7th SEEITA – 2nd SEE ICT Forum & 6th MASIT Open Days and Nights Conference Conference of the South East Europe ICT Businesses and associations Date: 27th -29th September 2009 Location: Hotel Inex Gorica ***** , Ohrid, Macedonia Conference Toics: - "SEE IT" Brand Positioning and SEE ICT Cluster - SEE National Export Strategies - Public Private Partnerships - Broadband day - Advocacy and Lobbying Issues and Challenges - SEE ICT Private Sector Forum Board Meeting Please check the Agenda for more information about the sessions and presentations Key Note Speakers: -  Mr. Goran Mitreski, MASIT President -  H.E. Ivo Ivanovski, Minister of Information Society, Republic of Macedonia (TBC ) -  Mr. Toni Petreski, SEE ICT Forum, Board President -  WITSA Representative (TBC ) -  EITO Representative (TBC ) Why should you  attend: SEEITA-SEE ICT Forum & MASIT Open Days and Nights Conference offers a unique opportunity to network and forge regional ties with ICT players from the SEE Region. Opportunity for interaction and cooperation on future mutual projects. Gain valuable insights on regional business trends, socio-economics and current world issues from some of the most prominent and respected regional personalities in ICT industry. Participate in and gain a first-hand perspective of regional industry players’ stand on current issues relevant to ICT. Official Language: English Registration: Please use our online registration form in order to register your participation at the conference. *Conference Fee: 200 EUR + 18% VAT – Regular Fee Early Bird registration: -       05th August 2009 – 100 EUR +18% VAT -       01st September 2009 – 150 EUR + 18% VAT The Conference Fee includes: ·   Official conference materials (electronic +hard copy) ·   Lunch & Dinner during conference ·   Coffee breaks and refreshments during the sessions, ·   Participation on the conference night program

We hereby invite you to participate to our premier event 7 th SEEITA – 2nd SEE ICT Forum & 6 th MASIT Open Days and Nights Conference. The objective of SEEITA, SEE ICT Forum and MASIT Open Days is to foster regional cooperation and competitiveness in ICT, and to act as a platform for professionals, buyers and providers to meet and discuss challenges relevant to the industry, and build linkages. Through this event, you will get access to top-level information from regional leaders in communications technology. This year the Conference is focusing on Electronic communications and Broadband technologies, as key driver towards successful ICT markets both on national and regional level. Moreover, this year the 2nd SEE ICT Forum Board www.seeictforum.org will try to put special accent on its priorities concluded on a SEE regional level. Topics that will certainly be covered are promotion of “SEE IT” Brand based on the ICT Quality Certifications & Standards (CMMI, IT Mark, ITIL…), creation of Public Private Partnerships  i.e., establishment of Centers of Excellence or Competence Centers will also be one burning issue, Public procurement policies and last but not least is the initiative for appointing National Contact Points (NCPs), whose responsible will be providing links between the private sector ICT associations and the Governments in their respective countries. The SEE ICT Forum has Board formed on behalf of 13 SEE ICT Associations and is supported on behalf of MNCs such as: Microsoft, Siemens, Cisco, SRC.SI and regional organizations INA Academy and Center for eGovernance. This year, our event will feature presentations and discussions on: "SEE IT" Brand Positioning and SEE ICT Cluster SEE National Export Strategies Public Private Partnerships Broadband day Advocacy and Lobbying Issues and Challenges SEE ICT Private Sector Forum Board Meeting

We hope you will enjoy this important regional event and embrace this big opportunity for you and your organization. For any kind of additional information please do not hesitate to contact us at contact@masit.org.mk.