December 16, 2007

EComm 2008 Calling

As I get older and more attached to my comforts, I’ve started to strongly dislike intercontinental business travel. So it’s going to be something special that makes me want to haul my ass over to San Francisco in sardine class without any client paying.

I’m going to be speaking at eComm 2008, which takes place on 12-14 March. Buddy Lee Dryburgh is behind it — and there’s a great backstory.

Miffed at the shelving of O’Reilly’s ETel, he pawned his kids’ XBoxes and soft toys to launch eComm in its place, and thus enable that unique community to continue to have a meeting space. You can go read the official blurb with the carefully crafted sales pitch, but what makes it special to me is:

  • The people. There are very few places that the bellheads and netheads get to meet each other, apart from to trade insults. This is a constructive engagement and learning opportunity.
  • The focus. Personal communications is where the money has always been. Telcos have been in the social networking business for over a hundred years, even if they don’t seem to know it. Web 2.0, welcome to the party. Content, please stand at the back of the queue and wait until called.
  • The talks. Lots of cutting-edge ideas, in rapid fire, without long droning dull sponsor talks.
  • The opportunity. Both the telecoms and IT/Web industries are in collision, but are also coming to slowly recognise the value of what the other side does. Without apps your network distribution is worthless; but without distribution, your app has nowhere to go. Every time one side tries to do the other, the outcome is a lot of pain. Or, to put it another way, the phone company still has your money, and the Web people have the ideas, so let’s trade.

If you’d like to join me there, then I’ve got triple good news. The cost of the conference is already low. (You’ve no idea how expensive it is to lay on one of these events until you do it!) Early bird registration is still in effect, for another $300 off. And if you email me, I’ll tell you how to do the special handshake and get another 15% off. You’ve got two weeks to register for the discount…

Boss won’t pay? Burn some frequent flyer miles, and invest in your own career future for once. You need to be there.

Posted by Martin Geddes at 08:04 PM
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Dear Martin,

Just a quick note on another conference, this time based in London, which will be of interest to you. Called Telecoms Cannibalization, it looks at all aspects of convergence and how telecoms providers are trying to change their business models and offset the continued decline in ARPU. It is on the 31st of January & the 1st of February, and there is a half day workshop also available on the Wednesday. Further details are at: www.mobilepricing.com

Posted by: at January 6, 2008 06:31 PM
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