SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- TechWeb and O'Reilly Media, Inc.,
co-producers of the annual Web 2.0 Summit (http://www.web2summit.com),
announced that this exclusive event has sold out for the fifth consecutive
year. The event's program will look at how the technologies, values and
cultures of the Web can address the world's most pressing limits. Web 2.0
Summit, which takes place November 5-7 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco,
will bring the great minds of our time together this week as leaders of the
Internet economy turn their attention to the solutions the Web can provide to
the world at large.
With complex systems seemingly reaching their limits, it has become
apparent that the Web provides an avenue for new ways to address these limits.
The Web's greatest inventions are, at their core, social movements. Reflecting
that growth, the program has expanded to include leaders in the fields of
healthcare, genetics, finance, global business and politics.
"The conversation this year is no longer just about the Web," said John
Battelle, Program Chair. "Instead, Web 2.0 Summit has gathered the Internet
industry leaders to drive discussion about how to utilize the Web as a
platform to address social and global challenges. Tim O'Reilly and I are
pleased to host another sold out Summit event and look forward to the unique
perspectives and forward-looking conversations that will take place."
Web 2.0 Summit has become the gathering place for business leaders of the
new Web, encouraging discussion and debate on the most important issues and
strategies driving the Internet economy and the expectations of the coming
year. The conference includes over 70 thought leaders and entrepreneurs
speaking, expert-led workshops, plenary sessions, and a variety of unique
networking events. The Web 2.0 Summit event connects the leaders and
technologists opening the Web's business opportunities. Attendance is limited
to maintain an intimate setting and foster dialog among participants.
Sponsors of the Web 2.0 Summit include: Accenture, Adobe,
Careerbuilder.com, Enterprise Ireland, IBM, IDA Ireland, iQuestions, Juniper
Networks, Microsoft, Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV), MySpace, NEA, Omidyar,
Panorama Capital, Right Media, Searchme.com, Socialtext, Source Forge, Thomson
Reuters, and Yahoo!.
Web 2.0 Summit takes place November 5-7, 2008 at the Palace Hotel in San
Francisco. The event is produced by O'Reilly Media, Inc. and TechWeb and
moderated by John Battelle, Program Chair, and Tim O'Reilly, CEO and founder
of O'Reilly Media. For more information visit: http://www.web2summit.com.
About O'Reilly
O'Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books,
online services, magazines, and conferences. Since 1978, O'Reilly has been a
chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in on the
technology trends that really matter and spurring their adoption by amplifying
"faint signals" from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active
participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of
advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism. For more information, visit:
http://www.oreilly.com/. O'Reilly is a registered trademark of O'Reilly Media,
Inc. Other products mentioned may be trademarks of their respective companies.
About TechWeb
TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative
business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and
marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media
brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 13.3 million*
business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created
around our global face-to-face events Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and
VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading,
Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial
Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek,
TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, Wall Street & Technology magazines. TechWeb
also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance
marketing, integrated media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a
division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and
specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5
billion.
*13.3 million business decision-makers: based on # of monthly connections
About United Business Media Limited
United Business Media Limited (UBM) is a global media and marketing
services company that informs markets and brings the world's buyers and
sellers together at events, online, in print, and with the information they
need to do business successfully. UBM serves professional and commercial
communities, from IT professionals to doctors, from journalists to jewelry
dealers, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. UBM employs more than
6,500 people in more than 30 countries. UBM's businesses operating in the US
include CMPMedica, Commonwealth Business Media, Everything Channel, PR
Newswire, RISI, TechInsights, TechWeb and Think Services. UBM is listed on the
London Stock Exchange (UBM.L) and has a market capitalization of $1.6 billion.
