Micro-Payments Meeting At Googleplex

ValleyWag has found an invitation to an event related to the launch of Google Checkout that will take place today at Googleplex. Here's the invitation (text from the cache of the original site that has removed the invitation text):

We continue to bring to you emerging trends in payments. This month at BayPay: Meet up with Bay Area payment systems thought leaders and identify what works and what's hot. Hear from two emerging companies and decide for yourself whether consumers will digest this new payment option.

Date: Thursday, June 29, 2006
Time: 6pm to 9pm
Who: This is open (subscribe to the BayPay below)
Bring: Your thoughts on electronic payments and lots of business cards
Fee: Free

Schedule:

. 6pm: Networking
. 6:45pm: Introduction of speakers
. 7pm: Mark Friedman, CEO of Peppercoin*
. 7:30pm Networking
. 8pm Doug Knopper, CEO of Bitpass**
. 8:30pm Networking

Where:

Google main campus (Bldng 43)
1600 Amphitheater Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

*Peppercoin is a small payments company that reduces transaction processing costs and customer service costs associated with small payments.

**BitPass enables online commerce by making it easy and safe to buy and sell digital content and services, at any price point. BitPass does this by providing bundled authentication, payment processing, and access control with customer service and promotional capabilities.