WCIT 2006 is expected to draw 2,000 business, government and academic leaders from 80 countries to Austin, Texas, on May 1-5, 2006 and will focus on three main Global Impact Program topics: Privacy and Security; Digital Access: A Global Progress Report; and Healthcare IT in the 21st Century. The goal of WCIT 2006 is to explore these issues and to make specific, actionable policy recommendations to both the global IT community and government officials throughout the world.
"I am honored to be invited to speak to the WCIT 2006 attendees," said Scioli, "The World Congress brings together the most influential researchers, leaders and policy makers. This is an opportunity to work together to encourage investments and interest in new practices and procedures that will help improve the current state of global IT."
"It is vital to the mission of WCIT 2006 that we attract top world leaders who see the value of information technology not only to their national economies but as a means to enhance the lives of their people," said Glyn Meek, president WCIT 2006. "Vice President Scioli is an important voice in Latin American politics and will help WCIT 2006 represent the technology needs and concerns of people from all over the world. WCIT 2006 will continue to work to secure more high-level members of Latin America's IT community."
The WCIT 2006 speaking roster enhances an already strong group of confirmed presenters, including Gen. Colin Powell (ret.), former United States secretary of state, John S. Chen, chairman, CEO and president of Sybase Inc., Michael Dell, chairman of the Board of Directors of Dell Inc., Anne M. Mulcahy, chairman and CEO, Xerox Corporation, Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel, Hector Ruiz, chairman of the board, president and CEO of AMD, and John W. Thompson, chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Symantec Corporation. Other business, academic and government leaders will be added to the roster, with announcements forthcoming.
WCIT 2006 takes place in Austin, Texas, from May 1 - 5, 2006.
World Congress forums have been held in international cities such as Taipei, Taiwan (2000), Adelaide, Australia (2002) and Athens, Greece (2004). The World Congress is held every two years on a different continent and is the signature forum of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), a consortium of 67 information technology (IT) industry associations that represents over 90 percent of the world's IT market.
WCIT 2006 Inc, is a non-profit 501 6(C) organization headquartered in Austin, Texas.
