The dates for the second edition of the Office 2.0 Conference have been confirmed: September 5-6, 2007. In the meantime, we are looking for input regarding a couple of topics: the Internet connected device we should get for each participant, and the conference management system we should use for registrations.

On the device front, we are looking for one supporting Wi-Fi and sporting a large enough screen, with a resolution of at least 320 by 480 pixels. Of course, anyone we’re talking to wants an iPhone, but Apple Computer has no plans for selling them unlocked, and we cannot afford to pay for two years of a data plan for each participant. Sorry. Another interesting option is the Nokia N800. It has a superb screen, runs the Linux operating system, and comes pre-loaded with Opera (with support for Flash 7) and Google Talk. If you can think of a better device, please let us know.

On the registration front, we are currently evaluating Event Wax. It supports the embedding of registration pages within your own web site, offers multiple ticket types (free, limited, early bird, bulk discounted, etc.), accepts payments through your PayPal account, provides notification through RSS feeds, and can export data as spreadsheets or XML files. It does not have an open API yet, therefore integration with Salesforce.com, which we are using as primary database, will require some serious hacking. For this reason, we’re interested to learn about any other conference management solution you might have used or heard of.

Many thanks in advance for your help!