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14：30

15：20		 Broadband/Wireless Communications Leading the Future
- What Technologies Will Change the Communications Market - (provisional title)
 
* Simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese
The second wave of e-business is arriving with the advent of broadband/wireless communications. Broadband/wireless communications will inevitably change business methods and even individual lifestyles, just as mobility changed society. This talk will explain the latest technologies at Intel, in areas such as radio LAN, mobile telephony, WiMax and other broadband/wireless communications, which will bring about the next wave.
Vice President, Intel Communications
Group Director, Business Development
INTEL CORPORATION
Mr. Michael A. Ricci
Michael A. Ricci is Vice President, Intel Communications Group, and Director, Business Development. Previously, Ricci was responsible for managing Intel's access and optical communications business segments within the Intel Communications Group. These segments are targeted at providing complete silicon-based solutions for copper access data communications and optical networking, respectively.
Ricci joined Intel in 1999 as a General Manager of the Telecom Components Division, subsequent to Intel's acquisition of Level One Communications. In this role, he helped shape the scope and direction of Intel's telecom organization. He joined Level One in 1997.
Previously, Ricci worked at Advanced Micro Devices in a variety of areas, including communications products, telecom products, and wireless communications.
Ricci received his bachelor's degree in electronic engineering from Stanford University.

 
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10：30

11：20		 Radio Wave Opening Strategy and Outlook for Next Generation Wireless Technology
 
* Simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese.
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Radio Wave Division Manager,
Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications
Mr. Yoshiyuki Takeda
March 1973: Master of Scientific Engineering, Graduate School of Waseda University
April 1974: Entered Radio Regulatory Bureau, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications
June 1998: Head of Shikoku Bureau of Telecommunications
July 1999: Minister’s Secretary (broadcasting/telecommunications)
July 2001: Head of Tokai Bureau of Telecommunications
August 2002: Head of Kanto Bureau of Telecommunications
August 2003: Current office

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11：30

12：20		 Research and Development of Next Generation Wireless Technology (provisional title)
 
* Simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese.
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National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)
Director (general research)
Mr. Tadashi Shiomi, Doctor of Engineering
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13：30

15：30		 Panel Discussion
For the Ubiquitous Society in 2010
- The Issue of International Standardization and Outlook for Next Generation Technology - (provisional title)
 
* Simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese
Mobile telephones have found astonishingly widespread application. In the future, we will experience a world in which many different things are possible with wireless interfaces and all things are networked. In this IP-over-everything era, wireless communications will clearly have greater significance. This panel discussion will discuss the scenario for deploying mobile networking for the coming ubiquitous age and will also identify the roadmap to the ubiquitous age and technical issues.
<Moderator>
Graduate School of University of Tokyo Associate Professor
Mr. Hiroyuki Morikawa
Graduated from the Department of Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo in 1987. Visiting researcher at Columbia University from 1997 to 1998. Specializes in computer networking, mobile Internet, ubiquitous computing, radio networking, distributed computing and others. Currently interested in technologies supporting ubiquitous networks. Inose Young Researchers Award, Tanba Award, IEICE Young Researchers Award/Research Award/Best Paper Award, etc. Information and Telecommunications Council, Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications. Special Committee Member of the Council for Regional Transport, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transpiration.
<Japan>
KDDI R&D Laboratories, President, Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Tohru Asami
Born on March 26, 1952
Graduated from Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University in 1974.
Completed a master’s course at the graduate school of the same university in 1976. Joined Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co. Ltd. (currently, KDDI) the same year. Engaged in research/practical use of facsimile communications, the JUNET international gateway system (1982-1994), the network fault diagnosis system (1986-1993), configuration methods/quality control for IP/ADSL networks, testing using Ina x DSL (1997-1998), etc.
Representative Director and Chief of KDDI R&D Laboratories in June 2001.
Maeshima Award in 1997.
Specialties: MHS, network administration systems, Internet protocols
Research theme: Name management in networks
<USA>
DoCoMo USA Labs
Mr. Minoru Etoh
President
Graduated from Department II (Electrical), Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University in 1983. Completed the first part of a doctorate at the graduate school of the same university in 1985. Entered Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. the same year. Temporarily transferred to ATR from 1987 to 1990. Researcher in contract research work at Osaka University from 1991 to 1992. Subsequently involved in research into computer vision. Joined the Central Lab at Matsushita and participated in activities for standardization of MPEG-4 from 1993 to 1998. After working at NTT DoCoMo Multimedia Lab, is now president of DoCoMo USA Labs.
Visiting lecturer at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, IEICE Best Paper Award in 1993, the Telecommunications Advancement Foundation System Technology Award in 1998, Sakai Special Researcher Award in 1998, Achievement Award at this Event in 2001, Professor of Engineering at Osaka University. Engaged in research into communications/coding in media, mobile networking and communications software. Member of the Information Processing Society of Japan and IEEE.
<China>
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Prof. Zhang Ping, Ph.D.
Prof. Dr. Ping Zhang is a full professor of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) as well as the director of Wireless technology innovation Labs (WTI), BUPT, and also serves as a member of China 3G Group, China 863 FuTURE project, Technical Group of China 3G (C3G) Mobile Comm. R&D Project, Expert Group of China 3G Mobile Comm. Technology Tests, Expert Consultation Group of Mobile and Satellite Comm. of MII, China and advisor of Chinese Wireless Technology Standardization (CWTS) Group and advisor of NTT DoCoMo Research and Development (R&D) Advisory Board, and a vision committee member of WWRF. Prof. Zhang has been invited as the TPC member of a series of international conference, such as PIMRC and VTC etc.
Prof. Zhang is famous for his outstanding contribution for the world wireless communication and his research interest mainly focus on the research of mobile communications, especially in physical layer techniques. As project leader or principal investigator, Prof. Zhang has taken on many important projects including governmental projects and companies projects, such as 863 key project “Research and development on the third generation mobile communication systems”, and Natural Science Foundation of China “System, theory and applications in the next generation wireless multimedia networks”, and projects with Siemens, Ericsson and ETRI etc. These projects involved not only development on engineering, but also a lot of researches on fundamental theories.
As an author or co-author, Prof. Zhang has published more than 170 papers in international and domestic journals and international academic conference, 2 books, and owned 18 patents.
Due to these great achievements, Prof. Zhang has obtained many honors and awards from Chinese government and Educational Ministry, and is one of the few professors that enjoy Government Special Allowance in China.
<Korea>
Chief Research Fellow, Team Leader of Open Access Research Team, ETRI
Dr. Pyeong-Jung Song
Leads the developments of access network system for next generation mobile communication as a project leader with hands-on experience in Information and Communications fields for more than 20 years since 1980 year within ETRI.
Specialized in system engineering including system engineering and software design of mobile systems in areas of IS-95, Wireless Local Loop, cdma2000, W-CDMA and 4G system.
Specialized in system engineering including system engineering and software design of mobile systems in areas of IS-95, Wireless Local Loop, cdma2000, W-CDMA and 4G system.
<Europe>
Vice Chair of WWRF-Asia Pacific Senior Vice President
Global Standards & Research
Telecommunication Network Business
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS
Mr. Young Kyun Kim, Ph.D.
Dr. Young Kyun Kim leads overall global standards and strategy development activities within Samsung Electronics. He manages standards and advanced research on beyond IMT-2000 systems and IP/optical/Home Networking.
He is a Chair of APT Wireless Forum, Vice Chair of ITU-T SSG and a Vice Chair of Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF).
Before joining Samsung Electronics, Dr. Kim had 17 years wireless industry standards and research experience in USA, which include R&D Manager at GTE Corp. and ITU Program Director at INTELSAT.
 
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15：30

16：20		 Wireless USB: Technology Strategy and Prospect for Acceleration of UWB
 
* Consecutive interpretation from English into Japanese
1. Wireless USB Introduction
This section will introduce the Wireless USB initiative, talking about the Wireless USB vision, the usage models, data rates, and the market in general.
Keypoint: Wireless USB is the next generation PC, CE, and mobile wireless interconnect technology.
2. Wireless USB Architecture Overview
This section provide an introduction to Wireless USB, discussing device topology, system perspective, co-existence issues, device association, power management, and supplemental features.
Keypoint: Wireless USB will be the standard that supports data exchange between a host and a wide range of simultaneously accessible peripherals.
3. Wireless USB Association Models and Security
- Describes the association models and policies for device/host connections. Section will also provide overview of security features in WUSB.
- Keypoint: Wireless USB has high level of security and ease of use for connecting devices.
4. Wireless USB Timeline
- Learn about the progress being made by Wireless USB.
- Keypoint: Wireless USB is making fast progress towards the v1.0 specification.
Intel Corporation
Chairman of Wireless USB Technology Architect and USBIF
Mr. Jeff Ravencraft
Jeff Ravencraft is a technology strategist in the Communications Technology Lab, part of Intel's Corporate Technology Group. Since joining Intel in 1988, Mr. Ravencraft has worked in a number of groups and projects; he joined the Communication Technology Lab in 2001 and has been focused on Ultra Wideband, USB 2.0, Wireless USB, and several other technologies. Jeff is currently the President and Chairman of the USB-IF industry group, Chairman of the Wireless USB Promoter Group and also served as the SATA Industry Group chairman. Jeff has been with Intel for seventeen years and held various roles within the company. (Materials Mgr. PCEO, Account Manager RCO, Program Mgr. RCO, Business Development Mgr. ICG, Marketing Mgr. IAL)
 
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