EUROCITIES wishes to introduce you to the the third annual European Congress for Wireless and Digital Cities, which will be taking place in Barcelona, Spain in November 2008. For the third year in a row EUROCITIES supports this conference as it has become one of the most important annual meeting places for the municipal wireless and digital government communities.

Following two successful years in Cannes, the organisers have decided the time is right to move to a new venue. Barcelona, as home of the @22 Diagonal Wireless Cities project, seemed to be the perfect choice.

The third Congress will build on the themes on last year’s event and we are now in the process of outlining the conference programme. Key topics will be

• Regulatory and Spectrum Issues
  
• After the hype, what will be the reality of wireless and digital cities?
  
• What is the right business model?
  
• What is the best technology structure?
  
• Case studies and applications
  
• How can technology help green our community?

The underlying themes, as ever, will be social inclusion, economic development and public safety. We hope to be able to continue and develop some of the lively debate we had on these themes in 2007.

If you would be interested in speaking or providing a case study at the Congress, please contact Caroline Ogelthorpe on caroline.ogelthorpe@imago-group.com

Full details of last year’s Congress are contained in the post-event report section.

Sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities are now also available for the 2008 Congress. Full details of these can be obtained by calling Jenny Fuller on +44 (0)20 8247 4000 or emailing jenny.fuller@imago-group.com.