International Coverage and Transmission
Conference(ICTC), which used to be International Cable TV
Technology Conference, was inaugurated in 1992, and has been an annual event
around mid-October in
Hangzhou
,
Zhejiang
Province,
China
since ICTC 1994. This
conference, with an increase to about one thousand delegates in 1997, has
become one of the most influential events in the international CATV industry in
China
.
ICTC is one of the
two major events of this industrial segment supported and endorsed by the
State Administration of Radio, Film and TV (SARFT) of
China
. It is co-organized by the
Technical Working Committee, Radio & TV Society, Zhejiang Radio and TV
Broadcasting Bureau, and International Broadband Network magazine. The
honorable chairmen and chairman of the conference are all high-ranking
officials from SARFT, the regulatory body of the broadcast sector in
China
. There are several sessions of different forms in ICTC: Keynote
speeches, Technical sessions, Seminars and Round-table forums. In the past
events, top-ranking officials of SARFT were invited to give keynote speeches,
on the policies for the development of CATV in
China
, and international experts
to give lectures on the international CATV development and its prospect. At
the same time, senior executives from the provincial and municipal CATV operators
introduced intensive experiences; domestic and overseas experts presenting
papers, and attending scientific sessions, discussing hotspots with an
interactive atmosphere. During the sessions of the conference, exhibitions
were also conducted. The anthology of the papers from the experts has become
an important material for the CATV industry. Since ICTC 1999, CATV
Outstanding Contribution Awards have been presented in respect of those who
have made prominent contributions for the development of
China
's CATV
industry.
In recent years,
with the rapid development of technology and industry itself, the content of
ICTC has already exceeded cable TV field, expanding from cable TV to the
whole transmission and coverage field, from technology to operation management.
To fit the development trend, it has been decided that from 2008
“International CATV Technology Conference” will be renamed as
“International Coverage and Transmission Conference” and its
abbreviation-ICTC remains the same.
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