I have been invited by York University and the organizing committee of the Congress to attend and "blog" this event that is taking place at York University from May 27 - June 3.  The conference is vast. I'll be attending sessions relating to innovation technology and the media.

At the beginning of the event I walked into the media room and was greeted by: "Oh you are that Blogging Guy!" 

It is great to to be one of the only bloggers given media accreditation at this event.

See an overview of the conference at: http://www.fedcan.ca/congress2006/programs/ataglance.htm

Follow the coverage under the Congress tab of this blog.

Through the good graces of AirYork2.0, York's wireless some of the blogs entries will be live. 

You can bet this clip, which I received today, is rapidly spreading all over the continent and beyond. 

As part of our digital publishing practice, we have the resources to produce short, attention grabbing videos. These can be mounted on blogs, websites and emails to create viral marketing campaigns.

Howard

I will be attending this event: 

 

Can You Really Afford Not to Use VoIP?
Leveraging Options for Increased Business Value
Thursday June 1, 2006

Until recently, it took a substantial investment in equipment and IT staff for businesses to ensure their voice and data services continued to meet their needs. VoIP technology, however, has made advanced voice and data services more economical for businesses of all sizes, while positioning them to take advantage of future IP-enabled applications.

Join Frost & Sullivan and our panel of industry experts as we explore the various options offered by VoIP services. Learn some key considerations to effectively align your business with a solution that is right for you, and will enable the growth of your business. Share and exchange your thoughts and ideas during our interactive Q&A.

http://www.frost.com/prod/servlet/ebroadcast.pag?eventid=67545066

 

 

I helped design and will be a course leader at this Federated Press program. I will also be giving the keynote presentation. 

OPENING KEYNOTE: SETTING THE STAGE
Blogs are changing the way we communicate and essentially how we conduct business. This new media can provide a new and effective way to access your clientele and get your message across, but blogs can also talk about your organization, possibly without your awareness or consent. Are blogs a fad or a long-range strategy? Will blogs destroy brands or differentiate them? Will blogs create communication chaos or open the door to more relevant customer interaction?

This session will provide a high-level understanding of the who-what-where-why of marketing blogs and how they can complement your company’s existing customer communication strategies:
· State of the nation
· Strategic blogging
· The blog advantage
· Why blogs are taking over
· Tour of the blogsphere

.... and my Mother said "I know you we not smart enought to be a Doctor, but at least you are a Blogger."

We are pleased to announce that we have added FavorData (www.favordata.com) as a new client.

Howard

Get a hold of this important article  on user-generated web content. Over the next few days, I'm going to produce a set of notes on this piece.