Digital Common Sense

I’m going to cross-post this on the Realtime Unified Communications Community, Stardust Global Ventures and my Digital Common Sense blog because it’s relevant to each.

Among the conferences my partner and I had high on our list to attend, VON.x in San Jose was one of the most important. Due to scheduling, spring break, and cost, we sadly came to the conclusion we just couldn’t attend. When your work is focused on a particular area and you have to miss a key event, it’s a deflating feeling.

Yesterday, in a message exchange with our friend and colleague Jeff Pulver sent us some real encouragement about GeekSpeakTV. That’s a new weekly Internet video program that we’re getting ready to unveil. In the course of conversation, Jeff prodded us in just the right way that we decided to rearrange things so we can get to Von.x.

Here’s some event info for any of you who don’t really understand what VON is all about.

VON.x has set its sights on the continuing evolution of Internet Communications. It’s no longer just voice or video, it’s everything over the Internet, commonly referred to as XoIP.

Covering Internet voice applications, wireless trends and technologies, presence, video and Internet TV, instant messaging, social media and more, VON.x is about predicting, disrupting, educating and gathering together the people who shape this ever-changing landscape, along with those who have a vested interest in partnering to help re-shape the future of Internet Communications.

With a targeted conference program for vertical industry segments and business communities along with an integrated exposition for those seeking to create powerful business relationships, VON.x is the ultimate gathering place to gain knowledge and realize profits from the Internet Communications Continuum™. It’s the ONLY event of its kind dedicated to all that encompasses Internet Communications.

So in the past day, we’ve been shuffling schedule and putting things in place to be at VON.x in San Jose. We’ll be arriving on the 16th and leaving the 19th. We will have to miss the last day.

Because we fill so many roles - writer, speaker, blogger, podcaster, videocaster, analyst, industry watcher, “first couple of voice“), Sheryl and I will be doing briefings, podcasts, video, taking pictures, and making the most of our time among industry leaders, colleagues and friends. We’re tickled to finally get to attend one of the Breakfast with Jeff events with Jeff. We’ve been prodding him behind the scenes to come hold a breakfast in Seattle so we could attend. Now we get to attend at VON.x, but we still want Jeff to come to Seattle.

We’ll be at the Unconference too.

What is Unconference (code named VONCamp) all about?

For years Jeff Pulver has been running executive summits and other get togethers with the idea of having a free exchange of ideas. This dialogue has been at the heart of VON. These two tracks are intended to pump up the volume of the dialogue.

The Innovators Forum is a series of sessions that show case companies in our more traditional format. However dialogue in these sessions is encouraged. The VONCamp Unconference is harder to describe, because it gives people a chance to self identify as a speaker. At the present time there are 12 speaking slots. If you’ve got something you want to discuss that’s outside the formal program, VONCamp Unconference is the place to do it. We also have a SpeedDating session.

If you’re going to be at VON, drop us a line or look for us there. We’d love to meet as many new people as possible. We’ll be playing many roles at the conference, but it’s certain that we’ll be easy to find. We hope to see you there.

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