CTS Conference May 19-22

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The CTS conference is at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, Ca., 19-23 May with the panel session scheduled for late afternoon on Thurs 22 May.

Panel Abstract:

This years CTS Panel discussion will focus on two observed hypotheses: First, there doesn’t seem to be any new or exciting collaboration technology being developed. We seemed to have reached a technology creativity plateau. Second, new uses of our existing technology are being developed and they are having an impact on our society(s).

As one looks at the different collaboration technologies that exist today, one discovers these technologies have been around for 5 – 10 years. For example the Web, IR Chat, Video Tele-Conferencing (VTC), shared spaces (e.g. bulletin boards, white boards, etc.), applications sharing & remote access (e.g. virtual development of a single document or presentation) and email have all been around at least that long. Even more interesting is to observe that the Web, IR Chat and bulletin board/black board technologies are the only ones that really get used today.

While there doesn't appear to be any new collaboration technologies being developed, there continues to be new and creative applications of the existing technology that one could argue are and/or will have an impact on the global society. Teenagers walking down the street side by side using IR Chat to communicate means something. "Living" in a virtual world of My Spaces, Face Book, U-Tube, E-Bay, Snoops.com, on line bill paying and on line gaming provides many conveniences and includes many risks.