Industry's Most Comprehensive Exposition, Featuring 600 Exhibitors Covering the Entire Scope of Optical Communications 

What:          OFC/NFOEC 2006

When/Where:    March 5 - 10 (Exhibits Open March 7 - 9) at the
               Anaheim Convention Center

Details:       As the largest and most comprehensive international
               event for optical communications, this year's combined
               OFC/NFOEC will host the entire scope of optical
               communications, providing programming, exhibit and
               educational activities for all audiences from
               researchers working in the laboratories to service
               providers and carriers to equipment manufacturers.
               Featuring a broad spectrum of optics and electronics
               exhibitors, with 40 percent from outside the U.S.,
               OFC/NFOEC is the most time-efficient, cost-effective
               opportunity to see the latest products and get a
               first-look at the technology of the present and
               future. The technical program, featuring both the OFC
               and NFOEC programs, will feature hundreds of sessions,
               including workshops, short courses and paper
               presentations, giving a broader spectrum of
               participants the opportunity to network and customize
               their learning experience in one event.

Highlights:    Exposition floor highlights:

                   --  Optical Internetworking Forum Demonstration
                       Area - The OIF is a non-profit organization
                       with a unique and diverse member base,
                       including many of the world's leading carriers,
                       component manufacturers and system vendors.
                       The OIF helps advance the standards and methods
                       of optical networks and accelerate the
                       deployment of interoperable, cost-effective and
                       robust optical networks and their associated
                       technologies.

                   --  International Theater, a one-stop venue
                       showcasing the latest technology advances from
                       around the world. Programming highlights
                       include presentations from countries throughout
                       Asia and France and Germany.

                   --  FTTH Center - A combination demonstration and
                       resource center, The Light Brigade's FTTH
                       Center offers "one-stop shopping" for all
                       things related to fiber to the home. The Center
                       will feature hot, new FTTH products on display,
                       live active and passive demonstrations of FTTH,
                       as well as a FTTx supplier database.

                   --  POF Market Opportunities Presentation - Plastic
                       Optical Fiber is a low cost optical
                       transmission media useful for short distance
                       data and sensor applications. Unlike glass
                       optical fibers, plastic optical fibers require
                       simple tools, are user friendly and operate in
                       the visible range making it easier to diagnose
                       if there is a problem. All these points and
                       more will be presented at "POF Day" comparing
                       POF with glass optical fibers (GOF), wireless
                       and copper wires.

                   --  Approximately 600 exhibitors, featuring the
                       latest optical communications technologies.


Registration:  Registration for OFC/NFOEC 2006 has begun and can be
               accessed online at:
   http://www.ofcnfoec.org/media_center/MediaRegistrationForm.aspx.


Contact:       Please contact us or visit the event Web site at
               www.ofcnfoec.org for additional information, including
               travel arrangement details.

               Leah Wilkinson, 703-892-8080, [e-mail]
               Keira Shein, 410-363-9494, [e-mail]
               Colleen Morrison, 202-416-1437, [e-mail]


About
OFC/NFOEC:     Since 1985, the Optical Fiber Communication Conference
               and Exposition (OFC) has provided an annual backdrop
               for the optical communications field to network and
               share research and innovations. In 2004, OFC joined
               forces with the National Fiber Optic Engineers
               Conference (NFOEC) creating the largest and most
               comprehensive international event for optical
               communications. By combining an exposition of more
               than 650 companies, with a unique program of
               peer-reviewed technical programming and special focused
               educational sessions, OFC/NFOEC provides an
               unparalleled opportunity reaching every audience from
               service providers to optical equipment manufacturers
               and beyond.

               OFC/NFOEC, www.ofcnfoec.org, is managed by the Optical
               Society of America (OSA) and co-sponsored by OSA, the
               Institute of Electrical and Electronics
               Engineers/Communications Society (IEEE/ComSoc) and the
               Institute of Electrical and Electronics
               Engineers/Lasers and Electro-Optics Society
               (IEEE/LEOS). Acting as non-financial technical
               co-sponsors are Telcordia Technologies, Inc. and the
               International Conference on Integrated Optics and
               Optical Fiber Communication (IOOC).