We are pleased to invite your Administration/Organization to participate in a Workshop on Optimizing the Transition to a Next Generation Network, organized by The Telecommunication Development Bureau of the ITU in Warsaw, Poland from 24 to 27 June 2008, at the kind invitation of the National Institute of Telecommunications (NIT), in collaboration with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Poland.

This workshop has been developed as part of the Technology Awareness Programme within the framework of the ITU Centre of Excellence for Europe and in partnership with the International Institute of Telecommunications (IIT) of Montreal, Canada.

The Workshop will be conducted in English and will take place in the Hotel Lord, Aleja Krakowska Street 218, Warsaw, Poland (phone: +48 22 574 20 00, fax: +48 22 574 20 20 email: recepcja@hotellord.com.pl, www.hotellord.com.pl), near the Chopin Airport in Warsaw.

Please note that, prior to this Workshop, on 23 June 2008, the National Conference on Next Generation Networks: Development Strategies and Implementation Practices. will be held at the same place. This Conference is being organized by the National Institute of Telecommunication of Poland in partnership with Telekomunikacja Polska and Alcatel-Lucent Poland. The National Conference will be conducted in Polish.

Although there is no participation fee for the Conference, please note that the registration fee for the Workshop is USD 250 per participant. Payment Instructions are attached. All expenses concerning travel, accommodation and insurance of your experts should be covered by your organization.

To register for the above-mentioned workshop, representatives from your Administration/Organization are kindly requested to fill in the attached Registration Form) and return it to the local coordinator of NIT, Ms Ewa Kapusciarek, by e-mail e.kapusciarek@itl.waw.pl or by fax: +48 22 5128 400 by Wednesday, 18 June 2008 (extended deadline).

Registration for the hotel is to be carried out directly with the Hotel Lord using the attached Hotel Reservation Form. Organisers also recommend other hotels easily accessible by public transport (See General Information).

We are also pleased to attach the description of the Conference and Workshop which includes a Draft Agenda for your information.