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Yes
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Cathy Erway, Not Eating Out in New York |
The Art of Eating In
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From 2006-2008, Cathy Erway embarked on a Walden-esque mission to not eat out, in the city that rarely eats in. Her blog, Not Eating Out in New York soon became a compendium of easy, original recipes, cooking-together tips and events, and sustainable foodism that attracted the attention of publishers. She will be reading from the newly published memoir, The Art of Eating In: How I Learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove (Gotham/Penguin, Feb. 2010) and offer insights on the transition from blog to book.
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Blogging, Green / Environmental, Journalism 2.0, Writing / Technical Writing
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C
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B
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Yes
No
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Joe Polastre, Sentilla Corporation |
How Much Does the Internet Contribute to Global Warming?
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The debate rages: better to go to the library or search Google? Internet services are massive energy consumers and contribute 2% of the world’s carbon emissions. Build scalable services with energy in mind. What are the myths? How can smart developers /entrepreneurs build rich-media applications while saving polar bears?
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Green / Environmental, New Technology / Next Generation
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T
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B
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Yes
No
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Janet Eden-Harris, J.D. Power Web Intelligence |
What Bloggers Tell Us About Sustainability
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Organizations are taking larger leaps toward sustainability, but how are consumers are responding? Listening into unfiltered blogger conversations offers real-time insights. Learn what bloggers are telling us about sustainability, including how consumer sentiment is shifting, which behaviors are changing, which demographics are most vocal and which brands are being recognized.
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Advertising, Blogging, Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Green / Environmental, New Technology / Next Generation
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T
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B
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Yes
No
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Steven Mandzik, A Clean Life |
Zero Waste: The Future of Green
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Innovation, global warming, and green technology are all pushing in the same direction: zero waste. This concept is in practice in several cities (including Austin) and will soon be in yours. Learn about the current, future, and upcoming needs of this movement and how technology is playing a vital role.
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Community / Online Community, Education, Green / Environmental, Non-Profits, Self-Help / Self-Improvement
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C
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B
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Yes
No
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Aral Balkan, Aral Balkan |
User Experience: Remember the Magic
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A Tarantinoesque journey through user experience that explores both the real and virtual worlds to discover artistry, story, and delight; a journey to remind you of the joy, fun, and passion — the magic — behind why we do what we do.
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Design Thinking, Green / Environmental, History of Technology, New Technology / Next Generation, User Experience
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C
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B
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Yes
No
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Winnie Hsia, Whole Foods Market |
Virtual Brick and Mortar
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For online brands and media companies, the move into social media has been a natural extension of what they already do, but what about brick & mortar stores? How do you manage your brand image across a decentralized company? We're here to provide you some insights on how we do it.
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Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Case Study, Green / Environmental, Social Networking
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C
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I
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Yes
No
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Nick Aster, Triple Pundit |
Cluetrain 2.0: Environment, Society, Economy
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How can interactive technology bring to a world where society, environment, and economy are in balance? We'll discuss activism - pressuring government and companies with coordinated campaigns; How companies and governments enter the conversation openly - cluetrain style; and examples of successful and un-successful uses of technology.
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Blogging, Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Green / Environmental, Journalism 2.0, Social Issues
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C
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B
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Yes
No
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Kevin Lynch, Adobe |
Sustainable Design For A Multiscreen, Info-Overloaded World
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Sustainable design: when your software is virtually ubiquitous with design of digital and physical objects around the world, how can software help designers create with sustainability in mind? How can the resulting objects themselves reduce their impact on the world?
Information Overload. More thoughtful information visualization holds the promise of harnessing information to solve ever more complex problems.
Many screens: This shift is a disruption in how software is created, with the increasing challenge of authoring for a highly divergent environment of client capabilities and constraints.
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Green / Environmental, Mobile Applications, New Technology / Next Generation, Other / Out There, Web Apps / Widgets
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T
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I
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Yes
No
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Dub Taylor, Texas' State Energy Conservation Office |
It’s Easy Being Green: Energy Efficient Computing
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Energy consumption and conservation efforts are top of mind given the daily reminder when we open our wallets and ledgers. What are the IT industry and the government doing to conserve energy? What are the energy stimulus efforts? Learn the answers and what you can do to make a real difference.
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Economic Concerns, Government and Technology, Green / Environmental, Hardware, Social Issues
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T
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B
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Yes
No
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Steven Mandzik, A Clean Life |
Local Food: Creating an Online Community of Local Eaters
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Finding local food is hard. The internet presents an amazing opportunity to simplify that experience. But, we need a strong online community creating the content and keeping it fresh. This panel will explore the current online environment, how to help, and the future we hope to create for local food.
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Community / Online Community, Content, Green / Environmental, Social Networking, User Generated Content
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C
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B
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Yes
No
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Tony Bacigalupo, New Work City |
Ditch The Cubicle, Go Virtual, Save The World!
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Technology has changed the way we work and live, and yet millions of people still leave their broadband-connected homes to drive cars to their offices to work on computers. Learn how we can save money, carbon emissions, and our sanity by going virtual in a smart, sustainable way.
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Career / Work Concerns, Economic Concerns, Green / Environmental, Social Issues
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C
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I
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Yes
No
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Josh Holmes, Microsoft |
You Build It, They Come, Your App Scales
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A startup’s biggest hopes - and fears – are hitting it big, and having to scale to 100,000 users overnight. See how PHP combined with Cloud computing provides the best of both worlds - low entry barriers, low startup costs and the ability to scale rapidly to meet demands.
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Cloud Storage / Delivery, Geolocation, Green / Environmental, Information Architecture, New Technology / Next Generation
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T
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I
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Yes
No
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Steve Collier, Milsoft Utility Solutions |
Is the Smart Grid the Next Killer App?
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It seems like everyone is talking about a Smart Grid. The USDOE is positioned to grant tens of billions of dollars for Smart Grid projects. Alleged benefits range from improving customer service to reducing global warming. The bottom line is a new electric power grid that operates like the Internet. So, is the power grid dumb? And why should we care? And how could it be made smarter?
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Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Government and Technology, Green / Environmental, New Technology / Next Generation
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T
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I
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Yes
No
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Zaheda Bhorat, Google Inc. |
Yes, We Can - But How? Technology for Social Good
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Isn't all open source software for social good anyway ? We will describe innovative concepts using "open" projects impacting key issues such as Climate Change, Poverty and Healthcare. Our ideas will enable you to impact change around the world and also closer to home whatever your passions. Learn, be inspired and take action!
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Community / Online Community, Government and Technology, Green / Environmental, Open Source, Social Issues
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C
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B
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Yes
No
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Ilana Westerman, Create with Context |
Building Eco Awareness With iPhone Applications
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As the App Store crosses 1 billion downloads, the iPhone becoming the de-facto platform for novel, compute-intensive applications to drive green awareness and action. Learn how the iPhone makes for killer eco apps, see how our Windspire app measures wind and builds community, and imagine what’s next.
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Case Study, Community / Online Community, Green / Environmental, Mobile Applications, Social Networking
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T
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B
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Yes
No
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Wesley Hodgson, Unspace |
Life After Wii Fit: Geeks on Fitness
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You've beaten Wii Fit... what's next? This panel will explain how we, a bunch of cyclist/runner/triathlete/fitness-oriented geeks, approach staying active and having fun. Tips on how to track progress, compete with friends/contacts, stay motivated and find like-minded folks. For (m)athletes of all levels!
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Geolocation, Green / Environmental, Self-Help / Self-Improvement, Social Networking, Sports 2.0
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C
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B
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Yes
No
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Matthew Glenn, PlantSense, makers of the EasyBloom Plant Sensor |
The Next Frontier in Home 2.0: How NASA Has Changed the Way We Live?
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The Connected Home isn’t just fancy remotes. Even household hobbies and surprising tasks from gardening to dusting are being made into a Home 2.0 interactive experience. Breakthrough developments have borrowed technology from NASA to make chores more efficient and connected. How has NASA advanced our household activities and what’s next?
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Design Thinking, Digital Divide, Green / Environmental, Other / Out There, User Experience
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T
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I
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Yes
No
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Dwayne King, Pinpoint Logic |
It’s Time to Save the World with Design Thinking
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Design thinking makes information and products better. Why stop there? Often, we address only the symptoms of society’s big problems. Design thinking helps us see why problems happen, so we can create lasting solutions.
This talk will wake you up, inspire action, and give you blueprints for saving the world.
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Design Thinking, Economic Concerns, Green / Environmental, International, Social Issues
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C
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B
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Yes
No
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Vlad Trifa, WoT |
Web of Things - Connecting People and Objects on the Web
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WoT is a vision of a Web with more devices than people on it. We take the Web and enable anyone to plug devices on it using the founding principles of the Web architecture (REST). We will demo a physical mashup with real objects the attendance can play with.
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Geolocation, Green / Environmental, Information Architecture, Mobile / Wireless, New Technology / Next Generation
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T
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I
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Yes
No
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Nita Rollins, Resource Interactive |
Digital’s Emerging Role In Unconsumption
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“Buy one, give one” isn’t a campaign for charity. It’s one facet of the massive values correction that recession-rewired consumers are making. Learn how the digital channel is driving the trend in consumer goods’ reuse and repurposing, and why brands should embrace unconsumption for both CSR and ecommerce initiatives.
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Green / Environmental
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C
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I
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Yes
No
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Rachel Weidinger, Rachel Weidinger Consulting |
Handheld Awesome Detectors: Sustainable Apps
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Making more sustainable choices is getting easier with help ubiquitous information, thanks to passionate geeks. Check in with the game changers beautifully hacking tech to fight climate change. Learn direct what it takes to change behavior at the plug, grocery, sushi bar, and tractor.
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Government and Technology, Green / Environmental, Mobile Applications, Non-Profits, Web Apps / Widgets
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C
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I
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Yes
No
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Josh Zieman, YANGAROO |
How Digital Technology Can Green The Music Industry
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The music industry here in the U.S. needs to do more to go green. While celebrity musicians talk about saving the planet while being driven around in SUVs and concerts are more conscious of the trash fans bring, what about the promotion aspect of the business? YANGAROO's Josh Zieman will talk about how digital distribution technologies have matured to the point where they can be used to eliminate old forms of promotion.
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Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Content Management, Digital Distribution, Green / Environmental, Music 2.0
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T
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A
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Yes
No
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Allen Weiner, Gartner, Inc |
Publishers Look To E-Reading to Reach Digital Consumers
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This session will look at the how newspaper, magazine and book publishers are attempting to ride the wave of new e-reading devices (and mobile) as well as how authors and book distributors fit into this new supply chain. An understanding of the value chain will be examined with a number of examples of successes stories from publishers who have become early adopters.
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Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Content, Content Management, Green / Environmental, Journalism 2.0
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C
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I
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Yes
No
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Brad Day, WeekendSherpa.com |
Break Through the E-mail Clutter
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With people getting inundated with emails like never before how can you break through the clutter and reach a targeted and engaged audience, and maintain a high open rate?
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Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Community / Online Community, Content, Green / Environmental
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C
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B
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Yes
No
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Jared Lamenzo, Mediated Spaces, Inc. |
Save the Planet, One Tweet at a Time
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Science has relied on amateur contributions for centuries (think Ben Franklin). Since the 1800s, people have been counting, rather than shooting, birds in an effort to conserve them for future generations. Twitter, the iPhone, and other technologies give citizens new power to respond to environmental challenges, and bring about change.
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Education, Geolocation, Green / Environmental, Mobile Applications, Social Networking
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T
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B
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Yes
No
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Patrick Haney, Not a Sausage |
Design for Change, It Makes Cents
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Everyone knows that bad design sucks. But did you know that good design can change the world? Find out how to put your skills to use, because with a little help from design, we can all make a difference. And maybe even a little money in the process.
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Accessibility / Web Standards, Branding / Marketing / Publicity, Green / Environmental, Social Issues, User Experience
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C
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I
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Yes
No
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Emily Doubilet, Sustainable Party |
Amplifying Social Innovation: Insights from Entrepreneurial Changemakers
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The internet can be a cold & dark place -- information overload, egos ablaze, and "friends" not always what they seem. So how can we maximize the potential for the web to create meaningful connections among changemakers, and inspire humans to truly connect with one another? We'll share stories about why we seek to address certain social and environmental issues through digital entrepreneurship.
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Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Career / Work Concerns, Community / Online Community, Green / Environmental, Social Issues
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C
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B
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Yes
No
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Zain Naboulsi, Microsoft |
Immersive Spaces And The Future: How Virtual Worlds Will Change Our Lives
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Conference calls, sex, money, user groups, and so much more! People are starting to see the value of immersive 3D spaces in their lives. What does the future hold for communication and collaboration in this emerging area? Come find out in this session!
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Community / Online Community, Education, Green / Environmental, Social Networking, User Experience
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T
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B
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Yes
No
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Summer Rayne Oakes, S4 |
How the Internet Can Save the Planet
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Currently two revolutions are transforming the world we live in, the technological and environmental. Until now, these revolutions have been running at parallels but there is tremendous opportunity in their integration. This presentation will discuss how the Internet will save the planet.
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Green / Environmental
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C
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I
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Yes
No
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Leif Utne, Zanby |
The Socially Conscious Geek: Makin' Money While Doin' Good
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Can you make a living as a geek without sacrificing your ideals? Definitely. These pros have carved out a niche working with mission-driven, ethical clients in both the non-profit and for-profit sectors – and want to show you how to bring your values to work while keeping a roof over your head.
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Business / Entrepreneurial / Monetization, Career / Work Concerns, Green / Environmental, Non-Profits, Social Issues
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C
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I
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