Events

Hear about the latest IOWN Global Forum events

Upcoming Events

February 2026

February 3rd - 5th 2026

Kyoto, Japan

The IOWN Global Forum Member Workshops are scheduled as needed and determined by our

March 2026

March 2nd - 5th 2026

Barcelona, Spain

IOWN Global Forum is heading back to Barcelona for MWC 2026. At MWC Barcelona,

March 17th - 19th 2026

Los Angeles, California, USA

Join the IOWN Global Forum at the Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition 2026!

April 2026

April 14th - 17th 2026

Sydney, Australia

Please join the IOWN Global Forum for its Annual Member Meeting 2026, taking place

Past Events

November 2025

November 5th - 9th 2025

Chiba, Japan
PIERS is an international conference in the area related to electromagnetics. The symposium will

November 3rd - 5th 2025

Dublin, Ireland

Join the IOWN Global Forum at FYUZ 2025, presented by the Telecom Infra Project.

October 2025

October 28th

Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
To accelerate the IOWN Global Forum activities, the Japan Regional Workshop will be held

October 2nd

Dallas, Texas, USA & Online

Hosted by the IOWN Global Forum, FUTURES Dallas is a free, public-access event that

September 2025

September 30th - 3rd October 2025

Tthe IOWN Global Forum hosted its Midterm Member Meeting 2025 in Dallas, Texas, welcoming

September 28th - 2nd October 2025

Copenhagen, Denmark
Join the IOWN Global Forum at ECOC 2025. The European Conference on Open Communication

August 2025

August 5th - 6th 2025

The Open Compute Project APAC Summit will showcase the latest innovations and technical advancements

June 2025

June 16th - 17th 2025

The Cloud Native Computing Foundation’s flagship conference brings together adopters and technologists from leading

June 3rd - 5th 2025

Seattle, WA, USA

The IOWN Global Forum Member Workshops are scheduled as needed and determined by our

May 2025

May 23rd

Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
To accelerate the IOWN Global Forum activities, the Japan Regional Workshop will be held

April 2025

April 24th

Stockholm, Sweden

FUTURES Stockholm 2025 – Powering Tomorrow with Photonics FUTURES Stockholm 2025 is a half-day

April 22nd - 25th 2025

Executive Summary On 22-25 April 2025, the IOWN Global Forum hosted its Annual Member

March 2025

March 30th - 3rd April 2025

San Francisco, CA, USA
Join the IOWN Global Forum at the 2025 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition.

March 3rd - 6th 2025

Barcelona, Spain
The IOWN Global Forum will have a significant presence at MWC 2025 this year...

January 2025

January 14th - 16th 2025

London, UK
The IOWN Global Forum Member Workshops are scheduled as needed and determined by our

September 2024

September 23rd - 26th 2024

Frankfurt, Germany
ECOC is one of the leading conferences on optical communication and attracts scientists and

September 23rd - 24th 2024

Washington D.C., DC, USA
The Spring 2024 6G Symposium comes at a vital time in the development of

September 10th

Taipei, Taiwan
FUTURES Taipei 2024 is a half-day conference to envision a photonics-based future of next-generation

September 10th

Taipei, Taiwan
FUTURES Taipei 2024 is a half-day conference to envision a photonics-driven future of next-generation

August 2024

August 27th

Japan
The IOWN Global Forum will have a booth and a keynote presentation at KubeDay

August 10th - 10th November 2024

Taipei, Taiwan
On 8-11 October 2024, the IOWN Global Forum hosted its 7th Member Meeting in

July 2024

July 15th - 17th 2024

The IEEE Summer Topicals Meeting Series serves as an international forum to facilitate information

July 1st

IOWN Global Forum will be presenting “Creating Our Future with Consumer Technology” panel session.

June 2024

June 18th - 20th 2024

  The IOWN Global Forum Member Workshops are scheduled as needed and determined by

June 17th - 21st 2024

More details will be announced once finalized.  

May 2024

May 12th

To accelerate the IOWN Global Forum activities, a Regional Workshop will be held in

April 2024

April 25th

Step into the future of communications & infrastructure at FUTURES - a public access

April 23rd - 26th 2024

Executive Summary On 23-26 April, 2024, the IOWN Global Forum hosted its 4th Annual

February 2024

February 7th

IOWN Global Forum will be presenting “IOWN Global Forum’s Open APN for the evolution

February 7th

IOWN Global Forum will be hosting a Power90 Session of guest speakers and a

February 7th

Executive Summary On 23-26 April, 2024, the IOWN Global Forum hosted its 4th Annual

December 2023

December 14th

To accelerate IOWN Global Forum activities, a Regional Workshop will be held in Tokyo,

November 2023

November 28th - 30th 2023

IOWN Global Forum Member Workshops are scheduled as needed and determined by our Steering

November 17th

Join other media-related technology, broadcasting, and telecommunication pioneers to discuss the future of television

July 2023

July 11th

A member of The IOWN Global Forum will be a guest speaker at the

May 2023

May 9th - 9th August 2023

On September 5-8, 2023, IOWN Global Forum hosted its 6th Member Meeting in Munich,

May 9th - 9th August 2023

On September 5-8, 2023, IOWN Global Forum hosted its 6th Member Meeting in Munich,

April 2023

April 25th - 27th 2023

On April 25-27, 2023, IOWN Global Forum hosted its third annual member meeting in

February 2023

February 11th

Join industry leaders at the NTT R&D FORUM 2023 — IOWN ACCELERATION. Speakers will

November 2022

November 16th - 18th 2022

IOWN Global Forum steps into its 2nd phase of proving its business value through

October 2022

October 24th - 26th 2022

IOWN Global Forum October 2022 Member Meeting

October 24th - 26th 2022

New York City, NY, USA

Executive Summary On October 24-26, 2022, IOWN Global Forum hosted its first hybrid member

October 6th

The IOWN Global Forum will be co-hosting a seminar with the Telecommunication Technology Committee

September 2022

September 11th

Next-gen AI-integrated Communications and Cyber-Physical Systems for core, edge, and cloud:  How to leverage Innovative

July 2022

July 12th - 12th September 2022

The IOWN Global Forum will be participating in a panel discussion, presentation, and exhibition

July 11th - 11th November 2022

Energy-Efficient Edge Computing with IOWN Technologies Date: 7-11th November 2022 With current technologies, edge

June 2022

June 27th - 7th January 2022

The IOWN Global Forum will be participating in the online portion of Interop Tokyo

April 2022

April 19th - 21st 2022

Please join IOWN Global Forum colleagues at the 2nd Annual Member Meeting taking place

April 19th - 21st 2022

On April 19-21, 2022, IOWN Global Forum hosted a successful 2nd Annual Member Meeting

February 2022

February 15th - 17th 2022

IOWN Global Forum February 2022 Member Meeting

February 5th - 5th May 2022

Please join our panel of distinguished industry experts as they examine some of today’s

June 2021

June 10th - 10th August 2021

IOWN Global Forum Member Meeting – 6-8 October 2021

April 2021

April 20th - 23rd 2021

The IOWN Global Forum marked yet another milestone in late April, hosting their first

January 2021

January 2nd - 2nd May 2021

The first week of February 2021 was a productive and successful one for members

September 2020

September 14th - 18th 2020

In September, the IOWN Global Forum held its first Member Meeting since its official

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