Over the past year, a lot of good things have been said about Cisco’s TelePresence system. But we all missed a very important one:

There are some places you just don’t wanna go back to! And I’m guessing that Florida is right at the top of Al Gore’s Get-Me-Outta-Here list.

So it’s altogether fitting that when the former VP talks technology and climate change with John Chambers and Sue Bostrom, the VoiceCon crowd in Orlando, Florida will be watching the Nobel Laureate on one of Cisco’s TelePresence monitors. So will viewers at various other locations around the globe who will be watching all three participants on the big screen.

Key subjects will include “how businesses can reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of new communications and collaborations innovation.” Ahem. I somehow suspect that part’s going to be about TelePresence!

Now, I’m aware that John Chambers has been quoted as making some fairly progressive and realistic statements regarding climate change lately. But I always thought that he had much more of a Republican bend. It’s also widely rumored that John has political aspirations for his post-Cisco years – whenever that might be.

So as the electrons enable him to hob-nob with one of the most prominent Democrats on the national scene, I ask you: Should we be reading something into this?