BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260417T010332Z UID:cee9ab8d-0df6-40ce-892e-a1262c92fd63 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180611T000000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180613T000000 DESCRIPTION:Date/Time: June 11 - 13\, 2018\n\nLocation: Washington\, D.C. \n\nDescription: Accessible Technologies and Environments for All\n\nThe M-Enabling Summit Conference and Showcase is dedicated to promoting access ible and assistive technology for senior citizens and users of all abiliti es. It is an annual meeting place for all who create and contribute access ible ICT products\, services and consumer technologies.  With its theme o f “Accessible and Assistive Technologies Innovations: New Frontiers for Independent Living”\, the 2018 M-Enabling Summit will provide a platform for empowering technologies and focus on next-generation innovations and breakthroughs for users of all abilities.\n\nBringing together professiona ls\, corporations\, service organizations\, and key thought leaders\, the M-Enabling Summit is an all-inclusive conference and showcase featuring in novative technology\, mobile applications\, connected devices\, and servic es for more than one-billion users worldwide. The M-Enabling Summit is the ideal venue to support independent living in an interconnected world for seniors and persons with disabilities. These technological advances are be coming an essential differentiator in gaining a competitive advantage. The M-Enabling program is designed to give attendees tools\, knowledge\, and networking opportunities to implement into their everyday lives in this ra pidly expanding market of assistive and accessibility technologies.\n\nThe 7th edition of the M-Enabling Summit Global Conference and Showcase will be held June 11-13 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Wash ington\, DC and includes The International Association of Accessibility Pr ofessionals (IAAP) Annual Conference.\n\nKey Topics include:\n\n\n \n Art ificial Intelligence (AI) for user interface\n \n \n AI and Robotics for S mart homes\n \n \n Augmented Reality Applications (VR) \n \n \n Aging in Place: Connected Health and Big Data for Activity Monitoring\n \n \n Acces sible Security\, Identification and Privacy Protection \n \n \n Virtual D igital Assistants \n \n \n Autonomous Car and Drone Technologies\n \n \n Consumer Technology Products and IoT for Independent Living\n \n\n\nAbout The Summit\n\nThe M-Enabling Summit is a joint initiative of the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict ) and E.J. Krause &\; Associates (EJK) to promote accessible techno logies and environments for senior citizens and persons with disabilities. The M-Enabling Summit has established itself as the leading global confer ence and showcase covering the fast-moving technology innovations that ena ble seniors and persons with disabilities to access digital content and se rvices in new ways.\nThe demographic reality of more than one billion pers ons around the world living with a disability presents unprecedented acces sibility challenges but also many opportunities for governments and the pr ivate sector alike. \n\nThe M-Enabling Summit offers a unique gathering of leading executives and accessibility professionals from Government\, I ndustry\, and Advocacy Organizations from around the world to network and participate in plenary and specialized breakout sessions\, as well as othe r special featured events.\n\nWhy Exhibit\n\nExhibitors have the advantage of promoting their services and products directly to over 600 high-level attendees focusing on the mobile assistive technologies market including:\ n\n\n \n Mobile service providers from around the world\n \n \n Large orga nizations seeking accessible mobile solutions for their customers\n \n \n Distributors\n \n \n Mobile assistive technologies eco-system participants \, such as consultants and systems integrators\n \n \n Accessibility exper ts from all sectors of activity\n \n \n Organizations of Persons with Disa bilities interested in promoting accessible and assistive mobile applicati ons and services\n \n \n Policy makers from the U.S. Federal Government\, including the Federal Communications Commission and numerous federal agenc ies\n \n \n Policy makers from state and local jurisdictions\n \n \n Inter national Regulators\, including members of the International Telecommunica tion Union (ITU)\n \n\n\nExhibitors will have the opportunity to:\n\n\n \n Network and build relationships with top level industry and government de cision makers\n \n \n Promote technology\, products\, and services to a gl obal audience\n \n \n Gain greater insight about were the market is headed in the future\n \n \n Enter new markets\n \n \n Assess competition\n \n \ n Cultivate new clients and business opportunities\n \n\n\nRegistration\n\ n\n \n Private Sector Attendees Cost:\n\n \n \n ​Early Bird Ends April 27 - $565.00\n \n \n Pre-Registration Ends June 7 - $595.00\n \n \ n On Site Registration - $615.00\n \n \n \n \n Government\, Non-Profit and Academia Cost:\n\n \n \n ​Early Bird Ends April 27 - $330.00\n \ n \n Pre-Registration Ends June 7 - $355.00\n \n \n On Site Registra tion - $375.00\n \n \n \n \n To register please visit the event website\ n \n \n Conference registration includes admission to three days of confer ence sessions\, luncheons\, exhibit floor\, coffee breaks\, keynote presen tations\, special features\, networking events as well as the M-Enabling S ummit opening night cocktail reception.\n \n \n No cash will be accepted o n site. Valid forms of payment onsite include credit card (preferred) or c heck.\n \n \n International participants who require a visa to enter the U nited States will be provided with further information on their registrati on confirmation e-mail.\n \n \n Registration is required to attend to the FCC Award Ceremony\; Awards Ceremony is free and open to the public\n \n \ n If you require accommodations to participate in the M-Enabling Summit pl ease indicate as many as apply below before May 18\, 2018.\n \n \n America n Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided in all plenary and b reakout sessions\, and Real Time Captioning (CART) will be available in al l sessions with URL for mobile or personal computer viewing.\n \n \n If yo u require other accommodations to participate\, please indicate requests t o Patti Hoffend at patti.hoffend@ejkrause.com to discuss your needs. We require notification 3 weeks in advance either via email or other written notice in order to secure the necessary materials and services so that we can accommodate. We appreciate your cooperation.\n \n \n Cancellation Poli cy - Conference and Expo registration are non-refundable. A registered pa rticipant may substitute the name of another person in his or her place if received prior to June 2nd. Name change requests should be submitted via email to brewer@ejkrause.com.\n \n\n\nIAAP Certification Exams:\n\nJune 1 3: 2:00pm – 5:00pm\nIAAP will be offering on-site proctored exam session s for both the CPACC (Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Compet encies) Certification and WAS (Web Accessibility Specialist) Certificat e. Accommodations will be provided upon request to candidates with disabil ities. All exams start at 2:00pm. Separate registration required.\n SUMMARY:M-Enabling Summit: Accessible Technologies and Environments for All BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER:-P6D SUMMARY:Alarm notification END:VALARM BEGIN:VALARM ACTION:DISPLAY TRIGGER:-P SUMMARY:Alarm notification END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR