IEEE @ CTIA WIRELESS 2007 is a compilation of topically synergistic IEEE events within the communications arena, co-located with the Cellular Telecommunication Industry Association’s major trade show, CTIA WIRELESS.
 
PORTABLE 2007, a component event, is sponsored by the IEEE New Technology Directions Committee (NTDC), IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), IEEE Broadcast Technology Society (BTS), and IEEE Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society (CPMTS); and technically co-sponsored by the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC), the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) and the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS).

Cooperation and participation of government agencies and non-IEEE societies is also sought.

Over the past decade, progress in Portable Information Devices (PIDs) has revolutionized telecommunications, information engineering, and entertainment systems, and become an essential part of everyday life and business. PIDs make possible vastly enhanced lifestyles - from basics such as reading, note taking, or listening to music, to crunching numbers, watching videos, and following news and sports events while on the go. Today's PIDs include cellular phones, personal digital assistants, medical devices, intelligent clothing, and iPODs. Some devices provide built-in organizers for shopping lists, scheduling and appointments, phone numbers, address books, customer contacts, even games and video display. Both hardware and software are equally important in the design, use and reliability of these devices, which should be easy to handle and operate, and last a long time.