VidTranS 2002 Dates Announced

MADISON, Wis. -- August 28, 2001 -- VidTranS 2002, an annualconference and exhibition that focuses on the converging needs of thedigital media and broadband telecommunications industries, will be heldMarch 3-6, 2002 at the Hilton Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando,Florida. Sponsored by the Video Services Forum (VSF) and produced byScenic Wonders, Inc., this event brings together service providers,equipment manufacturers, end users, and those involved in other aspectsof video telecommunications. "The theme of VidTranS 2002 is 'MasteringBroadband Video technologies'," said Steve Storozum, president of theVSF. "The unprecedented expansion of global communicationinfrastructures and the need to supply content to a host of traditionaland emerging media services is creating new challenges for videotransport professionals. Industry professionals will gather at VidTranS2002 to learn about and experience the diverse technologies of thisbroadband creation, distribution, and delivery infrastructure." Now inits fourth year, VidTranS has become a critical event for anyonewishing to master the impact of traditional television as it mergeswith DTV, ITV, streaming media, and other technologies that require anew enabling layer for video telecommunications. VidTranS' conferenceprogram and exhibition are geared toward individuals from thetelecommunications and media industries with technical, product, andfield responsibilities, as well as journalists and analysts from thefinancial and business communities. VidTranS 2002 will featuretechnology exhibits by leading video telecommunications equipmentmanufacturers and service providers. Exhibitors participating inprevious VidTranS exhibitions include: ABL Canada, Inc.; ADC BroadbandCommunications; Artel Video Systems, Inc.; BarcoNet; BCE Nexia;CellStack Systems; Cisco Systems, Inc.; Digital Vision; ECI Telecom;Evertz Microsystems; Force, Incorporated; Grass Valley Telecom; iMPathNetworks, Inc.; JDS Uniphase; LEITCH; Lucent Technologies; MirandaTechnologies; MULTIDYNE Video & Fiber Optic Systems; NDS Americas;Network Electronics; PESA Switching Systems; PIXStream;Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.; SyntheSys Research; TANDBERG Television,Inc.; Telecast Fiber Systems, Inc.; Telestream, Inc.; TiernanCommunications; THOMSON Broadcast Systems; VBrick Systems; VideoProducts Group; and VideoTele.com. For information on attending,speaking, or exhibiting at VidTranS 2002, visit http://www.videoservicesforum.org/vidtrans/.