After two years away from the action, 2600Hz have announced the return of KAZOOcon on May 24th, reuniting partners, developers, and businesses with the latest UC, CC, and CP technologies.
In the past, KAZOOcon has been an in-person, multi-day meeting of the partner community, developers familiar with the KAZOO platform, industry insiders, and the team at 2600Hz. The event is inspired by the platform and has served as a chance to highlight the platform, share exciting updates on upcoming product releases and demos, and share thought leadership.
The event has been on hiatus for the past two years due to the pandemic, but is back on 24th May and, as 2600Hz Co-CEO & Co-Founder Patrick Sullivan explains, the 2600Hz team are excited to have it back on the calendar this year.
“It’s a bit crazy to think that we started KAZOOcon 12 years ago to embrace the developer community to help us grow together. The genesis of KAZOOcon is the way we embrace the hacker mentality, bringing a bunch of developers together in a very low-cost setting, around technology to develop new solutions”
Where will you be gathering this year?
Despite the easing of restrictions worldwide, 2600Hz has taken the decision to make sure COVID could not disrupt the event, deciding to hold it virtually once again, hopefully for the last time.
“This year we decided not to hold KAZOOcon in person because unfortunately COVID is still a huge disruptor for people travelling. Therefore, we’ve decided to hold a virtual event because the best way to meet our goal for the event is to make sure that we’re engaging with our community, make sure that they understand the technologies we’re launching. I pray that this is our only virtual KAZOOcon, and then next year, we go back to our live event that we prefer.”
What can attendees expect from the event?
Although KAZOOcon will once again be a virtual experience, Sullivan was quick to say that there will not be a shortage of announcements to talk about, as multiple projects come to a head.
“We’re announcing a bunch of big projects we’ve been working on over the past four to six years. We’re launching them all and have a bunch of partners that will be launching a couple things as well, so we really want to showcase the technologies we are launching, and partners will launch. Even though we’re not going to be face to face, we’ll still be exploring how enterprise communication technologies are starting to merge together, and I think we’re going to start coming up with some really creative ideas on how to take advantage of that to deliver some interesting experiences.
What sort of preparation has gone into KAZOOcon from 2600Hz?
As the KAZOO platform supports the 3 pillars of cloud comms, UCaaS, Call Centre, and CPaaS, there are three specific divisions within 2600Hz that are focused on each of those aspects. Sullivan said that each division is working on some massive projects, and it’s great from his perspective to watch the teams compete for the biggest announcement.
“They’ve all marked their calendars and there is a friendly competition for who can launch the biggest thing, which is cool to watch. I think one of the things we’re trying to push hard on is the sheer opportunity in the market. We’re delivering a bunch of new technologies that people have never had before, and we’re now helping our partners leverage our technology.”
How can you get involved with KAZOOcon?
For more information and to register for KAZOOcon, follow the link here (https://www.kazoocon.com), where you will also be able to find an agenda, and a list of speakers. Registration is currently open and businesses can get tickets for the discounted price of $299 before May when the price will go up to $499. Registrants can also get a 20% discount on their ticket package with the promo code UCTODAY.
