Vancouver Unplugfest

Earlier this week I attend a portion of the Bluetooth unplugfest in Vancouver, BC. These events are typically held three time a year; one in each of North America, Europe, and Asia. (The next one is in Singapore the week of June 5.) It had been approximately two years since I attended one of these events. I must say that I was thoroughly impressed. Not with the facilities, scheduling, or professionalism of the event, as I expected these. What really impressed me was the quality of the conversation around the testing. After participants spent all day testing their devices with peers from other companies, they still had the energy to engage in very technical discussions regarding the best way to implement details of the specification, changes to the qualification program, security, and test tools. These conversations were very enlightening and need to be brought into the SIG more than the three times a year in which UPFs are held. Determining the best way to do this was my number one take away from the event. There is a vast assortment of talented teams of engineers building solutions utilizing Bluetooth wireless technology. The SIG can do better to provide a forum for them to discuss what they find and questions they have while doing this.