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WITSA’s 17th
World Congress on Information
Technology 2010
The Road to Amsterdam
WITSA’s 17th WCIT 2010 Hosts
Hosted by:
Co-hosts:
Organizational framework
Organization has been set up:
• WCIT 2010 Preparatory Foundation
(8 CEO’s large IT companies)
• WCIT 2010 Foundation
(CEO/COO ICT~Office)
• WCIT 2010 BV (ltd)
(professional organizing agency)
WITSA’s 17th WCIT 2010 Theme
Theme as in the bidbook:
Challenges of Change
The focus will be on successful and promising
applications:
ICT as Innovation Axis
Issues on the agenda of WCIT 2010
Track formula:
• Cooperation between ICT-companies, sector
companies, government and academia
• Program development as well as financial
participation
• Equal kind of participation ICT sponsors
• Track leader from non-ICT company
• Showcase pavilion per track
Selected tracks on the agenda of
WITSA’s 17th WCIT 2010
• Education
• Healthcare & Fitness
• Water
• Flowers & Food
• Transport & Mobility
• Safety
• Finance
• Construction
• Creative Industry & Gaming
• Energy
WITSA’s 17th WCIT 2010
Framework
• Grand opening in attendance of HRH the
Prince of Orange
• Plenary sessions with top-level key-note
speakers (Thursday and Friday afternoon)
• Parallel track program with break-out
sessions, panel discussions and debates
• WCIT 2010 Village with track pavilions,
country pavilions and sponsor hospitality
facilities
• Closing ceremony, signing of the Declaration
of Amsterdam
WITSA’s 17th WCIT 2010
Characteristics
• Delegates mainly on invitation by the hosts,
organizing committee, sponsors and country
delegations plus WITSA members
• Delegate target: 1500-2000 (executive level)
• No trade show
• ‘Green and sustainable’
• Extra focus on country delegations and trade
missions
Delegate target 2000 - 2500
Obtaining global reach
Netherlands 20%
APAC 15%
US/ Canada 16%
Europe 40%
Africa 4%
South-America 5%
Business 70%
Government and Public Policy 20%
Academia 10%
WCIT 2010 Village
• Themed pavilions
WCIT 2010 Venue:
RAI Convention Center Amsterdam
• Auditorium (1750 seats)
• Forum (750 seats)
• 10 meeting rooms > 200 seats
• 2 Halls (4000 m2) and additional 2000 m2
space for WCIT Village and Gala Dinner
RAI Convention Center
Commercial Affairs
8 M euro target
• Sponsoring ICT-companies
• Sponsoring sector-companies
• Dutch government
• European Commission
• Country participation
• Media partnerships
• Delegate tickets
Commercial Affairs
• Pinnacle partnership:
1 M, includes 8 track partnerships
• Diamond partnership:
500 K, includes 4 track partnerships
• Platinum partnership:
250 K, includes 2 track partnerships
• Gold partnership:
125 K, includes 1 track partnership
• User partnership:
75 K, includes 1 track partnership
• Country participation:
100 K, includes 1 track partnership and
boot-space for country pavilion
Next steps:
• Undersign first sponsorships
• Elaborate program and tracks (including
global renown key note speakers)
• Grand media kick off in spring 2009
• Cooperation with interested WITSA
members for trade missions and country
pavilions
• Witsa BOD in the Netherlands
week 25-29 May (tbc)
... See you in Amsterdam!