[*] IT360.ca invitation to independent Asterisk User Group developers

[Simon P. Ditner]

Hi All,

TAUG.ca has partnered with IT360 to put together an Asterisk conference
in Toronto this April. We've made arrangements to get further discounts
for developers, and people coming from out of town. I hope some of you
can make it out!

Cheers,
Simon P. Ditner
TAUG Coordinator

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Your Invitation to SAVE $570 before March 17
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This is your invitation from the Toronto Asterisk Users Group to attend
the Asterisk & Open Source Telephony Conference sponsored by TAUG and
Digium Inc., running from April 7th - 9th. We are able to offer you
savings of $570 to attend if you register by March 17th. You pay only
$380. After March 17th, save $630 and pay only $420.

Contact Simon Ditner <simon-it360 at uc.org> for your special discount code.
Continue reading for more details and benefits of attending.


Free Digium Keynotes for Asterisk User Group Members
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There are eight keynote presentations during IT360 which are all
automatically included with your registration. Two of the eight are Mark
Spencer and Kevin Fleming from Digium Inc. Read on for their presentation
details:


KEVIN FLEMING ~ DIRECTOR OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, DIGIUM INC.
April 8, 2008 : 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Asterisk Virtualization

>>Abstract: This session will discuss the benefits, pitfalls and
economic advantages of running Asterisk on popular virtualization
environments including VMware and Xen. Virtualization provides virtual
PBX services, and support complex redundancy and failover models. It is
valuable for geographic distribution of services with relatively simple
reconfiguration when network changes are required.


MARK SPENCER ~ FOUNDER & CTO, DIGIUM INC.
April 9, 2008 - 12:10pm - 1:00pm

The Future of Open Source Telephony

>>Abstract: Mark Spencer, Asterisk creator, will present the "The Future
of Telephony", including new and exciting evidence of Asterisk's growing
business presence around the world.


Summary of Asterisk & Open Telephony Conference
April 7-9, 2008
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>>April 7, 2008

1) A Gentle Intro to VoIP and SIP for Business ~ Henry Coleman
2) Integrating Asterisk: Round Table Forum ~ Jim Van Meggelen, Kevin
   Broadfoot, Leif Madsen, Simon Ditner

>> April 8, 2008

1) Asterisk as an Appliance: Plug & Play Telephony ~ Kristian Kielhofner
2) Asterisk Manager: Interface (AMI): When, Why and How ~ Clod Patry
3) Why Voice Matters in a Web 2.0 World ~ Matthew Gamble
4) Asterisk Virtualization ~ Kevin Fleming (Keynote)
5) Clustering Asterisk ~ Leif Madsen

>> April 9, 2008

1) Migrating from POTS to VoIP ~ Jared Smith
2) Open Source Call Centres ~ Matt Florel, Reza M. Reza
3) The Future of Open Source Telephony ~ Mark Spencer (Keynote)
4) Building Blocks for Powerful Phone Applications ~ Simon Ditner
5) Case Studies: Large Business Use of Asterisk ~ Jim Van Meggelen


Links With More Info
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1) Official Asterisk & Open Telephony page:
http://www.it360.ca/2008/asterisk.cfm

2) Full Conference Summary (90+ sessions):
http://www.it360.ca/2008/conf_glance_day.cfm

3) Registration Page: https://www.exporeg.com/it360/


QUESTIONS?
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Contact Sharon Vernon, guest services.
905-695-0123 x214
svernon at plumcom.ca

Event Website: http://www.it360.ca/

REGISTER HERE: https://www.exporeg.com/it360/

++ Remember to contact me for your code: simon at uc.org

(Please note that this discount is not applicable to the VoIP Intensive
Workshop - Use code A101 to receive a 25% user group discount. Discounts
can not be combined)