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GreenTouch to Sponsor Workshop & Demonstrate at EU Sustainable Energy Week [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) GreenTouch will sponsor a workshop and luncheon on June 25 focused on exploring the topics and issues associated with building an energy-efficient "Internet of Everything." The consortium said in a release that the event is conducted as part of the EU Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels, Belgium. GreenTouch said a series of presentations -- plus an interactive panel discussion and live technology demo--all associated with ensuring sustainability and energy-efficiency in a world where all devices -- from mobile phones to autos and refrigerators -- are increasingly connected. Session topics encompass: -The Internet of Everything - Powering and Empowering: A Vision for the Digital World in 2030 (keynote) -Facebook and Green Cloud -Cloud Services for a Connected World -Microsoft: Pushing the Boundaries of the Internet of Things -Vibration Energy Harvesting to Enable Wide-Scale Deployment of Wireless Sensors (live demo of Energy Harvester) -Panel Discussion: What are the Main Challenges and Opportunities Speakers include: -Ajit Jaokar, co-author of the Digital World in 2030 Report (Keynote Speaker) -Thomas Myrup Kristensen, Facebook -Ingrid Van de Voorde and Dr. Domhnaill Hernon, Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent -Ray Pinto, Microsoft -Thierry Klein, GreenTouch Consortium Where Microsoft Center Rue Montoyer 51 1000 Brussels, Belgium When 9 - 14:30 p.m. CET, June 25, GreenTouch is a consortium of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry, academic and non-governmental research experts dedicated to fundamentally transforming communications and data networks. More information and complete details: www.greentouch.org ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |