Event: VoIP Developer Conference™

Dates: August 2–3, 2005

Location: South San Francisco Conference Center, South San Francisco, CA

Deadline to Submit a Proposal: April 1, 2005

Submitting a Proposal

Please send the following materials by e-mail to drodriguez@tmcnet.com:

1. A short abstract (several paragraphs should do it). Please include a working title.
2. Contact info., including:

·        Name/Title, phone/fax numbers, e-mail and mailing addresses of the proposed speaker AND

·        Name, phone/fax numbers, and e-mail address of the PR contact or speaker’s assistant.

3. A biography of the proposed speaker.  Remember, NO SALES PITCHES are allowed. Speakers are expected to conform to TMC’s strict NO COMMERCIALISM policy. VoIP Developer Conference™ accepts only vendor-neutral proposals and presentations. If you have any questions, please contact Dave Rodriguez, Vice President of Conferences and Online Media at 203-852-6800 x146, or via e-mail at drodriguez@tmcnet.com.

The VoIP Developer Conference™ focuses on educating those people interested in building the next generation of IP-based communications products and services. This event will have multiple concurrent tracks focusing on hardware and software development, SIP development, and other critical issues affecting our market. We ask that you tailor your presentations to one of the provided topics.

Of course, you are welcome to pitch ideas that do not appear on the following list as well.

The hardware development track will focus on the following subject areas:

• Designing Applications Using DSPs (Echo Cancellation/Vocoder Design)
• Developing Applications Using Host Processing Instead Of DSPs
• Designing Applications Using DSP Modules
• Designing Applications Using DSP Resource Boards
• Developing VoIP Devices
• Next-Generation System on Chip Silicon
• Developing Cable Telephony Solutions
• Enabling Technology Shoot Out
• Developing A Complete VoIP System
• Building WiFi Telephony Devices
• VoIP Enabling Legacy Products

The software development track will focus on the following subject areas:

• Basics Of Protocols — SIP/H.323/MGCP
• All About Echo Cancellation, Compression And Silence Suppression
• Introduction To The Softswitch Architecture
• Introduction to Development Tools — What's Out There To Help Develop?
• Designing Wireless VoIP Applications
• Test Tools — How Do You Load Test This Stuff?
• The Role of Open Source in Developing VoIP Solutions
• Developing IP PBX Applications
• Developing Hosted Telephony Applications
• Developing Linux Telephony Applications
• SIP (How Does It Work — Where Does It Fit — Developing SIP Solutions, Diagnostic Tools, Support Tools, Using Stacks)
• Developing Peer To Peer IP Telephony Applications
• Designing High-Quality Voice Applications
• Developing Applications Utilizing Presence and Availability

We appreciate your interest in VoIP Developer Conference™, and your decision to submit a proposal. The selection process will be completed by Friday April 1, 2005 at which time only those whose proposals have been selected will be notified. Please be advised that we receive many applications for speaking opportunities and cannot accommodate all requests. Also please be aware that many of our sessions may be presented in a panel format and/or may feature multiple speakers. The decision to feature multiple speakers in any session is at the sole discretion of conference organizers.