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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T083000
SUMMARY:"Building A Telecom Business Without Selling Your Soul" Brian McConnell  (Room: Bayside II & III)
LOCATION:Bayside II & III         
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UID:13608
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DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Brian McConnell; \nTrack: \nRoom: Bayside II & III
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/13608
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T083000
SUMMARY:"OpenMoko / FIC NEO 1973 Workshop" Sean Moss-Pulz  (Room: Salon E)
LOCATION:Salon E         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12263
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DESCRIPTION:Description: If you need a handset that has an ultimate level of programmability and control then make sure you are at this workshop. Learn platform capabilities\, possibilities\, and how to get started developing on the OpenMoko / FIC Neo 1973 platform. Enjoy.\nSpeaker(s): Sean Moss-Pulz; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon E
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12263
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SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:"Freeswitch Bootcamp: The Open Softswitch" Anthony Minnesale Brian West (Room: Salon ABCD)
LOCATION:Salon ABCD         
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UID:11746
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DESCRIPTION:Description: Freeswitch was introduced to be a more scalable and resilient alternative to Asterisk and be scalable enough to function as a low-end Telco switch. While it is nowhere near as popular as Asterisk\, it is taking its first steps and its presence represents a significant alternative to other open source PBX choices. This workshop will introduce users to getting started\, installing it\, deploying it successfully\, and discuss recent commercial applications.\nSpeaker(s): Anthony Minnesale; Brian West\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCD
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11746
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SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:"Communication Underload:  A Contrarian Approach" Stowe Boyd  (Room: Salon F)
LOCATION:Salon F         
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UID:11744
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DESCRIPTION:Description: Communication overload plagues us a lot in our modern working lives. The average information worker feels completely overloaded by the deluge of emails\, calls\, text messages\, and IM messages. In this workshop\, we look at solutions that people are improvising for themselves and have been proven to work to help people cope.\nSpeaker(s): Stowe Boyd; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon F
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11744
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T103000
SUMMARY:"IMS Debate" Lee S. Dryburgh Johannes Ernst; Martin Geddes; Jenny Zhou (Room: Bayside II & III)
LOCATION:Bayside II & III         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11749
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T120000
DESCRIPTION:Description: This forum will discuss some of the issues and workarounds with IMS. By actively discussing shortcomings and working together to find solutions\, participants will come away with helpful information in how to use it effectively. Led by Lee Dryburgh (protocols expert and SS7 book author)\, this workshop is a must for those seeking to make sense (and money) from IMS.\nSpeaker(s): Lee S. Dryburgh; Johannes Ernst; Martin Geddes; Jenny Zhou\nTrack: \nRoom: Bayside II & III
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11749
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T103000
SUMMARY:"Asterisk Hard Hat Session: Deep Hacks and Shortcuts" Jim Van Meggelen Brian Capouch; Nenad Corbic; David Troy; Stephen Uhler (Room: Salon ABCD)
LOCATION:Salon ABCD         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11748
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DESCRIPTION:Description: Jim Van Meggelen and Brian Capouch will lead an informal workshop on some of the most recent hacks\, tune-ups\, and modules that are being implemented in the field by Asterisk and Freeswitch practitioners. The informal and open nature of the workshop will also allow attendees to share their new findings and hacks with each other. Definitely one for core telephony geeks and practitioners only.\nSpeaker(s): Jim Van Meggelen; Brian Capouch; Nenad Corbic; David Troy; Stephen Uhler\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCD
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11748
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T103000
SUMMARY:"Searching Calls: Indexing, Searching, and Retrieving Recorded Speech" Sunil Vemuri Drew Lanham (Room: Salon F)
LOCATION:Salon F         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11745
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DESCRIPTION:Description: With the digitization of voice calls it has become almost trivial to be able to record and archive recorded speech. Just imagine the potential of being able to index\, search\, and cross-link your phone calls to other business data from a huge archive of bits that contains information encoded as voice patterns.  In this session\, Sunil Vemuri and industry speech expert Kevin Lenzo provide open source tools that attendees can take away to implement and explore further.\nSpeaker(s): Sunil Vemuri; Drew Lanham\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon F
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11745
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T103000
SUMMARY:"Kitchen Table Alienware:  Software Radio for the Hardware Hacker" Matt Ettus  (Room: Salon E)
LOCATION:Salon E         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11742
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DESCRIPTION:Description: Software radio has long been an esoteric subject and in the realm of high research labs\, but that was all changed with the introduction of the GNU software radio project. In this workshop\, Ettus leads us through acquiring and building the software radio kit\, programming it\, brief case studies\, and uses in the real world with this awe-inspiring piece of hardware and software that you can build yourself.\nSpeaker(s): Matt Ettus; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon E
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11742
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T133000
SUMMARY:"Prophecy, SIP and CCXML - Call Control as an Application" RJ Auburn  (Room: Salon ABCD)
LOCATION:Salon ABCD         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12266
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T150000
DESCRIPTION:Description: Attendees to this workshop will learn about the power of using CCXML to build call control applications quickly and easily. Learn how just by using a few line of CCXML you can create a powerful SBC\, quickly build complex call routing applications or build a conferencing application.\nSpeaker(s): RJ Auburn; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCD
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12266
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T133000
SUMMARY:"Blackbag VoIP Security Briefings" Dan York Shawn Merdinger (Room: Bayside II & III)
LOCATION:Bayside II & III         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11751
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DESCRIPTION:Description: Dan York and Shawn Merdinger\, two leading VoIP security experts\, discuss exploits\, loopholes\, and security attacks that have appeared recently\, and provide practical and pragmatic solutions to the problems.\nSpeaker(s): Dan York; Shawn Merdinger\nTrack: \nRoom: Bayside II & III
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11751
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SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:"Communication Product Design Workshop" Mark Simpkins  (Room: Salon E)
LOCATION:Salon E         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11953
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DESCRIPTION:Description: In this workshop\, two leading practitioners take a look at the design of products for communication--not the graphic design and look and feel but\, rather\, the planning of a product for the intended audience. If you're a product manager\, innovation manager\, or someone looking to launch a new telecom idea\, this workshop is an essential mine of takeaway and applicable learning.\nSpeaker(s): Mark Simpkins; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon E
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11953
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SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:"Design and Prototyping of Telco Network APIs" David Beckemeyer Rob Frederick (Room: Salon F)
LOCATION:Salon F         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11952
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DESCRIPTION:Description: Two industry gurus will lead a session on how to design APIs for the communications world. Beckemeyer will cover how network and device APIs can be prototyped and tested using Phonegnome; Frederick will cover deeper architectural issues and the consequences of inappropriate API design. If you are looking to make your communications product into a communications platform\, then the API is essential.\nSpeaker(s): David Beckemeyer; Rob Frederick\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon F
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11952
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T151500
SUMMARY:"Utility Computing and the LignUp Voice Application Platform" Kevin Nethercott  (Room: Salon F)
LOCATION:Salon F         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12270
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T164500
DESCRIPTION:Description: Utility computing platforms like Amazon’s EC2/S3 and others from Sun and IBM represent major opportunities for telecom platforms\, promising to attain very low cost and instantly scalable networks. With LignUp\, learn how you can get your platform running on utility computing and how to use the platform to create innovative voice applications for business.\nSpeaker(s): Kevin Nethercott; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon F
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12270
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T151500
SUMMARY:"XMPP and Voice: A New Way to Chat" Greg Unrein  (Room: Bayside II & III)
LOCATION:Bayside II & III         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12267
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DESCRIPTION:Description: XMPP has become the open standard of choice for instant messaging (IM) and presence services. In this workshop we explore XMPP from the basics to Jingle. Along the way we will discuss compelling\, open standards-based voice and rich media applications that are closer to reality than you might think\, as well as visionary applications for XMPP.\nSpeaker(s): Greg Unrein; \nTrack: \nRoom: Bayside II & III
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12267
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T151500
SUMMARY:"Rocking Ruby on Asterisk Using Adhearsion" Jay Phillips  (Room: Salon ABCD)
LOCATION:Salon ABCD         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11747
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DESCRIPTION:Description: Adhearsion is a domain-specific language created in Ruby that allows Asterisk to be programmed very\, very easily. From intelligent dial plans to complex data-driven switching\, it can be done in Adhearsion. Jay Phillips\, creator of Adhearsion\, will explain how to download and get running with the framework\, and describe its structure and use in solving business problems more quickly.\nSpeaker(s): Jay Phillips; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCD
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11747
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T151500
SUMMARY:"Open Source Hardware / Phoneware" Matt Hamrick Benoit Schillings (Room: Salon E)
LOCATION:Salon E         
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UID:11743
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DESCRIPTION:Description: Matthew Hamrick and Benoit Schillings present a hands-on session on creating and programming open source mobile telephony hardware. Featured will be the the Troll Tech Greenphone\, the world's first commercially available off-the-shelf open source Linux cell phone.  If you're looking to create prototypes or create a handset solution that the carriers are simply unable to help you with\, then this is the session for you.\nSpeaker(s): Matt Hamrick; Benoit Schillings\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon E
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11743
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T184500
SUMMARY:"Welcome" Surj Patel Brady Forrest (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
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UID:11776
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T190000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Surj Patel; Brady Forrest\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11776
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T190000
SUMMARY:"Launch Pad" Om Malik  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
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UID:11777
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DESCRIPTION:Description: One of the most popular events at last November's Web 2.0 Summit was Launch Pad\, a session devoted to introducing important startups to the community. In the spirit of Web 2.0\, ETel is organizing its own Launch Pad\, to spotlight a new technology or business model in the IP telephony industry. The ETel edition of Launch Pad will be a part of the conference's "opening ceremony\," kicking off ETel with a bang the evening of Tuesday\, February 27. ETel Launch Pad is co-organized by Om Malik and co-produced by GigaOm.\nSpeaker(s): Om Malik; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11777
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070227T204500
SUMMARY:"Launch Pad Reception"   (Room: )
LOCATION:         
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UID:13621
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DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: 
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/13621
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T084500
SUMMARY:"Welcome" Brady Forrest Surj Patel (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:10509
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T090000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Brady Forrest; Surj Patel\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/10509
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T090000
SUMMARY:"Om Malik: The Business of VoIP" Om Malik  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:10466
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T091500
DESCRIPTION:Description: Om Malik needs little introduction in the telephony world. But for those who are new to telecoms\, Om Malik is a journalist and thought leader with the most widely read blog in the industry\, GigaOM. Sharp\, insightful\, and a renowned commentator\, we kick off this year's ETel with leading thoughts from Om.\nSpeaker(s): Om Malik; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/10466
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T091500
SUMMARY:"Putting the Internet in Your Pocket" Tero Ojanperä  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:10511
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T094500
DESCRIPTION:Description: There is no such thing as a mobile Internet -- there is just the same Internet for everyone -- no matter how you access it. Now the technology is in place to increase the penetration of the internet business from the PC scale (millions) to mobile scale (billions). Come hear how Nokia is developing ways to simplify the usage of the Internet on mobile to provide services with a consistent\, compelling\, and familiar user interface that allow rich application interplay.\nSpeaker(s): Tero Ojanperä; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/10511
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T094500
SUMMARY:"MSR's SMS Server for Rural India" Sean Blagsvedt Rajesh Veeraraghavan (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11846
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DESCRIPTION:Description: PCs are too expensive and unwieldy for general use by rural Indian farmers. Microsoft Research India has come up with an SMS server that may provide the cheapest and fastest computing system for effective rural use. It needs nothing more than a commodity PC and a Smart Phone to create a server that can be accessed by anyone with an SMS capable phone. Will these phone servers take the place of small business servers in India? Could this learning be applied to mobile information systems in the west? Come find out.\nSpeaker(s): Sean Blagsvedt; Rajesh Veeraraghavan\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11846
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SEQUENCE:1
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SUMMARY:"Social Networks Need Social Networks" Ndiata Kalonji  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11762
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T101500
DESCRIPTION:Description: The phenomenal growth of social networking sites has proved people's desire to stay connected and bonded with each other\, whether with people they know or don't know. This talk discusses the new network features to provide social telephony and how prosumers can enjoy new services leveraging technology capabilities including IMS and Web 2.0 platforms.\nSpeaker(s): Ndiata Kalonji; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11762
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T104500
SUMMARY:"Empowering People and the Coming Identity Layer of Everything" Kaliya Hamlin  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
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UID:10469
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T110000
DESCRIPTION:Description: User-centric identity starts with the individual\, and his or her needs\, not with enterprise or technology vendors. This paradigm is driving the development of an "identity layer" for the Web by a community loosely called the Identity Gang. Hamlin will speak on how the user-centric worldview and technologies like OpenID and CardSpace shift the way existing telecos and telephony providers think about their customers and business models.\nSpeaker(s): Kaliya Hamlin; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/10469
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T110000
SUMMARY:"Auto-Buddies:  Connecting Relevant Strangers" Lee S. Dryburgh  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11763
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T111500
DESCRIPTION:Description: Current telephony is socially handicapped\, as it does not automatically facilitate connecting with unknown others\, regardless of their likely relevance to our present situation. This talk looks at rectifying this situation through the application concept of "auto-buddies." Technical obstacles\, including digital identity\, location\, social network representation\, and reputation will be examined.\nSpeaker(s): Lee S. Dryburgh; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11763
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T111500
SUMMARY:"FreeNum: Phone Numbers are Dead.  Long Live the Phone Number!" John Todd  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11845
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T113000
DESCRIPTION:Description: The phone numbers that are associated with the current PSTN system are inadequate for IP-based service delivery and require re-thinking to map to the next-generation SIP and IM worlds. ISN (ITAD Subscriber Numbers) is a standards-based numbering system that is free and compatible with almost any iPBX or SIP proxy platform. Find out how you can become part of this quickly growing public numbering plan!\nSpeaker(s): John Todd; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11845
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T113000
SUMMARY:"Voice 2.0 and Simplicity" RJ Auburn  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12014
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T114500
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): RJ Auburn; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12014
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T114500
SUMMARY:"Unlicensed Spectrum Tales from the Lamppost" Chris Sacca  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12592
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T120000
DESCRIPTION:Description: The story of why Google opted to cover Mountain View with free Wi-Fi. What were the obstacles they needed to overcome\, what the result has been\, and how you\, too\, could become an ISP.\nSpeaker(s): Chris Sacca; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12592
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T120000
SUMMARY:"Telephony Mashup Contest" David Nielsen  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:13696
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T121000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): David Nielsen; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/13696
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T133000
SUMMARY:"Tapping in to the Open Source for Innovation" Benoit Schillings  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11766
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T134500
DESCRIPTION:Description: By adopting an open source software model\, device creators and telecom service providers can concentrate on the aspects of their product/service that truly differentiate it from the others. This talk will discuss how the real advantages of time-tested\, widely distributed open source software can't be anticipated and planned\, they have to be allowed to evolve. Qtopia Greenphone and other emerging open mobile phones will be discussed as examples of paving the way for open source innovation to emerge.\nSpeaker(s): Benoit Schillings; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11766
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T134500
SUMMARY:"Mobile 2.0: Next Generation of Wi-Fi Handsets and Services" Ram Fish  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11266
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T140000
DESCRIPTION:Description: We are all used to Skype\, instant messaging\, and Outlook. Our communication experience on the PC is smart\, rich\, easy to use\, and mostly free. But how do we bring this communication experience with us to mobile handsets? In this talk and sneak product demonstration\, we will show how seamless unified communication is brought to the mobile world and how content and information services can seamlessly be integrated.\nSpeaker(s): Ram Fish; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11266
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T140000
SUMMARY:"Where Will Voice 3.0 Take Us?" Jeff Bonforte  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:9840
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T141500
DESCRIPTION:Description: VoIP's lasting impact will certainly not be cheap phone calls. Instead\, VoIP's potential stretches well past the dialtone. VoIP's future promises a more integrated experience\, incorporating voice into our online lives. Jeff Bonforte\, senior director of Real Time Communication at Yahoo!\, will speak to what's next on the horizon for VoIP.  \nSpeaker(s): Jeff Bonforte; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/9840
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SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T141500
SUMMARY:"Panel:  Telephone 2.0 for Real?" Owen Linderholm Jeffery Black; Jeff Bonforte; Michael Cerda; Simon Gwatkin; Alec Saunders; Craig Walker (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11768
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T144500
DESCRIPTION:Description: In this panel discussion we try to answer the fundamental question of whether there is a Voice / Telephone 2.0 phenomenon or whether what we are seeing is natural progress. Also\, we will investigate and question current Voice 2.0 topics with Owen Linderholm\, editor of VoIP News.\nSpeaker(s): Owen Linderholm; Jeffery Black; Jeff Bonforte; Michael Cerda; Simon Gwatkin; Alec Saunders; Craig Walker\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11768
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T144500
SUMMARY:"Speaker Q&A"   (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11769
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T150000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11769
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T154500
SUMMARY:"New Opportunities from Socially Responsive Design in Mobile Communication Systems" Mark Simpkins  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12015
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T160000
DESCRIPTION:Description: Communications systems envelop us; they are part of the fabric of society\, a part of our everyday lives. Using the application of social models to both the design process and the product\, we will give examples on how to think about security\, safety\, and crime in the context of your new communications system and how to apply these ideas into your design process.\nSpeaker(s): Mark Simpkins; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12015
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T160000
SUMMARY:"Rice-dex: Commercial WiMax and Meaningful Phone Applications in Vietnam" Kevin Nethercott  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11847
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T161500
DESCRIPTION:Description: How important is the price of rice to you? Perhaps not that much\, but for Vietnamese farmers it can be a matter that affects their primary income. Kevin Nethercott talks about LignUp's persistent innovation--from their Wimax networks and phone applications in Vietnam to their work with grid computing to create on-demand telco networks.\nSpeaker(s): Kevin Nethercott; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11847
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T161500
SUMMARY:"Voice and the Web: The New Terrain" Trevor Baca  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12016
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T163000
DESCRIPTION:Description: From IP telephony systems that liberated the PBX to APIs that give web developers access to the global telephone network\, web-to-voice technology is creating new opportunities and changing how we communicate. Learn how the global telephone network evolved from a completely closed system to where we’re headed when the global telephone network finally becomes available to applications developers everywhere.\nSpeaker(s): Trevor Baca; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12016
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T163000
SUMMARY:"Lightning Talks" Timothy B. Higginson Sean Brown (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11771
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T164500
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Timothy B. Higginson; Sean Brown\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11771
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T164500
SUMMARY:"Ambient Storytelling: Social Communication Through Handset Presence" Jyri Engestrom  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:10517
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T170000
DESCRIPTION:Description: The primary use of mobile phones is changing from calls to presence\, and from connecting couples to connecting groups of friends. From the start\, phones have been a point-to-point communication method: pick up the receiver\, dial a number\, hope for an answer. Pervasive Internet connectivity changes that. Jyri Engeström will introduce Jaiku\, a service and mobile application that is positioned to catch this new wave of wireless messaging.\nSpeaker(s): Jyri Engestrom; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/10517
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T170000
SUMMARY:"MySpace Mobile: Portable Communities Empowering Users" Jason Ling  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11773
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T171500
DESCRIPTION:Description: Jason Ling\, head of mobile products and technology at MySpace.com\, talks about the massive success of MySpace Mobile and his general philosophy of user generated content\, user generated LBS\, and creating a global community where distance and culture no longer hold relevance when it comes to boundaries.\nSpeaker(s): Jason Ling; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11773
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T171500
SUMMARY:"Lightning Talks" Sean Moss-Pulz Sunil Vemuri; Craig Walker (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11775
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T173000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Sean Moss-Pulz; Sunil Vemuri; Craig Walker\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11775
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T173000
SUMMARY:"Corraleta Applet Phone: Enabling Any Browser to Call Any Phone, Anywhere in the World" Tim Panton  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11848
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T174500
DESCRIPTION:Description: Corraleta is a lightweight softphone implemented as a Java Applet embedded in a web page that lets a web user go from a web page to a free phone call with a single click -- in under 10 seconds. In this talk\, Panton uses demonstrations and case studies to describe Mexuar's Corraleta technology\, the unique technical features\, and its relationship to Asterisk (the open source PBX).\nSpeaker(s): Tim Panton; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11848
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T174500
SUMMARY:"Speaker Q&A" Mike Liebhold  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11774
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T180000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Mike Liebhold; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11774
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T180000
SUMMARY:"Sponsor Gallery Reception"   (Room: Salon F)
LOCATION:Salon F         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11704
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T193000
DESCRIPTION:Description: Visit the ETel exhibitors and enjoy great refreshments at our Exhibitor Reception. Check out some of the innovative products and services from our sponsors in the emerging telephony space. 
\nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon F
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11704
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T193000
SUMMARY:"ETel Fair"   (Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer)
LOCATION:Grand Ballroom Foyer         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12451
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T213000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Grand Ballroom Foyer
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12451
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T210000
SUMMARY:"The Downfall of the Garden Walls" Josh Wais  (Room: Monterey Room)
LOCATION:Monterey Room         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12159
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T220000
DESCRIPTION:Description: This BOF would be for those interested in discussing the future of the mobile ecosystem as the paradigm shifts from full carrier control to a more open model. The characteristics of this transformation will be discussed as well as its implications on participants' businesses\, and products.\nSpeaker(s): Josh Wais; \nTrack: BOF\nRoom: Monterey Room
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12159
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T210000
SUMMARY:"IAX versus SIP = David Versus Goliath, and we know who won!" Tim Panton  (Room: Santa Clara)
LOCATION:Santa Clara         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:13584
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T220000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Tim Panton; \nTrack: BOF\nRoom: Santa Clara
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/13584
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T210000
SUMMARY:"Mobile Users:  What do They Want?"   (Room: Santa Barbara)
LOCATION:Santa Barbara         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:13613
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070228T220000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: BOF\nRoom: Santa Barbara
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/13613
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T084500
SUMMARY:"Introductions" Surj Patel Brady Forrest (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11778
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T090000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Surj Patel; Brady Forrest\nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11778
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T090000
SUMMARY:"Wake-Up Call to Telcos" Martin Geddes  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:10695
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T093000
DESCRIPTION:Description: Network operators have played with every possible pricing scheme for voice minutes and text messages\, and invested in expensive and complex billing and support systems to achieve this. But they've done very little to improve their core voice and messaging products over time. What are the unmet user needs? What's the real role of the phone company in the future in meeting them?  Martin Geddes presents some of STL's primary research from their Telco 2.0 work.\nSpeaker(s): Martin Geddes; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/10695
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T093000
SUMMARY:"The Future of Voice" Jerry Thompson  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12072
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T094500
DESCRIPTION:Description: For most incumbent telecommunications service providers\, new voice technologies may be viewed as a threat to the highly profitable PSTN/POTS business model. Wendy McMillan\, general manager of voice at British Telecom\, will outline their strategy for building profitable Web 2.0 communications business models on the back of their incumbent market power in traditional voice communications and introduce BT Contact\, their latest product in the Web 2.0 communications space.\nSpeaker(s): Jerry Thompson; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12072
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T094500
SUMMARY:"The View from the Edge: Human Interaction is Driving POTS to PANS^2" John Waclawsky  (Room: Salon ABCD)
LOCATION:Salon ABCD         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11849
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T100000
DESCRIPTION:Description: Today individuals are just beginning to reach out to the world in a number of different ways via the technology they routinely carry. People are increasingly enveloped by a sea of connectivity options such as 802.11\, Blue tooth\, UWB\, MANs\, WANs\, GPS\, FM\, Ethernet\, cable\, and even infrared and RFID. Learn how technology needs are way beyond just connecting everyone on the planet together. \nSpeaker(s): John Waclawsky; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCD
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11849
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T100000
SUMMARY:"Mabel, White Mice, and Other Secrets: Dialectal Materialism for Emerging Telephony" Moshe Yudkowsky  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11780
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T101500
DESCRIPTION:Description: When staging a revolution\, there's nothing quite as practical as a good\, solid revolutionary theory. Starting with some of emerging telephony's dirty little secrets -- that no one cares what we do\, and no one really wants our products either -- Yudkowsky will reach back over the past two hundred years of change to explain how to create\, understand\, and apply revolutionary innovations in business and technology. \nSpeaker(s): Moshe Yudkowsky; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11780
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T110000
SUMMARY:"The Black Bag Security Review" Dan York  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11851
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T111500
DESCRIPTION:Description: Dan York will highlight the most critical topics facing the industry from a security standpoint. Also be sure to check out his in-depth workshop on day one.\nSpeaker(s): Dan York; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11851
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T111500
SUMMARY:"Reversing the Paradigm" James Body  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:13698
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T113000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): James Body; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/13698
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T113000
SUMMARY:"Ajax and Mobility" Alex Russell  (Room: Salon ABCD)
LOCATION:Salon ABCD         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11852
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T114500
DESCRIPTION:Description: Alex Russell is the creator of one of the most popular AJAX toolkits in the world\, and he is passionate about mobile usability. In this talk\, Russell will describe ways to improve the end user mobile experience\, thereby greatly increasing end user satisfaction.\nSpeaker(s): Alex Russell; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCD
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11852
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T114500
SUMMARY:"You Ain't Seen Anything Yet Mate: Digital Children and the Future of Disruptive Innovation" Norman Lewis  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12590
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T120000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Norman Lewis; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12590
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T120000
SUMMARY:"Myths and Promises of an Open Mobile Web" Mike Liebhold  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12591
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T121500
DESCRIPTION:Description: To date there is no mobile web\, but there is growing pressure from entrepreneurial and hacker communities to build wireless web services and businesses. In this talk\, Mike Liebhold will explore the potentials for new cooperative platforms for an open mobile IP web and review some incentives to encourage existing network operators to become open platforms for mobile web innovation. \nSpeaker(s): Mike Liebhold; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12591
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T133000
SUMMARY:"Extending SMS and MMS" Dorrian Porter  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:10402
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T134500
DESCRIPTION:Description: At the intersection of mobile telephony\, mobile web access\, and web services lies an exciting future\, but its general availability remains uncertain. This session explores the usefulness of SMS (short message services\, a.k.a. text messaging) as a means to retrieve data from the Web\, to find and store information discovered in the world for later use and to connect with others regardless of mobile status.  \nSpeaker(s): Dorrian Porter; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/10402
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T134500
SUMMARY:"The Global Call for Health" Joel D. Selanikio, MD  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11764
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T140000
DESCRIPTION:Description: The increasing capabilities\, low power requirements\, and form factor of cell phones and PDAs have pushed mobile computing to the forefront. Nowhere is this more evident than in third world countries. In this session\, Selanikio talks about his experience as a public health doctor and technologist\, and how he is combining those skill sets to save lives in countries poorer than you can imagine.\nSpeaker(s): Joel D. Selanikio, MD; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11764
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T140000
SUMMARY:"Ndiyo: Towards sustainable IT for the world..." Quentin Stafford-Fraser  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:10470
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T141500
DESCRIPTION:Description: Quentin Stafford-Fraser will discuss Nydio's work with mobile in the third world.\nSpeaker(s): Quentin Stafford-Fraser; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/10470
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T141500
SUMMARY:"Making Video Telephony Work" Aron Rosenberg  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:10518
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T143000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Aron Rosenberg; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/10518
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T143000
SUMMARY:"Built to Last: One Year on for Freeswitch" Brian West  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11791
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T144500
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Brian West; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11791
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T144500
SUMMARY:"Speaker Q&A"   (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11789
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T150000
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): ; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11789
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T154500
SUMMARY:"The Future of Asterisk" Mark Spencer  (Room: Salon ABCD)
LOCATION:Salon ABCD         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11781
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T160000
DESCRIPTION:Description: Mark Spencer\, creator of the Asterisk platform\, will talk about the future plans and features for Asterisk and what it means to the developer community out there.\nSpeaker(s): Mark Spencer; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCD
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11781
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T160000
SUMMARY:"Mobile Devices: Past, Present, and Future" Juergen Fey  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:12588
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T161500
DESCRIPTION:Description: Mobile devices\, notably cell phones and smart phones\, have come a long way. This session explains some key facts about this expanding market and shows examples of current and future trends\, including some from the labs. Discussion covers SIP\, IMS\, VoIP\, TV\, location and text input\, user interfaces\, WLAN\, platforms\, and the weakest link of cause—what might it be?\nSpeaker(s): Juergen Fey; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/12588
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T161500
SUMMARY:"How Consumer Identity Powers the Next Telecom Wave:  Equals=2007" Ajay Madhok  (Room: Salon ABCD)
LOCATION:Salon ABCD         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:11853
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T163000
DESCRIPTION:Description: Identity is the next leap forward for modern communications when applied to build tools for users to control their access\, availability\, and image. People will reap the benefits of telephony on the desktop or on mobile by simply defining their temporal framework. Learn how the Equals project can manage communications and set rules on a per relationship basis. \nSpeaker(s): Ajay Madhok; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCD
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/11853
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
SEQUENCE:1
DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T163000
SUMMARY:"Trixbox: VoIP Hacking at Home" Brian Aker  (Room: Salon ABCDE)
LOCATION:Salon ABCDE         
DTSTAMP:19010101T010101Z
UID:10512
DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20070301T164500
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nSpeaker(s): Brian Aker; \nTrack: \nRoom: Salon ABCDE
URL:http://conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/etel2007/view/e_sess/10512
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR