Media Center

Welcome to the Enterprise Connect 2013 Media Center. Here you will find helpful information to guide you through the press registration process as well as other media resources.

Exhibitor representatives with PR-related questions should consult the PR Opportunities Page.

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Media Registration Information

Online media registration is now closed. Thank you to all press, analysts and bloggers who pre-registered to attend the event. Please be prepared to show media identification and a recently published industry-related article on-site to verify credentials.

Required Credentials for Press, Analysts & Bloggers

To qualify for a complimentary media pass for Enterprise Connect, the applicant must cover the industry on a regular basis by writing regular reports or publishing relevant articles on the industry that are not solicited by an exhibiting company and are not confidential. Private consultants who are paid by an individual company are not eligible for a media pass, and should request a pass from the sponsoring company. Additional information on requirements for press, analysts and bloggers is as follows.

One of the following credentials must be presented in advance of Enterprise Connect before media registration can be approved:

• Trade/Business Publications; Online/News Services
• Industry Analysts
• Online News Outlets
• Association Publications/Newsletters
• Freelance Writers and Authors
• Bloggers
• Titles Accepted/Not Accepted

Trade/Business Publications; Online/News Services

Reporters from industry trade publications, newspapers and wire services must provide a sample of an article published within the past six months that clearly displays authorship.

Industry Analysts

Writers from internationally recognized market research or financial institutions who consistently write for regularly published newsletters and/or reports must provide a sample of an industry-related report published within the past six months that clearly displays authorship.

Online News Outlets

An online news outlet must contain original news content above and beyond links, forums, troubleshooting tips and reader contributors, and have a readership of over 1,000 per month. Each news outlet must have a paid reporting staff of two or more and post original, dated, industry-related news at least once per week.

Association Publications/Newsletters

Reporters from internationally recognized magazines, newspapers or newsletters produced by industry associations must provide an article published within the past six months. Newsletter reporters must have a registered subscriber base of at least 500.

Freelance Writers and Authors

Persons requesting freelance credentials must provide an article published within the past six months. Those who freelance occasionally and are employed by non-news organizations are not eligible for media credentials.

Bloggers

Bloggers must cover the industry on a regular basis and must have written on enterprise communications, VoIP, Unified Communications, and/or IP Telephony within six months of requesting a media badge. Blogs must contain original, dated, industry-related news content above and beyond links, forums, troubleshooting tips and reader contributions before media badge request. No corporate blogs will be considered.

We reserve the right to refuse media badges, without cause, during pre-registration as well as on-site media registration. Please be advised that, due to high demand, media badges are limited in number. Only commercial news outlets, major analyst firms and leading industry bloggers will be issued media badges.

For additional questions regarding media registration information at Enterprise Connect, please contact:

Joylyn
PR Manager
Email:

Media Center Hours and Briefing Rooms

Pre-reservation requests for meeting space are now closed. Space reservations can be made on a first-come, first-serve basis onsite during the event.

The Media Center meeting space may only be used by registered press, analysts and bloggers and exhibitors, when accompanied by a member of the media. For each meeting, one attendee must be registered as media (journalist/analyst/blogger) and the other must be a registered exhibitor or speaker. For more information, please contact Joylyn Tanner at .

The meeting space is located in the Media Center, which is located in the Naples room. The Media Center will be open during the following hours:

PR Newswire Information

Journalists will benefit from PR Newswire's media-only website by providing a source for immediate access to breaking Enterprise Connect news from thousands of companies worldwide. Get the news you need for your beat, delivered according to your preferences. Visit PR Newswire for Journalists at www.prnewswire.com/media to set-up your free, personalized account, and to gain access to images, multimedia news and ProfNet ExpertsSM. PR Newswire is the official media services provider of Enterprise Connect.

Archives

Coverage and photos from previous Enterprise Connect (formerly VoiceCon) events can be found in our media archive