ISPA News 30/06/08
From Voting to Toasting
ISPA Summer Reception and AGM
Don’t Let Your Users Get The Better Of You
User-Generated Content event
Three’s Not a Crowd for ISPA Membership
Meet ISPA’s newest members
ISPA in the News
Broadband CoP
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From Voting to Toasting
ISPA Summer Reception and AGM
There are only ten days to go until the ISPA Summer Reception where leading industry players will be able to network and discuss opportunities as well as anticipate challenges for the industry in the year ahead.
The National Liberal Club will play host to the event at 6.30pm on 10th July which is just a short walk from Embankment and Westminster tube stations.
ISPA members are also invited to attend the Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 5pm, prior to the Summer Reception.
Following the AGM, guests will be able to join MP Don Foster, Liberal Democrat spokesman for Culture, Media and Sport for a keynote speech.
Attending ISPA members, government officials and industry leaders can enjoy drinks and canapés available during the reception.
The Summer Reception is sponsored by Swedish company NetClean, who have combined years of experience in data processing and technical research to develop a unique solution for identifying, blocking downloads and preventing the distribution of child abuse images.
Anyone interested in attending the AGM and Summer Reception can reserve a space and receive more information by contacting the ISPA Secretariat.
The National Liberal Club is located at 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Don’t Let Your Users Get The Better Of You
User-Generated Content event
ISPA has secured an exclusive discount for members to get clued up on the legal issues and latest developments surrounding user-generated content.
The event will take a look at the new challenges faced by ISPs due to the increase of tools and sites that facilitate creation, collaboration, publication by and among users.
Taking place on Friday 19th September the conference will include speakers from Fox Interactive Media, Yahoo!, Orange Home and the Internet Watch Foundation, to name just a few.
Full details can be found on the ISPA Calendar page.
Exclusive deals are just one way companies benefit from membership of ISPA.
For more information on joining ISPA, please visit the benefits of membership area.
ISPA also negotiates exclusive deals for members with a variety of companies. If you’re a member and you would like to offer an exclusive deal, please contact the ISPA Press Office.
Three’s Not a Crowd for ISPA Membership
Meet ISPA’s newest members
Three more companies will enjoy the many benefits of ISPA membership this month such as new business opportunities at high profile ISPA events, meeting face to face with the politicians whose opinions can affect their business and exclusive discounts to industry trade shows and conferences.
Datel Business Systems Ltd is a business to business ISP offering reliable web hosting and on-line business solutions to businesses in the UK and mainland Europe. They have joined ISPA in the small category.
London based New Wave Communication Ltd specialise in Secure Voice and Data communication. They offer mobile to landline convergence, phone system to VoIP conversion and call cost management joining ISPA in the small category.
Also joining the small category is XILO Communications Ltd. They offer email hosting, domain registrations and web hosting through to full corporate solutions including co-location, dedicated servers and consultation.
If you are not members of ISPA and you would like to find out more about the many advantages of membership your company could be enjoying, please visit the benefits of membership page or contact the ISPA Secretariat.
ISPA in the News
Broadband CoP
This month The Office of Communications (Ofcom) published a Code of Practice (CoP) on broadband speed.
ISPA responded with the following release:
“The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA) UK and its members support the principle of the CoP and its aims and participated in its drafting. ISPA encourages its members to display openness and transparency when dealing with their customers and believes the CoP supports this.
ISPA would like to see the CoP extended to include wireless mobile operators that provide broadband over their networks as well as fixed line broadband providers, to ensure minimal confusion to consumers.”
The full release can be found here.
For further news coverage please visit the Media Coverage section of the ISPA website.