We’ve just returned from Los Angeles, and what was – by a wide margin – the biggest and best ITEXPO event I’ve ever been a part of.  Vendors, speakers, attendees, the media, and the show producers were all pleased with an event that exceeded everyone’s expectations – how often does that happen?

A few highlights included: 

The TMC Editor’s Week – which brought together more than 75 exhibitors, with almost a dozen TMC editors – producing a valuable venue for the exhibitors to tell their stories, and for the TMC staff to efficiently gather the show’s news.

The Best-of Show Awards program – which this year featured a pre-show nomination process, and an on-site judging.  FIR was pleased to report that long time client TelcoBridges won (once again) for its Tmedia product. 

Seeing former VON friends & colleagues – who gathered at ITEXPO to connect with each other, conduct business, and keep the VoIP community alive and well.  It was great to see Carl Ford, Bill Kelly, Rich Grigonis, Ari Rabbin, Jon Arnold, and Justin McLain once again.      

The attendance on the Expo floor was fantastic – Attendees seemed to find what they were looking for, and Vendors were pleasantly surprised by the volume, and quality of the leads they got.    

A strong showing was just what the industry needed – and TMC hit it out of the park in Los Angeles (which may be more than the Angels or Dodgers do this season).  I’m looking forward to seeing how this momentum is leveraged at the Miami Show in early February 09’