Ciena Announces Upcoming Schedule of Events with the Financial Community

Linthicum, MD — 08/02/2006
Ciena® Corporation (Nasdaq: CIEN), the network specialist, today announced expected participation in the following upcoming events with the financial community. All events noted will be webcast and interested listeners may access the live broadcasts in the Investor Relations/Events section of Ciena’s website at:  www.ciena.com.
 
(Please note, dates, times and speakers are as currently scheduled and are subject to change)
 
Citigroup 17th Annual Global Technology Conference
New York, NY
Thursday, September 7 @ 10:50am ET
Speakers: Gary Smith, President and CEO and Joe Chinnici, Senior Vice President, Finance and CFO

Merriman Curhan Ford & Co. Investor Summit 2006
San Francisco, CA
Monday September 18 @ 8:30am PT
Speaker: Tom Mock, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning

 
About Ciena

Ciena specializes in network transition. We provide the flexible platforms, intelligent software and professional services to build converged networks for enhanced services and applications. With a growing global presence, Ciena leverages its heritage of practical innovation to deliver maximum performance and economic value in communications networks worldwide. For more information, visit www.ciena.com.
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Ciena Corporation
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Marie Downing
Ciena Corporation
(888) 243-6223
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