vCons | Voice and Conversations on the Net
https://von.tc/vcons
Edition: Evergreen information (not tied to an event)
Dataset version 0.4.1, updated 2026-10-31

# What Is a vCon?

A memory layer for AI communication

A vCon is a virtualized conversation: a structured, portable, machine-readable memory object that represents a communication event.

Voice becomes memory. Memory becomes action.

vCons give every conversation a file AI can use.

## What a vCon contains

- Participants

- communication channels used

- interaction timing

- surrounding context

- derived insights

- governance information.

## An open standard, not a vendor’s idea

vCon is being standardized in the open through the IETF, the standards body behind TCP/IP and TLS.

- IETF vCon Working Group (https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/vcon)

- Conserver.io (https://conserver.io)

- The vCon Foundation (https://thevconfoundation.com/)

## Why vCons matter

As AI systems participate in conversations, governed memory becomes essential. AI systems can work from structured conversation data rather than raw transcripts.

## A vCon is not a recording or transcript

A call recording is raw audio. A transcript is raw text. A vCon is a governed memory container that binds structure, context and permissions together.

## Governed memory by design

Access permissions, reuse parameters, purpose limitations and retention can travel with the conversation.

## vCons and AI communication

Systems built on vCons can maintain context, respect consent and demonstrate accountability.

Related event (a separate event with its own site): VON Policy Summit, December 2, 2026 · Washington, DC. https://vonpolicy.com/