Requests to Attend Internet Economy's Leading Event Now Being Accepted

    SAN FRANCISCO, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- O'Reilly Media, Inc.
and CMP Media today jointly unveiled the list of preliminary participants
and topics for the third annual Web 2.0 Conference. Web 2.0 has become the
gathering place for business leaders of the new Web, bringing together a
community of innovators to discuss and debate the most important issues and
strategies driving the Internet economy. This year's theme is "Disruption
and Opportunity," focusing on the services, applications, businesses, and
models that are reshaping the business landscape and creating opportunities
for entrepreneurs who understand the power of the Internet. The Web 2.0
Conference takes place November 7-9, 2006 in San Francisco.
    While the Web has become a robust platform with countless innovations
driving its ongoing development, widespread disruptions in traditional
business models are well underway. "The telcos feel under siege from VoIP
and bandwidth hungry content companies," notes conference chair John
Battelle. "Entertainment and publishing companies are struggling with
consumer-driven media and the attention economy. And the IT giants are in a
battle for their lives with the 'give it away free and monetize it with
ads' model of Yahoo! and Google. But within the chaos of disruption lie the
seeds of opportunity. This year's Web 2.0 Conference examines how the
startups and financiers are tending those seeds, and will also highlight
how the incumbents -- from the newly constituted AT&T to the venerable
Microsoft -- are taking advantage of the disruption."
    The Web 2.0 Conference is known for its interactive format stressing
audience interaction and participation. Through incisive plenary sessions,
cut-through-the-hype onstage conversations, rapid-fire "high order bits"
and "show me" presentations and in-depth workshops, visionaries and
executives from platform businesses will present their unique perspective
on the Web's future-in-flux. Confirmed speakers include:

主要的会议演讲人：

   -- John Battelle, Chairman and Publisher, Federated Media Publishing
    -- Jeffrey P. Bezos, Founder and CEO, Amazon
    -- Beth Comstock, President, NBC Universal Digital Media and Market
       Development
    -- Chad Hurley, CEO and Founder, YouTube
    -- Eric from The Kleptones
    -- Blake Krikorian, CEO, Sling Media
    -- Marissa Mayer, Vice President, Search Products and User Experience,
       Google, Inc.
    -- Roger McNamee, Managing Director, Elevation Partners
    -- Mary Meeker, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
    -- Jonathan F. Miller, Chairman and CEO, AOL
    -- Tim O'Reilly, Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
    -- Kevin Rose, Founder and Chief Architect, digg
    -- Toni Schneider, CEO, Automattic, Inc.
    -- Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., Chairman, The New York Times Company
    -- Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO, Facebook
    More participants will be announced as the program takes shape over the
coming months.

简译:

本次会议主要关注新兴的商业和技术发展,如何使网络做为一个平台,并且探寻网络如何在未来驱动商业发展。
    The Web 2.0 Conference focuses on emerging business and technology
developments that utilize the Web as a platform and defines how the Web
will drive business in the future. What began as a focused gathering on the
implications of the Web becoming a platform has transformed into an
industry event focused on the latest Internet innovations that are
redefining the way companies do business and how people live. Sample topics
to be addressed at the conference include:

一些主要议题：
    -- Defining Web 3.0: What's Next -如何定义web3.0：下一个是什么？
    -- Collision of the Titans: Publishers v. Platforms -泰坦尼克沉没：出版商 vs.平台
    -- Collective Intelligence or the Madness of Crowds? -集体智能 或者 大众的疯狂
    -- What Might Go Wrong in Web 2.0? -Web2.0中有哪些错误？
    -- Is the IPO Culture Over? -IPO的文化结束了？ 
    -- The Tiered Internet: A Debate -层级互联网？
    -- Web 2.0 in China -Web2.0在中国
    -- Disrupting the Disruptors: Incumbents Strike Back -突破突破者：孵化回击？
    -- Privacy and Trust: Who Owns Your Data? -隐私和信任：谁拥有你的数据？

    This year's conference will also feature the Launch Pad event, which
debuted last year to enthusiastic reviews. Launch Pad showcases a select
group of start-ups offering a promising new business model or innovative
technology -- or both. Sixty entries vied for inclusion last year; only
thirteen made the cut. This year's competition for Launch Pad inclusion
promises to be even fiercer.
    The Web 2.0 Conference connects the leaders and technologists opening
the Web's business opportunities. Conference attendance is limited to
maintain an intimate setting and foster dialogue among all participants.
General attendee registration for the Web 2.0 Conference is by invitation
only; requests for invitations are now being accepted. Media credentials
will also be extended by invitation only.
    Only the Web 2.0 Conference brings the intelligence, innovation, and
leadership of the internet industry together. The conference is produced in
partnership with O'Reilly Media, Inc. and CMP Media, and is moderated by
John Battelle, Program Chair, and O'Reilly CEO Tim O'Reilly.
    Additional Resources:

    For complete conference details, visit:
     http://web2con.com
    For information on sponsorship and Launch Pad opportunities at O'Reilly
conferences, contact Amber Rattu: [email protected] or 415-905-2647
    For news articles, blogs, announcements, and photos (available for use
with attribution) from the 2005 Web 2.0 Conference, see:
    http://www.oreillynet.com/where2005/
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