Let's face it, there are just too many conferences.
Dan Freedman laments about a lack of energy at the 2006 IP Communication Industry Executive Summit basically saying there is no energy or excitement.
Sitting where I am, in the middle of so much that is VoIP, with clients, covering the space, talking to the media, it's easy to see why the energy level is so low. No one has time to work, plan, strategize and cause the excitement.
What started out as a annual or semi-annual way to get together has turned into an almost monthly, even twice a month happening. That doesn't really leave a lot of time to do the creative aspects of business.
Take January—CES with the Consumer VoIP Summit, eTel and Internet Telephony along with an executive summit in Hawaii. Oh, and don't forget the travel and the colds that everyone seems to have come down with this month.
DEMO 2006 is a must for those who need to know what’s next happens too. At least that's in Sunny Phoenix. Right after DEMO is VON Mexico, almost head to head with 3GSM. What timing. Maybe everyone can work on a tan between flights and meetings. Mid February is 3GSM for those in the mobile space, but with VoIP and Mobile coming together it’s a must for those who need to make those kinds of sales. . Let's see, Barcelona or Mexico City..hmmm...thin air or hot nightlife?
March is Voice Con and Spring VON which is welcome news, as it means almost everyone will be in one place.
April brings VON Canada, then May in Russia and again another VON in Stockholm.
VON Japan comes in July, before Rich Tehrani and his Internet Telephony crew load up the cannon with two events in August. They have their annual VoIP Developers Conference and a new event, VoIP Demo. There’s also another VoiceCon. Come on guys, do we really need to geek out in the month that’s the most vacationed time of the year?
Come September it’s time for Fall VON, Fall Demo and more.
October means Internet Telephony’s fall event, thankfully in San Diego. November is Fall VON Europe.
I wonder what December will bring? Well let's see. No one's asked me to go to China for VOIP? Australia seems untouched, and the same for South Africa.
With all these events, it's easy to see why no one is excited. They're just too tired.
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