Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition --OFC-- and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference --NFOEC-- 2005 Expo Highlights.

OFC/NFOEC 2005

Register and Attend OFC/NFOEC 2005 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 2005

When/Where:      March 6 - 11 (Exhibits Open March 8 - 10) at the
                 Anaheim Convention Center

Details:         As the largest and most comprehensive international
                 event for optical communications, this year's
                 combined OFC/NFOEC will for the first time 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, now 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:

                 --  FTTH/PON Demonstration and Resources Area,
                     providing exhibitor information and industry
                     resources. Featuring a working demonstration
                     system (using video for visual impact) of an
                     Optical Line Terminal (OLT) for service
                     providers, and an Optical Network Terminal (ONT)
                     for providing fiber technology to the home. Also
                     on display will be: a host of Outside Plant (OSP)
                     products; a 20 kilometer fiber testing span with
                     various splitter options for live demonstrations
                     of OTDRs and OLTs equipment; information from the
                     FTTH Council on FTTH technology; and a Standards
                     review.

                 --  International Theater, a one-stop venue
                     showcasing the latest technology advances from
                     around the world. Programming highlights include
                     presentations from Montreal Photonic Network,
                     Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan and Brazil
                     Photonics.

                 --  "10 Optical Technologies That Rock" Pavilion,
                     organized in conjunction with Telecommunications
                     Magazine. Special exhibit area featuring
                     companies showcasing the industry's hottest
                     technologies: SFPs; widely tunable lasers; OTN
                     (G.709); managed CWDM; semiconductor optical amps
                     (SOAs); Ethernet PON; Ethernet over SONET;
                     storage over SONET; wavelength selective
                     switches; and Gigabit Ethernet.

                 --  More than 600 exhibitors, featuring the latest
                     optical communications technologies.


Registration:    Registration for OFC/NFOEC 2005 has begun and can be
                 accessed online at
http://www.ofcconference.org/media_center/MediaRegistrationForm.aspx.


Contact:         Please contact us or visit the event Web site at
                 www.ofcconference.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 600 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.ofcconference.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).