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Industry News and Events Listings

Stories in the current newsletter issue (May)

Recently, news was released of a decision by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) to launch a three-year £31million pilot programme to test the potential of innovative technologies like Telecare and Telehealth in supporting care for the elderly with complex health and social care needs.

Application stories of Telepresence and Videoconferencing this week are:

A successful program in Canada that delivers pulmonary rehabilitation to patients with chronic lung disease via videoconferencing;

Six hospitals in Scotland’s remote areas will provide an enhanced range of services under an action plan that includes more Telemedicine;

Credit Suisse now has 320 High-Definition (HD) videoconferencing facilities and using VC is promoted as an alternative with the company’s travel agent;

Cisco unveils the Cisco 3000 TelePresence Solution in geographically-isolated New Zealand;

Equipment News:

AVCON based in Shanghai has developed a 720 resolution High Definition software video terminal, a powerful MCU for 1080 resolution video, and a Conference Management module; Telanetix Telepresence solutions gain enhanced High-Definition (HD) videoconferencing; Vaddio launches ProductionVIEW HD Multi-camera Control System; Frost & Sullivan gives an Award for RADVISION’s VC Infrastructure Product range.

Full details of all stories can be found at www.vcinsight.com

 

Future Events, Trade shows, Training Courses and Webinars in Q2 and Q3 2008

10 June 2008 from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. PDT
(that is 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EDT and 4.00 to 5.00pm in London, UK).
Cisco live video webcast on how video is accelerating everyday business tasks
To register for the live video webcast, please go to:
http://www.cisco.com/offer/bvdwebcast/163534_4

10-11 June 2008 at Earls Court One, London
GC 2008 Expo
GC 2008expo is the leading public sector IT event in the UK.
It is attended by nearly 5,000 public servants making it the most popular civil public sector ICT event in the UK.
More information at: www.gcexpo.com

14-20 June 2008 at the North and Central Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center
InfoComm 2008 (co-located with NXTcomm)
InfoComm is the leading A/V trade show for display, projection, audio, conferencing, lighting and staging, digital signage, Internet streaming and networked presentation and communications systems. The projected combined attendance at InfoComm 2008 is 50,000 professionals from 100 countries and more than 1,350 exhibitors
More at: http://www.infocomm.org/cps/rde/xchg/infocomm/hs.xsl/events_5105.htm

16-19 June 2008 at the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center
NXTcomm 2008 (co-located with InfoComm 2008)
The one event delivering the entire ecosystem of network-enabled voice, video and data.
From VoIP and IPTV to WiMAX and wireless,
More at: http://www.nxtcommshow.com/

19 June 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center
InfoComm 2008 - IMMCA’s one-day programme on Telepresence.

26 June 2008 at 14:00 hours at Touchline Video`s Offices, Padworth Common, Berks ,UK
Touchline Executive Briefing
This is an Invitation-Only Event
To register your interest and recieve your personal invitation, please go to:
http://www.touchlinevideo.co.uk/exec08/, Email: info@touchlinevideo.co.uk
or phone +44 (0) 118 970 1313

16-18 July 2008 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Boston (Cambridge), MA, USA
Wainhouse Research Collaboration Summit Boston 2008
More information at: http://www.wainhouse.com/summit/

Q3 2008

17 September 2008 at Wintergardens, Canary Wharf, London
IP Environmental Conference (by the organiser of IP Video)
One day conference looking at the positive influence that AV, TP & VC can have on climate change and the environment. The event is for end users and trade only.
Agenda will cover latest legislation, case studies and leading TP and VC products.
For more information visit: www.ipvideox.com

19-22 October 2008 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida
The 2008 PUG Annual Conference organised by the Polycom User group
Here you can learn how conferencing technology is connecting the world and how
to connect to your customers, vendors and peers from all across the world.
For more information visit: www.pug.com