Sad news, one of our speaker, Jyri Engestrom had to cancel his LIFT08 talk. Here is Jyri's message to the LIFT community:
LIFT is one of the few special conferences that I try not to miss for the rare quality of the talks, the people, and the fondue. This year I was surprised and delighted when Nicolas asked me to speak. Alas, it is with regret I say I won't be able to make it due to work-related reasons.

Here's wishing everyone at LIFT08 a fantastic conference!
Yours, Jyri Engeström, Google/Jaiku