Iraqi Minister of Communications and delegation confirm attendance at ISTC Summit

The summit, which will take place in Sharjah, UAE on 12-13 September 2006, is being organised to provide technical solutions to improve Iraq's communications infrastructure. Covering all aspects of the country's technological and communications spectrum, the summit will build on the success of the 2005 Iraq Mobile Telecoms event, which was held in London, UK and also hosted the minister and a senior team of officials.

The summit will also welcome ministers, senior advisors and director generals from the Ministries of Defence, Interior, Science & Technology and National Security, along with the Kurdistan Regional Government. The ministers and their teams will be providing addresses and ministerial presentations at the summit, as well as being available for private meetings with delegates over the course of the two days. A select few places are still available for companies who wish to hear the ministries' requirements and who wish to hold consultations with the ministers during the event.

A number of the pre-eminent operators in the defence, security, technology and telecoms market have already confirmed their participation at the summit, including the likes of GE, Tyco, Aegis, ArmorGroup, BAE Systems, Boeing, Control Risks, Washington Group, KBR, Janusian, Land Rover, Lucent Technologies, MTC Atheer, Nortel, Northrop Grumman, Orascom Telecom, PriceWaterHouse Coopers, Raytheon, Verizon and Sun Microsystems, to name but a few.