NEXT WEEK: Internet Innovation Alliance to Host Exaflood Symposium on May 22nd

Business Wire,  May 13, 2008  

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Nationally Recognized Experts and Academics to Discuss the Technical and Financial Implications of Bandwidth-Intensive Applications on the Internet and the Future of Broadband

What: A symposium - The Exaflood: Finding Solutions - hosted by the
Internet Innovation Alliance to explore the challenges and
benefits of the exaflood - the exponential explosion in online
digital content.

When: NEXT THURSDAY, May 22, 2008; 9:00am - 1:00pm EDT

Where: The Waldorf Astoria (The Conrad Suite)
301 Park Ave
New York, NY 10022

Who: Andrew Odlyzko, University of Minnesota; Bret Swanson, Senior
Fellow and Director, Center for Global Innovation; Craig Moffett,
Sanford Bernstein, Senior Analyst; Gary Smith, Ciena Corporation,
CEO; Johna Till Johnson, Nemertes Research, CEO; Michael Kleeman,
University of California San Diego, Senior Fellow; Nick Rockwell,
MTV Networks, CTO, MTV Networks Digital Media Technology; Paul
Mankiewich, Alcatel-Lucent, Chief Technology Officer; moderators
Larry Irving and Bruce Mehlman, Co-Chairmen of the Internet
Innovation Alliance

Why: Over the last few years there has been explosive growth in
rich broadband content that has drastically transformed the net.
In January, internet users viewed 9.8 billion videos online, and
more than 139 million US internet users spent an average of 206
minutes viewing online videos (comScore). Unless properly
managed, bandwidth-intensive applications could strain
the internet's capacity and prevent the emergence of exciting
new applications dependent upon broadband adoption.

This event is free to attend. Members of the media, industry and
financial analysts, and IT professionals are invited. Please register
online at www.internetinnovation.org or RSVP to Katie
Leh at 212.446.1869 or kleh@sloanepr.com.

About the Internet Innovation Alliance: Larry Irving and Bruce
Mehlman founded the Internet Innovation Alliance
(www.internetinnovation.org) in 2004. The IIA is a broad-based
coalition of non-profit organizations, businesses and trade
associations committed to Universal Broadband.

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