Pictures, Webinars, and overview of our MSpace University event are soon to come!

The MSpace University technology showcase and education series is back by popular demand! Join us on August 25^th from 11:30 - 5:30 for a half day experience of learning about the newest Videoconferencing and Audiovisual technology available in the industry! The event will be kicked off at 11:30 with lunch and panel discussion on The Driving Forces of Unified Communication, followed by classes to learn about emerging technology, as well as The MSpace Telepresence Experience and ending with keynote address on Videoconferencing as a way of life - The mass adoption of videoconferencing in the consumer market and how it will affect professional adoption of videoconferencing by speaker Elliot Gold. Throughout the entire event, all of MSpace's quality manufacturers will be showing and demonstrating the newest videoconferencing and audiovisual technology in the industry!

MSpace University Includes:

• Free Lunch: MSpace will be providing lunch catered by McCormick & Schmick's to all attendees of our event! Click here to see your menu
• Panel Discussion: During lunch will be a panel on The Driving Forces of Unified Communication with industry experts and technology champions mediated by top industry analyst Elliot Gold, in order for attendees to participate in a Q&A session.  Click here to see all panel members
• Classes: Structured classes have been created to educate our customers on emerging trends within the industry and opportunities to learn how technology can assist you in efficiently and effectively communicating within your organization.
  Click here to see the class schedule and to pre-register 
• MSpace Telepresence Experience: MSpace University will be featuring The MSpace Telepresence Experience powered by Glowpoint and Polycom. This system truly removes the barriers of physical distance by providing a rich and powerful meeting environment that you must experience to believe. Click here to see the telepresence schedule and to pre-register
• Technology Showcase: Get hands on experience with the newest in technology from MSpace's list of leading videoconferencing and audiovisual vendors all in one spot! Click here to see the full list of technology
• Keynote Speaker Elliot Gold: Elliot will be speaking on Videoconferencing as a way of life - The mass adoption of videoconferencing in the consumer market and how it will affect professional adoption of videoconferencing. Gold, is a highly recognized industry analysis who publishes the widely read teleconferencing newsletter TeleSpan. He has also jointly authored a half-dozen books on the subject of video and teleconferencing. He will be speaking to the videoconferencing industry and supplying information on what you need to know for planning your long term videoconferencing goals. Read Gold's bio below. 
• Event Participation Prizes: MSpace and presenting vendors will be giving away an IPad, Ciso Flip Video Camera, Portable GPS unit, NEC 32" Display and many more to attendees of the event! Click here to see a full list of prizes
• Ongoing MSpace University Learning Opportunities: MSpace wants to be able to provide the experience of MSpace University to our national customer base year round. This is why, at the MSpace University event, MSpace will be the launching our MSpace University website. Visit http://www.mspaceuniversity.com/ after August 25^th 2010 to have access to educational webinars, training opportunities, and industry news!

Schedule of Events

Check in and Technology Showcase:  11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Lunch and Panel Discussion Mediated by Elliot Gold: 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Classes and Technology Showcase: 1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
Keynote Speaker Elliot Gold, Videoconferencing as a way of life - The mass adoption of videoconferencing in the consumer market and how it will affect professional adoption of videoconferencing: 4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
Prize Drawings: 5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 

Elliot Gold: President of TeleSpan

Elliot Gold founded TeleSpan in 1981 as a publishing and consulting company in the area of teleconferencing. Since that time, he has had consulting contracts with over 50 providers of teleconferencing equipment and services, including several investment bankers and venture capitalists. Gold is quoted frequently in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, BusinessWeek, and dozens of other business and trade publications. His clients come from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Sweden. His assessment of the teleconferencing market has been published in a half-dozen languages on every continent in the world.

Gold has published TeleSpan, a newsletter on teleconferencing, since 1981 and has jointly authored a half-dozen books on the subject of teleconferencing.

Prior to founding TeleSpan, he was a Member of the Technical Staff of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where he worked for 15 years in a series of positions in information systems and systems analyst.

Elliot Gold's Website: http://www.telespan.com/home.html  

Panel Discussion

During lunch there will be a panel on The Driving Forces of Unified Communication with industry experts and technology champions. The panel will be mediated by top industry analyst Elliot Gold. 

Panel Members:

• Bob Preston-Chief Collaboration Officer and Vice President of Industry Solutions at Polycom
• Marty Monson-Executive-Vice President of Business Development at Glowpoint
• Robert Hughes-Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Vidyo
• Jim Reddy-Vice President Americas Sales for InFocus

Classes

Structured classes have been created to educate our customers on emerging trends within the industry and opportunities to learn how technology can assist you in efficiently and effectively communicating within your organization. 

Class Names:

• "Video in the cloud-What it means, how it works for your business" 
• "Utilizing Video Communications to Transform the way you conduct Business"
• "Callway: Telepresence for the SMB"
• "Transforming Visual Communications"
• "Busting through the boundaries of tradition - opening up worlds of possibilities" 
• "What do New Display Technologies mean to you?"
• "Prosumer vs Consumer Displays, What's the Difference?" 

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Bronze Sponsors:
Biamp, Christie, Extron, Revolabs, Chief, Crestron, and Vaddio