Only in France would the theme of a tech conference be “love,” but we wouldn’t have it any other way, would we? It’s not surprising, really, considering that the conference founders are France’s highest-profile high-tech couple, Geraldine and Loïc Le Meur.
LeWeb ‘08, the largest Web conference in Europe (and second largest in the world), will take place in Paris on Tuesday the 9th and Wednesday the 10th of December. This is just a quick note to let WWD readers know that I will be attending, so if you’ll be there and would like to meet, please let me know how to reach you.
I’d be particularly interested in chatting with you if you have an application, project, or story you think would appeal to WWD readers. Hope to see you there!
Back in April, my first post for WWD introduced Going Solo, a one-day conference for freelancers that took places in mid-May, right on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland’s Lausanne. (Disclosure: I’ve been advising Going Solo as an unpaid volunteer helping with strategy & logistics)
Conference organizer Stephanie Booth has recently announced that she’ll be touring the conference globally, with the next event landing in the UK on 12th September in the city of Leeds.
Like the Lausanne event, Going Solo Leeds will focus on practical and theoretical sessions for freelancing professionals, independent workers, the self-employed, remote workers and those who are considering ‘going solo’.
Though there’s a bias towards internet and media professionals, most of the sessions are appropriate for traditional independent workers too. Here’s a taster of the planned programme…
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Are you happy with your cell phone? Do you feel you get enough value from your landline provider? What’s next in the communications world?
These and many other topics are up for discussion at the Emerging Communications (eComm) Conference next month in Silicon Valley, California. Industry heavyweights such as Skype, Google, Yahoo!, Twitter, and more are scheduled to present at eComm; making it both an intriguing and stellar lineup.
The eComm Conference takes place March 12-14. I was able to interview Lee Dryburgh, organizer of the conference. We discuss:
- How mobile communications are about to be revolutionized
- How VoIP is just the beginning of synchronous voice communication
- Ways web workers can benefit from connected internet telephony
- How open devices and open spectrum will benefit a distributed team
Check out the 25-minute podcast below. We look forward to reading your comments.
Additionally, when you go to eComm’s website to register, use code “GIGAOM08″ for a 15% discount.
