Stumbled across: Feed Fest

Just stumbled across FeedFest at corante.com:

"Feedfest is a six-month online multimedia series focused on the increasingly dynamic and powerful content syndication applications that are allowing people to consume what they want, when they want, where they want and how they want. Launched last year as “RSS Winterfest”, the re-named event will feature interviews with the thought leaders who are shaping new ways for content to be published and consumed. This year’s program has expanded to include other syndication formats besides RSS, and will also explore the growing syndication of audio and video as well."

Looks interesting, though I am wondering: Why six months?  Do Robert Scoble, Steve Gillmor, Bob Wyman, & co. hibernate for the other six?