The 14th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2004) "The Future is Now", held in Greece from 19th to the 21st of May 2004 in the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre, was attended by 2.000 participants and attracted leading ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) personalities, top corporate executives, distinguished academic professors and researchers, government officials and policy makers from all over the world, whose interaction and decisions shape the future of the ICT world.

The WCIT 2004 was organized by the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) and hosted by the Federation of Hellenic Information Technology & Communication Enterprises. C&C International was appointed as the Official Congress Organiser.

Both Greek and foreign delegates characterized WCIT 2004 as one of the most successful World Congresses that has ever been held. Apart from the absolute organizational success, the participation of eminent speakers and delegates from all over the globe was equally important.

For three days, Athens was the capital of international ICT and Greece had the opportunity to showcase its technology and innovation to an audience of delegates from more than 67 countries.

Innovative ideas, rich and stimulating debate, pre-eminent leaders and deep insight into the future of the global information economy were some of the WCIT 2004 highlights.

Participants were impressed by an imaginative congress party during which IT milestones were presented on stage followed by the musical and dance trends of the corresponding period. And all this happened in the middle of the National Garden with the fascinating neoclassical Zappeion building in the background.

The WCIT 2004 in numbers:

• 80 Speakers - Distinguished Personalities
• 43 IT & Telecom professionals
• 15 Ministers
• 12 European Union, United Nations & World Bank representatives
• 10 Academics

WCIT 2004 Press Office & Coverage

• 160 Greek and foreign press representatives
• More than 450 articles/ announcements
• 12 Press Releases: 7 pre-congress press releases, 4 press releases during the congress and 1 post-congress
• 7 Press Conferences: 3 pre-congress, 4 during the congress
• 42 one-to-one press interviews with speakers during the congress
• 10 pre-congress e-Newsletters for journalists
• WCIT 2004 newspaper - English daily edition

 Some words about the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)

The World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) is a consortium of over 60 information technology (IT) industry associations from economies around the world.
WITSA serves as the global voice of the IT industry with its members representing over 90% of the world IT market.
Founded in 1978 and originally known as the World Computing Services Industry Association, WITSA has increasingly assumed an active advocacy role in international public policy issues affecting the creation of a robust global information infrastructure.
To read more about WITSA you may visit http://www.witsa.org/