NetEvents

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Maximizing International Press Coverage

• Is your organization interested in meeting
  with top industry analysts and the leading
  technology press throughout the Asia-Pacific
  and/or Europe ?
• then you should consider NetEvents in 2006

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What is NetEvents?

• NetEvents - where technology leaders meet the
  worlds press
• NetEvents is an opportunity to foster lasting
  relationships with the worlds leading Telecoms
  and Networking journalists and analysts in a
  relaxed, focussed environment over a few days
• NetEvents provides individually scheduled
  briefings, conference program and speaker
  opportunities
• NetEvents facilitates the interchange of the
  latest market trends, industry news and
  technological advances
• NetEvents a successful established formula
  designed and refined by the press over the past
  10 years

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• Conference Sessions

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NetEvents 2006Where technology leaders meet the
worlds press

• European Press Analyst Summit
• February 23 24, 2006
• Garmisch, Germany
• Asia Press Summit
• May 18 19, 2006
• Singapore
• European Press Analyst Summit
• September 28 29, 2006
• Quinta do Lago, Portugal
• Global Press Summit
• Dec 1 2, 2006
• Hong Kong
• Note Our Global Event takes place two days prior
  to ITU World Telecom, Hong Kong
• (ITU have moved World Telecom from Geneva to Hong
  Kong)

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NetEvents Europe 2006Where technology leaders
meet the worlds press

• European Press Analyst Summit
• February 23 24, 2006
• Garmisch, Germany

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Features BenefitsNetEvents Europe, Feb 23
24, 2006 Garmisch, Germany

• Over 30 European technology press and analysts
  representing 12 countries available in a single
  location for individual briefings
• Make best use of your key executives valuable
  time when briefing the worlds press
• Take part in a series of 8 scheduled 40 minute
  briefings over 2 days
• Structured for maximum efficiency, with 1 to 3
  press/analysts in each meeting

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Features Benefits cont. NetEvents Europe, Feb
23 24, 2006 Garmisch, Germany

• Analyst briefings
• Keep analysts informed of your companys
  strategic objectives and performance
• Open Meeting sessions
• Your opportunity to organize follow-up or
  additional meetings with press and analysts
  on-site
• Speaker opportunities - participate in conference
  sessions chaired by press and analysts
• Increase your companys visibility in the
  industry
• Film crew on-site for use by on-line journalists
• Opportunity to obtain increased coverage in
  on-line /
• broadcast media

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Features Benefits cont. NetEvents Europe, Feb
23 24, 2006 Garmisch, Germany

• On-site stenographers produce conference session
  transcripts
• Make sure your voice is heard - transcripts,
  photographs, presentations and analyst reports
  made available to the press via NetEvents website
  
• Quality time with the worlds press
• Social activities over 2 days enable you to
  strengthen and build upon existing relationships
  with the worlds press and analysts

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Event Format NetEvents Europe, Feb 23 24,
2006 Garmisch, Germany

• Prime Focus
• A series of individual 40-minute scheduled
  meetings with industry press analysts
• 8 scheduled sessions with 1 to 3 press/analysts
  in each briefing
• Press conference sessions include
• Round-table debates head-to-heads
• Analyst Outlook
• Industry leaders and visionaries
• Open meeting sessions hospitality
• Superb location !

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NetEvents Industry Leader Awards 2006 Judged
by European Tech Press Analysts

• Award entry categories include
• Security Product of the Year
• Wireless Mobility Product of the Year
• IP Telephony Product of the Year,
• Enterprise Product of the Year
• Metro Product of the Year
• Carrier Product of the Year
• Service Provider of the Year
• Hottest Company - Most Exciting Potential IPO
• THE Innovator - Most Innovative Technology
  Company or individual
• Charity Awards banquet eve of Feb 23rd
• ALL award entry fees plus ALL profits from dinner
  and ALL proceeds from auction go to Cancer
  Research
• Enter before Jan 1st 2006
• and book a table at the awards

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Press Analyst Testimonials

• Excellent - the best event I have ever been to
  for bringing together the industry, channels and
  European press.
• Ralf Ladner, Editor-in-Chief, Network Computing
  (Germany)
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• These events represent a very good opportunity
  for the French press to meet high level corporate
  and technical executives from many vendor
  companies. Its great also, to be able to compare
  our vision of this world with other analysts and
  press. Its a good way to establish better
  relations with many people in the industry.
• Frédéric Simottel, Editor-in-Chief, 01
  Infomatique (France)
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• "NetEvents is the best opportunity all year to
  meet key players in the technology sector and the
  most effective efficient way to collect
  valuable information in a very short time."
• Fredrik Bernsel, Editor in Chief, Nätverk
  Kommunikation/Säkerhet Sekretess (Sweden)
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Press Analyst Testimonials

• Strong subject focus, good background
  informative sessions, plenty of opportunities for
  interaction with the attending companies... it
  all boils down to time very well spent for solid
  technical and commercial insights.
• Guy Kindermans, Senior Editor, Data News
  (Belgium)
• I was very impressed with the sessions, the
  diversity of the journalists and the vendor
  representations. Good organisation and planning
• Ian Keene, Vice-President, Gartner Group
• NetEvents enables me to meet with the vendors
  and the press who are very important for me to
  network with and to talk to about the latest
  issues in networking over a couple of days.
• Pim Bilderbeek, VP, eBusiness Networking
  Research, IDC
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Press Analyst Testimonials

• "These events are definitely unique. They bring
  together key press, vendors, and analysts in a
  very relaxed environment very unlike the
  zoo-like atmosphere of industry trade shows. The
  on-stage debates are lively, sparking keen
  audience interactions, while quieter, more
  intense discussions go on among press, vendors,
  and analysts during informal meetings
• Michael Howard, Founder and Principal Analyst,
  Infonetics Research, Inc.
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• a great chance to make a whole lot of useful
  contacts, without the heavy industry approach.
• Tam DellOro, Founder CEO, DellOro Group

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NetEvents Asia 2006Where technology leaders meet
the worlds press

• Asia Press Summit
• May 18 19, 2006
• Singapore

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Features BenefitsNetEvents Asia, May 18 19,
2006

• Individual briefings with 25 technology press
  from throughout the Asia-Pacific region
• Make best use of your key executives valuable
  time when briefing press throughout Asia
• Participate in a series of scheduled 45 minute
  briefings over 2 days
• Structured for maximum efficiency - brief key
  press from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Hong
  Kong, Taiwan, Singapore etc.
• 1 to 3 press in each of the 8 briefing sessions
• Speaker opportunities at Singapore Press Summit
• Increase your companies exposure by
  participating in conference debate sessions at
  Singapore Summit

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Features Benefits cont. NetEvents Asia, May 18
19, 2006

• Open Meeting sessions
• Your opportunity to organize follow-up or
  additional meetings with press on-site
• Quality time with the worlds press
• Social sessions enable you to strengthen and
  build upon existing relationships with
  Asia-Pacific press
• Translations made easy
• NetEvents can translate all press materials and
  provide interpreters in each country if required

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Event FormatNetEvents Asia, May 18 19, 2006

• Prime Focus
• A series of individual 45 minute scheduled
  briefings with IT press
• 8 scheduled briefing sessions over 2 days with 2
  to 4 press in each briefing
• Press Conference Summit includes
• Round-table debates
• Analyst Outlook
• Briefings with press from China, Japan, Korea,
  Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore etc.
• Open meeting sessions hospitality

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Press Analyst Testimonials

• NetEvents is an excellent forum for meeting
  senior executives in the industry and is an
  excellent use of my time.
• WeiMin Huang, Editor-in-Chief, China PC World
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•  NetEvents gives us the opportunity to keep us
  up-to-date with the latest trends and the
  on-stage debates are lively and informative.
• Libra Ene Hsieh, Executive Editor, Network
  Magazine Taiwan
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• We're really looking forward to NetEvents in
  Shanghai where we can meet with the top
  executives from the main global networking and
  telecom players.
• JiangZhong Jin, Editor-in-Chief, China Network
  World
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Press Analyst Testimonials

• "Its a very good opportunity to communicate with
  the key vendors and the press and we will take
  this chance to learn more here. The telecom
  market is growing very fast. It's a very good
  opportunity to communicate with key vendors and
  the press to learn how industry and technology is
  developing."
• Belle Jung, Editor-in-Chief, Telecom Korea
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• "Different vendors have their own ideas and
  different channels lead to different results. By
  attending the events, we were able to share all
  the ideas of the vendors and to study the
  possible results by different channels."
• Young-Sil Gimm, Editor-in-Chief, Computerworld
  Korea
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• "Now we can share our opinions with high level
  corporate and technical executives from many
  vendor companies face to face and to talk about
  the issues we are most concerned with in the
  events."
• Satoshi Yoshida, Editor-in-Chief, IDG
  NETWORKWORLD, Japan
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Summary of costs

• NetEvents Asia Summit
• 16,950 first delegate
• 3,950 each additional delegate
• NetEvents European Summit
• 9,500 first delegate
• 2,850 each additional delegate
• NetEvents Global Summit
• 18,950 first delegate
• 3,950 each additional delegate
• NetEvents Customized Press Tours
• Cost available upon request
• Cost for technical translations, interpreters
  and additional sponsorship opportunities
  available upon request
• Compare cost of NetEvents with alternatives
• Global Press Tour 120K (5-6 weeks)

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NetEvents InternationalPress Tours Summits

• Dont just take our word for it
• ask to speak to our customers
• NetEvents contact
• Sally Moulton
• Email sallym_at_netevents.org
• Tel [phone]
• www.netevents.org

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