Emerging Tech 2004

O'Reilly Network: O'Reilly Network -- 2004 Emerging Technology Conference Coverage [Jan. 16, 2004]

So I'm here at the lobby bar of the Westin Plaza Hotel in San Diego, it's sunday night and the Emerging Tech conference starts tomorrow with the Digital Democracy teach-in.

I just registered as a speaker, since I'm going to be talking about wireless in the developing world on wednesday. And man, i'm getting excited. the lobby bar is abuzz with conversations. people are really into this shit, and the few people i've had the pleasure of talking to seem to think my perspective, and our project are exciting. that's always a confidence booster before a big event, and speaking at ETech is pretty big in my world.

There's a lot of sessions going on, wireless stuff, including at least one speaker on mesh networking, and Social Software, including some pretty cool talks about upcoming stuff.

I'm staying at a friendly and dirt-cheap backpacker hostel a few blocks from the conference hotel, sharing a room with another atendee, and spent the day today walking around San Diego with another danish participant, and abusing a 24h free WiFi offer at the local Starbucks cofee shop. Oh, and enjoying the fat that my new ibm thinkpad is so light i can carry it with me in a small bag at all times.

i'll be back with more info as this mass conversation gets on the way.