IP Communications and Beyond

Whether the event planners planned it or not, Spring VON.x in San Jose and VoiceCon 2008 in Orlando are both scheduled for the same time next week, which makes things especially onerous for people like me who will be attending both events.

I'm not sure what was behind this state of affairs (besides poor planning and one or both parties refusing or unable to budge from their selected dates), but it sure doesn't bode well for either event. I've always believed that there is certainly room in the marketplace for both of them, as VoiceCon has traditionally catered to the enterprise market for VoIP gear while VON is more a gathering spot for service providers and developers.

The unfortunate consequence is that many people were forced to make a choice between one show or the other when otherwise they would have probably attended both, and a smaller number of people will be cutting their attendance short at each one in order to attend them both (which is my situation).

In any case, I am looking forward to a little sunshine in Orlando and sussing out the pulse of VoiceCon, which looks to be picking up quite a bit of momentum this year. VON.x is also shaping up to be a good event, at least for me, as I have quite a large number of appointments scheduled with some interesting companies and individuals.

I'll be blogging from both events, and will try to keep you abreast of the action. If you are planning on attending either event, and would like to try to schedule a meeting, please contact me via the email link here.