It's Easy Being Green -- Solving Global Warming with Telepresence Solutions at Telepresence World Conference June 4th through the 6th, San Diego,

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Telepresence and Holography / Holograms - November 2008

Editor’s viewpoint on their differences, likenesses and future...

We all just recently viewed an historic CNN holographic interview on an historic Election Night. CNN stated this type of imaging has never been done before on National TV and I believe that. I haven’t seen anything like it. The live interview caught me by surprise and sure had the “wow” factor attached to it didn’t it? Here’s a link to the actual interview.

CNN Hologram Video

The question now has to be asked. Is it Telepresence?

I’m no expert on the subject but I’m going to throw my hat into the ring, go out on a limb and say yes, I believe it is. Although I know many video conferencing purists are rolling their eyes and grabbing their guns right about now with my statement.

While I do know that Telepresence still hasn’t been universally defined (Houston, we have a problem), here’s how I see it…. Broken down to its simplest form - “tele” (through electronic means) and “presence” (present). This is how I’m justifying my opinion by lumping holography and Telepresence together. Just as Telepresence is surely an offshoot of video conferencing, holographic imaging (like we viewed on CNN) surely has to be considered an offshoot of Telepresence. The interviewer was “telepresent” from Chicago and beamed into the CNN Election Headquarters. She was most assuredly - “telepresent”. There was negligible latency, the imaging was fantastic and both interviewers were rehearsed on what they would say. I’ve just recently read that CNN actually “downgraded” the experience to make it “movie” quality and not as good as it could have been. Maybe they thought us mere mortals would be shocked if they showed their complete hand. I have a feeling it was so big to them, they didn’t want it to get upstaged by the historic election. I’m willing to bet we’ll see the “true” power of this technology in the upcoming weeks and months when they can put the pedal to the medal and show it off without having it sidetracked.

What an amazing time for this technology (all differences and opinions aside). Telepresence Doctors, nurses, teachers, schools and healthcare (healthpresence) will benefit from the recent gains in this state-of-the-art industry whether holograms, Telepresence or holography. Airlines also have to see the threat to a portion of their business travel. Hell, who wants go through security and fly to Miami for a two-hour conference when you can look them in the eye via Telepresence?

Beam me up Scotty! Simply amazing…!

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Your Editor and Administrator - L II
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Orange County (PRWEB) June 3, 2007 -- Bob McCandless, CEO of The McCandless Group and Cameron Durckel, Director of the Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in San Diego are scheduled to present "Are You Carbon Neutral? An Update on Global Warming and How Telepresence Can Help you Go Green and Increase Productivity" at this years Telepresence World conference, at the University of San Diego, San Diego, California. As the CEO of The McCandless Group, Mr. McCandless will present the current carbon footprints of business and its' effects of global warming. Additionally, he will talk about how telepresence solutions such as BrightCom, a subsidiary of The McCandless Group, are aiding enterprise businesses to join in fight for environmental efficiency with high quality video and audio conferencing solutions. As a representative of Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in San Diego, Mr. Durckel will add to the presentation, discussing the Governor's position on efforts to reduce the use of fossil fuels and the current and future plans for energy programs.

With the breakthrough legislation AB32, California's Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has driven the state to be a leader in the fight against global warming. Telepresence solutions are at the forefront of this effort, allowing more businesses to reduce their travel time and consumption of fossil fuels ultimately reducing greenhouse gas emissions and curtailing global warming. While advocating for an environmentally safe state, Governor Schwarzenegger is also paying attention to its economy.

"People always say you can't be pro-business and pro-environment, but they are dead wrong," said Gov. Schwarzenegger. "You can do both and we're proving it everyday in California. We are attacking global warming and still creating thousands of new jobs. We are leaders in energy efficiency and leaders in attracting new investment."

In addition to his energy legislation and economic plans, one of Governor Schwarzenegger's largest sponsorships was the formation of the Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center (JRIC) founded by the Los Angeles Police Department and the Department of Homeland Security. JRIC has deployed BrightCom's environmentally friendly telepresence and web conferencing technologies in an effort to not only enhance their collaboration on national security and terrorism, but also to reduce excess travel costs and resources.

In the presentation, Mr. McCandless will show how telepresence solutions such as BrightCom's Visual Collaboration System (VCS) and ClearView Conferencing as well as other solutions from Cisco, Tandberg, Polycom, and other vendors can dramatically reduce an organization's carbon footprint, building a future of carbon neutral enterprises. High fidelity telepresence including full height video, gaze correction and spatially corrected audio enable people to conduct business from dispersed locations more naturally than previous technologies.

"The ability to transcend the communication limitations that businesses in the past have had to deal with will take us farther than we can imagine" said Mr. McCandless. "Connecting with others, whether you are in a conference room, at your desktop or through a mobile laptop will permit more partners and customers to communicate without having to physically travel. This will leave a lasting effect on our environment, preserving it for future generations."

The presentation on Global Warming and Telepresence Business solutions will take place, June 5th at Telepresence World 2007, at the University of San Diego, San Diego, California. The conference will include top leaders in telepresence, presence and unified collaboration and will showcase leading telepresence conferencing solution providers including BrightCom.

About Bob McCandless
Mr. McCandless started his career shaping the vision of collaborative computing and technology assisted human interaction. In addition to his wide industry experience, Bob has founded several companies as CEO of the McCandless Group such as BrightCom, Alphalogix and McCandless Research Laboratories to further refine his concepts of the next generation of enterprise wide communication tools. Bob's vision of new ways to share information, ideas and data help drive him to create software technology that allows its enterprise customers to leverage the power of effective corporate communication and collaboration.

About Cameron Durckel
Cameron Durckel has worked in the San Diego community for over 13 years. He most recently served as the chief of staff for San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts. In that position he worked with supervisors, county agencies, and community members to develop effective policies and legislative agendas. Durckel has severed in every level of state government and nearly every elected office including his position as appointments secretary for San Diego Mayor Susan Golding from 1997 to 1998 and as deputy director for Governor Pete Wilson's San Diego office. As deputy director he was responsible for community outreach and intergovernmental relations.

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