2024 Schedule
Times are subject to change (Central Time Zone)
Monday, Aug. 12th
8:30AM
Registration Opens
9:00AM
Coder Games Welcome
9:10AM
Coder Games Worktime
10:30AM
Brian West: Bobby’s Table, A Google AdventureBobby’s Table, A Google Adventure
How we took a lowly restaurant reservation system to a whole new level via Google Business listings.
12:30PM
Lunch
1:00PM
FreeSWITCH Lunch & LearnIntro to FreeSWITCH
This session covers everything from installation to configuration, providing you with the foundational knowledge you need to effectively use this powerful telephony platform. Our expert instructors will guide you through each step, ensuring you leave with a solid understanding and practical skills. Whether you’re new to FreeSWITCH or looking to refresh your knowledge, this event is the perfect opportunity to enhance your expertise in a supportive and informative environment.
1:30PM
Afternoon Announcements
2:00PM
Trivia
3:30PM
Maker Challenge Demos
4:00PM
FreeCYCLED Demos
4:15PM
SignalWire Challenge Demos
4:30PM
Closing Announcements
6:00PM
Welcome Dinner at Giordanos
Meet Location: Drake Lobby @ 5:45PM
Tuesday, Aug. 13th
8:30AM
Registration Opens
9:00AM
Welcome Announcements
9:15AM
Anthony Minessale: KeynoteKeynote
Anthony has more than 25 years of experience in software engineering. He was the original founder and author of an open-source software defined telecommunications platform called “FreeSWITCH”, created in 2005.
10:30AM
Diego Gosmar: Generative Conversational AI InteroperabilityGenerative Conversational AI Interoperability
Explore the transformative power of OVON Linux Foundation AI&Data Specs in enabling Conversational AI Interoperability, which ensures smooth, platform-independent voice assistant communication that is both open and ethical.
11:00AM
Break
11:15AM
Luca Pradovera: Giving AI the Gift of KnowledgeGiving AI the Gift of Knowledge
LLM engines are good at understanding and synthesizing data if it is presented correctly, but ingesting and processing existing documents presents multiple challenges. We will walk through the iterations that brought the SignalWire Datasphere component to market, using open source tools.
11:45AM
David Duffett: G2NG (Geek to Non-Geek) Communications MasterclassG2NG (Geek to Non-Geek) Communications Masterclass
When Geeks speak to each other, most of the time it just works… However, when addressing less technical audiences, oftentimes Nerds aren’t Heard. Attend this session to find out how to be an Engineer that engages (and even energizes) those you wish to communicate with.
12:15PM
Lunch
1:00PM
Kamailio Lunch & LearnSIP Transport Layer Gateway with Kamailio
SIP has been designed to cope very well with various transport layer protocols, it can be transmitted over UDP, TCP, TLS, SCTP or WebSocket (WebRTC). Join this session to learn how to build a transport layer gateway with Kamailio and get a few tips and tricks to make it secure and scalable.
1:45PM
João Santos: Flutter & WebRTCFlutter & WebRTC
This presentation will include a live demo showcasing the integration of Flutter and WebRTC with SignalWire, a robust platform for building communication applications, providing a practical example of how to implement and leverage these technologies effectively.
2:15PM
Joe Mordica: Scaling and Managing RTC Workloads in KubernetesScaling and Managing RTC Workloads in Kubernetes
This session covers the following including demos: Things to consider when deploying multi-region SIP based services; HPA (Horizontal Pod Autoscaler); Graceful shutdowns and post start practices; Deploying new updates without dropping calls; Single global ingress (security and simplicity)
2:45PM
Break
3:00PM
Rita Lopes: Hepic Cloud: The Challenges of Building an RTC Architecture in CloudThe Challenges of Building an RTC Architecture in Cloud
Hepic Cloud – some mistakes were made when designing its architecture, to the point where we are now in Hepic Cloud version 2. After all the struggles to get here, we want to share lessons learned and how Hepic Cloud drastically simplifies your observability stack. And yes, AI is part of the equation.
3:30PM
AI Roundtable: Harnessing the Power of AI – Cutting through the NoiseHarnessing the Power of AI – Cutting through the Noise
Join industry experts for an in-depth roundtable discussion exploring the transformative impact of AI on the telecommunication industry.
Featuring: Anthony Minessale, Jeff Pulver, Kristian Kielhofner, Diego Gosmar, James Tagg.
8:00PM
Gigabit Reception
Location: Walton Room (Drake Hotel)
Wednesday, Aug. 14th
8:30AM
Registration Opens
9:15AM
Welcome Announcements
9:30AM
Tom Sheahan: From Texting to TikTok- Defining Digital RegulationFrom Texting to TikTok- Defining Digital Regulation
We’ve all heard the recent TikTok drama, the push to ban its use in the US. We’re not going to comment either way, but it does bring up the very controversial topic of digital regulation. TikTok is being questioned due to software and database ownership, should it raise concerns about national security?
10:00AM
Fred Posner: Kamailio and FreeSWITCH at ScaleKamailio and FreeSWITCH at Scale
Tips, tricks, and lessons learned from running FreeSWITCH and Kamailio at Scale.
Fred Posner provides VoIP Consultancy Services specializing in Kamailio (formerly OpenSER), FreeSWITCH, and other open source RTC software. Fred also founded and runs APIBAN.org; helping protect SIP servers globally from unwanted traffic.
10:30AM
Daniel-Constantin Mierla: Kamailio as a SIP Application ServerKamailio as a SIP Application Server
This presentation shows some of the SIP application server features that can be run with Kamailio, such as instant messaging conferencing, MSRP, XCAP and presence services, gatewaying to social media, basic media server, DIAMETER router or SMS center.
11:00AM
Break
11:15AM
James Tagg: Do Androids Dream of Making VoIP CallsDo Androids Dream of Making VoIP Calls?
In a quantum AI world, how will we (or our AIs) communicate? Which Science fiction communication devices are becoming a reality.
11:45AM
Abbi Minessale: The Return of ClippyThe Return of Clippy
Discover how AI, often perceived as a recent innovation, has been a part of our technological landscape for decades. Learn how advancements in technology have transformed AI from simple virtual assistants like Clippy to sophisticated systems that seamlessly integrate into our daily lives.
12:15PM
Lunch
1:00PM
SignalWire Lunch & LearnAdding SignalWire Features to FreeSWITCH
Traditionally, adding more complex services such as text-to-speech and AI has been difficult and hard to scale. We will be showing how easy it is to combine a local FreeSWITCH server with the power of SignalWire cloud services to add sophisticated features to your services.
1:45PM
Jeff Pulver & Thomas Howe: New Emerging IETF Protocol (Virtualized Conversations)New Emerging IETF Protocol (Virtualized Conversations)
Join Jeff Pulver and Thomas Howe as they Introduce vCon (Virtualed Conversations). Don’t miss the opportunity to ask questions during their Q&A and discuss vCon use cases.
2:15PM
Liviu Chircu: Building 4G and 5G Flows using OpenSIPS 3.5Building 4G and 5G Flows using OpenSIPS 3.5
This year’s OpenSIPS 3.5 release continues the work on the open-source IMS support, with added features such as AKAv1 authentication, IPSec tunnel management, Diameter server support and HTTP/2 server support to name a few. Join Liviu’s talk to get more comfortable with concepts such as IMS, 4G, VoLTE and 5G and how you can begin implementing them.
2:45PM
Break
3:00PM
Daniel Pocock: Use of Technology in European Parliament Election CampaignUse of Technology in European Parliament Election Campaign
This talk will examine the technologies and tactics Daniel chose for his campaign in the European Parliament elections, and his policies in relation to digital rights and the results.
3:30PM
FreeSWITCH Roundtable: Blazing the Trail – Future of TelecomBlazing the Trail – Future of Telecom
The founders and core developers of the FreeSWITCH project will be discussing how FreeSWITCH helped shape telecom and where they envision the industry going next. From Ma Bell to the CPaaS era and beyond.
Featuring: Anthony Minessale, Brian West, Michael Jerris, Chris Rienzo, Jakub Karolczyk
7:30PM
Casino Night
Location: Camellia Room (Drake Hotel)
Thursday, Aug. 15th
9:00AM
Registration Opens
9:15AM
Morning Announcements
9:30AM
Elena-Ramona Modroiu: Build Your 5G Stand Alone Private Network With Open SourceBuild Your 5G Stand Alone Private Network With Open Source
Mobile network technologies, for a long time, were known to be anything but affordable, especially for small companies and individuals. However, over the past few years, supported by software defined networks, the costs for radio access hardware went down. This session presents how one can build an affordable 5G SA private network using open source only software, which then can be used for testing, prototyping and beyond.
10:00AM
Mack Hendricks: Dynamic SIP CredentialsDynamic SIP Credentials
Learn how to use Kamailio to generate dynamic SIP credentials that expire after a certain amount of time. Engineers sometimes forget to remove SIP credentials of test carriers from a customers system after performing testing, and wouldn’t catch it until a fraud notification from the carrier or receive the monthly bill. Therefore, we created a RESTFUL endpoint called “/lease” and it creates a set of SIP credentials that are only active for a defined timeframe.
10:30AM
Break
10:45AM
Adrian Angwenyi: Humans and Machines Work Together, Improving Contact Center OperationsHumans and Machines Work Together, Improving Contact Center Operations
The synergy between humans and machines is revolutionizing contact center operations, leading to enhanced customer service and operational efficiency. This collaboration leverages the strengths of both human agents and advanced technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI).
11:15AM
Kristian Kielhofner: AI on the Frontier – The Worlds Fastest SupercomputerAI on the Frontier – The Worlds Fastest Supercomputer
In this talk Kristian will provide an introduction to Frontier – the #1 system on the TOP500 list of supercomputers. From system specifications, to implementation details, to tips on how to submit applications for your own projects this is a “who, what, when, why, how” for US Department of Energy Exascale compute systems.
11:45AM
Lunch
12:30PM
Homer Lunch & LearnMeet Homer 10
Join this lunch n’ learn to discover Homer 10 and its integration with Observability.
1:15PM
Seven Du: Connect to Everything with FreeSWITCHConnect to Everything with FreeSWITCH
Seven shares his experience of how to contribute code, write modules, and how he extended FreeSWITCH to connect to other systems and platforms including but not limited to MCU, SFU Microsoft Teams and ChatGPT.
1:45PM
Brandon Youngdale: Modernizing a Legacy VoIP StackModernizing a Legacy VoIP Stack
Your VoIP stack is the engine of your business. It connects the calls. It makes the money. But, what do you do when it’s stale, old, and no one knows how it works?
2:15PM
Dangerous Demos
3:15PM
Grand Prize Drawing
3:30PM
Closing Announcements – Conference Ends
4:00PM
SignalWire Meetup – Camelia Room
Harness the power of AI to Create Functional Voice Products