Mediasite Events Partners with Meeting Professionals International Chicago Area Chapter to Webcast TechCon Chicago 2012

MADISON, Wis., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO), the trusted market leader for lecture capture, enterprise and event webcasting, today announced a partnership with Meeting Professionals International Chicago Area Chapter (MPI-CAC) to webcast TechCon Chicago 2012.

Meeting Professionals International is the meeting and event industry's largest global community that provides connections for meeting professionals. TechCon Chicago 2012 attendees will be introduced to various event technology solutions and learn how they can be incorporated into their events. They will also learn how technology can help solve common challenges that meeting planners face, such as audience engagement, event marketing and tracking. Participants can register online for both the hybrid event, which will be held February 8 at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza in Chicago, Illinois, and live webcast to an online audience via Mediasite Events by Sonic Foundry, a Gold Level Partner. MPI-CAC offers 4.5 Continuing Education Clock Hours for online viewers.

"For MPI-CAC members unable to travel to the event, Mediasite allows them to watch online, which is a huge help," said Tina Reedy, chair of the TechCon Committee. "Not only do the webcasts give them the option to watch sessions live or on-demand, they also open the event up to more people and promotes the essence of what TechCon Chicago 2012 is aiming to teach – that technology can help solve challenges that meeting planners face. Plus, it's a great way to help attendees earn Clock Hours early in the year and have fun doing so." 

Mediasite Events is a leading provider of event webcasting for hybrid events and high-profile meetings. The group supplies technical webcasting services and expertise to organizations who seek to complement their conference or event with viewing over the web. Since its launch in January 2007, the Mediasite Events group has provided live and on-demand webcasting for clients ranging from Fortune 500 corporations and university associations to sporting events and charitable organizations.

About Meeting Professionals International Chicago Area Chapter
Meeting Professionals International is the meeting and event industry's largest and most vibrant global community. It serves its members by providing human connections to knowledge and ideas, relationships, and marketplaces.  As the largest chapter within the 21,000+ member global Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the 1,000 member Chicago Area Chapter has connected its community of meeting and event professionals to comprehensive support, industry knowledge and business opportunities since its inception in 1977. For more information, visit www.mpicac.org or call 888-721-8908.

About Sonic Foundry®, Inc.
Sonic Foundry (NASDAQ: SOFO, www.sonicfoundry.com) is the trusted market leader for enterprise webcasting and lecture capture, providing video communication solutions for education, business and government. Powered by the patented Mediasite webcasting platform and Mediasite Events group, the company empowers people to transform the way they communicate online, using video webcasts to bridge time and distance, accelerate research and improve performance. Product and service names mentioned herein are the trademarks of Sonic Foundry, Inc. or their respective owners.

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