TIA's Supplier Diversity Summit at GLOBALCOMM Highlights Public Sector Spending on Telecom; Conference for Small Businesses and Minority-, Women- and Disabled Veteran-Owned-Business Enterprises

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)
announced that on June 6 at GLOBALCOMM(TM) 2006 it will host the
Supplier Diversity Summit. The all day conference provides insight and
focus into the latest business, political, regulatory and technical
activities in the information and communications technology (ICT)
industry to small businesses and minority-, women- and disabled
veteran-owned-business enterprises (MWDVBEs).
GLOBALCOMM(TM), the next-generation communications marketplace and
summit, will be held June 4-8, 2006, at Chicago's McCormick Place,
with exhibits open from Monday, June 5 through Wednesday, June 7. For
TIA, GLOBALCOMM(TM) replaces SUPERCOMM(R) as TIA's annual industry
event.
This year the Supplier Diversity panels and participants will
discuss how to identify, access, and navigate government resources,
and turn those resources into results for all small businesses. Over
the next five years federal, state, and local IT spending is expected
to increase significantly, and social policy in procurement will
enable small businesses to perform a significant amount of that
contract work. TIA brings together experts from organizations that
support small businesses in public sector ventures to chart a
successful course of action in pursuing the government markets.
"Public sector spending has been an important component of the
information and communications technology (ICT) industry turnaround
and of U.S. business growth overall during the past five years," said
TIA President Matthew J. Flanigan. "Whether partnering with a
corporation or bidding for public work independently, this growth
represents a great opportunity for small ICT businesses. The Supplier
Diversity Summit will help small and disadvantaged businesses navigate
those processes."
The Supplier Diversity Summit is sponsored in part by Cisco,
Alcatel, Fujitsu, Minority Business News, Motorola, Tellabs and
Women's Business Enterprise. Sessions include:

-- How to Do Business with Government Agencies

-- The Military's Need for Cross-Domain Information Management
Solutions

-- Utilizing Small Business Resources

-- Small Business Success Story in the Federal Government:
CENTECH Group

-- One-on-one Diversity Company/Corporate Matchmaking

More information about TIA's Supplier Diversity Summit at
GLOBALCOMM(TM) is available at:
http://www.globalcomm2006.com/register/summits/supplier_diversity.cfm.
With nearly 500 exhibiting companies and 20,000 projected attendees,
GLOBALCOMM(TM) will be the largest horizontal telecommunications trade
show in North America this year.
GLOBALCOMM(TM) represents the premier business opportunity for the
entire global communications and IT industry. More than 15 percent of
attendees will be international, and the Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration is working with GLOBALCOMM(TM) to
provide an international buyer program.

About TIA

TIA is the leading trade association for the information and
communications technology (ICT) industry. As owner and producer of
GLOBALCOMM(TM), TIA represents global ICT suppliers and their service
provider and enterprise customers through its leadership in standards
development, domestic and international policy advocacy, and
facilitating member business opportunities. TIA represents the
communications sector of the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA).
Visit us at http://www.tiaonline.org.

About GLOBALCOMM(TM)

GLOBALCOMM(TM) is a trademark of the Telecommunications Industry
Association (TIA). The Next-Generation Communications Marketplace and
Summit will take place June 4-8, 2006, at McCormick Place in Chicago,
Illinois, USA. Visit www.globalcomm2006.com.

SUPERCOMM(R) is a registered trademark of the Telecommunications
Industry Association (TIA) and the United States Telecom Association
(USTA). The final SUPERCOMM(R) was held in June 2005.