FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 02, 2009

TIA 'Drill Instructors' to School Attendees on Green ICT at SUPERCOMM Boot Camp

Afternoon Program on Oct. 22 to Address Green Design and Market Access, Sustainability and Business Opportunities in a Low Carbon Economy

Arlington, Va. - The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is holding an ICT Green Boot Camp for attendees at the SUPERCOMM trade show in Chicago on Oct. 22.

Foremost authorities on sustainability, green design and environmental regulatory compliance for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry will be serving as the "drill instructors" for those wanting to get up to speed quickly on key environmental and energy topics.

The afternoon programming begins at 1 p.m. in Room W179B at McCormick Place with the first of three consecutive hour-long panel discussions. Panel topics are:

• Green Design and Market Access: Ensuring Product Compliance with RoHS Requirements, Energy Efficiency Mandates and Green Procurement Standards (Speakers include: Paul Hagen, Principal, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.; Stan Salot, President, Electronic Components Certification Board (ECCB); Gary Marchessault, Environmental Specialist, Molex Incorporated; Andrew Sweatman, General Manager, WSP Environmental. Moderated by: Susan Schramm, Head of Marketing, Americas, Nokia-Siemens Networks)
• Smart 2020: Business Opportunities and the Low Carbon Economy in the Information Age (Speakers include: Molly Webb, The Climate Group, Co-author of Smart 2020; Brendan Herron, Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy, CURRENT Group, LLC. Moderated by: Joseph Anderson)
• Can Broadband Be Green? (Speakers include: Imran Hajimusa, Vice President, Broadband Access, Infineon Technologies; Andrew Fanara, Product Development Team Leader, Climate Protection Partnership Division, ENERGY STAR Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

The discussions will be followed by a reception for attendees at 4:15 p.m., sponsored by Infineon Technologies.

Those interested in attending should contact Florence Sumaray at fsumaray@tiaonline.org. Media interested in attending please contact TIA PR Director Mike Snyder at msnyder@tiaonline.org.

TIA's "green initiatives" encompass: green standards (e.g. in smart grid, cloud computing, data centers, and smart devices); energy and environmental policy advocacy; hosting of the ICT Green Hall at sustainabilityvirtualsummits.com; a new ICT Green Report: Energy and Environmental Trends & Forecasts; and EIATRACK, TIA's environmental regulatory compliance tracking service.

Visit Booth #1 throughout SUPERCOMM, Oct. 21-23.

About TIA
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, advocacy, tradeshows, business opportunities, market intelligence and world-wide environmental regulatory analysis. With roots dating back to 1924, TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment and entertainment.

TIA co-owns the SUPERCOMM® tradeshow and is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Visit tiaonline.org.

TIA's Board of Directors includes senior-level executives from ACS, ADC, ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, ANDA Networks, AttivaCorp, Avaya, Bechtel Communications, Inc., Cisco Systems, Corning Incorporated, Ericsson, Inc., GENBAND, Inc., Graybar, Henkels & McCoy, ILS Technology, Intel Corporation, Intersect, Inc., LGE, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, Openwave, Inc., Panasonic Computer Solutions Co., Powerwave Technologies, Qualcomm, Research In Motion, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corporation, Tellabs, Tyco Electronics, Ulticom, Inc., and Verari Systems. Advisors to the Board include FAL Associates, Orca Systems and Telcordia Technologies.

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