The FierceMarkets IMS Executive Summit will focus on
key topics surrounding IMS including. If you are interested in making
a formal presentation during the event, you must submit an abstract on
your proposed topic.
We are particularly interested in the following subjects/topics:
Building an IMS Architecture
Business Case for IMS
Market Overview
The IMS Roadmap
IMS Deployment Strategies
Cost Savings achieved with IMS
Delivering Killer Apps
Service Provisioning and Assurance
OSS/BSS for IMS
IMS, Triple-play, Quadruple, FMC: Are they relatives?
IMS: Bringing in Fixed Mobile Convergence
QoS and Network Monitoring in IMS
Securing an IMS Network
Deployment Issues and Workarounds
Potential Development Opportunities for New Services
Regulatory Issues
SCIM
ENUM
E911
Lessons Learnt: From IMS Deployments Worldwide (US,
Europe, Japan, etc.)
Future of IMS: Will it become a Reality
Business Case for IMS
Challenges and Drivers - The need for IMS
Market Analysis - Current market status
Strategy and Implementation
Competitive Positioning
Benefiting the consumer, service provider, vendor
OPEX/CAPEX Savings
Financial Analysis
Please note, we will not accept sales pitches
as potential presentations.
Requirements:
To be considered for the call for papers, you must
submit an abstract by March 17, 2006.
A completed application form [link], including a biography
and an authorized release waiver, must accompany all submissions. Incomplete
submissions will not be considered and will be returned to the presenter.
Submissions must be formatted in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat.
Any materials submitted will not be returned.
If your abstract is selected, you will also be required
to submit a copy of your PowerPoint
If your paper is selected, you are required to attend
the conference during your presentation time. If, for some reason, you
are unavailable to attend, you must notify FierceMarkets by August
1 and provide a replacement speaker.
A team of FierceMarkets’ editors will review each
submission. Entries will be judged on the quality and merit of their content,
the clarity of their composition, and their industry relevance. Special
attention will be given to abstracts that focus on lessons learned, rather
than those that simply highlight a project’s success.
Selected speakers will be notified by April 7.
If you have any questions, please contact Leena Deshpande,
Editor of FierceVoIP, at leena@fiercemarkets.com
or 202-628-8778 x 38.
