asterisk users - May 2006 - AstriCon Europe Update - 6 Weeks To Go

Greetings Asterisk Users:

The AstriCon Europe Tour is now only six weeks away.  AstriCon Berlin
is scheduled for June 19 - 20, AstriCon Paris for June 22 - 23, and
AstriCon London for June 26 - 27.  Most of the speaking slots are now
filled (though we have room for a limited number of tutorials if you
feel like teaching) and the lineup looks great.  Join us for Asterisk
tutorials, presentations, announcements and meet other Asterisk users
from across the globe.

We now have a detailed schedule posted.  Each of the three European
events lasts two days.  The first day includes two tutorial tracks:
Developer and Asterisk 101.  The first option is the
Developer/Advanced Track, which includes the developer meeting, a
development tutorial lead by Kevin Fleming of Digium, and a number of
technical presentations by developers and gurus.  The second option is
the beginner or introductory track which includes "Asterisk 101" -- an
overview of the capabilities and functions of Asterisk, Telephony 101
by David Duffett of Aculab, and other tutorials for the new Asterisk
user.

The second day of each event includes a keynote from Asterisk creator
Mark Spencer, and a series of presentations by international Asterisk
gurus.  Check out the current schedule for each of the three events on
our site for a list of presentations.  Some of the headliners include:
Matt Riddel of Sineapps, Tim Panton of Mexuar, Alec Saunders of Iotum,
David Troy of PopVox, Serge Kruppa of Simitel, and Jason Goecke of
Presence Technology.

The Asterisk Expo is also starting to fill up.  We currently have 12
exhibitors registered for the tour.  We do have room for a few
additional exhibitors, so please contact us as soon as possible if you
would like to exhibit.  The Expo, which will be open both days of each
event, has a great mix of products and services.  Several vendors have
hinted at new products to be launched during the tour, so be sure to
drop in and see the latest in Asterisk stuff.

If you need a hotel room at the event we now have a travel partner who
can find you a place to stay (event at Berlin with the World Cup).
Please contact Debbie Coley of Specialty Travel Services at +1 618 257
1164 or by email at: specialist@gospecialtytravel.com.  Please make
your reservations (and book your seat at AstriCon) as soon as possible
as space is limited.

We hope to see you at AstriCon Europe.  Please let us know if you have
any questions.

Cheers,

Steve Sokol
Sokol & Associates/AstriCon

AstriCon 2006: http://www.astricon.net/

P.S. We have a very limited number of rooms reserved at the conference
hotels.  If you would like to stay on-site, please contact List King:
lking@sokol-associates.com or call +1 816 256 8917.