Web 2.0 happening Downunder too Last week I had a cuppa with Kevin Leversee, - Founder and Chief Courage Officer of a Sydney based consultancy called Pandora 2 .  Kevin describes it as a “Cluetrain Consulating Company”. I had met Kevin following a panel I sat on, earlier in the year , and we had kept in touch via email. The timing of our meeting with quite serendipitous , as it followed the overnight Windows Live and Office Live announcements . I was able to explain to Kevin what the vision was, and the role I saw Microsoft could play. Kevin writes about our meeting on his blog. We spoke about lots of things, and he reminded me of some of the other folks I have spoken with, such as Ben Barren, Mike Seyfang, Cameron Reilly, Mick Stanic and Mark Baartse . All who share a similar vision for what can be done with the technology, and who are getting out and doing it. One of the items we discussed was the possibility of a Web 2.0 conference in Australia. This is something near and dear to my heart. I’m tired of seeing cool stuff happening somewhere else. I want to see the innovation that is happening downunder . I am sure there are many fantastic companies, lead by really smart people, doing amazing things around Web 2.0 . Let’s get the spotlight onto these folks and let’s get some excitement back to the industry. Who’s with me??? [ Currently Playing : Spam - Weird Al Yankovic - Permanent Record Disc 3 (03:03) ] Comments Anonymous November 05, 2005 Count me in! And lets put on a great ‘UN-Conference’ to show the rest of the world how THATs done. Fang - Mike Seyfang - LearnDog Anonymous November 05, 2005 Here here! Anonymous November 05, 2005 Frank, that would be cool! Web 2.0z :) Anonymous November 05, 2005 raises hand ooo! ooo! Me! Me! Anonymous November 06, 2005 I’d love to see such a conference happen…there are a few companies around in Australia who would qualify. Cheers, Renai LeMay Journalist ZDNet Australia Anonymous November 06, 2005 You know those kids in class, the ones that always raise their hands and go… OH OH OH OVER HERE I KNOW I KNOW! Anonymous November 06, 2005 Giddyup!! Anonymous November 07, 2005 The comment has been removed Anonymous November 07, 2005 In Spain they orgainised a conference called WebDosBeta and it looks like it was a great success. I actually wondered if anyone was doing one in Australia, too: http://www.mackmo.com/nick/blog/tech/2005/10/25/WebDosBeta.txt Anonymous March 12, 2006 A few months ago, I made a plea for an aussie web 2.0 get together. Over the weekend, the good folks… Additional resources Last updated on 2005-11-06