DEMOfall 2008 is an annual conference that serves as a launch platform for new products, technology and websites. The next conference will be DEMOfall 2008, to be followed by DEMOChina 2008 in Beijing, China on September 25 and September 26, 2008.Official Site: DEMO.com

TechCrunch50, a conference in San Francisco that is similar to DEMOfall 08, will be taking place during the days the event is scheduled for.Official Site: TechCrunch50 Chris Shipley of DEMOfall appeared baffled at the timing for TechCrunch50 — "I’m not naive. I’m not at all surprised by the competition. A year or so ago, TechCrunch set its sites on DEMO and has been lobbing missiles our way ever since. Why? Honestly, I don’t know. This is a great big market and there is ample opportunity to support the startups in it."The Guidewire: Imitation Is Flattery? Or Just Bad for Entrepreneurs? (April 2, 2008) In response, TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington explains that to him, DEMOfall is "...Just an old-school model...It clearly involves pay to play, and what we're offering is better."CNET News: Arrington: DEMO Needs To Die (April 2, 2008)

In celebration of 60 years of Israel, DEMOfall 08 will have a special Israel Pavillion displaying Israeli start-up companies.Official Site: Demonstrator Pavilion The IDC and the Israeli Venture Association, or IVA, will be hosting the pavilion.

1. Television Meet the Web; Web Meet Television — new ways for Hollywood and consumers to deliver and view content.Ubergizmo: DEMOfall 08...selection process (August 8, 2008)
2. Protecting Your Digital Property — from photos to music and film, new products for keeping what’s yours.Ubergizmo: DEMOfall 08...selection process (August 8, 2008)
3. A Smarter Web Finally Within Our Reach — new ways to search and use the web.Ubergizmo: DEMOfall 08...selection process (August 8, 2008)
4. Its Easy Being Green — products that make it easier to go green in the enterprise and at home.Ubergizmo: DEMOfall 08...selection process (August 8, 2008)
5. Getting Embedded with Social Networks — useful ways to network and share on the Web.Ubergizmo: DEMOfall 08...selection process (August 8, 2008)
6. Your Mobile, Your Life — from CRM systems to transport networks, there isn't anything you can't do on a cell phone.Ubergizmo: DEMOfall 08...selection process (August 8, 2008)
7. Enterprise Meets Web 2.0 — the future of collaboration, content and delivery.Ubergizmo: DEMOfall 08...selection process (August 8, 2008)

• Granite Financial Group
• IDC
• Institute For Information Industry
• Microsoft Startup Zone
• Plug and Play Tech Center
• Porter Navelli
• Qualcomm
• Sun Microsystems
• GigaOM
• Mashable
• PR Newswire
• ReadWriteWeb
• Tech Confidential
• TheDeal.com
• Ubergizmo
• VCJ
• VentureBeat

• Executive Producer: Chris Shipley of The Guidewire Group

• VentureBeat: Techcrunch50, Demo Happening at the Same Time (April 2, 2008)

The New York Times: Amid Conference Halls...A Rivalry Forms (August 17, 2008) CNET: Arrington: Demo needs to die (April 2, 2008)