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BICSI Japan has been spreading the BICSI name and mission
throughout the country, getting more and more people
familiar with how important our association is to the informa-
tion and communications technology (ICT) industry. June and
July 2019 were particularly busy with BICSI Japan active in
numerous internal and external events. See the sidebar to the
right for details.
2019 BICSI JAPAN CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
Expected to be one of the largest events of the season, the
BICSI Japan Conference & Exhibition is taking place at the
Sola City Conference Center in Chiyoda City, Tokyo on 21
November. This full-day event will focus on ICT information
transmission system technology and will include a variety of
seminars outlining the newest industry trends, including the
evolution of smart cities, buildings and infrastructures. Attend
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ees will also be invited to walk the show floor to see what
products and services are driving the ICT/ELV industry. This
knowledge-building event awards BICSI CECs and promises
significant networking opportunities. Click here for a list of
lectures and to register.
Also unique to this event is the BICSI Japan Cabling Skills
Challenge, a tournament to select who will compete at the
2020 BICSI Cabling Skills Challenge, taking place at the 2020
BICSI Winter Conference & Exhibition in Tampa, Florida on
10-12 February. Learn more about the BICSI Japan Cabling
Skills Challenge here.
BICSI Japan's June and July at a Glance
BICSI Japan Cabling Skills Challenge
This past season was an extremely busy one for BICSI Japan. With
close to 20 events, including training, seminars, meetings, exhibi-
tions and conferences, BICSI Japan continues to grow their district.
Some events included:
BICSI Japan is helping challengers prepare for the BICSI Japan
Cabling Skills Competition that takes place on 21 November
during the BICSI Japan Conference & Exhibition. Training was held
this past June and July for the 10 candidates registered at that
time. With more training to come, the challengers were enthusias-
tic and gained valuable knowledge. These were the topics for
the June and July training:
BICSI JAPAN ACTIVITIES
KEEP ICT AUDIENCE
ENGAGED
Upcoming Japan
Conference and
Recent Events
• 12-14 June: Exhibited at the Interop Tokyo 2019 event held
in Tokyo, with support sponsorship from Interop (who provided
two digital TDMMs as a prize).
• 20 June: Held "How to Walk the Data Center" Seminar | Toyko,
Japan
• 28 June: Hiroshima – Had exhibition booths at events across the
country, sponsored by Sun Telephone Co., Ltd.
• 11 June: Hands-on Cat 3, 110-connection block and
coax solutions
• 25 June: Hands-on copper LAN testing equipment
• 9 July: Theoretical and hands-on LC multimode connectors
• 23 July: Hands-on LC multimode connector
To learn more about BICSI Japan and to view a complete list
of BICSI Japan events, visit the BICSI Japan District website.
• 3 July: Fukuoka – Exhibited at an
event hosted by Sun Telephone
Co., Ltd.
• 17-19 July: Exhibited at the Fiber
Optics Expo (FOE), Japan's largest
optical fiber industry exhibition
in Tokyo.
• 24-26 July: Participated at the
JApan Network Operators'
Group (JANOG) in Kobe.
