[kNews] Tour USA: "If everybody had an ocean..."

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Dear All,

Yup, you guessed it, we're off to the USofA in December. If "everybody'd be 
surfin'" wouldn't the Internet be pretty slow? Hmmm... Somehow, I don't 
think that's what the Beach Boys intended...
 

- Tour USA - California: Local help for event promotion/booth
- Content Delivery Networks Fall 2001 endorsed by Kendra Initiative
- In The City - music convention - Toby & Daniel talk Napster Diaspora
- Thanks for French assistance in France
- Kendra meeting on 22/10/2001 in London - Register NOW to attend!
- Event Summary


Tour USA - California: Local help for event promotion/booth
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Well, it's about time too! Kendra's bandwagon is off to the US in December. 
First stop, San Jose, sunny (I hope) California for 3 days of Stardust's 
CDN event starting on 4th December.
 

We have a stand/booth and we need local people to help out at the event. 
For more information see:
 
http://www.kendra.org.uk/lists/archive/k-general/msg00044.html

Farooq has posted to kGen asking for US Kendra Participants attending CDN 
to contact him. Please do so via the kGen list:
 
http://www.kendra.org.uk/lists/archive/k-general/msg00047.html
And have a quick refresh of the list guidelines before you post:
http://www.kendra.org.uk/lists.php#guidelines


Content Delivery Networks Fall 2001 endorsed by Kendra Initiative
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Kendra will be there with a stand and I'll be speaking as much as my voice 
will allow. Should be a real humdinger of an event! In their own words...
 

The Content Networking Event - a new level of conference, led by content 
networking innovators, demonstrates to both business people and 
technologists how content networking services, in concert with the latest 
edge services, are the cornerstones of success for the enterprise and 
service providers.
 

This conference and exhibition shows how new, content-based network 
services are the cornerstones of success for business. For the enterprise. 
For xSPs. For the entire back to basics economy.
 

Discover... Expert opinions from thought-leaders about deployment, case 
studies, cost benefits and best practices * How your business network 
should profit from content networking * How to boost quality of 
content/information delivery to your most important audiences * How to make 
your network content-aware * How to evaluate and choose value-added content 
services.
 

This is the watershed event for... CxOs, business management * General & IT 
management * Network designers, etc. * Business development & IT 
professionals * Techno-savvy business colleagues.
 

From... Enterprises * Service providers * Financial organizations * Media 
and analyst organizations.
 

The event takes place at:
McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, California, US
04-06/12/2001

There's a 500 USD discount for Kendra Participants! Go get your discount 
at:
 
http://www.kendra.org.uk/profile.php#discounts

You'll find the link to the event at:
http://www.kendra.org.uk/news.php#future-events


In The City - music convention - Toby & Daniel talk Napster Diaspora
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Toby Slater and Daniel Harris will be presenting "Deeper Underground; 
Napster Diaspora" at 12.00 on Tuesday 02/10. Looking at life after Napster 
- the new breed of peer-to-peer applications.
 

Also, check out fellow Kendra Participant, Gavin Robertson presenting 
"Impatient For The Future - The Celestial Jukebox" on Monday. Mutual 
heckling, I hope! ;-) In their own words...
 

In The City, the UK?s music convention, will play host to top flight record 
company executives from around the world, 500 bands over 50 venues, and the 
usual assortment of DJ?s, bands, producers, managers, presidents, pluggers, 
lawyers, designers, journalists and fans. It?s going to be quite a 
weekend.
 

Panels, masterclasses, webcasts, presentations are the order of the day, 
plus all the meetings, debates and fireworks to be expected at the music 
industry?s annual conference. Not to mention celebrity interviews and 
keynote speeches from former Sex Pistol John Lydon, legendary Rolling 
Stones manager Andrew Loog-Oldham, Motown Records chairman Kedar 
Massenburg, Virgin USA Co-President Ray Cooper, legendary dance producer 
Howie B, and actor and comedian Steve Coogan.
 

The event takes place at:
Midland Hotel, Manchester, UK
29/09-02/10/2001

You'll find the link to the event at:
http://www.kendra.org.uk/news.php#future-events


Thanks for French assistance in France
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Many thanks to John and Andrew for their sterling efforts personing the 
Kendra Initiative stand at the recent Content World in Cannes. 
 

Also, a big thanks to Crystal, Emma, Noreen and all those at Terrapinn for 
sponsoring my travel and accommodation and also for providing Kendra 
Initiative with a huge stand. Having the stand really enabled us to turn a 
lot more heads than usual...
 


Kendra meeting on 22/10/2001 in London - Register NOW to attend!
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Just a reminder to register for the meeting. You can see the invite here:
http://www.kendra.org.uk/meetings/20011022invite.php
To register just follow instructions here: 
http://www.kendra.org.uk/profile.php#meetings 
And you will be listed on the website here: 
http://www.kendra.org.uk/participate.php#meeting-participants


Event Summary
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Digital Rights Management
Endorsement - 200 USD discount for Kendra Participants
20-21/09/2001 - New York - World Research Group

New Broadband Content Delivery Strategies - Daniel Harris talks
Endorsement - 10% discount for Kendra Participants
26-28/09/2001 - London - Marcus Evans

In The City - Toby Slater and Daniel Harris talk
29/09-02/10/2001 - Manchester - In The City

ISP Forum - Daniel Harris talks
Endorsement - 50% discount for Kendra Participants!
15-18/10/2001 - Nice - IIR Conferences

The Forth Kendra Initiative Meeting - Free for Kendra Participants
22/10/2001 - London - Kendra Initiative

Streaming Media Europe 2001
23-25/10/2001 - London - Streaming Media

Digital Media World Asia 2001
Endorsement - 15% discount for Kendra Participants
24-26/10/2001 - Singapore - Terrapinn

Broadband Content Congress 2001 - Daniel Harris talks
Endorsement - Stand - 10% discount for Kendra Participants
12-15/11/2001 - Juan Les Pins - IIR Conferences

Bastard TV 2001
30/11-01/12/2001 - Sheffield - The Culture Company

Content Delivery Networks Fall 2001 - Daniel Harris talks
Endorsement - Stand - 500 USD discount for Kendra Participants!
04-06/12/2001 - San Jose - Stardust

Streaming Media East 2001
11-13/12/2001 - New York - Streaming Media

"If everybody had an ocean
Across the U. S. A.
Then everybody'd be surfin'
Like Californi-a
..."

;-)

Cheers Daniel

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