Welcome to the VoiceCon San Francisco 2008 Media Center. Here you will find helpful information to guide you through the press registration process as well as other media resources.

This page contains the following information:

• Press Registration Information
• Required Credentials for Press and Analysts
• Media Center Hours and Briefing Room Availability
• PR Newswire Information for the Media
• Archives

Exhibitors or exhibitor representatives with PR-related questions should consult the PR Opportunities page in the Exhibitor Center.

Press Registration Information

Press Registration is now open. If you are interested in registering for a press pass, please review the required credentials below.

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Required Credentials for Press and Analysts

To qualify for a complimentary media pass for VoiceCon San Francisco 2008, the applicant must cover the industry on a regular basis by writing regular reports or publishing relevant articles on the industry that are not solicited by an exhibiting company and are not confidential. Private consultants who are paid by an individual company are not eligible for a media pass, and should request a pass from the sponsoring company. Additional information on requirements for press and analysts is as follows.

One of the following credentials must be presented in advance of VoiceCon San Francisco before press and analyst registration can be approved:

• Trade/Business Publications; Online/News Services
• Industry Analysts
• Online News Outlets
• Association Publications/Newsletters
• Freelance Writers and Authors
• Bloggers
• Titles Accepted/Not Accepted

Trade/Business Publications; Online/News Services

Reporters from industry trade publications, newspapers and wire services must provide a sample of an article published within the past six months that clearly displays authorship.

Industry Analysts

Writers from internationally recognized market research or financial institutions who consistently write for regularly published newsletters and/or reports must provide a sample of an industry-related report published within the past six months that clearly displays authorship.

Online News Outlets

An online news outlet must contain original news content above and beyond links, forums, troubleshooting tips and reader contributors, and have a readership of over 1,000 per month. Each news outlet must have a paid reporting staff of two or more and most post original, dated, industry-related news at least once per week.

Association Publications/Newsletters

Reporters from internationally recognized magazines, newspapers or newsletters produced by industry associations must provide an article published within the past six months. Newsletter reporters must have a registered subscriber base of at least 500.

Freelance Writers and Authors

Persons requesting freelance credentials must provide an article published within the past six months. Those who freelance occasionally and are employed by non-news organizations are not eligible for media credentials.

Bloggers

Bloggers must cover the industry on a regular basis and must have written on the unified communications/telecom industry within six months of requesting a media badge. Blogs must contain original, dated, industry-related news content above and beyond links, forums, troubleshooting tips and reader contributions, and have been in existence at least one year before media badge request. No corporate or personal blogs will be considered.

Titles Accepted

Titles Not Accepted

Note: Press credentials are reserved for editorial staff and analysts. Publication and research employees with the following types of titles will be considered for press credentials: Publication Titles: Associate Editor Business Editor Editor-in-Chief Executive Editor Features Editor Managing Editor Photographer Reporter Senior Writer Staff Writer Technology Editor Lab Titles: Online Editor Senior Editor Broadcasting Titles: Anchor Broadcast Producer Camera operator Host Reporter Sound engineer Market Research Titles: Analyst President Program Director Vice President

Note: Press credentials are reserved for editorial staff and analysts. Press credentials will not be issued for publication and research employees with the following types of titles: Publication Titles: Account Executive Administrative Assistant Assistant Production titles Associate Publisher IS Manager Marketing/PR titles Production titles Programmer Publisher Sales titles Web Master Market Research Titles: Account Executive Administrative Assistant CEO Engineer IS Manager Marketing/PR titles President Sales titles Vice President

We reserve the right to refuse media badges, without cause, during pre-registration as well as onsite media registration. Please be advised that, due to high demand, media badges are limited in number. Only commercial news outlets, major analyst firms and leading industry bloggers will be issued media badges.

For additional questions regarding press and analyst registration information at VoiceCon San Francisco 2008 , please contact:

Natalia Wodecki
VoiceCon San Francisco PR Manager
Email: nwodecki@techweb.com

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Media Center Hours and Briefing Rooms

Meeting rooms for individual press briefings will be available by reservation in the Media Center during the event. You may submit a meeting room request beginning October 13th - at which time we will provide a contact email on the site. Please include the following information in your request:

Time:
Duration: 1 Hour or 1/2 Hour
Date:
Name of Exhibiting Company:
Name of Registered Exhibitor Representative:
Name of Press/Group:
Name of Registered Journalist/Analyst:

*Last day to pre-reserve a room is November 6th. After this date all room reservations can be made on a first-come-first-serve basis at the event.

The Media Center may only be used by registered exhibitors, representatives, press and analysts. For each meeting, one attendee must be registered as press (journalist/analyst) and the other must be a registered exhibitor. For more information, please contact Joylyn Tanner at

The Media Center Hours will be coming soon.

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PR Newswire Information

Journalists will benefit from PR Newswire's media-only website by providing a source for immediate access to breaking VoiceCon San Francisco 2008 news from thousands of companies worldwide. Get the news you need for your beat, delivered according to your preferences. Visit PR Newswire for Journalists at www.prnewswire.com/media to set-up your free, personalized account, and to gain access to images, multimedia news and ProfNet Experts^SM. PR Newswire is the official media services provider of VoiceCon San Francisco 2008 .

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Archive

Coverage and photos from previous VoiceCon events can be found in our media archive.

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