(PRLEAP.COM) What: Podcast Ready and Topaz Partners have signed on as sponsors of PodCamp Boston, a free BarCamp-style meet-up for podcasters and listeners, bloggers, readers and new media types of all stripes.

PodCamp – like other BarCamps - is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment, an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants. Check out the PodCamp Boston schedule of events at: http://podcamp.pbwiki.com/BostonSchedule.

Podcast Ready is the maker of the first truly portable podcast management software. The company’s PR firm, Topaz Partners is an emerging leader in next-generation technology public relations – and an active podcasting participant on behalf of its clients. A full list of sponsors is available at: http://podcamp.pbwiki.com/BostonSponsors.


Where: Bunker Hill Community College, Boston, MA

When: September 9-10, 2006; 9a.m. – 5p.m.


Fun: Saturday Night - Attendees will gather at Grand Canal right after PodCamp for drinks and dinner from 5:00-10:00 p.m. This dinner is sponsored by Podcast Ready and Topaz Partners.

“The decision by Podcast Ready and Topaz Partners to support the podcasting community through our joint sponsorship of PodCamp Boston is a natural extension of our interest and involvement in an area that continues to gain acceptance among businesses and consumers,” said Tony Sapienza, principal partner at Topaz Partners. “We feel that Podcast Ready’s enabling technologies and Topaz Partners’ efforts to promote the use of podcasting are examples of the steps necessary for the widespread adoption, and we look forward to seeing and sharing ideas with those people at PodCamp.”


Contact: Brooke Blew
bblew@topazpartners.com 
(781) 404-2424

For more information about Topaz Partners, visit www.topazpartners.com or call (781) 404-2400.

For more information about Podcast Ready, visit www.podcastready.com.

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