Chapter president Narine Gevorgyan participated in the  Workshop and Awareness Conference on Evolution of Wireless Technologies held at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, 22 February - 12 March, 2010.

In this Workshop, the evolution of wireless technologies was presented and their characteristics analyzed in terms of bandwidth, cost, performance and availability.
A mix of these technologies is a valid and cost-effective solution to solve the digital divide suffered by many Developing Countries. Training at the level of Academic and Research institutions on the subject of the Workshop are essential to develop sustainable human capacity in those countries. The Workshop was addressed to a limited number of candidates coming from Academic and Research institutions of Developing Countries and having an adequate working knowledge of IP networking. The programme included tutorial lectures and laboratory work, where wireless solutions were experienced through hands-on-sessions.

In this Conference, both Workshop participants, Telecom Administrations, Regulators and Operators, and international experts will report and discuss the most advanced communication solutions for environmental monitoring. In particular, the following topics will be covered (i) most advanced and cost-effective wireless ICT solutions (ii) training schemes, economic studies and regulatory framework needed to foster the use of wireless solutions and (iii) case studies presentations and results of the technical discussions.