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Imagine listening to music, watching videos, sending and receiving email, locating friends and family, playing interactive games and much more, all from your mobile phone. QUALCOMM's Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (BREW) makes it all possible today. QUALCOMM's BREW initiative is revolutionizing the wireless industry by offering a complete, open solution for wireless applications development, device configuration, application distribution, billing and payment. The complete BREW solution includes the BREW applications platform and porting tools for device manufacturers, the BREW SDK (software development kit) for developers, and the BREW Distribution System (BDS) that is controlled and managed by operators enabling them to get applications from developers to market and coordinate the billing and payment processes.

Membership is available to all persons interested in Amateur radio. There is no screening process or sponsorship required to become a member. We encourage prospective members to sign up for membership at our meetings. To become a member, see the Association Treasurer at any monthly meeting. Renewals and new membership-related correspondence can be mailed to the Association mailbox P.O. Box 911, Menlo Park, CA 94026.

The VoiceXML Forum is an industry organization founded by ATT, IBM, Lucent Technologies and Motorola, and is chartered to establish and promote the Voice eXtensible Markup Language (VoiceXML) as a standard essential to making Internet content and information accessible via voice and phone. With the backing and support of these three world-class founders, and the support of leading Internet and speech industry players, the VoiceXML Forum is uniquely positioned to make voice- and phone-enabled Internet applications a near-term reality.

WDR will facilitate the transformation of regulation to provide both a foundation of support and a catalyst for development of network economies in both developing and developed countries. This will require research, an extensive international dialogue on the major issues of regulatory reform, discussions among experts, and widespread distribution of papers, reports and other relevant information.The World Dialogue on Regulation for Network Economies (WDR) project was initiated by infoDev, Global Information and Technologies Department, World Bank. This is a flagship project that also falls within two infoDev core programs, telecom reform and information infrastructure development. Authors contributing to the World Dialogue on Regulation for Network Economies will retain copyright over their work, but will provide a limited use license to WDR for its education and training activities.