Several PR opportunities are available before the VoiceCon Orlando 2008 and during the event that will help maximize your company’s exposure. All of the following services are included at no charge for VoiceCon Orlando 2008 exhibitors.

PR Strategy and Counsel

The VoiceCon Orlando 2008 PR team is available to assist you with any questions or issues you may have regarding your PR outreach strategy before or during the event, including tips on contacting press and analysts, as well as PR advice based on industry events and topics at VoiceCon Orlando 2008 that will be of interest to your company. Contact VoiceCon Orlando PR Manager, Natalia Wodecki at .

Inclusion in VoiceCon “Preview” Press Release

VoiceCon Orlando 2008 offers an amazing audience to target for your company’s new product or service announcement, and no other IP Telephony event brings the same impressive and accessible blend of press, analysts, exhibitors and attendees together. VoiceCon Orlando attendees are influential IT professionals who come to see the spectrum of technologies, products and solutions in one place so they can make more informed purchasing decisions.

If your company is planning on making an announcement at VoiceCon Orlando 2008, we can help you increase the exposure through a March 10 press release detailing exhibitor announcements at the event. To be included in this opportunity, exhibitors can fill out the New Product Description form in the VoiceCon Orlando 2008 Exhibitor Resource Center (PR agencies—you can get the login information from your client). The deadline for inclusion is February 25, 2008. If you would like to participate in this opportunity but not release specific details of your announcement, we can also accommodate you.

Editorial Opportunity for VoiceCon Orlando 2008 —Executive Interviews

TechWeb Networks is looking to speak with executives from exhibitors who will be launching products or services at VoiceCon Orlando 2008. The focus of these interviews will be your product launch, providing readers with more context and information about your launch during the event. A limited number of companies will be selected from submissions received for this opportunity based on uniqueness of the product/service and availability of the company’s executive. These interviews will also be podcast and posted to the VoipLoop.com site. Send information on your executive and product launch to CMP Executive Producer, . Embargo dates will be honored. The deadline for submissions is March 7.

Access to the VoiceCon Orlando 2008 Press List

Information on how to download the database of all pre-registered press and analysts who will be attending VoiceCon Orlando 2008 will be available February 18 in the VoiceCon Orlando 2008 Exhibitor Resource Center (PR agencies—you can get the login information from your client). This database will be updated and made available on a weekly basis until the event, with the final press and analyst attendee list uploaded the week after the conclusion of VoiceCon Orlando 2008. This information will give you the opportunity to set up on-site interviews and meetings prior to the event.

Exhibitor PR Service Partner: PR Newswire

PR Newswire is the official news service for VoiceCon Orlando 2008. PR Newswire provides global electronic distribution, targeting, measurement, translation and broadcast services on behalf of 40,000 corporate, government, association, and other customers worldwide.

PR Newswire is extending several Special Offers to all VoiceCon Orlando 2008 exhibitors. PR Newswire’s offer includes:

• Complimentary first year PR Newswire membership for all exhibitors wishing to join PR Newswire for the first time.
• Automatic posting of event-related news sent via PR Newswire to all PR Newswire Web properties including PR Newswire for Journalists and the PR Newswire online news center.
• Opportunity to purchase the MediaRoom ShowCase service for the event. MediaRoom ShowCase is an online pressroom—a one stop, efficiently packaged Web site that houses your press kits, event releases and important information, specifically designed for the trade show audience. It is flexible and easy-to-use, making it a must-have for VoiceCon Orlando 2008.
• Exhibitors purchasing a MediaRoom ShowCase will also receive a one-time 20% discount off of their next event-related news release distributed over PR Newswire's national US1 circuit.

PR Newswire has also created a PR Toolkit that provides press release writing and distribution tips, not to mention additional special offers for new members.

If you would like more information about the many services that PR Newswire provides, please call 1-800-858-7057 or e-mail . and mention VoiceCon Orlando 2008.

Meeting Room for Press Briefings

Beginning January 21, press meeting rooms can be reserved in half-hour increments for exhibitors who have made reservations with press/analysts during the event—to reserve a meeting room, send the following information to Natala Dugandzic at : company name, name and contact information of person requesting meeting, meeting time, and press/analyst attending the meeting.

The last day to reserve a meeting room before the show will be March 13th. Otherwise, room reservations can be made on-site throughout the show.

The meeting rooms are located in the Media Center, located in the “Miami” conference room. Signs located near registration will point the way to the Media Center.

The Media Center will be open the following days:

Sunday, March 16: 12 - 5 pm
Monday, March 17: 7:30 am - 7 pm
Tuesday, March 18: 7:30 am - 6 pm
Wednesday, March 19: 7:30 am - 6 pm
Thursday, March 20: 7:30 am - 1:30 pm

Exhibitor Press Collateral Area

Exhibitors can also leave press kits in the VoiceCon Orlando 2008 Media Center for press to access beginning the first day of the show, March 17, 2008.

Guide to Engaging the Media

Develop an effective media relations strategy for the event using the Guide to Engaging the Media section of this guide, which provides recommendations for organizing media relations efforts at VoiceCon Orlando 2008.

Press Coverage from previous VoiceCon Orlando Events

Read comments from the press to give you a better understanding of the feedback from the past VoiceCon Orlando events.

Encourage Your Press/Analyst Contacts to Register

If you would like to encourage any of your regular press or analyst contacts to register for VoiceCon Orlando 2008, you can direct them to our press and analyst registration site, which will be available shortly.

VoiceCon Orlando Public Relations Contact:

Natalia Wodecki
VoiceCon Orlando PR Manager
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