To: mahler_one who wrote (42357 ) 3/29/2005 8:00:38 PM From: NDBFREE Respond to of 42804 Hope someone will be able to attend and report back Dear Technologist: Please join us at Light Reading's Telecom Investment Conference - Thursday, April 7, 2005 in New York City at W New York Union Square. As the telecom industry stirs from its long winterÕs nap, its revival will be spurred by a burgeoning collection of new services and technologies. This conference will take a detailed look at the many emerging technologies being deployed by the leading service providers, within the context of the convergence of fixed, mobile, and IP-based communications technologies. MRV will be participating in a Panel Session on Product Analysis - The Converged IP Infrastructure as follows: Product Analysis Ð The Converged IP Infrastructure Panel Session: 01:00 p.m. Ð 02:15 p.m. Broad industry trends such as VOIP, IP video, fixed-mobile convergence, and IMS are driving networks toward a single, converged IP infrastructure. Heavy Reading Chief Analyst Scott Clavenna takes a look at the IP convergence revolution, and analyzes how operators will ultimately re-architect their entire networks around this goal. The effects will be felt not just in the IP network, but across all product categories, from access to metro to core. Clavenna will lead a panel discussion in which participants will present their own take on the converged IP infrastructure. This session will decode the convergence plans of big carriers and lay out a roadmap for how various product categories are expected to evolve. Clavenna will also call out some companies that are missing the boat and highlight some others that are succeeding in IP convergence trends. To register, please visit lightreading.com <http://www.lightreading