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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What’s the difference between Video Conferencing and Telepresence?

Telepresence picks up where video conferencing left off. Telepresence IS real time, full-high-definition, immersible sound and vision. Telepresence IS most importantly: the feeling of being “there” when you’re “here”. Telepresence is lifelike, video conferencing is not. Telepresence is that hi-line Mercedes AMG, video conferencing is a Ford Escort - Period.

Why Telepresence now?

Video conferencing has been around a while now but has always lacked the feeling we spoke about above. Jumpy computer screens, broken audio and poor lighting add to the impersonal touches of video conferencing (ie slow motion camcorder on top of your computer monitor). Finally, technology, bandwidth, vision and sound have all converged on video conferencing to create the telepresence experience. It’s about time! Crystal clear surround sound and real-time full-high-definition visual effects enhance the feeling of being there – thus telepresence. That nervous twitch, roll of the eyes, sniffle, tap of the foot – things you see when you’re present and sitting across a conference room table – things you don’t see or feel from video conferencing, but do with telepresence.

Today, what “real” uses are there for Telepresence?

There is no short answer even possible here. We’ll name a few, more like we’ll put your imagination to work. Imagine a single specialist doctor in Canada treating patients in Haiti via telepresence. Robots in space doing the actual work while the telepresence operator dons his telepresence helmet and gloves at his workstation in Texas. Meeting your Russian company vice president while you’re in the executive telepresence room at the office in Denver. Just a few…

What are “real” savings of Telepresence?

Your imagination still working on the last answer? Don’t let up yet! What carbon footprint? Don’t need that airplane ticket to go check on your staff in Russia now do you? What lost life in the Iraqi war? Unmanned drones and soldiers via telepresence. Military and combat cost savings? Immeasurable. Less travel costs, airline frustration, fuel, lost time, carbon emissions, etc. Those are tangible, real savings to name just a very limited few.

You starting to see what telepresence can do that video conferencing can’t? We hope you see what we’re seeing! Telepresence – its time has arrived!

Check out the video thread in Section 8 of the Telepresence Forum where you can watch some Telepresence YouTube videos! If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth a million!

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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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