Conferences
World Times' "International Inquiries" conferences bring together academics, business leaders, scientists, government representatives and nongovernmental organizations from diverse backgrounds and geographies. World Times' International Inquiries findings are published in The WorldPaper and its Associate Publications around the world and made available to the public through white papers and conference proceedings and through our websites.
W2i Digital Cities Joint State Briefings
Bringing together local-government field practitioners, state-level broadband stakeholders, and industry experts in wide-ranging discussions on community broadband initiatives, leading application drivers, and the role of government in facilitating these initiatives.
• Riverside: May `08 - Upcoming -
• Tallahassee: March `08
W2i Digital Cities Webinars
• Public Safety and Mesh-Enabled Video Surveillance: February 2008
• The Emerging Role of Broadband Wireless Networks in Emergency Response Crises: October 2007
W2i Digital Cities Conventions
Providing local-government IT professionals with practical training in broadband-wireless planning and broad exposure to the opportunities and challenges surrounding city and county deployment.
• Washington, D.C.: December '07
• São Paulo: September '07
• Seoul: June '07
• Chicago: May '07
• Tempe: February '07
• Philadelphia: December '06
• London: September '06
• Taipei: June'06
• Los Angeles: May '06
• Rio de Janeiro: April '06
• Houston: February '06
• Bilbao: November '05
• San Francisco: October '05
• Shanghai: May '05
• Philadelphia: May '05
Digital Inclusion Forum
• Inaugural Meeting: December 2007
W2i Conferences
February 2005: Rio de Janeiro
The Wireless Internet Opportunity for Underserved Communities in Latin America: A Brazilian Perspective
• In cooperation with the UN ICT Task Force
September 2004: Monterrey, Mexico
Wireless Internet for Underserved Communities in Latin America: The Mexican Experience
• In conjunction with the UNICT Task Force and UNITAR
June 2004: San Mateo, CA
Wireless Internet and Municipal Public Safety
• In conjunction with the UNICT Task Force
May 2004: Amman
Jumpstarting Broadband Internet Infrastructure with Wireless Technologies
• In conjunction with the UNICT Task Force
November 2003: Atlanta
The Wireless Internet and Municipal Government Summit
• n conjunction with the Atlanta Mayor's Office of Community Technology
June 2003: New York City
The Wireless Internet Opportunity for Developing Countries
• In cooperation with the UN ICT Task Force
World Times International Inquiries
February 2003: Atlanta
No More Messiahs? Latin America and the FTAA
• In cooperation with Delta Air Lines. Cohosted by Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Southern Center for International Studies
• Download the white paper
October 2002: Atlanta
The Wireless Internet Institute Retreat
New Dynamics of the Wireless Internet
• Hosted by World Times and the Georgia Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technologies
July 2001: Cartagena de Indias
Business Breaking the Logjam
• Case studies from South Africa, Ireland and The Philippines
• Hosted by World Times, Inc.
• Sponsored by El Grupo Empresarial Bavaria and Cemex S.A. In association with La Republica.
May 2001: Boston
Meeting of the Preparatory Committee of the UN Summit on Financing for Development (Monterrey, Mexico)
• Perspectives from the private sector
• Hosted by World Times, Inc. and State Street Bank
October 2000: Boston
Stock Markets in Emerging Economies: The Egyptian Experience
• With Sameh El-Torgoman, Chairman, Cairo-Alexandria Stock Exchange
• Hosted by World Times, Inc.
November 1999: Boston
Quo Vadis the European Central Bank?
• In association with The European Institute and the European Central Bank
September 1999: Washington, D.C.
Dissolving Double Standards: Accountability for Emerging Multinationals
• In association with SAIS at Johns Hopkins University and Lufthansa Airlines
September 1999: Boston
Assessing East Asia Afresh
• In association with Vickers Ballas Research
June 1999: Boston
Japan's Conondrum: Can the Economy be Turned?
• In association with Tokyo-Mitsubishi Securities Co.
May 1999: Paris
Developing Domestic Debt Instruments: Pensions, Bonds and Databases
• In association with the International Chamber of Commerce
April 1998: San Jose
Pension Fund Promise: Real or Imagined?
• In association with the United Nations Development Programme and El Financiero
March 1998: New Delhi
Twin Towers of Development - Enabling or Enslaving?
• Sponsored by State Street Corporation and AT&T in association with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), NASSCOM and Business India
November 1997: Beijing
Rules of the Road for the Internet?
• Sponsored by AT&T and Digital Equipment Corporation in association with the United Nations Development Programme, IDG Asia, and the State Science and Technology Commission/ISTIC
October 1997: Cairo
Financing Social Development in the Islamic World
• In association with the United Nations Development Programme and the Harvard Islamic Finance Information Program
May 1997: Nuevo Vallarta
The Promise and Power of Private Pension Funds
• Sponsored by Comision Nacional de Ahorro para el Retiro (CONSAR) and Mexicana de Aviacion in association with the United Nations Development Programme
May 1997: Tokyo
Balancing Information Rights and Responsibilities
• Sponsored by AT&T, GLOCOM, Center for Global Communications and ISI-Dentsu in association with the United Nations Development Programme
April 1997: Tokyo
The Private Sector Cause and Effect on Development Finance
Sponsored by State Street Corporation and Fidelity Investments in association with the United Nations Development Programme
March 1997: Harare
Private Capital Accelerating African Development
• In association with the United Nations Development Programme
November 1996: Santiago de Chile
Long Term Use of Short Term Monies
• In association with the United Nations Development Programme
October 1996: Johannesburg
From Elitist to Egalitarian - Is Sustainable Development spelled IT?
• In association with the United Nations Development Programme, the Development Bank of Southern Africa and International Data Corporation (IDC)
September 1996: Warrenton, VA
Best Practice in Practice
• Sponsored by the Money Matters Institute members: AEW International, Amrop International, Banque Nationale de Paris, Kuwait Investment Projects Company, State Street Bank and Trust Company, United Nations Development Programme, The World Bank Group
June 1996: Washington
Embracing the Invisible Revolution Reshaping Our World
• In association with the United Nations Development Programme and IDC
March 1996: Tunis
Persuading Private Capital to Bank on Small Business
• Sponsored by Prince Moulay Hicham Benabdallah El Alaoui
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