On Friday, registration for the next O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference (ETech) opened. Taking place March 14 to 17, 2005, ETech 2005 explores “Remix,” the culture in which hackers and other technophiles modify and integrate technology to create new tools. Featured speakers include law professor Lawrence Lessig, who discusses the future of remix; Google’s Peter Norvig, who examines the cutting edge of search technology; and TiVo principal engineer Arthur van Hoff, who looks at television as an operating system and the video content that can be delivered via it.
Through Jan. 31, admittance to the conference sessions and the tutorials is US$1,240, while the conference sessions only are $995. One tutorial unit is $245 and two are $445; an exhibit hall pass is $75. On Feb. 1, those prices go up to $1,540, $1,240, $295, $495 and $100 and stay there until the conference starts, at which time everything will cost $100 more except the exhibit hall passes, which will remain $100. Individual day passes are $425 each until the conference starts, at which time they will be $525. Academic, company team, government, user group and O’Reilly conference alumni discounts are available.