TRONSHOW2007 Successfully Ends

23rd TRON Project Symposium (TRONSHOW2007) was held from December 5 (Tue) -7(Thu), 2006 at the Exhibition hall on the second basement floor of Tokyo International Forum organized by T-Engine Forum and TRON ASSOCIATION. This TRONSHOW2007 included two exhibitions, " Next-Generation Real-Time System Technology Exhibition" , which introduced element technology for the embedded equipment and " Ubiquitous Computing International Symposium" , which introduced ubiquitous computing technology to improve the understanding of element technology and application image required for the realization of ubiquitous computing environment.
The results of the state-of-the-art technology related to ubiquitous computing was presented by the exhibitors and organizers at the exhibition site and welcomed many visitors from both home and abroad.
Also, following the TRONSHOW2006 in the past, an exhibition pavilion for the government was established to present the exhibitions from the Cabinet Office, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
As for lectures and seminars, every day a series of panel sessions and seminars by key personnel of the government and the private sector, including the keynote speech by Chair Sakamura on December 5 (Tue), were favorably received.
[TRONSHOW2007 website]
(http://www.tronshow.org/index-e.html)

TEPS2007 Organized

On December 2, 2006(Sat), TRON Enableware Symposium (TEPS2007) was held at B5 Hall of Tokyo International Forum.
For the infrastructure of a ubiquitous society, which is based on the idea of universal design, it is essential that everybody can use computers irrespective of the age and various physical disabilities.
At this symposium, a discussion was conducted on ubiquitous society infrastructure, particularly public transportation, to be realized based on universal design.
Also the keynote speech on " Universal Design of Public Transportation"by Chair Sakamura, technology presentation and panel sessions were conducted and were received favorably.

Exhibition at the Regional ICT Futurity Festa 2006 in Niigata

YRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory exhibited at the "Regional ICT Futurity Festa 2006 in Niigata", which was held mainly at TOKI MESSE in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture from October 27(Fri) to 29 (Sun), 2006. At this event, various equipment and systems were shown to give a glimpse of a future ubiquitous society at the exhibition booth presented by the Shinetsu Bureau of Telecommunications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.