About iWeek

iWeek 2009 is now over.

iWeek 2009 was a great success. We would like to thank all our attendees and speakers for attending.

Please check back during mid 2010 for details on the next iWeek event.

The Internet Service Providers’ Association of South Africa (ISPA) and UniForum SA (the co.za administrators) will be hosting their 8th iWeek annual conference and exhibition from 2 – 4 September 2009 at The Forum, Dimension Data Campus, Wanderers Building, 57 Sloane Street in Bryanston, Johannesburg.

This not-to-be-missed event attracts speakers, exhibitors and attendees from a broad spectrum of the most important players in South Africa’s telecommunications industry. Representatives from Internet service providers, product resellers, vendors, network operators, telecom end-users, government, the ICT-focused legal fraternity and regulators will assemble at iWeek 2009 to discuss the latest new trends, challenges and opportunities emerging in the telecom arena.

Delegates at this specialist conference represent a spread of senior executives who focus their energies on the growth and competitiveness of the South African Internet industry. The speakers and exhibitors at the conference will share information on new technologies as well as reveal best business practices for the sector.

The goal of the iWeek conference this year is to help the industry to accelerate its economic potential and to support vendors and ISPs armed with the foreknowledge they need to capitalise on the rapid advancements driving the sector globally.

The event attracts corporate IT and network executives, senior managers, strategists and product vendors.

Emerging Internet service providers and start-up Internet Cafés will find the wealth of valuable knowledge, contacts, and exposure at this event especially valuable for fast-tracking their growth.

Why sponsor and exhibit at iWeek 2009?

• Market your organisation to a variety of companies both large and small
• Expose your products and services to a focused audience
• Maximise your marketing investment with the best combination of networking opportunities as this is an industry specific conference
• Reinforce relationships with current customers
• Establish new leads with potential customers
• Network with key industry players
• Hear from expert speakers about the regulatory, business and technology trends shaping the future of South Africa’s Internet industry
• Access is provided to speakers’ presentations, providing insight into local and international trends
• Potential for media coverage

Who will attend?

• Corporate IT management
• Financial institutions
• Technology companies
• Local and international telecommunications providers
• Internet Service Providers
• Access Service Providers
• Wireless Internet Service Providers
• Start-up BEE ISPs
• Internet Cafes
• Infrastructure and facility providers
• The Department of Communications
• The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
• The business and technology media providing an opportunity for exposure

iWeek 2009 programme

The event will cover a range of topics:

• Interconnection (VoIP)
• Data centres
• Spam
• Piracy and intellectual property
• Wireless
• Wired
• South African regulatory updates
• Marketing issues
• Entrepreneurship