UPnP Forum

• Member Login
• Contact Us
• Home

UPnP Forum℠ Events and Related Industry Events

In this section you'll find information about UPnP-specific events, as well as industry events of interest to UPnP Forum members.

UPnP Forum holds regular Forum Summits where members share information and conduct Forum business. In addition, quarterly Forum-wide Plugfests test interoperability of Devices.

Forum Events

• UPnP Forum Steering Committee

  January 17, 2012
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  

  Hosted by UPnP Forum

• UPnP Forum Steering Committee

  March 22, 2012
  Paris, France
  

  Hosted by France Telecom
  
  SPECIAL SESSIONS:
  Middleware Developers Event  |  March 20  |  9:00am–1:00pm
  Middleware developers are invited to spend the morning hearing from key leaders within UPnP Forum who will share the latest and greatest updates such as the new certification test tool, DCP developments and future plans for UPnP in new arenas. An open discussion will follow where vendors can share what they feel is working well and what improvements can be made to help vendors deploy quality UPnP products more easily. Download the presentation matierial here.
   
  HGI/UPnP Forum Joint Session  |  March 20  |  2:00pm–6:00pm
  UPnP Forum Working Committee Chairs and other invited speakers will provide Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) an update on existing and ongoing work within UPnP Forum for HEMS, Device Management, Device Protection,  IGD and E-Health & Sensors. HGI will provide an update on Service Providers requirements for Gateway, Smart Home, Energy Management, Device Management and Diagnostics. This joint session intends to strengthen the already-close relationship the two organizations hold.

• UPnP Forum Steering Committee

  May 24, 2012
  Seoul, Korea
  

  Hosted by LG Electronics

• UPnP Forum Steering Committee

  July 12, 2012
  San Jose, California
  

  Hosted by Samsung

• UPnP Forum Steering Committee

  September 13, 2012
  Helsinki, Finland
  

  Hosted by Nokia

• UPnP Forum Steering Committee

  November 8, 2012
  Chandler, Arizona
  

  Hosted by Intel

Industry Events

• International CES 2012

  January 10-13, 2012
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  

  
  Watch UPnP Forum's President and Chairman, Dr. Alan Messer, interviewed on the Into Tomorrow show with Dave Graveline at CES 2012.

• International Conference on Consumer Electronics

  Janaury 13-16, 2012 (Co-located with CES)
  Las Vegas, Nevada (Las Vegas Convention Center)
  

  
  The International Conference on Consumer Electronics (ICCE), presented by the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society, is where key technologies, products, services and architectures for consumer entertainment and information delivery are first presented.
   
  Part of the conference program, UPnP Forum Steering Committee member, Wouter van der Beek, is set to deliver a tutorial on how UPnP technology works and how AV is constructed. As well as being on the Steering Committee, Wouter is the UPnP Compliance Committee Chair. He is a Software Architect and Standardization Manager at Philips, where he is the main representative of Philips TV in UPnP Forum and the DLNA. Wouter’s tutorial, named “UPnP AV, the technology basis of DLNA”, will place a spotlight on DLNA and its activity in home networking standards. The session will also explore SSDP, GENA and SOAP, AV DCPs and end user cases, as well as DLNA guidelines for UPnP AV DCPs.

• Enterprise M2M

  January 23-25, 2012
  Berlin, Germany
  

  
  This event is not about how to implement and use M2M technology. This is about the creation of a new industry of M2M powered automotive, energy and healthcare services, and new companies, new ventures and joint ventures.

  This highly interactive executive retreat will enable you to take back to the office a detailed understanding of how to form M2M partnerships, how to make M2M services easy to use and drive customer adoption...And ultimately create a roadmap to new revenues, reduced cost and increase efficiencies for your core business.

• OMA Home Environment Services Workshop

  February 23, 2012
  Barcelona, Spain
  

• CeBIT 2012

  March 6-10, 2012
  Hannover, Germany
  

• Cable Congress 2012

  March 7-9, 2012
  Brussels, Belgium
  

  
  Cable Congress is recognised as the leading event dedicated to the cable and media industries in Europe. In 2011, the conference attracted over 750 senior level executives from across the market. With more than 80 visionary speakers coming from Europe, the US and Asia, Cable Congress provides insights on the latest developments in the fields of strategy, investments, technology, marketing, content and regulation. The event facilitates the exchange of information and best practices for all major players in the cable industry. Join current and future industry leaders and network with your peers at the famous Cable Congress Gala Party. For more information or to register, visit www.cablecongress.com.

• Electronic House Expo 2012

  March 15-17, 2012
  Orlando, Florida
  
  

• IP&TV World Forum 2012

  March 20-22, 2012
  London, United Kingdom
  
  

• Wireless Healthcare Asia Summit 2012

  April 23-24, 2012
  Singapore
  

  
  The 2nd Wireless Healthcare Asia Summit 2012  in its consecutive second year will return on 23 – 24 April 2012 in Singapore.
  
  This Summit will highlight how mHeath initiatives are improving organizational workflow in hospitals and patient outcomes (e.g. more efficient chronic disease management by RPM or decrease of hospital re-admissions).  It is a unique platform for leading healthcare providers, operators, wireless access providers, network & system integrators, device manufacturers,  application  & software developers, regulators, academics and pharmaceutical R&D  from Asia, Europe, US and Middle East to come together to discuss challenges and issues of critical importance to the Digital healthcare industry for 2012 and beyond.
  
  To register, please e-mail Merilynn@magenta-global.com.sg
  
  View the latest event press release here.
   

• Connected Home Global Summit & Awards 2012

  April 24-25, 2012
  London, United Kingdom
  

  
  Identify the right content and services to monetise the Connected Home. Now in its 4th Edition, Avren Events' must attend Connected Home Global Summit & Awards invites over 150 top level executives from some of the world's most influential stakeholders to join the debate on the future of Connected Home services.
  
  Register now and hear ground-breaking case studies and exclusive insights from the likes of Vodafone, British Gas, Orange, Deutsche Telecom, BT, Sony Ericsson, BBC, TiVo, Yahoo!, Everything Everywhere and many more! For more information, and to register to attend visit: http://www.avrenevents.com/chgsupnp

• Computex 2012

  June 5-9, 2012
  Taipei, Taiwan
  

• Digital Home World Summit

  June 19-20, 2012
  London, United Kingdom
  

• IFA 2012

  August 31-September 5, 2012
  Berlin, Germany
  
  

• IBC 2012

  September 6-11, 2012
  Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  
  

• Ceatec

  October 2012
  Tokyo, Japan
  
  

• Smart Homes 2012

  October 9-11, 2012
  Amsterdam, The Netherlands