Don't Miss the First Annual O'Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference

We'd like to invite you to be a part of the first O'Reilly Emerging Telephony Conference, the only conference that shows you what's really going on at the tipping point where telephony merges with the Internet.   We've assembled case studies from companies who have gone through VoIP transitions, demonstrations from entrepreneurs building new voice applications, and solid advice from people who have been in the trenches.

It's now as easy to create a voice application as it is to create a web application, and many of the same technologies are used in both application areas.   This creates tremendous opportunities for enterprise users, carrier providers, developers, and consumer-servicing entrepreneurs. Come hear the latest word on the wire around voice applications.

We realize that some things have to be taught hands-on.   For that reason, the "Build a Voice Application in 3 Hours" tutorial will use TellMe to take you through the process of building a VoiceXML application from "Hello, World" through to a complex router with CGI scripting (bring your laptop!).   On the hardware side of things, Surj Patel's talk will show you how to build a Linux-based cellphone from commodity components; and, in our workshop sessions, we'll cover selecting the right hardware from people who have had both bad and good experiences for different deployments.

If you're new to all of this, don't worry--we aim to leave no one behind. Make sure you get a grounding in open source/commercial VoIP software and hardware, as noted industry founders take you through a fast track bootcamp.

We believe that the work of the "alpha geeks," the innovators at the edge of what's possible, show us what's in store for an industry. We've assembled technology showcases from R&D labs, academia, open source, and startups, so you can see what's coming and get that valuable first-mover advantage.

Join us at ETel in January at the San Francisco Airport Marriott to explore those opportunities with innovators, developers, and deployers just like you.