The IMCCA Board of Directors is made up of Vendors, End Users, Researchers and Consultants. This month we would like to introduce you to Heidi Melin of Polycom.

Heidi Melin joined Polycom in September 2007 as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. She is responsible for Polycom's high-touch marketing strategy which includes global branding and corporate identity, field and channel marketing, corporate communications, analyst relations, enterprise solutions, demand generation, and events.

A marketing veteran with over eighteen years of corporate and agency experience, Heidi brings a proven track record of successful, award-winning marketing programs that deliver bottom line results. Prior to joining Polycom, Heidi served as chief marketing officer at Hyperion Solutions, the leader in business performance management and business intelligence, and as group vice president of Marketing for PeopleSoft. Prior to joining PeopleSoft, Melin worked for leading technology advertising agency Hodskins Simone and Searles, where she was responsible for the strategic direction of integrated marketing programs for a variety of high tech clients.

At Hyperion, Heidi led a successful global brand strategy and corporate re-positioning initiative which contributed to its recognition as a leader in two Gartner Magic Quadrants and IDC's 2006 Marketing Performance Matrix. At PeopleSoft, Heidi led the marketing services organization, managing a global team of 160 marketing professionals. Heidi holds a BA in Political Science from Willamette University.

BT Conferencing to acquire Wire One Holdings Inc. Read On..

LifeSize Receives VON Magazine's Inaugural Innovator Award Read On..

Frost & Sullivan Names Telanetix the North American Telepresence Emerging Company of the Year. Read On..

IMCCA welcomes Conference Plus as a new Gold vendor member. Please visit their website by clicking on their logo to learn more about them.

IMCCA welcomes People Cube as a new Gold Vendor member. Please visit their website by clicking on their logo to learn more about them.

Join panels of senior executives and industry experts as they address the latest issues in collaborative conferencing. How are customers using their technologies? What are their future plans? Are HD and telepresence here to stay? What long term impact will Cisco, HP, Microsoft, and others have on the collaborative conferencing space? Come prepared to learn, ask questions, and challenge our panelists. Panelists will include representatives from BT Conferencing, Compunetix, Cisco/WebEx, HP/Halo, InterCall, LifeSize, Polycom, RADVISION, SONY, TANDBERG, Telanetix, Teliris, YAMAHA, and York Telecom.

Moderator: Dr. S. Ann Earon, IMCCA Chairperson Emeritus Wednesday June 18th, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 pm

Registration Information: Cost to attend: $50 Register at www.infocomm.org or directly through the IMCCA by contacting Carol Zelkin at czelkin@imcca.org or at 516-818-8184

The Telepresence and HD Conferencing Users and Professionals group (or TPHD) was set-up as a place where end-users and professionals involved in the HD video conferencing field, telepresence field and other immersive technology fields can communicate. It is hoped that group members will be able to share case studies and other relevant information in a manufacturer agnostic environment.

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Polycom Announces Industry's First Green Services To Reduce Carbon Emissions Through Visual Communications. Read On..

Everyday Green Tips from InterCall Employees. Read On..

Observations on technology trends from the latest conferences and seminars

In This Edition:
· Getting conned
· NAB 2008
· A conference a day keeps the apple away
· News from the show
· My pick hits

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Argyle Executive Forum: Leadership in Media 2008
-May 7th 2008 New York, New York

infoComm 08-June 16th-20th 2008, Las Vegas

infoComm Asia-November 19th- 21st 2008, Hong Kong

For info on speaking opportunities, attending or exhibiting at these events, please contact Carol Zelkin.