Next week I will be attending the second annual Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Boston. This is a week I always look forward too having been on the conference Advisory Board since it was first launched as the Collaborative Technologies Conference in 2005.

Steve Wylie and his team have done an incredible job this year and assembled a fantastic agenda. Some of the highlights this year are:

• Enterprise2Open - an "unconference" that "blends some pre-scheduled content with an open grid where the attendees fill in the sessions they either want to discuss or present themselves." Enteprise2Open is open to anyone, not just conference attendees.
• The E2 Launch Pad - where five companies present their solutions in front of an audience which votes to determine the winner.
• A great lineup of keynotes and featured speakers.

In addition, here are some sessions I'd like to recommend.

First, my colleague Mike Gotta is speaking several times:

• Monday's tutorial "Social Computing Platforms: IBM & Microsoft"
• Moderating Tuesday's panel "Enterprise RSS: Connecting People, Information & Communities"
• On Wednesday, moderating a panel "Social Networks: Transforming Work Models & Community Relationships" and presenting alongside of Wallem Innovative Solutions entitled "Integrating RSS and Business Process: The Wallem Story"

I also recommend the following sessions that I was personally involved in getting on the agenda.

On Tuesday:

• "After Noah: Making Sense of the Flood (of Information)" presented by Thomas Vander Wal. Thomas' tagging session last year was well attended and this year's presentation looks to be equally worthy.
• "ACMEpedia: Wikis, Tags, and Facets" presented by Pete Bell, Co-Founder of Endeca. This promises to be intriguing as we see the emergence of new innovative methods to navigate enterprise information.

On Thursday:

• "Open Source Options for Delivering an Enterprise 2.0 Experience" a panel moderated by John Eckman of Optaros. John has brought together a first-class panel that includes Bob Bickel of Ringside Networks, Jeff Whatcott of Acquia, and John Newton of Alfresco.
• "Best Practices for Securing Enterprise Search" presented by Miles Kehoe and Mark Bennett of New Idea Engineering. This promises to be an interesting look into what it takes to create an effective enterprise search experience.

This should be fun. See you in Boston!