SAY IT ISN'T SO
But I guess it is, according to this report at SFGate.com:
"Call it a sign of the times, but what is arguably the longest running elite high-tech conference became a thing of the past. Technolgy guru Esther Dyson has quietly put out the word that the 2006 PC Forum, held in March in Carlsbad, California, would be the last."
This means a lot to long-time tech geeks. As SFGate explains:
"Veteran Silicon Valley conference-watcher Shel Israel, author of the book and blog, "Naked Conversations,," said PC Forum traced its pedigree back to venture capitalist Ben Rosen, who in addition to investing in Lotus and Compaq, also started a research firm which Dyson bought in 1983 and expanded in reach and prominence -- bringing together top industry leaders willing to pay thousands of dollars to rub elbows with one another."
I've been an avid attendee off and on over the decades, including the last one in 2006, and a big fan of Esther and her annual shindig.
Thanks, Esther for a this great run of shows, not to mention the great hall-way confabs.
We'll miss them and you there, but remember them all fondly.
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