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The author describes his growing involvement in Communications Society activities that had significant impact on his career. He describes his experience in presenting a paper at the 1982 IEEE International Conference on Communications in Philadelphia on the topic of how the Bell System would maintain its digital telecommunications network, which was then in its infancy. The Communications Society Board of Governors' recognition of the growing opportunities and challenges of conferences when it restructured the Board, with the new structure starting in 2008 is discussed.

Against a backdrop commonly considered one of the most wondrous locations in the world, thousands of global experts convened in the iconic "Harbour City" of Sydney, Australia from June 10 - 14 to participate in one of the industry's largest and most profound gatherings focused on the advancements rapidly transforming every area of life and business. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article provides information on the activities and achievements of the 2007 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC) held from March 11 to 15, 2007 in Hong Kong, China. The theme of the conference was Wireless Gateway, given Hong Kong's special position within the fast growing vibrant economies and excitement of China and Asia. Hong Kong is well known for its advances in information and communications technology. Furthermore, WCNC 2007 was a resounding success. It broke every record there was to be broken. It had an overwhelming number of paper submissions, truly exceeding all expectations.

Reports on the forum established by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that discusses the various aspects of the production, access, preservation and use of digitized multimedia on the global information highway. Overview of the keynote speeches; Main themes of the congress; Papers presented in the event.

The article discusses the services provided by the U.S.-based Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Communications Society for its members. The organization will be introducing unified and standardized ways to run conferences. Keynote speeches, workshops and panel sessions will be added to its online offerings. On a trial run, the online facility will feature video feeds related to conference activities. Generic educational broadcasts on industry topics will be provided to society members.

The article presents information related to various meetings related to wireless communications. NGI 2005, the 1st Conference on Next Generation Internet Networks Traffic Engineering will be held on April 18-20, 2005 in Rome, Italy. WOCC 2005, 14th Annual Wireless and Optical Communications Conference will be held on April 22-23, 2005 in Newark, New Jersey. CQR 2005, IEEE Technical committee on Communications Quality and Reliability will be held on April 26-29, 2005 in Saint Pete Beach, Florida. WTS 2005, Wireless Telecommunications Symposium will be held on April 28-30, 2005 in Pomona, California. HPSR 2005, Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing meeting will be held on May 12-14, 2005 in Hong Kong, China. ICC 2005, IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications will be held in May 16-20, 2005.

Information on the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) Council Asia-Pacific First Annual Conference held on July 11 to 14, 2006 at Makuhari, Japan is presented. The conference assessed the market potential of FTTH in the Asia-Pacific region. It featured exhibitions on broadband access services, live entertainment over FTTH, and remote education service.