European Smart Services Conference Covering the Fast-Developing M2M/Pervasive Internet Sector in Budapest 13-14 June
Shifting from a product-centric to a service-centric organization calls for focused leadership, innovation and alliance building as part of a general strategy. Learn directly from product OEMs who have successfully made the transition. This two-day conference will feature content-rich sessions and interactive workshops conducted by Harbor staff and industry leaders

The ability to monitor, repair and control equipment remotely over the Internet — using either Wireline technologies like Industrial Ethernet or Wireless technologies like GSM, GPRS, or CDMA cellular mobile, satellite, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee and RFID — has changed the concept of service for manufacturers in key industries around the world. By increasing customer satisfaction with faster turnaround times and enabling concrete savings on service costs, new M2M technology has allowed implementers to introduce “remote smart services” and gain competitive edge over those still using traditional service methods.

Automated meter reading provides immense value to the utility providers and also the consumers. Now you have the meter’s reporting back usage and on a regular basis you get your utility bill.

Conference

The 8th annual Metering, Billing/CIS America conference and exhibition presents its greatest line-up yet of industry seminars, exhibits, panel discussions and hands on training. From strategy to technology, this is the only place where all aspects of advanced, smart and automatic metering, as well as customer management and service, are covered and the biggest names are present to share the knowledge you need to stay ahead and competitive.

The 4th Annual Remote Device Monitoring and Management Summit will be held June 25 – 28, 2007, at The Seaport Hotel, Boston, MA. This year the conference’s new focus is on making the strategic shift from product support to value-added services. It will concentrate on how the more innovative OEMs are exploiting remote monitoring and management to offer premium after-sales service to customers, drive operational efficiencies and define a competitive edge.

The conference features 25+ case studies from well known organizations such as; Schindler Elevator Corporation, Honeywell Automation & Control, Gardner Denver, GE Healthcare, Eastman Kodak Health Group, ASML, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Enodis USA, Mitsubishi Power Systems, Thermo King, Clarksville Dept of Electricity, ASML, Applied Biosystems, Smart Structures LLC and many more.

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M2M Expo will be held in Chicago from May 22 – May 24

2007 Event

• 4th year defining M2M (Machine-to-Machine)
• The first and only M2M Expo reaching global issues and subjects with global players
• Held in partnership with Harbor Research, the thought leader in M2M and Pervasive Internet

Target Audience

• Technologists, product and component makers as well as system and service providers
• OEM adopters and industry experts from the breadth of M2M application segments
• Integrators, IT consultants and M2M-centric service providers
• Thought leaders in the evolution of M2M, Pervasive Internet and the second generation Internet

Expected Demographics

• Executive-level stakeholders (CEO, Presidents, Vice Presidents and divisional / area managers)
• Strategic decision makers, with high-level buying authority
• Experts in device-centric technology from IT, Wireless, device management and applications

2007 Conference Topics

• Focus on Service enabling products and technologies
• Applying M2M in energy and sustainability issues
• M2M as a Grand Integration methodology of multiple industry segments
• Strong case studies and success experiences from thought leaders in many segments
• Discussions on new and relevant technologies for M2M applications

Here is another seminar dedicated to M2M in Paris in October 2007
Does not seem to have a large list of sponsors or Exhibitors. Woudl be interested in hearing what comes out of this conference

Conference Blurb:

Machine-to-Machine : a world of new services

Connecting Machines …for new business uses and processes
The past decade mostly developed « human oriented » devices and connectivity. The next decade will see the explosion of new solutions enabling machines to communicate with each others or with distant information systems.

The applications of this new market have no limits as every industry is designed to increase efficiency and productivity

The Machine-to-Machine is the logical combination of existing tools and services (RFID, GSM,GPRS, Bluetooth, WIRELESS, SMS,CDMA,LAn or Cellular, iDEN, IP , 3G) applied for new business uses and processes

• Field Collecting data
• Automatic Transmission to monitoring facilities
• Remote control and analysis
• Polling functions back to the field in real time