As ClueCon MMX gets closer we have more good news to share with everyone. First of all, we are pleased to announce that Philip Zimmermann, inventor of PGP, will be returning to ClueCon this year! We look forward to his talk: "Secure VoIP Explained - Why You Need Secure VoIP and the Best Way to Get It." Our other featured speakers include: * Anthony Minessale, author of the FreeSWITCH project: Keynote Address * Daniel-Constantin Mierla, co-founder and core developer of Kamailio: Blending FreeSWITCH and Kamailio to Build Large Unified Communication Platforms * Bogdan-Andrei Iancu, founder of OpenSIPS: OpenSIPS Load-Balancing For A FreeSWITCH Server Cluster * Matt Florell, author of the ViciDial Call Center Suite: Building a Scalable Hosted Call Center Platform * Moises Silva, software engineer, Sangoma Technologies: The FreeTDM API * Darren Schreiber, founder of the 2600Hz project and former lead developer of FreePBX V3: Distributed Cloud Telephony With 2600Hz We certainly look forward to these presentations and more. The complete ClueCon schedule is available here. ClueCon has a new sponsor: Meraki. Meraki will be supplying WiFi access points and the necessary resources to deploy and maintain them throughout the conference. Meraki will be making sure that all of our guests have a smooth and pleasant experience with their network connectivity. In other news, Sangoma Technologies, a diamond sponsor of this year's event, will be giving away several TDM cards: * A200 4-port analog card with 2 FXO and 2 FXS ports * A101DE single port T1/E1 Both of these cards are PCI Express and have built in echo cancellation. Sangoma will be giving away four of each - that's eight TDM cards total! This is in addition to the two iPads and the Macbook Pro. The engraving of these items will be done soon - watch for news and pictures. Of course, we probably have other goodies to give away as well... We also have a hotel alert: The week of August 2, 2010 is going to be a busy one for Chicago hotels. A large musical event is being held on Friday August 6 and local hotels are starting to fill up. Be sure to book your room at the Trump by Tuesday July 13 so that you can secure the rate of $225 per night. Come visit our Web site or call 877.742.CLUE (2583) for more information. See you in August! The ClueCon Team http://www.cluecon.com 877.742.CLUE