We’re off to Palm Desert to mix and mingle at DEMO.  This is the last time the wonderful Chris Shipley will be hosting the venerable event, as the changeover to Matt Marshall of VentureBeat is official.

Despite the economic recession and contraction of budgets and expenses, DEMO is still hosting the launch of several hot companies, ready to gain their 6-minutes of fame, which hopefully will catapult them to an even lengthier span of fame.. and fortune.

I haven’t been to DEMO for a year or so, and I’ve never been to Palm Desert, so I’m looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones.

Related articles

• DEMO 2009 list of startups (vator.tv)
• Congrats to Matt Marshall, VentureBeat on DEMO Deal (gigaom.com)
• Demo conference getting new boss from VentureBeat (news.cnet.com)
• DEMO Producer Chris Shipley to Pass the Torch to VentureBeat’s Matt Marshall (readwriteweb.com)