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Welcome to the 3rd Annual Nortel 2006 Chief Information Officer Forum.

As you deal with the intense challenges of running your business on a day-to-day basis, it is difficult to take the time to step back and gain a new perspective on your business' future.

Now is the time to take advantage of a two-and-a half-day opportunity to transform your thinking - gain new insights on challenges, explore new ideas and refresh your business outlook.

Featured interactive agenda items will cover intriguing and practical sessions:

• Keynote Speaker: Mike Zafirovski, President and CEO, Nortel
• Nortel's Strategic Corporate and Product Direction
• Managing IT Business Transformation
• Peer-to-Peer Concurrent Roundtable Discussions - Hosted by Top Industry Analysts
• Future Trends-Next Evolution of VoIP and Converged Applications
• Closing Keynote Speaker - to be announced shortly

As the world of networking continues to move toward a converged business model, most IT executives, like you, realize they need a cohesive view of their communications platform and applications to operate at top efficiency, leverage the new technology, minimize costs, and use the network as a tool to strategically drive their business.

Join us in Naples, Florida where our goal is to provide an insightful look into our evolving industry and present you with dynamic and stimulating ideas for the future. We will provide you with the insight to help gain the competitive advantage for your enterprise while offering an opportunity to network with your executive peers and Nortel executives.

Attendee quotes from past Nortel CIO Forum's...

"I particularly liked the interactive sessions where the speakers engaged with the audience. Most interesting were the examples from other clients and how they integrated the products in their environments. It was application oriented and allowed me as a user to understand how this could work for me. The interactive nature of it is what I enjoyed the most".

"One of the better forums that I have ever been to. The speakers were incredible. The networking was invaluable, dealing with different people from different disciplines and understanding their positions and how they utilized Nortel products".