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X-WR-CALNAME:eComm2009: Emerging Communications Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T173500
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LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/learning-from-asia.php
UID:event338@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Asia's Best of Breed - Learning from the World's Largest and Most Advanced Mobile Markets
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Benjamin Joffe. Asia today represents over 40% of the world's mobile subscribers, Chinaalone registering over 650 million of them. Japan and Korea have beeninnovation hotbeds and with over 80% penetration of 3G, new usages andsuccess stories give ideas on where the market in other places might beheading for. Benjamin Joffe runs +8*, a consultancy focused on bringingthe best practices from Asian markets to clients worldwide and willshare some of the findings from over 9 years of work and research inEast Asia, ranging from mobile advertising, mobile TV, mobile SNS,mobile commerce, mobile books and more!
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T172000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T173500
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LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/netbooks-mids-tablets.php
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SUMMARY:Netbooks, MIDs, Tablets and Emerging Communication Devices
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ram Fish. With the consumer industry almost at a stand still, we are leftwondering if emerging communications are going to remain limited tocomputers and notebooks. But wait: Netbooks are selling and the segmentis growing rapidly. And ARM, Qualcomm, TI and Freescale are all talkingabout ARM based Linux MIDs and Netbooks. What is the consumer need thatdrives Netbooks and MIDs ? How is the business case looking in 2009 and2010? And what are the underlying technologies that drives the space.X86 vs ARM ? Linux vs. Win7? Come over for a lively discussion.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T170000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T172000
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LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/communications-policy.php
UID:event309@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Tinkering without Tampering: Wrestling with Convergence and Communications Policy
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Richard Whitt. Rich will be discussing how current technology trends, and a deepunderstanding of cutting-edge economic thinking, together arechallenging the ability of policymakers to deal with pressing publicpolicy issues.  I will suggest some new policy goals and objectives,along with a conceptual framework, that are more pertinent for abroadband-based Internet environment.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T164500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T170000
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LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/mobile-digital-broadcasting.php
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SUMMARY:Mobile Digital Broadcasting: An Infrastructure for One-to-Many Converged Services
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Francois Lefebvre. New digital mobile broadcasting networks are being deployed by both broadcasters and mobile network operators worldwide. This new infrastructure based on standards like DVB-H, MediaFlo, DAB/DMB and ATSC-M/H could prove very efficient for the delivery of popular high-bandwidth and real-time content.An important challenge in many markets is the convergence of telco-driven and broadcast-driven services. Telcos tend to promote new subscription based services while broadcasters try to extend the reach of their FTA business model.We believe that the real challenge though will be to fund the deployment of reliable and strong mobile broadcast networks. New applications emerging outside the typical realm of telcos and broadcasters will be key.For this reason, open source mobile phone platforms could prove a very effective approach to drive the deployment of mobile broadcast networks.In this talk, we will also introduce the openmokast software stack developed at CRC as a catalyst for the creation of mobile broadcast applications on open mobile handsets based on openmoko, Andriod and others. This presentation will be an open call to the eComm creative minds to come up with disruptive applications ideas that will exploit the full potential of mobile broadcast networks. 
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T163000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T164500
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LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/new-rules-of-mobile.php
UID:event345@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Eight Centers of Gravity: The New Rules of Mobile
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Andreas Constantinou. Thelast 12 months has been turbulent times for the mobile industry;Android, Symbian and the open source wave, Nokia's Trolltech and Oviroadmap, the Apple App Store, LiMo's 20+ compliant devices, Intel'sMoblin and Atom.. as the dust is clearing after the storm, a newlandscape is unveiling in the mobile industry; one where the balance ofpower is concentrating around 8 centers of gravity, 8 single dominantcompanies who are aiming to control how services are delivered ontomobile devices in the future. Andreas Constantinou, Research Director at analyst firm VisionMobile,will discuss how these 8 centers of gravity are building verticallyintegrated solutions and forming ecosystems that will drive mobileservice revenues. Andreas will also discuss more topics fromVisionMobile's Mobile Megatrends 2009 research, including  ValueQuadrants, wallet sharing and business model innovation, serviceanalytics and innovation in user experience beyond GUIs.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T161500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T163000
DTSTAMP:20090305T161500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/crick-waters-teledarwinism.php
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SUMMARY:TeleDarwinism
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Crick Waters. "Transmutation" through "survival of the fittest" or "genetic migration?"  Will the convergence of programmable telephony and Internet communications change the evolutionary mechanism of this two trillion dollar industry?Telecommunications is not the first industry to face disruptive technology shifts that destabilize and threaten incumbent business models. Far from it. A number of industries have experienced and survived tumultuous disruptions even more profound than those facing today's incumbent carriers.Through these episodes there are companies that have survived and those that have succumbed. Best practices and successful strategies used by the leading incumbents in those industries serve to illustrate how carriers can successfully respond to today's changing landscape.To commemorate Darwin's 200th birthday, Feb 12 2009, let's consider an Origin of Species lens to look at how industries might adapt to survive environmental change. Can the concept of Natural Selection be reasonably applied to technology innovation? 
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T160000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T161500
DTSTAMP:20090305T160000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/money-in-voice20.php
UID:event305@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Where's the money in Voice 2.0?
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Martin Geddes. In the Voice 1.0 world -- a trillion dollar business -- the revenuescame from selling minutes and calling features. In future, a verydifferent business model will drive growth. Value increasingly comesfrom managing interactions between businesses and consumers -- getting the right people together on the right medium at the right time; and from transactions during those interactions. Martin shares some of the latest research and ideas on how this will happen.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T152000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T160000
DTSTAMP:20090305T152000
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/afternoon-break-thu.php
UID:event282@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Afternoon Break
DESCRIPTION:Afternoon Break
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T150000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T152000
DTSTAMP:20090305T150000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/spectrum-scarcity.php
UID:event343@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:The Myth of Spectrum Scarcity: Opportunistic Access to the Airwaves
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Michael Calabrese. On election day the FCC voted 5-0 to open unused TV channels in every; market for unlicensed use: WiFi on steroids. But that's just the; beginning of a policy debate about opportunistic access to underutilized; bands of prime federal and privately-licensed spectrum. Learn how; emerging technologies and FCC policies can combine to facilitate; pervasive connectivity.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T144500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T150000
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LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/next big thing in mobile.php
UID:event400@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:The Race to the "Next Big Thing" in Mobile Phones
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ricky Yuen. The Race to the "Next Big Thing" in Mobile Phones - How Sensors are Used to Enable a New Generation of Really Smart Phones.The mobile phone industry is a fast-moving one filled with amazing innovations and inspirations.  Iconic terms such as "flip phone", "camera phone", and "3G phone" have inspired whole generations of mobile phones.  Never has there been a time when so many companies are racing against one another to try to bring the "next big thing" to the mobile phone industry.With the advance of Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technology, many companies are now integrating MEMS-based sensors (e.g. accelerometer, gyroscope, compass) into mobile phones.  While some have already demonstrated the usefulness of sensors in applications such as orientation detection, the real potential of sensors lie in navigation, gaming, smart user interface, multimedia, and power saving.  Qualcomm, in continuing the company long tradition of enabling/delivering technology leadership and innovation, is well positioned to lead this race.  This talk will cover the fundamentals of sensor technology and a wide variety of mobile applications addressed by sensors.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T141730
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T144500
DTSTAMP:20090305T141730
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/panel-spectrum-20---whats-real.php
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SUMMARY:Panel Spectrum 2.0 - What's really happening?
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Brough Turner. WiFi, UltraWideBand and now TV White Spaces represent new commons-basedapproaches to radio spectrum regulation. While some advocatecommons-based approaches for all wireless spectrum, that's hardlyacceptable to broadcasters or the mobile phone industry. By questioninga diverse panel of industry experts, we will expose the roots oftoday's controversy - technical, commercial and political - and seewhat's likely to occur over the next two to five years and in the longterm. 
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T141500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T141730
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LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/rick-whitt-introduction.php
UID:event449@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Rick Whitt Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Richard Whitt.  
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T141230
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T141500
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LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/darrin-mylet-introduction.php
UID:event448@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Darrin Mylet Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Darrin M Mylet.  
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T141000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T141230
DTSTAMP:20090305T141000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/peter-ecclesine-introduction.php
UID:event447@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Peter Ecclesine Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Peter Ecclesine.  
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T140730
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T141000
DTSTAMP:20090305T140730
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/maura-corbett-introduction.php
UID:event446@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Maura Corbett Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Maura Corbett.  
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T140500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T140730
DTSTAMP:20090305T140500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/richard-bennett-introduction.php
UID:event445@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Richard Bennett Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Richard Bennett.  
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T140000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T140500
DTSTAMP:20090305T140000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/spectum20.php
UID:event367@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Spectrum 2.0 - What's really happening? - Panel Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Brough Turner. WiFi, UltraWideBand and now TV White Spaces represent new commons-based approaches to radio spectrum regulation. While some advocate commons-based approaches for all wireless spectrum, that's hardly acceptable to broadcasters or the mobile phone industry. By questioning a diverse panel of industry experts, we will expose the roots of today's controversy - technical, commercial and political - and see what's likely to occur over the next two to five years and in the long term. 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T123000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T140000
DTSTAMP:20090305T123000
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/lunch-sponsored-by-grid.php
UID:event284@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Social Networking Lunch - Courtesy of GRID
DESCRIPTION:Social Networking Lunch - Courtesy of GRID
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T122000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T123000
DTSTAMP:20090305T122000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/software-driven-natural-commun.php
UID:event435@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Software-Driven Natural Communications
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Xuedong Huang. Huang will discuss how speech recognition technologies and multimodal natural user interface could help software-driven communications products and services improve the usability and productivity. He will use Response Point's magic blue button example to illustrate some of our lessons to improve the product's overall user experience. 
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T121000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T122000
DTSTAMP:20090305T121000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/teens-and-connectedness.php
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SUMMARY:Teens and Connectedness
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Daniel Brusilovsky. More and more teenagers are getting connected through mobile phones, social networks, and the internet. During 2005, online social network sites like MySpace and Facebook became common destinations for young people in the United States. The rapid adoption of social network sites by teenagers in the United States and in many other countries around the world raises some important questions. Learn why teenagers are using social networks, cell phones and the internet to stay connected with fellow classmates, and teenagers all around the world. You'll find out why the internet is important to teenagers, and the youth. From mobile development, to video, to the iPhone, to the internet. 
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T115500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T121000
DTSTAMP:20090305T115500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/suing-att.php
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SUMMARY:Suing AT&T for a Trillion Dollars While the President Tries to Stop You
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Brad Templeton. Suing AT&T for a trillion dollars while the President tries to stop youThe story of the EFF's lawsuit against AT&T for performing wiretaps on their main data fibers without warrants when asked by the NSA, and the subsequent lawsuit against White House officials when they managed to get congress to pass a law granting retroactive immunity to the phone companies.Including:   What we know went on inside AT&T   What we suspect went on inside AT&T and other companies   How the law was structured to prevent it   How it failed   How they tried to stop us with an act of congress   How we hope to prevail anyway   Ramifications for telecom policy, encryption and moreSpeaker is chairman of the foundation which sued AT&T.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T114500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T115500
DTSTAMP:20090305T114500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/voice-applications.php
UID:event377@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY: Voice Applications: The Wheel Has Already Been Invented
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Martyn Davies. Common voice application functions like conferencing and IVR are well understood and should be commodities that can be easily used as part of an application. Scripting languages like MSML, MSCML and the IETF's work-in-progress MediaCTRL are tools that bring this promise; that a boilerplate approach can be taken with voice apps instead of programming the system from scratch every time using proprietary telephony APIs.In the world of web applications, we are now used to "mashups" where APIs can be extended across the Internet using scripts like JSON and XML to describe data and APIs, and using RESTful techniques to interact with remote servers.  Similarly, new voice scripting approaches like MediaCTRL allow common operations to be described in a text language anddelivered via a common SIP tunnel.  Martyn will be drawing parallels between Web 2.0 and what you can call "Voice 2.0". 
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T113000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T114500
DTSTAMP:20090305T113000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/voice-mashups-using-sip-servlets.php
UID:event376@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Taking a SIP of Java - Building Voice Mashups using SIP Servlets
DESCRIPTION:Presented by RJ Auburn. The Java world has seen more then its fair share of telephony  APIs come and go over the years. Things like JAIN SIP, JTAPI,  Parlay, JAIN SLEE have been showing up on product roadmaps for  several years now but SIP Servlets (now just released as a 1.1)  are now finally seeing some industry wide adoption in application  servers both closed and open source. Companies such as IBM (WebSphere),  Redhat (jboss), Sun (glassfish), Oracle, HP and Voxeo (sipmethod)  have all recently added support for this standard.  SIP Servlets provide a simple API that mimics the widely deployed  HTTP Servlet model allowing for java developers to easily adapt their  existing code and framework for communication applications.  This session will provide a short introduction to sip servlets,  why developers should pay attention and show people how they can quickly  create a converged application using the technology.  We will also show how you can quickly plug into simple  web APIs using SOAP and REST to create quick web mash-ups.  Concluding the session will be information for the attendees to find  out more about the technologies discussed and info on what they  can do to download and build applications themselves.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T111500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T113000
DTSTAMP:20090305T111500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/thomas-howe-voice-mashups-future.php
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SUMMARY:The Last Two Years, The Next Two Years
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Thomas McCarthy-Howe. In the past two years, our industry pioneered innovative applications that delivered voice on top of web services platforms. Today, as we watch those applications mature towards high value, high margin services, it's the best time to stop to review what we learned, and define the landscape for what is to come. This talk reviews where we've been with voice mashups and cebp, and takes a stab at what's going to happen next.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T110000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T111500
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LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/distance-lab.php
UID:event402@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:"Slow Communication"
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Stefan Agamanolis. Based on his work at MIT and Distance Lab, Stefan Agamanolis reports onsome trends in communication design that are doing battle with distancein unexpected ways, ranging from sports games you play over a distanceto telephones crossed with flotation tanks.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T101500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T110000
DTSTAMP:20090305T101500
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/morning-break-thur.php
UID:event302@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Morning Break
DESCRIPTION:Morning Break
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T094500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T101500
DTSTAMP:20090305T094500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/evolving-mobile-world.php
UID:event267@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:A White Box. A Vision of Our Evolving Mobile World.
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mark Rolston. Last year I talked about the singularity. The emerging power ofsoftware as the key driver of the mobile handset experience. Today theiPhone is a smashing success, Google is quickly positioning Android asthe OS of choice, and carriers are getting into the game, finallytaking control of their networks and the experiences they offer.Everything we know now will change. Together we can explore some ofthese trends and the implications on the industry and our customers. 
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T093000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T094500
DTSTAMP:20090305T093000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/cookie-scale-computing.php
UID:event403@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Cookie Scale Computing: Human-Computer Interfaces as Piles of Smart Little Things
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jeevan Kalanithi. What happens when smart machines go from this size of a chocolate bar to the size of a cookie? Our smallest smart things are now mobile phones, but smaller things arecoming around the corner and offer brand new interactionpossibilities.  How do we profit from the next small thing?Right now, thegraphical user interface is the de facto metaphor for most ofour diverse activities using computers and mobile devices. Tangible and ubiquitouscomputing research, along with recent consumer products such as the Wii, show that we can create more compelling interactionsthrough the co-design of sensing hardware and physical form.  We see a world in which a person will carry a pocketful of cookie scalecomputers, and use them together as a coordinated interface, leveragingpowerful human gestural-cognitive abilities that are not possible withsingle devices such as phones and laptops.	Wehave built Siftables - sets of compact motion-sensitive, wireless,neighbor-detecting displays that can be manipulatedgesturally as a single, coordinated interface. Siftables fit the mobileand social conteext; they donot rely on external sensing infrastructure like tabletop or augmentedreality systems.  As a new platform, Siftables provide an opportunityto experiment with a possible next-generation of user interface.	We believe thisstyle of human computer interaction presages a world in which peopleare able to accomplish information tasks anywhere, while remainingrooted in their physical world and leveraging their physical bodies -not staring off into a display, dumb to their surroundings.			
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T091500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T093000
DTSTAMP:20090305T091500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/new-user-experience-for-voice.php
UID:event398@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:New User Experience for Voice
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Matt Ranney. The telephone is broken. Receiving a call is intrusive and generally inconvenient, and then dealing with voicemail is cumbersome and inefficient. Text messaging and email help with these problems, but human beings still want to talk to each other. More powerful mobile devices and faster packet networks give us the building blocks to fix the user experience, but without a new application we are left with the same problems.We would like to challenge the audience with some ideas from our research anddevelopment:• You should be able to use your device to say something to another person without waiting for that personʼs attention or any network resources.• Both live and non-live voice can be handled by the same application.• Incoming voice can be paused and then played faster to catch up.• It is possible to participate in multiple ongoing voice conversations at the same time using the same device.• Voice can be like email where everything you say and hear on your device can be recorded and indexed for subsequent search and review.The days of dial-up Internet access are gone, and now is the time to movebeyond "dial-up" voice.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T084500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T091500
DTSTAMP:20090305T084500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/first-technology-administration.php
UID:event374@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:The First Technology Administration - What Will Mean For the Future of Communications?
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Maura Corbett. From the onset of his campaign through his election, President Obama has been a strong advocate of technology and communications.  Not only did he talk about it, he used it - and in so doing, fundamentally changed the way candidates will campaign in the future.Already, the President has made good on his word to stimulate the economy through the expansion of information and communications technology with a stimulus package that includes major investments and tax credits for broadband technologies and infrastructure.But what will it look like in action?  As communications, media and commerce continue to converge - in the US and globally - we are still stuck with a patchwork of laws and policies that govern each, and most of the time, not very well.We may not have all the answers but we certainly have the questions. In a departure from the usual conference keynotes, please join us for an interactive discussion on the prospects for the future of communications and innovation in the first technology Administration.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T083000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T084500
DTSTAMP:20090305T083000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/thur-introductions.php
UID:event392@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Introductions
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Lee S Dryburgh.  
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T070000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090305T080000
DTSTAMP:20090305T070000
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/breakfast-sponsored-by-rebelvox.php
UID:event386@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Breakfast - Courtesy of RebelVox
DESCRIPTION:Breakfast - Courtesy of RebelVox
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T203000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T223000
DTSTAMP:20090304T203000
LOCATION:Salon G-J
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/open-space-format-and-bofs-wed.php
UID:event307@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Open Space Format and BoFs
DESCRIPTION:Presented by You!. For those unfamiliar with BoFs and unconference format please see the following Wikipedia entries:UnconferenceOpen Space FormatBoFsIt's probably a good idea also to have a read of What is an Unconference?Outside of Salon E you will find a whiteboard with pens. It will have a matrix on it.The columns are the available rooms and the rows are the available timeslots. It's COMPLETELY OPEN to anyone pick up a pen and write in a "cell" a proposal title of what to do in the room at that time; be it a talk, tutorial, BoF, discussion. For example "Discuss the spectrum commons" or "Hands on with an open Base Station Transceiver". It's COMPLETELY OPEN for people to decide if to attend or not; they vote with their feet.More specifically the whiteboard should look like this:                                   Salon G    |    Salon H    |    Salon I    |    Salon J8:30pm-9:30pm9:30pm-10:30pmThat means there are upto eight proposed uses (per day). It works on a first come first serve basis in terms of booking one of the eight slots (by writing a proposal in a cell).When writing a proposal in a cell please put in a title (large), your name (small) and if applicable company or organization (small).
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T193000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T203000
DTSTAMP:20090304T193000
LOCATION:Salon G
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/voice-applications-adhearsion.php
UID:event412@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Writing Your First Voice Applications with Adhearsion
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jay Phillips. In this one hour tutorial the creator of Adhearsion, Jay Phillips, willteach hands-on how to create sophisticated voice applications using theopen-source Adhearsion framework. You need only a laptop, a basicunderstanding of how to use a Linux command line, and a basicunderstanding of how VoIP works -- everything else will be provided.Adhearsion is a next-generation voice development framework that bothsimplifies development of voice apps and expands the possibilities tonew heights. In this one short hour of your time you'll get a feel forwhat exactly Adhearsion is and why you might want to use it on anupcoming project. 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T193000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T203000
DTSTAMP:20090304T193000
LOCATION:Salon H
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/tutorial-iphone-apps.php
UID:event390@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:iPhone Cloud Telephony Mashups: How to Build a Sophisticated iPhone Telephony Application in Less Than One Day
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Irv Shapiro. Thistutorial will cover everything you need to know to build an iPhoneapplication that integrates with a cloud telephony service to delivercutting edge telephone applications.  By carefully building a nativeapplication view, residing on the iPhone, and integrating it with acloud resident model and controller, attendees will learn how to deliver telephony applications unavailable natively on the iPhone. Sample applications such as voice broadcast, conference calling andcalling trees will all be discussed.  Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro willwalk through code from both the iPhone and the cloud components andprovide online access to examples and free Ifbyphone accounts as anexample of what developers can do to build their own applicationsquickly and affordable. (In fact Ifbyphone built their iPhone apps forless than $5K!).     
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T180000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T193000
DTSTAMP:20090304T180000
LOCATION:Salon F
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/sponsor-gallery-and-drinks-wed.php
UID:event304@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Sponsor Gallery and Free Drinks
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Admin. Visit the eComm exhibitors and enjoy great refreshments at our Exhibitor Reception. Check out some of the innovative products and services from our sponsors in the emerging communications space. 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T174000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T180000
DTSTAMP:20090304T174000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/mobile-web.php
UID:event215@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Aligning Handsets and Networks for Mobile Web Services
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dean Bubley. In the wireless industry, everyone has an API. The networks are "exposing" capabilities like location and messaging. Billing and OSS systems are aggregating and analysing customer data and facilitating payments. Voice platforms are being mashed up into communication-enabled business processes. Handsets are getting native smartphone OS's and secure browser/widgetinterfaces. The problem is that all these are happening in islands, whichmeans that some simple-sounding new services would, in fact, need to dealwith multiple APIs to work from end to end. This presentation looks at therealistic chances of aligning the various initiatives, and identifies thekey players involved.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T173000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T174000
DTSTAMP:20090304T173000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/kill-off-pstn.php
UID:event341@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:The Park Bench Manifesto: Why We Want To Kill Off The PSTN
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dan York. What do we want the post-telecom communication experience toactually be?  How will it be experienced by users?  How will it bedifferent from what we have today?  While it's great to say we haveproblems with the existing infrastructure, how would we want it towork?  What is it that we are trying to build?  Why do we need to movebeyond what's offered in today's PSTN?In thisquick 10-minute talk, communications analyst and strategist Dan Yorkoffers a straw-man proposal in laying out a vision for what thepost-telecom rich communication experience should be all about. Morethan just individual point solutions suggested by different companies,how do the pieces fit together into a cohesive picture?  Come preparedto think about what's next and look at how you can join with the othersin the eComm community to refine - and then build - that vision of apost-telecom world of communication.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T171500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T173000
DTSTAMP:20090304T171500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/structural-bypass.php
UID:event260@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Structural Bypass - A Simple, Proven Path to "Real Broadband"
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Brough Turner. Whilethe US struggles to define "broadband," high speed Internet access (100Mbps & above) is widely available at modest cost in severalcountries and quite a few more cities.  So far, US political discussionhas largely neglected these successes.  Brough will point out what'scommon among diverse international success stories and propose a pathfor the US that has proven to work elsewhere, despite establishedmonopolies and political processes dominated by vested interests.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T170000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T171500
DTSTAMP:20090304T170000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/visualizing-voice.php
UID:event373@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Visualizing Voice
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Karrie Karahalios. Audio communication research to date has been primarily dominated by work in the areas of speech recognition, transmission and compression, synthesis, computer music theory, and some music information retrieval. Looking at many research laboratories and universities, we tend to find audio processing groups focusing exclusively on the above areas.In the area of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), research in audio is in the minority.  For example, there are several textual search engines and even image search engines, yet barely a voice browser for public use.  One reason is that a voice or audio browser relies heavily on speech recognition and audio classification which are not very accurate in general use scenarios. Given different speakers and different speaking environments, the problem becomes increasingly more difficult.In this talk, we are taking a step back and looking at voice from a simpler perspective.  We will show examples of conversational dynamics, retrieval through the use of a real time voice visualization on a tabletop, and examples of new interactions by using this interface as a social mirror.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T165500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T170000
DTSTAMP:20090304T165500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/harnessing-latent-mobile-phone-resources.php
UID:event372@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Harnessing Latent Mobile Phone Resources For Wireless Digital Telemetry Applications
DESCRIPTION:Presented by David Beckemeyer. Mobile phones are practically ubiquitous. Everyone carries them and most of them are turned on and connected 24x7.Today's mobile phones, even the least expensive ones, have sensors, spare cycles, and connectivity. These resources can be applied to a wide variety of Social Telemetry Applications, to powerful, and potentially even troubling, effect. We present findings of a real-world deployment of such a system.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T165000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T165500
DTSTAMP:20090304T165000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/how-to-do-things-with-voice.php
UID:event371@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:How To Do Things With Voice
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Trevor Baca. (Awaiting)
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T163000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T165000
DTSTAMP:20090304T163000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/future-of-content-and-telecoms.php
UID:event349@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:The Future of Content & Telecoms: Flat Rate Content Bundles and Social Media - the Next Big Thing?
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Gerd  Leonhard. Imagine a world where unfiltered and limitless access to content isbundled directly into your access to the networks. A world where 'yourcloud' holds all kinds of content, your social network connections,your community, and your context (i.e. meta-content), your meta-dataand your interaction-trails, and where access to all of this isfeels-like-free, legal, always-on and fully mobile, on any and allplatforms. This is the future we are heading into, and telecoms,content-owners and brands / advertisers must forge entirely newpartnerships.  We are starting to see content creators andrights-owners aborting their long-standing quests for total control,and instead looking to build their audiences and share revenues. Sowhere is this trend going to take us, what do we need to do in order toturn content (music, video, TV, news, games, books...) into a new andtruly growing business that is really web-native, where are thebig opportunities for telecoms, operators, social networks andrights-holders, and what will the new business models look like? Inthis context, Gerd will also address topics such as the flat rate fordigital music, ISP/Operator + Content bundling examples in Europe andAsia, copyright 2.0 and the future of content commerce, the shift fromcontrol-economy to attention &  trust economy, the latestdevelopments in next generation advertising, and the growing economicpower of those 'new generatives' (> Kevin Kelly).
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T160000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T163000
DTSTAMP:20090304T160000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/social-mediums-on-the-iphone.php
UID:event427@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Creating New Expressive Social Mediums on the iPhone
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ge Wang. Due to their mobility, intimacy, and sheer strength in numbers, mobile phones have become much more than simply "miniature computers", increasingly serving as personal and "natural" extensions of ourselves. Therein lies, we believe, immense potential to reshape the way we think and do, and especially in how we engage one another socially.  This presentation explores the iPhone as a unique platform for creating new expressive, social mediums.  As case studies, we demonstrate and examine how Smule's "social sonic artifacts" (e.g., Sonic Lighter, and Ocarina) were able to take full advantage of the iPhone's intersection of technologies (multitouch, powerful mobile CPU and GPU, full audio pipeline, GPS/location, persistent data connection via 3G/Edge) to provide a unique experience that is at once expressive on a personal level, and social on a global scale.An example:Smule's Ocarina was released in the iPhone App Store in early November, and within 4 days, reached the #1 Paid App spot in over 40 countries and stay there for 3 weeks.  Since then, more than half a million users have downloaded Ocarina, playing and listening to over 30 million Ocarina performances worldwide via the app's geo-tracked social features.  1200 user-generated sheet music scores have attracted over a million hits on the online forum, and inspired hundreds of user videos on YouTube.  Smule demonstrates that, through intersections of the mobile, expressive, and social, it is possible to effect immediate penetration on a massive scale, creating global communities overnight. 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T151500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T160000
DTSTAMP:20090304T151500
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/afternoon-sponsored-by-radvision.php
UID:event285@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Afternoon Break - Courtesy of Radvision
DESCRIPTION:Afternoon Break - Courtesy of Radvision
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T150000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T151500
DTSTAMP:20090304T150000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/cebp-saving-making-money.php
UID:event368@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Communications Enabling Business Processes to Make and Save Money
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Graham Brierton. (1) Metrics As Product: Communications modes such as email, IM, SMS, and voice are moving from being "point solutions" to being a blended space. The different strengths or social norms of each mode influence the ability and desire to interact with you. The problem is that nobody wants to be openly available to all, and we are rapidly shutting down access to live, synchronous communications with others at the same time that email boxes are overflowing everywhere. CEBP (Communications Enabled Business Processes) are a clear way to use communications technology to "get things done" cheaper, faster, and more effectively. The key to doing this well is, we believe, is to build two-way value into the exchange. By focusing on visible measurable business processes which customers already monitor CEBP can initially be sold as a "point solution". By this we mean that customers buy into a service that delivers and manages a specific domain of activity, not a "broad ranging communications platform". In this presentation VoiceSage will show how they gather metrics, bundle them, and sells the process as a point solution. VoiceSage will discuss how it targeted "lead users" to cascade its offer into the UK Catalogue Industry; an example of selling into one process, and then selling across multiple processes. (2) Understanding Context: Understanding What's Relevant, Not Just What's Available VoiceSage will also give examples of where information has to bring a decision making focus to the interaction. Interaction and decision options should be presented to customers in a manner that is mindful of their emotional, psychological, and social responses to messaging. These interaction management issues, when addressed in an inherently iterative manner, lead to significant benefits in themselves. VoiceSage will give some examples of these significant data points and how they were used to "move the metric".  (3) Moving From Interaction Mode to Data Insight Interaction focus can drive out understanding of "lags and drags" in and around processes. We will give examples of where we have found these hiddenupstream gems. How VoiceSage found 10 fold benefits for clients in upstream business processes modelling. Making the phone ring is only 20% of the job. Co-ordinated interaction based on understanding the context and how it should be managed is the rest? VoiceSage believe that deeper discovery of true upstream benefits may offer the opportunity to create new business models that leverage a double sided business model.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T144500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T150000
DTSTAMP:20090304T144500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/service-oriented-communications.php
UID:event434@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Service Oriented Communications (SOC): Integrating Human Capital with Business Processes
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Todd Landry. It's the new business mantra: Contain expenses without compromising value. As enterprises struggle with tough economic conditions by slashing capital expense budgets, new and more economical solutions become even more valuable. What many do not realize is that communications, an essential component across all enterprises, can be tailored to run efficiently within business processes.   Enterprises over the past few years have invested heavily into Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) initiatives. Service Oriented Communications (SOC) is one way to effectively monetize the investment.  SOC fully integrates human capital with business processes, business applications and Service Oriented Architecture. SOC is based on the premise that SOA applications can use a common "communications services engine" via web services -- including voice, email, conferencing, video, instant messaging and more -- within workflows of key business applications. SOC leverages the investments of SOA by integrating communications as a key application strategy. This allows for the integration of Unified Communications (UC) at a fraction of the investment compared to legacy systems. Alan Weir is the CTO of NEC Sphere Communications, the developer of NEC Sphericall. The award-winning solution is relied upon by all types of enterprises throughout the world including educational institutions, government agencies and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). NEC Sphericall runs on industry-standard servers across an existing data network. Through its unique distributed software architecture, Sphericall scales to 30,000 ports and achieves 99.999% reliability. 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T141730
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T144500
DTSTAMP:20090304T141730
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/panel-voice-20.php
UID:event444@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Panel Voice 2.0 - New Ways to Monetize Voice
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jon Arnold.                                 	            Independent industry analyst Jon Arnold wants to show you that there'slots of life left in voice, and how service providers can make moneynow; with Voice 2.0 applications. Joining Jon will be three innovativecompanies who will discuss what they have in the market today to helpcarriers monetize voice - JAJAH, Mobivox and Voxeo. To balance thingsout,Telio's CTO, Alan Duric will join the panel, along with the SIPForum's Chairman, Eric Burger.      
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T141500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T141730
DTSTAMP:20090304T141500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/trevor-healy-introduction.php
UID:event443@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Trevor Healy Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Trevor Healy.  
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T141230
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T141500
DTSTAMP:20090304T141230
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/jonathan-taylor-introduction.php
UID:event442@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Jonathan Taylor Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jonathan Taylor.  
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T141000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T141230
DTSTAMP:20090304T141000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/larry-lisser-introduction.php
UID:event441@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Larry Lisser Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Larry Lisser.  
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T140730
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T141000
DTSTAMP:20090304T140730
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/eric-burger-introduction.php
UID:event440@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Eric Burger Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Eric Burger.  
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T140500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T140730
DTSTAMP:20090304T140500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/alan-duric-introduction.php
UID:event439@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Alan Duric Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Alan Duric.  
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T140000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T140500
DTSTAMP:20090304T140000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/voice20-monetize-voice.php
UID:event366@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Voice 2.0 - New Ways to Monetize Voice - Panel Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jon Arnold. Independent industry analyst Jon Arnold wants to show you that there's lots of life left in voice, and how service providers can make moneynow; with Voice 2.0 applications. Joining Jon will be three innovativecompanies who will discuss what they have in the market today to helpcarriers monetize voice - JAJAH, Mobivox and Voxeo. To balance thingsout,Telio's CTO, Alan Duric will join the panel, along with the SIPForum's Chairman, Eric Burger.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T123500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T140000
DTSTAMP:20090304T123500
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/lunch-break-wed.php
UID:event286@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Social Networking Lunch - Courtesy of Voicesage
DESCRIPTION:Social Networking Lunch - Courtesy of Voicesage
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T121500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T123500
DTSTAMP:20090304T121500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/mobile-phones-reveal-the-behavor.php
UID:event395@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Mobile Phones Reveal the Behavior of Places and People
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Tony Jebara. As more of us generate GPS data with our mobile phones, how can this aggregated information give us an unprecedented new understanding of the people, places, and rhythms that make up our cities? How can we index the real world using location data? Location data combined with learning algorithms lets us cluster different places and people into social categories and tribes.  By harnessing this rich, natural and anonymized data, unprecedented possibilities emerge for user modeling, marketing, advertising, recommendation, search and collaborative filtering. Using machine learning algorithms, we can infer the context of a place and the tribe of a user from just their location data. It turns out that the flow and movement of people through the city (who is where and at what time) defines places and their character. Similarly, a person's movement trail through the city reveals their personality and tribe. With location data, we build a network of places (how similar is place A to place B) and a network of people (how similar is person X to person Y). These networks let us cluster places and people as well as compute next-generation demographics and analytics. As your cell phone learns about you, it helps you find people, places and things you are interested in and your phone's mapping software becomes your personal social navigator. 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T120000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T121500
DTSTAMP:20090304T120000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/ip-video-communications.php
UID:event361@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:IP Video Communication Issues and Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Amir Zmora. IP video communication is becoming widely used for both personal and business purposes. In the consumer segment we see Skype reporting that 28% of Skype calls are using video. In the business segment we see an increase in video communication acceptance with travel expense cuts catalyzing this trend.With the increasing demand for video we also see the requirement for higher quality of video and High Definition IP Video Communication.The talk will review common video quality issues, reasons for them and advanced technologies, specifically H.264 SVC, that provide solutions for them.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T114500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T120000
DTSTAMP:20090304T114500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/service-innovation.php
UID:event360@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:The Service Innovation Ecosystem
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Chris Mairs. Why have some service innovation models taken off, while others witheron the vine? How can it be that thousands of developers sign up for atelecom mash-up platform, yet only a handful of proof-of-conceptapplications emerge? This wide-ranging session will explore not justcriteria for successful new services, but the more important criteriafor a successful service innovation ecosystem.  Pulling from a numberof real-world vendor and carrier initiatives, from tablet devices tophone-based browsers to vendor-hosted telephony and Web 2.0 platforms,Chris will discuss what ingredients are necessary to create theenvironment where innovative applications can thrive.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T113000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T114500
DTSTAMP:20090304T113000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/skype-for-asterisk.php
UID:event357@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Skype and Asterisk: What it Means for Business Communications
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mark Spencer. Skype For Asterisk, an add-on channel driver module that integrates Skype Internet calling with Asterisk-based telephony products, was announced in beta form in September 2008. The deal between Digium, the company behind Asterisk, and Skype paired the world's most widely used open source telephony software with the world's best-known Internet communications company. In this talk Mark Spencer, the creator of Asterisk and founder/CTO of Digium, will give an update on Skype For Asterisk and discuss what it means for business phone systems.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T111500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T113000
DTSTAMP:20090304T111500
LOCATION:Salon EF
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/awaiting-jay.php
UID:event358@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Next-gen Telephony Application Development with Adhearsion
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jay Phillips. Adhearsion is an open-source framework forwriting voice-enabled applications, the first of its kind. It takes acompletely new, innovative approach at empowering traditional telephony hackers and telephony novices alike to developing realtime voice applications. Adhearsion developers use the high-level Ruby programming language with a framework meticulously designed to be maximally intuitive. Adhearsion is building a community of open-source telephony applications that everyone can download, modify and reuse. Now is an exciting time to explore this rapidly-moving space!
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T110000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T111500
DTSTAMP:20090304T110000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/cloud-telephony.php
UID:event359@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Cloud Telephony - Why You Need More Than an API
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Irv Shapiro. With the barriers to entry dropping, many new companies are appearingwith a variety of web service APIs designed to facilitate the placementand receipt of telephone calls.  While this is an exciting developmentwhich will empower thousands of developers, it is not enough.  Thistalk will look at successes in the software as a service space, comparethese to the cloud telephony space and apply these lessons totelephony.  The talk will include case studies of successful, revenueproducing cloud telephone solutions.  In these case studies I willreview both the technical architecture of the solution and the businessmodels.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T101500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T110000
DTSTAMP:20090304T101500
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/morning-break-wed.php
UID:event301@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Morning Break - Courtesy of IfByPhone
DESCRIPTION:Morning Break - Courtesy of IfByPhone
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T100000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T101500
DTSTAMP:20090304T100000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/voip-iphone.php
UID:event396@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Non-Obvious Challenges and Opportunities for VoIP and Video on the iPhone
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jan Linden. Rarely can a new mobile device create positive disruptive change in the vast mobile culture we see today around the world.  The iPhone launched more than a year ago has gained tremendous popularity due to its multi-media capabilities. It is obvious that the iPhone, like any other modern Smartphone, can be VoIP enabled. It is, however, there does exist hidden challenges on how to actually enable it in a way that results in a high-quality VoIP experience even under adverse network conditions.  Offering a high quality service along with attractive pricing is a winning combination for market success. In this talk Jan Linden, the leader of the team that created the media processing engines that have enabled hundreds of millions of PCs and mobile devices with voice and video over IP will discuss the non-obvious challenges of designing high quality voice and video solutions for the iPhone. He will also talk about opportunities specific to the iPhone and how application developers are now able to create applications that let consumers and the mobile workforce best leverage the iPhone's IP communications capabilities. Challenges that will be discussed include technical details such as how to access the video camera, microphone, and speaker as well as higher level usability issues such as the fact that currently applications cannot run in the background. The iPhone development environment is in many ways straightforward to work with and the devices have significant CPU resources compared with other smartphones. This, combined with the general excitement about the platform, makes it possible to create very exciting applications that can truly change the way we communicate.  
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T094500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T100000
DTSTAMP:20090304T094500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/white-space-identifying-information.php
UID:event319@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:The Possibilities of White Space "Identifying Information"
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Peter Ecclesine. Overview: US TV white space rules describe identifying information that must be sent daily to a TV bands database administrator. Several geo-location databases (e.g., Google Earth, Microsoft Virtual Earth) will become TV bands database administrators by adding regulatory information.Modern radios are software-controlled, and the FCC now mandates that TV band unlicensed master radios make Internet contact daily to find out available channels at their location. It is likely that each TV band database will come with its own terms and conditions of use (e.g., Google Earth T&C), allowing associating the geo-location of a radio with the IP address and the contact information for the person responsible for the device with any other services offered by the database administrator.There will be competitive differentiation between the several database administrators, with some features offered to users, some to information harvesters and some to regulators, both in current TV white space allocation and other proposed shared bands.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T093000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T094500
DTSTAMP:20090304T093000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/openbts-air-interface-voip.php
UID:event332@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Extending VoIP to the GSM Air Interface
DESCRIPTION:Presented by David A. Burgess. OpenBTS is an open-source system that allows ordinary GSM handsets to be used as SIP or IAX clients.  The project's goal is to enable a new type of hybrid cellular telephony for greenfield deployments in the developing world, using the GSM air interface as the "last mile" in rural VoIP networks.  In this talk, project co-founder David Burgess will describe some of the ideas that came together to inspire this project and will outline the project's approach to mapping GSM services to IP-based protocols using open-source applications like Asterisk, MySQL and Kannel.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T091500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T093000
DTSTAMP:20090304T091500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/modern-wireless-spectrum-manag.php
UID:event352@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Modern Wireless Spectrum Management
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Darrin M Mylet. With 85-99 % of public and private sector spectrum not usedin the US,why is this occurring?  What is and is not used?  How do companies get moreaccess to this and what new business models could be developed with moredynamic access to spectrum? 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T084500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T091500
DTSTAMP:20090304T084500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/future-of-wireless-comms.php
UID:event308@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Digital Democracy or Plutocracy: Open Technology and the Future of Wireless Communications
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Sascha Meinrath. The fight for open spectrum will significantly determine the future of communications. What if anyone could access spectrum anywhere at anytime; a world with no spectrum scarcity? It's often claimed that established interests are fighting to prevent widespread access to thepublic airwaves. We'll explore the regulatory issues, technologies, and key players involved in this critical inside-the-beltway battle.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T083000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T084500
DTSTAMP:20090304T083000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/wed-introductions.php
UID:event391@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Introductions
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jeremy Toeman.  
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T070000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090304T080000
DTSTAMP:20090304T070000
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/breakfast2-sponsored-by.php
UID:event385@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Breakfast
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T203000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T223000
DTSTAMP:20090303T203000
LOCATION:Salon G-J
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/open-space-format-and-bofs-tue.php
UID:event306@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Open Space Format and BoFs
DESCRIPTION:Presented by You!. For those unfamiliar with BoFs and unconference format please see the following Wikipedia entries:UnconferenceOpen Space FormatBoFsIt's probably a good idea also to have a read of What is an Unconference?Outside of Salon E you will find a whiteboard with pens. It will have a matrix on it.Thecolumns are the available rooms and the rows are the availabletimeslots. It's COMPLETELY OPEN to anyone pick up a pen and write in a"cell" a proposal title of what to do in the room at that time; be it atalk, tutorial, BoF, discussion. For example "Discuss the spectrumcommons" or "Hands on with an open Base Station Transceiver". It's COMPLETELY OPEN for people to decide if to attend or not; they vote with their feet.More specifically the whiteboard should look like this:                                   Salon G    |    Salon H    |    Salon I    |    Salon J8:30pm-9:30pm9:30pm-10:30pmThatmeans there are upto eight proposed uses (per day). It works on a firstcome first serve basis in terms of booking one of the eight slots (bywriting a proposal in a cell).When writing a proposal in a cellplease put in a title (large), your name (small) and if applicablecompany or organization (small).
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T193000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T203000
DTSTAMP:20090303T193000
LOCATION:Salon H
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/ribbit-api-flash-platform-tutorial.php
UID:event388@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Ribbit API for the Flash Platform
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Wes Leonardo. Join Ribbit Sr. Developer Platform specialist Wes Leonardo as he shows you the nuts and bolts of the Ribbit API for the Flash Platform. See how easy it is to make phone calls, check voicemail and send SMS messages straight from your web application. Ribbit makes adding these voice-over-the-web solutions easy to implement with a very easy to understand API. If you want to add the latest web technology to your applications, you'll need to check out this session.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T193000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T203000
DTSTAMP:20090303T193000
LOCATION:Salon G
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/ruby-groovy-emcascript-tutorial.php
UID:event387@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Ruby & Groovy & EMCAScript - Oh My! Developing Telephony Applications the Scripting Way
DESCRIPTION:Presented by RJ Auburn. Developers building modern web applications are often creating  them using next generation scripting languages such as Ruby, Python,  Groovy and ECMAScript. In this 1 hour tutorial RJ Auburn will show  developers how to create sophisticated phone applications using  the languages that they already know and love using only a few  lines of code.  This session will cover everything needed to get started including  language and framework resources and deployment / testbed environments.  Pack a laptop and some wifi and join in the fun!
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T180000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T193000
DTSTAMP:20090303T180000
LOCATION:Salon F
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/sponsor-gallery-and-drinks-tue.php
UID:event303@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Sponsor Gallery and Free Drinks
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Admin. Visit the eComm exhibitors and enjoy great refreshments at our ExhibitorReception. Check out some of the innovative products and services fromour sponsors in the emerging communications space. 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T174500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T180000
DTSTAMP:20090303T174500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/deep-dialing-fonolo.php
UID:event214@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Looking Back at a Year of Deep Dialing: The Present and Future of Phone Menus
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Shai Berger. At last year's EComm, Fonolo unveiled its online service for visuallynavigating IVR systems (phone menus). Fonolo's online service (now in publicbeta) allows anyone to browse the phone menus of over 300 companies and"deep dial" into any point in that menu. In order to provide this service,Fonolo developed a system that "spiders" phone menus, much like Googlespiders web sites.A year later, the resulting data set, combined with the usage statisticscollected from thousands of calls, provides a snapshot of the IVR world asit has never been seen before.  In this session, CEO and co-founder ShaiBerger will talk about the trends that Fonolo has observed. He will alsounveil new features that continue Fonolo's mission to alleviate thefrustration of dealing with large companies over the phone.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T173000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T174500
DTSTAMP:20090303T173000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/voice20-mobile.php
UID:event339@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Voice 2.0 Applications in a Mobile Environment
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Alec Saunders. (Awaiting Description) 
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T171500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T173000
DTSTAMP:20090303T171500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/mobile-video-delivery.php
UID:event347@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Solving the Mobile Video Delivery Problem
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Brian Sathianathan. Brian will discuss the keys to solving the mobile video delivery problem. Content owners and carriers want to deliver video content to their customers but face some significant barriers: Hundreds of device types, various network conditions, bandwidth congestion, hundreds of simultaneous sessions, and a painful workflow.  Take a look under the hood to see how the tipMotion solution from Avot Media reduces the workflow, minimizes bandwidth consumption, and delivers the highest quality video stream to all mobile devices. Specifically, Brian will give a detailed description of how the tipMotion transcoder and streamer work together to simplify mobile video delivery.  Brian's analysis will include: The quality problem with mobile video today:      Workflow      * Administrative headache of asset pre-ingestion, storage     Quality    * Slow startup     * Buffering     * Image breakup     * Network hand-offs (3G to 2G)     * Broad list of devices to support (hundreds)     * Various network conditions, spotty coverage    * High population of 2G users      Network congestion         *Video takes up 23-33% of data networks The workflow problemManual transcoding, ie pre-ingesting   contentMaking various copies for   various bit-rates, ie adaptive streamingVolume of clips, administrative   headacheNeed to scale without major   capital investment The workflow solution:  Integration of tipMotionSimple HTTP mapping to any   content management system (CMS).  No pre-ingestion.    On-the-fly transcodingNo creation of various copies   of the source fileScales to 500 live or 1500   VOD streams per applianceHosted or server solutionVia web UI or API Transcoderon-the-flybroad device supportfaster startup time StreamerIntegrated quantizer, not   adaptive streamingon-the-fly stream shaping   to match network conditionsoptimizes the available   bandwidthNo image breakup or bufferingresults in the high quality,   smooth video playback Bandwidth traffic reductionreduces data traffic by   up to 40%optimizes data traffic,   freeing up bandwidth for other purposesallows carriers to support   video without crashing their networks Demo:  tipMotion vs. standard open source streaming server-startup time is faster-audio / video is in sync  -no image breakup-no buffering 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T170000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T171500
DTSTAMP:20090303T170000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/social-media-crowdsourcing.php
UID:event330@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Mobile Devices and Social Media for Crowdsourced Citizen Journalism
DESCRIPTION:Presented by David Troy. The 2008 presidential election was notable in that it was the firsttime that many tools including social media and mobile devices wereused en-masse to provide first-hand documentation of the electionprocess.  David Troyserved as CTO of the Twitter Vote Report project, which enabledcitizens to report on the election using Twitter hashtags, SMS, VoIP,and an iPhone and Android app. The effort was put together over thecourse of about 3 weeks using all volunteer labor.  Davidalso was CTO for the Inauguration Report '09 project, which helpedcreate first hand documentation of people's experience at the 2009presidential election.David Troy is atechnologist, entrepreneur and artist who has been experimenting withVoIP, social media, and mobile technologies for the last several years. He has over 25 years experience in technology and programming andlives in Annapolis, Maryland where he is a private pilot, coworkingadvocate, and entrepreneur.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T164500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T170000
DTSTAMP:20090303T164500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/mobile-os-governance.php
UID:event337@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Criticality and Nuance of Governance for Mobile Handset OS
DESCRIPTION:Presented by David "Lefty" Schlesinger. This presentation makes visible the critical role played by governancein developing and implementing mobile handset operating systems (OS)Governance pervades every aspect of development, adoption and longevityof mobile OS technologies. No part of the process happens in isolation.The mobile device OS is developed and implemented collaboratively, withcontinually changing requirements dictated by evolving business modelsand competitive issues both internal and external. Governance providesthe priorities and policies needed to determine how an organizationcreates its technology, conducts its business, and protects the futureviability of its platforms and associated products. Thus, it isgovernance that determines whether innovation will be the work of asmaller group of talent in a closed environment or involve industry-wide representation with shared intellectual property (which, in turn,must be protected by sophisticated "safe harbor policies"). Thepresentation will suggest strategies for governance to assure licensingwill accommodate evolving technology and new opportunities over time.Without good governance, the risk remains that the OS technology willbecome fragmented or diluted.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T163000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T164500
DTSTAMP:20090303T163000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/comms-at-a-crossroads.php
UID:event313@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Comms at a Crossroads: What Telecoms and Computing Should Know About Each Other and How We Can Take the Best from Both Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Presented by John Forsyth. Buildingbrilliant mobile connected experiences takes skills that are in shortsupply. Some have the knowledge of how to create great online services.Some have the knowledge of how to design software and hardware forconstrained and changeable environments. But very few have both, andeveryone has their limitations.The Symbian Foundation came into being to act as the point whereinnovators from computing and telecoms join to collaborate, shareknowledge, share code and make great products. This talk will take alook at what the telecoms world has to learn from the world ofcomputing and vice versa, and how the aims, purpose and plans of theSymbian Foundation are focused on uniting the strengths of both.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T160000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T163000
DTSTAMP:20090303T160000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/skype-codec-evolution.php
UID:event254@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Codec Evolution and Industry Proposal
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jonathan Christensen. The PSTN has been bandwidth limited from its inception.  This was done to keep equipment costs down.  But is 3kHz really enough to get your point across?  Wideband audio has emerged in services like Skype and with today's low cost, silicon based manufacturing and the move to all IP transmission there is an opportunity to finally break through the POTS bandwidth barrier.  Jonathan will discuss the complex audio codec landscape and put forth a proposal for how we [the Industry] can make wideband audio ubiquitous.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T151500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T160000
DTSTAMP:20090303T151500
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/afternoon-break-tue.php
UID:event190@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Afternoon Break
DESCRIPTION:Afternoon Break
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T150000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T151500
DTSTAMP:20090303T150000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/opening-networks.php
UID:event317@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:The Business Case for Opening the Network
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Alan Quayle. Over the past year we've seen many operators launching open development initiatives, e.g. Verizon, O2, and Vodafone; as well as operators deploy gateways in their network to expose capabilities, e.g. Three in Australia and Telus in Canada.  But are these activities just 'window dressing,' to keep investors content and analysts and the mediaquiet?  Or is there a solid business case and rationale behind them?  This session brings together work undertaken with many operators around the world in building their open innovation business cases, to frankly and independently present a 'typical' case. 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T144500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T150000
DTSTAMP:20090303T144500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/break-the-internet.php
UID:event312@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:How Your ISP Plans to "Help" You, and Break the Internet
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Cullen Jennings. ISPs have been progressively adding more and more restrictions to IPpackets flowing over their networks. Some of these are for good reasonsand some not but the reality is that todays access networks, be itcellular wireless, WiFi, DSL, or Cable, are much different than we alllearned in Networking 101. This talk will look at the realities of whatapplications have to deal with and the direction networks are likely tomove in the next 7 years. Completion of the the IPv4 address spacecreates a new tipping point where the openness of the internet mightchange in a big way.This talk will address how these changes willimpact all kinds of communication and collaboration applications andwhat these applications can do to keep working in this evolving network.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T143500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T144500
DTSTAMP:20090303T143500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/android-opportunities.php
UID:event323@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Creating New Opportunities from Android Openness
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Florent Stroppa. When Android was launched, many developers had mixed feelings about it. They were excited to see Google designing a mobile operating system but in the same time they were not pleased to have yet another platform to support. A year has passed and the mixed feelings are gone, Android is not just a new mobile OS. It has some unique characteristics that makes it appealing for all the players of the mobile application value chain. The facts that it is open source and free to license have created a huge interest among handset manufacturers. Established Asian companies such as HTC, LG or Samsung, new actors like Qigi, and strong players like Motorola and SonyEricsson are launching Android devices.From a developer perspective, its strong openness makes it extremely interesting. On Android, "Apps are created equal" and you don't need to sign an application to deploy it.During this session, we will explore this unique characteristic. What does this mean for developers, OEMs, handset manufacturers and mobile operators? How can we replace the Home Screen or the Phonebook and What value does this bring to the customers? How can we leverage this level of openness to create technical and business innovation?
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T141500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T143500
DTSTAMP:20090303T141500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/iphone-sdk.php
UID:event274@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:iPhone in Action: Web Development or SDK?
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Christopher Allen. There are two distinct ways to develop applications for Apple's iPhone, the top tech gadget of the year. Programmers can choose to create optimized web applications using web languages, or to write native programs using the iPhone SDK. Rather than seeing this as an either-or proposition, developers should consider the choice a continuum and pick the right tool to create each individual program.With iPhone web applications, programmers can enjoy all the advantages of the Internet, including ease of development and deployment, speed of updating, and off-line server access. Meanwhile, with iPhone native applications, programmers can immerse themselves in a sophisticated development environment, dig deep into an object-oriented language, and access the iPhone's built-in utilities, like its accelerometers and its GPS. This session will highlight the advantages and disadvantages of each style of programming and discuss ways to hybridize them, creating integrated projects that utilize the best of both worlds.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T140000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T141500
DTSTAMP:20090303T140000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/the-open-screen-project.php
UID:event322@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:The Open Screen Project
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Anup Murarka. TheOpen Screen Project is an industry-wide initiative, led by Adobe withthe participation of industry leaders, with one clear vision: enableconsumers to engage with rich Internet experiences seamlessly acrossany device, anywhere. Partners in the Open Screen Project are workingtogether to provide a consistent runtime environment for open webbrowsing and standalone applications -- taking advantage of Adobe®Flash® Player and, in the future, Adobe® AIR™. This consistent runtimeenvironment will remove barriers to publishing content and applicationsacross desktops, mobile phones, televisions, and other consumerelectronics. This presentation will discuss how developers can overcomethe challenges of platform fragmentation, reach a broad set of devicesand how they can bring existing content and applications to mobile. The session will also demonstrate how consumers will be able tobenefit from the Open Screen Project and show what industry partnersare doing to accelerate the vision of the initiative.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T123500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T140000
DTSTAMP:20090303T123000
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/lunch-break-tue.php
UID:event189@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Social Networking Lunch
DESCRIPTION:Social Networking Lunch
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T122730
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T123500
DTSTAMP:20090303T122730
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/reserved-for-launch-4.php
UID:event356@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Project 821 Launch
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Jonathan Taylor.  
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T122000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T122730
DTSTAMP:20090303T122000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/mobivox-launch.php
UID:event355@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Mobivox Launch
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Peter Diedrich.  
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T121230
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T122000
DTSTAMP:20090303T121230
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/ditech-launch.php
UID:event354@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Ditech Launch
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Todd Simpson.  
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20080303T120500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20080303T121230
DTSTAMP:20090303T120500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/grid-networks-launch.php
UID:event353@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:GRID Launch
DESCRIPTION:Presented by James Siminoff.  
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T115500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T120500
DTSTAMP:20090303T115500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/mobile-cooking.php
UID:event327@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Cooking Goes Mobile: Cooking Capsules and the New Digital Lifestyle
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mary Ann Cotter. Google's introduction of the Android platform in 2008, a deeply needed catalyst, opened the gates to a new wave of mobile innovation, particularly in the U.S.. Before Android even launched, the rest of the industry quickly responded to the projection of its eminence, and the entire landscape began to open as a result. All of this while the price of mobile devices (essentially miniature computers) has been falling while the technology continues to accelerate. In this emerging eco-system, innovative, fun and useful applications are finally able to compete and flourish.Mary Ann Cotter, CEO of Smart Capsules, Inc. (the maker of Cooking Capsules) will discuss her company's award-winning mobile application and explain why she believes mobile cooking will become an integral part of our new, more digital lifestyle.
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T114000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T115500
DTSTAMP:20090303T114000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/interval-of-interest.php
UID:event329@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Interval of Interest and the Mobile Experience
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Ed Fontana. Teamwork around goals does not happen automatically. Rule based methods for defining good canseem somewhat ad hoc to many team members, leaving many projectsslightly off target.  The Japanese auto industry came toworld dominance by using consensus building toolsto efficiently allocate traditional industrial resources to best meetmarket needs. An cornerstone but often overlooked tool, called SingleMinute Exchange of Die, focused on proper selection and management of aspecific Interval of Interest.  This obsessive focus on Interval of Interest, and thelist of activities that impinge on that interval(specifically adjustment), can alter the mobile user experience inpositive ways. This talk shows how a procedural approach to Interval of Interest driveswork and sacrifice in the design of several mobile applications thathelp people plan, manage and coordinate social interaction. 
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T112500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T114000
DTSTAMP:20090303T112500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/new-voice-heuristics.php
UID:event316@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Service Providers 2.0 - Leveraging The Heuristics of the "New Voice"
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Alan Duric. The Internet is also successfully liberalizing voice, premium contentof the 20th century. The impact of this shift isnot only about thetechnology change, but also about the business modelchange. Value of voice minutes goes to zero and multi trillion revenues of the voice providers are inevitably shrinking.This presentation will attempt to depict a few scenarios in which thevoice service provider can survive against such tectonic business modelchanges. In particular, using heuristics (predominantly hyperheuristics) of our communications can create value for the user to suchan extent that service providers may be ready to face future of thecompetition.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T111000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T112500
DTSTAMP:20090303T111000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/numbers-beyond-telephony.php
UID:event293@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Pushing Numbers Beyond Telephony
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Rodrigue Ullens. Numbers are essential communications identifiers but have so far been restricted to simple voice services. With mobile data becoming ubiquituous and unlimited, will the numbers still be relevant in our future communications?In this session, Voxbone CEO Rod Ullens will demonstrate new number capabilities and analyze future relevance of these identifiers.  
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T110000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T111000
DTSTAMP:20090303T110000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/no-numbers.php
UID:event340@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:No Numbers and My CallerID  - The Receivers in Charge!
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Stuart Henshall. Thesolution for the future of telephony is not in the number, or in asingle or unified directory service. The solution is in a simple URLwhere each URL represents the potential for an "exchange", where thereis no cost to raise the exchange and independent parties decide theinterconnect arrangements. Introducing Phweet  where CallerID's arecontrolled by the users and may draw from one or more social networks.Where every call is preceded by the "context" for the call and therecords for the call may be live, shared and acted on while it is inprogress. The users benefit from choice, privacy and control.  In factthe "signaling" for the call may take place outside the telecomstructure all together. 
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T101500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T110000
DTSTAMP:20090303T101500
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/morning-break-tue.php
UID:event300@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Morning Break - Courtesy of Mobivox
DESCRIPTION:Morning Break - Courtesy of Mobivox
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T100000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T101500
DTSTAMP:20090303T100000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/connectivity-reinvented.php
UID:event333@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Mobile Phone Internet Connectivity Reinvented
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Örjan Johansson. Today mobile phones hide behind firewalls and NAT´s and connectivitybetween computers, applications and phones, or phones and phones isvery restricted. Conveneer has a disruptive technology that enables allphones, independent of brand and OS, appear as servers on the Internetexposed with a restful API simply by using a normal URL as address.Reach a phone and all content simply by http://demo.mikz.me. Try it!This means that any client such as for example browsers, media players,or applications such as for example Facebook and MySpace can access anycontent, any time but only provided that the phone owner accepts toshare.To develop a WEB-application or service is today rather fast but ifthis application or service needs to read or write data from phones theWEB developer has to develop a specific client for each phone brand andOS. This latter part of the project is often an order of magnitudebigger than the WEB application. Now this latter part is already solvedby Conveneer.During the session we will demo and show application examples but also give a brief overview of the technology.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T094500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T100000
DTSTAMP:20090303T094500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/cutting-the-cord-on-big-bell-dogma.php
UID:event394@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Cutting the Cord on Big Bell Dogma
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Russ McGuire. For over a century, the rules of competition in the U.S. telecom industry have been dictated by Ma Bell and her progeny.  And those rules are what I refer to as Big Bell Dogma:Protect the status   quo at all costsEnforce rigid constraints   on how the network is usedCentralize all control We live with Big Bell Dogma because we have no choice - or do we?   I believe that the unique characteristics of mobility are accelerating the overthrow of Big Bell Dogma:Mobility breaks   the network monopolyMobility opens the   network for innovationMobility frays the   network edge Join me as we explore the implications of these challenges to Big Bell Dogma on the entire mobile ecosystem.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T093000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T094500
DTSTAMP:20090303T093000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/the-economics-of-mobility.php
UID:event311@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:The Economics of Mobility: The Communications Value-System at the Dawn of a New Era
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Mark Roettgering. Is the traditional economic structure of the wireless communications space finally coming to an end? As circuit-switched voice communications gives way to social computing, what is the potential for reshuffling the margin pools in the industry and how can emerging communications players from across the value system survive and thrive?In this talk, we examine the fundamental sources of value creation in the mobile value system and consider what changes are on the horizon.While carriers have long been viewed as the enemy of innovation, they do have a long term vision for continuing the evolution of customer communications.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T091500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T093000
DTSTAMP:20090303T091500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/doc-searls-telecom-concepts.php
UID:event320@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Reframing the Net: Moving Past the Language and Concepts of Telecom
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Doc Searls. How can we unleash the power of the Internet while we talk about it as the third act in a "triple play?" How can we talk about "open" and "emerging" communications when we still think and talk in terms of ancient businesses, economic models and regulatory frameworks? How can we can we walk a new walk on a path paved with old talk?The short answer is: We Can't.Concepts like "backhaul," "loop," "play" -- and even "broadband" -- are all bricks in the walls of the conceptual box we need to blow up before we can exploit the boundless opportunities opened by the Net.In this session we'll talk about conceptual frames that open up this new world, rather than keeping us trapped in the old one, even as we talk about "change."
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T084500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T091500
DTSTAMP:20090303T084500
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/localnet-neutrality.php
UID:event310@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:The Battle to Win "LOCALnet Neutrality"
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Malcolm Matson. Malcolm is leading a project that is well advanced and could result in thefirst local telecoms incumbent in the world to abandon the verticallyintegrated 'service provider' business model!  Depending on the status ofthe commercially sensitive project at the time of eComm, Malcolm will eitherprovide a specific update on this politically sensitive 'world first' or atleast outline the underlying principles and goals.The project will demonstrate that the greatest local socio-economic benefitfrom 'abundant bandwidth' in the access infrastructure comes from letting itremain with those who use it, rather than today where primary value isextracted by absent third-party owners. It will demonstrate thetransformational benefits of true open access and net neutrality in thelocal loop.   The incumbent telco will be replaced by an open access local'bit-pipe' (owned and operated through a dedicated local 'non-profit'corporate vehicle) which will not itself provide any services but will beopen for every and any content or service provider - wherever they arelocated.  This will be in marked contrast to today, where access to theInternet remains firmly under the control of the telco and cable sectorsaround a vertically integrated service provider business model (networkinfrastructure + network operation + services/content). Currently, no cityin the world enjoys a ubiquitous local 'net neutral' fiber infrastructureoperating on an open access business model as its prime means ofconnectivity.  Rather, end users (private, business and public) are heldslave to the local exchange carriers and their 'me-too' ISP competitors (ofwhatever technology) - all operating like toll booths, and in one way oranother, seeking to dictate the terms on which they allow traffic to pass(in either direction).As with disruptive technologies in earlier ages, it is only a real life'exemplar' that changes the world and repositions conventional thinking.Without such a radical exemplar in the communications world, we willcontinue to see public policy around the world supporting the continuationof local exchange carriers wedded to an obsolete business model. The goal ofubiquitous high bandwidth P2P local connectivity will never be realized.
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T083000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T084500
DTSTAMP:20090303T083000
LOCATION:Salon E
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/welcome.php
UID:event200@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Hello and Welcome
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Lee S Dryburgh. (morning introduction)
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T070000
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20090303T080000
DTSTAMP:20090303T070000
LOCATION:Junior Ballroom
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/breakfast.php
UID:event384@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Breakfast
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20080623T094500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20080623T104500
DTSTAMP:20080314T142000
LOCATION:San Francisco Marriott
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/chris-sacca-introduction.php
UID:event275@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Chris Sacca Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Chris Sacca.  
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DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20080623T094500
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20080623T104500
DTSTAMP:20080314T083000
LOCATION:San Francisco Marriott
URL:http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/introduction-day3.php
UID:event258@http://america.ecomm.ec/2009/
SUMMARY:Introductions
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Brough Turner.  
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