Great News! The next CyborgCamp will be in early May of 2010. That means its time to start planning!

This meeting is everyone’s chance to brainstorm on location ideas, sponsors and speakers. What kinds of topics are of interest to you? How has the idea of Cyborg evolved over the last year? What new kinds of technologies have arrived on the scene?

We’ll discuss volunteers and the wiki too. Come along, especially if you helped make CyborgCamp PDX ‘08 so excellent in the first place. Bring snacks and drinks to share with others.

This planning meeting will most likely be followed by general networking and fun at a local haunt.

RSVP on Upcoming.org

Where:

AboutUs.org

107 SE Washington Street, Suite 520
Portland Oregon 97214
United States

When:

Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 7–9pm

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What is CyborgCamp?

CyborgCamp is an unconference about the future of the relationship between humans and technology. We’ll discuss topics such as social media, design, code, inventions, web 2.0, twitter, the future of communication, cyborg technology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy.

CyborgCamp’s aim is to have many communication channels, such as Twitter, Flickr, UstreamTV, Video and Audio recordings and live chats displayed on the screen.
Why May 2010? In March 2010, CyborgCamp will make its way to Brazil and back before landing again in Portland, Oregon for its second year.

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Questions? Contact Amber Case @caseorganic or MJ @mama_j.

You can also follow @cyborgcamp on Twitter for updates.

Today I was excited to speak at BoCo, a great new conference developed by the Boulder Tech Community, especially Andrew Hyde. Rick Turoczy was there, among other awesome Portlanders, San Fransiscans, and Boulderites. It  was a sunny day and there were beautiful mountains all around. The morning sessions dealt with food and music and were very wonderful to listen to.

I spoke about Cyborg Anthropology, which is the study of human computer interactions and how technology affects the way in which we communicate with one another.

We Are All Cyborgs

When you read this, you are acting as a low-tech cyborg, because you are using a computer to view text that I have written. My writing is stored here in my website, part of my actor network of external technological devices that, when taken together, comprise my technosocial self. As cavemen, we began skipping evolution by crafting spears instead of growing teeth. We began making hammers as extensions of our fists.

My social self is part technology and part human. My technological self does a lot of networking for me through my social networking profiles and my Google search results. So do yours (if you have them). My technosocial avatar of a self networks for me when I’m not there.

Distributed Social Selves

Each piece of my distributed social identity leaves a geological trail of past self that my present self can interact with. These all comprise my future self, which your future self or selves will most undoubtedly interact with. The online optimization of self, when coupled with the analog optimization of self (i.e. real-life networking, person to person) is the creation of a stable identity that is uniformly distributed and presented all over the web.

Technology Resembles Magic

Technology is almost magical. Like the scrying pool of the past (or of fantasy novels), the iPhone or computer monitor allows us to view anything anywhere in the world through YouTube and Twitter, News sites and Facebook. We can summon up an image with a simple spell (a simple text entry into Google search or Twitter search) and we can extend our speech and ears across very large distances in seconds with the mere touch of a button.

Technology Gives Us Superpowers

Technology, when used well, gives us amazing superpowers. We are like gods, until we forget to charge our batteries. We are like gods, until we forget to upgrade our devices to the most recent operating system or device number. Our external prosthetic devices turn against us when they get old. Our old clothes go out of style. Our brick phones make us get laughed at in the streets.

From Physical Transportation to Mental Transportation

In the same way that cars transport our physical bodies, computers and cell phones transport our spiritual bodies. Don’t like the word spiritual? Use the word mind instead. We’re increasingly entering into a world of mental machines - mental transportation devices. These devices transmit our thoughts invisibly to others. They are taking up smaller amounts of space, until vehicles, who require increasingly large highways.

Mental Traffic Jams

We have traffic jams, too. Mental traffic jams. Jams on Twitter. Twitter fails. Rush hour around important events and deaths and wars and crises. We can now have multiple views of the same event.

Telephonic Schizophrenia

When telephone technology first came out, people felt it was crazy. The idea of going into a room and speaking into a machine sounded schizophrenic.

More

There is more: enough to fill up a hour and a half speech, but I’ll leave that to you to see the next time I speak. Until then, you can follow me on Twitter @caseorganic, or you can check out BoCo.

If there’s a Portland conference this summer that you don’t want to miss, it’s Portland’s Internet Strategy Forum. Where else will you be able to meet top-level experts and analysts like Jeremiah Owyang of Forrester Research, or Katherine Durham, VP of Marketing at Hewlett-Packard?

For less than $200, you gain access to a class of experts that will only be in Portland for a day.

Event Tracking with StreamGraphs

Last year, I used StreamGraphs to visually track buzz around Internet Strategy Forum 2008. This method allowed me to see which speakers had the most audience support and interest. This year, I’ll be doing the same thing, and my results will be made available two days after the conference (check back here for a complete report).

Follow the Visualization

If you want to follow my progress as I track and visualize the conference, feel free to follow me on Twitter @caseorganic, or subscribe to Hazelnut Tech Talk by RSS.

Event Details

The conference occurs on Friday, July 24th from 8:30Am - 5:00 Pm, and check-in begins at 8:15 Am. If you don’t yet have a ticket, you can get one at the Internet Strategy Forum website. The conference will be located at the Governor Hotel, which is at 614 SW 11th Ave., Portland, OR 97205.

Out of Town?

You can attend Internet Strategy Forum remotely too, and the cost is just $175.00.

Need More Information?

For more information, call 971-223-3838 or E-mail events@internetstrategyforum.org

Speaker Bio - Jeremiah Owyang

Jeremiah Owyang is a leading research analyst in the social computing industry and is the author of the influential Web Strategist blog. He ranks #2 on the Twitter Power 150 list.

TOPIC: The Future of the Social Web (based on new Forrester report)
Although social networks have caught the attention of brands and consumers, today’s social landscape is a primitive series of unconnected islands. Expect new technologies to emerge that connect all systems and communities together –that allow communities to spread and share from one another. This simple technology changes the web landscape as consumers rely on their peers to make decisions, any web experience can now be personalized, and social networks become as powerful as CRM systems. Marketers must be ready for the drastic changes to come as power shifts to micro-celebrities, communities, and social networks –not traditional marketing. Jeremiah’s presentation will cover these changes in detail.

Speaker Bio - Katherine Durham

Katherine Durham is the IPG-A Vice President of Marketing. In this role she is responsible for building the HP brand and driving demand for imaging and printing products with Consumer, SMB, Enterprise and Public Sector segments across the U.S., Canada and Latin America. In addition she is responsible for Environmental Leadership — compliance, sales support and marketing — across the Americas.

Since joining HP in 2000, Durham has held a number of positions in the Americas marketing organization. From 2005-2007 Durham was the Director of Business Planning, Market Insight and Operations where she re-architected the market insight team to deliver more differentiated customer insights, established TALC (technology adoption lifecycle) for the region and built a global delivery team in India. Before that Durham was the Director of Communications for IPG’s consumer and commercial business as well as the PSG’s consumer businesses, responsible for advertising, in-store execution, on-line communications, events and more. Durham also held roles as the e-marketing manager and NA brand manager for IPG-A Marketing.

Kent Lewis recently interviewed Katherine Durham about her keynote at Internet Strategy Forum.

Credits

Photo of Jeremiah Owyang courtesy of brad_crooks.

You can register for Internet Strategy Forum 2009, or learn more at the Internet Strategy Forum website.

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Amber Case is a Cyborg Anthropologist and New Media Consultant based in Portland, Oregon and elsewhere. You can follow her on Twitter or Contact her at caseorganic at gmail dot com. She wrote her thesis on how mobile phones and their growing role in human interaction. Read The Cell Phone and Its Technosocial Sites of Engagement.

Welcome to an Open Source Extravaganza. Only in Portland, Oregon.

Open Source Bridge is something unique - the first ever volunteer run, open source technology conference  It works because the structure of the Portland Tech Community works in the same way. A true community organizes, network, and build things because they’re passionate. This conference was organized out of that passion.

Open Source Bridge is a chance to experience three full days of epic open-sourceness. The kind that’s found only in Portland, Oregon.

Cyborgian Keynote on Wednesday

I’ll be giving Wednesday’s keynote at 9:00 Am on June 17 2009 - the first day of OSBridge with Kurt von Finck, Audrey Eschright, and Selena Deckelmann. My part will be on what it means to be a Cyborg Citizen. What is a Cyborg Citizen? Come to the conference to find out. Meanwhile, you can follow me on Twitter @caseorganic for conference coverage and anthropological analysis of tech and the tech world.

Conference Registration

Conference passes are $175 if you register by April 10, and $250 after that date. Student passes are $99 (you will be required to show current student ID when you pick up your badge).

So, if you are at all interested in participating in something incredible, you can register right now for OSBridge. We don’t think you’ll regret it.

Follow OSBridge on Twitter and Identi.ca

For updates during the conference, follow @osbridge on Twitter. If you’re not on Twitter, you can get OSBridge updates through Identi.ca.

OSBridge Sponsors

An enormous thanks to the amazing line-up of OSBridge sponsors, including HP, Google, Yahoo! Developer Network, WebTrends, ReadWriteWeb, Silicon Florist…the list goes on and on.

All Night Hacker Lounge

So, this sweet room at the top of the Hilton should be worth the price of admission alone. Where else can you meet other people with your interests, 24 hours a day? Learn more about the 24 hour hacker lounge.

Final Thoughts

You shouldn’t miss this event. Please just don’t. If you do, you may feel sad, and people who feel sad because they miss amazingly cool Portland events make me feel sad.

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It’s that time again. Time to list some of the amazing events coming up in the Portland Tech sphere (or universe - or fortress). These next few months are extremely exciting. Make sure not to miss Open Source Bridge, Ignite Portland 6, and the infamous Webvisions (and a note, though it is not listed below, if you’d like to meet a lot of tech people at once, make sure to come to Beer and Blog every Friday at the Green Dragon. If you’ve got more to add to this list, you can contact me on twitter @caseorganic or simply leave a comment below with your event information.

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Saturday, May 9, 2009 from 1–5pm

Arduino Cult Induction at TechShop

TechShop Portland
10100 SW Allen Blvd
Beaverton Oregon 97005
United States

OpenTechSpace, TechShop, and Tempus Dictum will present an “Arduino Cult Induction” Workshop at TechShop on Saturday, May 9 2009, from 1 to 5 pm.

In this workshop, you will build a complete and functional Arduino-compatible micro-controller (Dorkboard), and will upload and run a program on it. The Arduino development environment is very popular with artists and other creative people, and can be built and programmed even if you have little hardware or software experience.

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Monday, May 11, 2009 from 8:30am–5pm

SAOpdx: ITIL Intermediate: Release, Control, & Validation

Portland State University (PSU) - Smith Memorial Center
1825 SW Broadway
Portland OR 97201

Description:

Course Length: May 11-15, 2009

This 5-day course immerses learners in the practical aspects of the ITIL v3 Service Lifecycle and processes associated with the Release, Control and Validation of services and service delivery. The main focus of this course is on the operational-level process activities and supporting methods and approaches to executing these processes in a practical, hands-on learning environment. This training is intended to enable the holders of the certificate to apply the practices during the Service Management Lifecycle. This course is designed using an engaging scenario-based approach to learning the core disciplines of the ITIL best practice and positions the student to successfully complete the associated exam.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 from 6:30–8pm

PDXPHP: Debugging and Profiling PHP Web Applications

CubeSpace
622 SE Grand Ave.
Portland Oregon 97214

A tour of PHP application debugging and profiling techniques using open source tools such as

- Xdebug [http://www.xdebug.org/]

- Netbeans [http://www.netbeans.org/features/php/]

- cachegrind [http://valgrind.org/info/tools.html]

Presenter: Sam Keen

@samkeen

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 from 7–8pm

PDX Firefox Developers Group

NedSpace
920 SW Third
Portland Oregon 97204
US

Description:

First meeting for anyone interested in hacking on Firefox or Firefox extensions.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 8pm

Portland Werewolf - May Gathering

Lucky Labrador Brew Pub
915 SE Hawthorne Boulevard
Portland Oregon 97214

Description:

Come play at our monthly game of werewolf at the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne. Check out the site for details (http://www.portlandwerewolf.com).

If you are planning on coming and want to play please respond with “attending”. That way we know who is coming and you are guaranteed to play.

Ticket Info: Donations appreciated, for the room rental.

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Thursday, May 14, 2009 from 6–7:30pm

Portland WordPress User Group - May Meeting

Webtrends
851 SW 6th Ave.
Portland OR 97204

Description:

Meeting agenda to follow, but do join us for our monthly meeting at Webtrends this month.
Remember, Webtrends will be our venue for WordCamp Portland, taking place on October 19th and 20th, 2009

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 10am–3pm

Cre8camp Corvallis

MadAve Collective
Corvallis OR 97330

Description:

Cre8Camp is an unconference for creative industries professionals. It is an ad-hoc gathering for participants to learn, network and share in an open environment with discussions, demos and interaction all led by the attendees.

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Saturday, May 16, 2009 from 3–6pm

Interactive Video Community Meetup

TechShop Portland
10100 SW Allen Blvd
Beaverton Oregon 97005
United States

Description:

Northwest AudioVisualist
Interactive Community Meetup

The Northwest Audiovisualist community is here to bring together
artists in the interactive video/multimedia performance disciplines.
Our meetings consist of open exchanges of information through
demonstrations, screenings, socializing, and hands-on interaction.
More information at

http://nwav.org

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Sunday, May 17, 2009 from 1–5pm

DorkbotPDX Pure Data Workshop - (1 of 3) - Introduction to Pd

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)
1241 NW Johnson Street
Portland Oregon 97209

Description:

We are excited to announce a new workshop series devoted to Pure Data (Pd).

http://puredata.info

“Pd (aka Pure Data) is a real-time graphical programming environment for audio, video, and graphical processing. It is the third major branch of the family of patcher programming languages known as Max (Max/FTS, ISPW Max, Max/MSP, jMax, etc.) originally developed by Miller Puckette and company at IRCAM.”

Pure Data is free [FLOSS] software - meaning there is no charge for the download and it is open source, (free/libre). It runs wonderfully on Mac, Linux, Windows - so bring any laptop. Come with Pd-extended installed if possible - otherwise come a little early for installation assistance. The workshop is free as well!

We will will be doing several workshops starting from the ground up - and ranging topics as advanced as there is interest for.

Workshop One will be held May 17th. No prior Pd or programming knowledge is required, but expect to leave with functional knowledge of how to use Pd. The outline in progress can be found here:
http://dorkbotpdx.org/wiki/pd_workshop_2009_outline.

But we want to hear from you! We’d love to get a rough idea of how many people are interested in attending.

Do you use Pd? Do you use similar commercial software like Max/MSP? Are you interested in learning Pd? Why? What are some of your ideas?

Pd is an incredibly open-ended platform so we’re trying to get an idea of where the majority’s (if there is a majority) interests lie…. Physical Interfaces for music? Live DSP? Generative composition? Video? Dance? Robotic cat toys? Feedforward most welcome!

Bring a laptop with Pd-extended installed, if possible. Otherwise come a little early for installation help! http://puredata.info.

Seating is limited to about 35, so please rsvp at http://dorkbotpdx.org/pd_rsvp or email jason@noisybox_net or coldham@mac_com.

* When: May 17th, 2009
* Where: PNCA room 205 (Portland, OR)
* Time: 1-5pm

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Monday, May 18, 2009 from 7–9pm

PDX Critique

CubeSpace
622 SE Grand Ave.
Portland Oregon 97214

Description:

The mission of PDX Critique is to provide a monthly forum for designers of any stripe (graphic, web, whatever) to share information and constructive criticism.

If you have something to show sign up here.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 8:30am

SAOpdx: The Art of Agile Teams: Designing Roles and Responsibilities

Doubletree Hotel Portland-Lloyd Center
1000 Ne Multnomah St
Portland OR 97232

Description:

These courses are heavily federally subsidized (you will not find pricing like this anywhere else) and will sell out early. Register now before they fill up!

At the conclusion of this course, you will be prepared to build a successful Agile team, define roles and responsibilities for your project, and set expectations for team performance and deliverables.

Trainers: Diana Larsen + Jim Shore

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009 from 5:30–8pm

Portland’s Pink Slip Party

Backspace
115 NW 5th Ave
Portland OR 97209
US

Description:

Portland’s companies have been hit hard by the recession and the tech crowd has seen the impact first-hand. However, there remains massive energy around Portland’s tech scene that doesn’t always find its way to the companies and individuals who can most benefit from its vitality. We believe strongly that Portland possesses the resources and the will to take care of its own.

In this dynamic and challenging economic climate finding a new job can be frustrating – companies are tending to extend fewer courtesies to job seekers and opportunities are harder to locate. The tools, methods, and resources for finding work have changed dramatically as a result of technology and the current recession. Identifying those organizations with the ability to guide and assist is tricky at best. Boly:Welch and YPOP are bringing together resources to help you through the process. The Pink Slip Party is a chance to begin the discussion and make new connections between innovative technical professionals and resourceful business leaders. Together we can make a difference.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 8am through Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 5pm

Webvisions 2009

Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland OR 97232

Description:

Discover the future of Web design, user experience and business strategy for three days of mind-melding on what’s new in the digital world. Get a glimpse into the future, along with practical information that you can apply to your Web site, company and career.
Ticket Info: $150 - $195 before April 1st.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 from noon–2pm

Lunch 2.0 at WebVisions

Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland OR 97232

Description:

WebVisions, yes the conference, will be hosting a Lunch 2.0 at the Oregon Convention Center during their day of workshops, May 20.

Important to note, you can come to Lunch 2.0 even if you’re not attending the conference.

Attend WebVisions if you want to:

“Discover the future of Web design, user experience and business strategy for three days of mind-melding on what’s new in the digital world. Get a glimpse into the future, along with practical information that you can apply to your Web site, company and career.”

This will be the first Portland Lunch 2.0 hosted by a conference, and it should be an interesting mix of conference attendees, many from out of town, and Portlanders.

This crowd mix should provide some interesting conversation, as well as an opportunity to network outside your normal crowd.

Lunch 2.0 is a Valley phenomenon that you can read about at lunch20.com, and we’re putting a PDX stamp on it.

You can follow all things Portland Lunch 2.0 an the Silicon Florist.

Are you vegan or vegetarian? Please leave a comment so we can plan food accordingly. Thanks.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at 8am

SAOpdx: Software Day at the Capitol

Oregon State Capitol Steps
900 Court St Ne
Salem Oregon 97301
United States

Description:

…check back for updates!

If your company would like to be involved, please contact
Jennifer Warren at 503-228-5401 or jennifer.warren@sao.org for more information.

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 from 6–9pm

Opportunities for Entrepreneurs in Health IT

BICC (Biomedical Information Communications Center) Theater
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland or 97239

Description:

Health Information Technology Gets $19 Billion Boost, Comparative Effectiveness Research Gets $1 Billion

The new economic stimulus bill is an example of the priority and urgency the new Congress and Obama Administration gives to reforming the health care system. As part of the stimulus package, signed into law by President Obama, $19 billion is now dedicated to transforming the patient record to an electronic format and adopting standards, to be developed by Jan 1, 2010.

Heath Information Technology (HIT) standards that must be developed by Jan. 1, 2010.
Physicians and other practitioners will be eligible for up to $64,000 in incentive payments over several years for the meaningful use of an electronic medical record for patients. By 2015 all physicians will be required to use electronic records in their practice.
Hospitals will also be eligible for $1-9 million in incentives for meaningful EHR adoption.
This stimulus package is expected to create new opportunities for entrepreneurs to provide technology and services to healthcare practitioners and organizations. It will also focus on developing the health IT workforce that institutions like OHSU are already doing, creating new career opportunities in this area.

TIE Oregon has partnered with OHSU and lined up a great panel of healthcare industry professionals and entrepreneurs who have pioneered the developm

ent and use of Electronic Health Records, who will provide insights into this industry and how entrepreneurs can capitalize on this opportunity.

If you are looking to get into this field this is your opportunity to network and learn!

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Wednesday, May 20, 2009 from 6:30–8pm

PDX Open Source GIS User Group

OpenSourcery
1636 NW Lovejoy Street
Portland Oregon 97209

Description:

The [not] first meeting of the newly re-grouped Portland Open Source GIS user group.

Parking is limited, but mass-transit is ample.

We’ll have some type of software demonstration, discussion about
group structure and preferences, and then adjourn to a local boozery
around 8 for more co-conspiring.

You can find out more and sign up for announcements by joining the google group pdx-osgis.

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Thursday, May 21, 2009 from 11:30am–1pm

OEN - CEO Roundtable - Boards and Advisors: Using your external team to help drive you and your company’s success

IronStone Bank
309 SW Sixth Avenue
Portland OR 97204

Description:

Paul Gulick, formerly of Clarity Visual Systems and Planar, will lead a lively discussion that will help entrepreneurs drive their organization’s success. Come share your challenges, observations and successes with other CEOs of emerging businesses.

We will discuss why and how to structure your board of directors, advisory board, professional advisory teams (legal, accounting, etc.). Learn from other’s successes as well as war stories from the board rooms.

Open only to CEOs or Presidents of currently operating companies that have employees. Boxed lunch will be served. This program is limited to 12 participants, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Non-member Fee (includes a one-year Individual Membership to OEN): $151.00
OEN Member Fee: $46.00

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Thursday, May 21, 2009 from 5:30–7:30pm

PDMA: Product Strategies for Today’s Economy

Crowne Plaza Lake Oswego
14811 SW Kruse Oaks Drive
Lake Oswego OR 97035

Description:

The Oregon chapter of the Product Developm

ent and Management Association (PDMA) is pleased to announce its May Learning Event; Product Strategies for Today’s Economy: Lessons from the Front Lines. Three Directors will discuss what it’s like to be on the front lines of product developm

ent and management during the recession. Each will share insights into how their companies are adapting to new challenges and new opportunities. Learn, share, collaborate, network and have fun!

$20 at the door ($10 for members or students with ID)
Includes hors d’oeuvres, non-hosted beer and wine.

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Thursday, May 21, 2009 from 6–8pm

Independent Consultants Meetup

Jax Bar (CLOSED)
826 SW 2nd Avenue
Portland Oregon 97204

Description:

Are you an independent consultant or thinking about becoming one? Come network with other local independents, and share success stories and tips and tricks for starting and running your own business. Contact @incanus77 or @hal_pomeranz for further info.

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Thursday, May 21, 2009 from 7–9pm

SECP’s Event May 21, 2009 | Striving To Thriving: Sustainable Marketing Resolutions

Oregon Stamp Society
4828 Ne 33rd Ave
Portland OR 97211

Description:

SECP Advisory Board Member and Affiliate, Roberta Mac Laren of Rpm

Marketing Mentor has just published a new book with tips for Striving to Thriving—Sustainable Marketing Resolutions that are Practical and Cheap. She’s coming in May to share her tips exclusively with SECP.

Roberta will introduce integrated ways to market your services and products that are sustainable. She will cover how to strategize and create a marketing plan that makes the most of the resources and contacts you have right now to build the business that you want by maximizing different channels. The she will introduce the concept of making a ‘resolution’ to set it in your mind and make it happen.

Cost: $10 (members); $15 (non members).

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Thursday, May 28, 2009 from 6:30–7:30pm

Refresh Portland May: User Experience and Healthcare, by Sheetal Dube

Jive Software
915 SW Stark
Portland Oregon

Description:

In the healthcare industry, Web 2.0 tools are being used to share information and connect with others. This is significant for an industry that has not taken advantage of digitization until recently.

But how does the new technology work with the user needs? How do we design products and applications that could benefit us all?

Join Sheetal Dube, a Senior User Experience Consultant at Evantage Consulting, for a conversation on:
• Designing around user needs
• Unique challenges faced while designing for the healthcare industry
• Process for doing a quick usability review

Refresh Portland is a monthly meetup on design, front-end development, usability and web standards. It’s part of the Refreshing Cities Movement, and held every 4th Thursday of the month.

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Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 8am–6pm

Portland Code Camp

Reed College
3203 SE Woodstock
Portland OR 97202

Description:

Coders showing code to Coders

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Tuesday June 9, 2009 at 7:00pm

Objectified Special Screening with Gary Hustwit

Cinema 21
616 NW 21st Ave
Portland, Oregon 97209

Objectified is a feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them. It’s a look at the creativity at work behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets. It’s about the designers who re-examine, re-evaluate and re-invent our manufactured environment on a daily basis. It’s about personal expression, identity, consumerism, and sustainability.

Through vérité footage and in-depth conversations, the film documents the creative processes of some of the world’s most influential product designers, and looks at how the things they make impact our lives. What can we learn about who we are, and who we want to be, from the objects with which we surround ourselves?

*Join director Gary Hustwit, director of the acclaimed documentary Helvetica, for a special screening and post-film discussion.*

Watch the Trailer:

http://www.objectifiedfilm.com/objectified-trailer/

Ticket Info: General public $20, Students, AIGA, IDSA members $15.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009 from 6:30–8pm

Portland Java User Group

Oracle (Downtown Campus)
1211 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 800, Room 8005
Portland Oregon 97204

Description:

This month’s topic: TBD

PJUG meetings start with some time to eat and socialize (pizza and beverages are provided), followed by the featured speaker, then Q&A, discussion, sometimes a drawing to give away swag.

Though we like knowing how many people to expect, you don’t *have* to RSVP, on Upcoming or otherwise. Go ahead and just show up!

Many people also go for a drink and further discussion following the meeting, at a location determined ad hoc (more often than not, Jax on 2nd).

http://twitter.com/pjug

http://pjug.org/

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 8am through Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:30pm

Open Source Bridge

Oregon Convention Center
777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Portland OR 97232

Description:

Open Source Bridge is a three-day open source developers conference, focused on bringing people from a range of technology backgrounds together to share their knowledge and explore what it means to be an open source citizen.

In order to create a conference that promotes cross-pollination as well as providing space for in-depth discussion, the tracks are divided into the following five areas:

Cooking: Useful recipes for software developm

ent, systems administration, and working with open source.

Chemistry: Understanding how our systems work, in order to improve and extend.

Business: Building open source businesses that thrive.

Culture: Exploring how open source extends through technology into our communities.

Hacks: Tinkering, experimenting and bending the rules to make hardware and software do what we want.

The final day of the conference will be structured in an unconference format, to allow participants to reflect and build on the previous days’ discussions.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 from noon–2pm

Sweet Sixteen Lunch 2.0 at ISITE Design

ISITE Design
115 NW First Avenue, Suite 500
Portland OR 97209

Description:

We’re back in Old Town for Portland Lunch 2.0’s Sweet Sixteen at ISITE Design . At least, I think that’s considered Old Town.

Anyway, Andy Van Oostrum is bringing Lunch 2.0 to another company, and you all are invited to check out ISITE, mix and mingle with your Twitter pals and meet some new folks.

Lunch 2.0 is a Valley phenomenon that you can read about at lunch20.com , and we’re putting a PDX stamp on it.

You can follow all things Portland Lunch 2.0 an the Silicon Florist .

Are you vegan or vegetarian? Please leave a comment so we can plan food accordingly. Thanks.

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Wednesday, June 17, 2009 from 7–9pm

ECLIPSE DEMO CAMP GALILEO 2009

Lucky Labrador Beer Hall
1945 NW Quimby
Portland OR 97209

Description:

Instantiations and The Eclipse Foundation will co-host a pizza and salad buffet, including beverages. Come see what’s cool in Eclipse developm

ent, and network with your local Eclipse community!

Here are the official details and where to sign up:

Event Sponsors:
Eclipse Foundation / Instantiations

Event Title:
Eclipse DemoCamps Galileo 2009/Portland

Date: June 17, 2009

Time: 7pm – 9pm (Presenters set up at 6pm)

Location:
Lucky Lab Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby, Portland

Cost: Complimentary; attendance is limited

Registration: To register, add your name as presenter or attendee to this wiki: http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamps_Galileo_2009/Portland.

Feel free to pass this along to your colleagues, and be sure to sign up on the wiki if you would like to attend or present!

We look forward to seeing you there.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 from 7–8:30pm

UX Book Club

Tyesha’s house (inner SE Portland)
Portland OR

Description:

Interested in user experience in all of its forms? Enjoy reading? Want to combine the two in a social setting with other smart, like-minded people, and maybe drink a beer?

Join us for Portland’s second UX Book Club meeting on Tuesday June 23. For this session, we’re reading “Mental Models” by Indi Young:

http://www.rosenfeldmedia.com/

books/mental-models/

Feel free to bring snacks or drinks (alcohol is a-okay), for yourself or to share. We’ll be meeting at Tyesha’s house–the address will be posted closer to the date.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 from 7–9pm

Portland JavaScript Admirers June Meeting

CubeSpace
622 SE Grand Ave.
Portland Oregon 97214
USA

Description:

The June Meeting of Portland’s first JavaScript and ECMAscript users’ group. We will discuss topics ranging from client-side web frameworks and features, to functional and prototypal programming theory.

Topics will be announced on the mailing list at

http://groups.google.com/group/pdxjs

. If you would like to give a presentation, or have a suggestion for a topic, please send a message to pdxjs@googlegroups.com.

Feel free to join our mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/pdxjs if you too are a JavaScript admirer. Or visit our web site for more information at http://pdxjs.com/.

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Thursday, July 16, 2009 from 7–10pm

Ignite Portland 6

Bagdad Theater and Pub
3702 S.E. Hawthorne Blvd
Portland Oregon 97214

Description:

Save the date! Ignite Portland 6 will happen on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at the Bagdad Theater. Stay tuned to http://www.igniteportland.com/ for more details, and submit YOUR talk idea now!

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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 from 6:30–8pm

Portland Java User Group

Oracle (Downtown Campus)
1211 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 800, Room 8005
Portland Oregon 97204

Description:

This month’s topic: TBD

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PJUG meetings start with eat+meet+greet time (pizza and beverages are provided), followed by the featured speaker, then some time for Q&A, discussion, and sometimes a drawing to give away swag.

It is not necessary to RSVP, on Upcoming or otherwise; go ahead and just show up!

Many people also go for drinks afterward, at a location decided on the fly (more often than not, Jax on 2nd).

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Thursday, July 23, 2009 from 8am–1pm

Internet Strategy Forum Summit

Governor Hotel
614 SW 11th Avenue
Portland OR 97205

Description:

The Internet Strategy Forum Summit is the premiere annual conference from the Internet Strategy Forum, a national professional association for corporate Internet executives.

Attendees of the 6th annual Internet Strategy Forum Summit will engage with our keynote presenters from Intel, Xerox, Forrester Research and more, who will share their insights and ideas on how to best leverage the Internet and integrate it into overall business strategy.

Visit the event for a complete list of confirmed presenters.

There are plenty of opportunities for networking with corporate Internet professionals and Internet-related product and service providers.

Check out “The Road to Chief Internet Strategist”, an optional corporate Internet strategist career path symposium on July 24th, the day after the main conference.

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Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 8am through Friday, September 11, 2009 at 5pm

Inverge 2009

Description:

Inverge 2009 — Come Together

Inverge: the interactive convergence conference, is scheduled for Thursday + Friday, Sept. 10 + 11, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. It is an interdisciplinary thought-leader event that focuses on the convergence of media platforms, of virtual + physical, content + advertising, and corporate content + consumer-generated content. Inverge is part of a unique business+culture event cluster happening in Portland around the same time (see below).

Confirmed Keynote Speakers so far include*:

* Jeff Gomez, President & Chief Executive Officer of Starlight Runner Entertainment and transmedia storytelling expert.
* Andy Yang, General Manager, InstantAction.com at GarageGames
o Read the recent BusinessWeek article
* Raven Zachary, iPhone expert and the driver behind the “Obama ’08? iPhone application

If you are interested in attending, speaking, sponsoring or partnering, please complete the contact dialog at the bottom of the Connect page.

To create a unique business+culture experience for attendees, this conference is integrated with four other unique events happening in Portland over the same multi-day period:
+ Portland Creative Conference (focused on the creative process across categories)
+ Time-Based Art Festival (performance : dance : music : new media : visual arts)
+ MusicFestNW (over 150 indie bands)

* Speakers and topics are subject to change

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More Portland Tech Events

This is only a smattering of tech events compared to the immense volume of events omnipresent on various calendar sites such as Calagator, Portland’s Tech Event Calendar, and Yahoo’s Upcoming.

This morning I met with Brooks Gilley, Partner and Managing Director of 52ltd Portland’s only locally owned and operated full-service staffing resource for the creative industry. We had a great discussion on how marketing is changing, and how some companies really ‘get it’, or at least attempt to experiment with this strange new medium, while others are left behind.

We were meeting to talk about a creative event that will be occuring on May 27th at Univeristy of Oregon’s White Stag Building in downtown Portland. The event will feature four panelists from fields ranging from advertising, social media and sociology/anthropology. I’ll be on a panel discussing cyborg anthropology, new media frameworks, and changes in marketing in the digital era.

Panelists

I’ll be speaking with a variety of others, including an executive from Crispin Porter + Bogusky (the agency that worked on the infamous Facebook Burger King Whopper Sacrifice campaign).

Other panelists will include the Directory of Interactive Media for the Portland Trailblazers (whose community engagement strategy has been quite impressive), as well the possibility of a professor of Sociology from Portalnd State University, but I am unsure of his name yet. All told, the event should be a great chance for all of us to share different perspectives and strategies with each other and an audience of creatives, freelancers, and marketers.

More Information

I’ll post more details as the event nears, but it should begin at around 6:15 Pm at the White Stag Building on NW Couch street. There will be ample time for networking, so if you’re excited to meet new people, come on out. It is a free event too, so you’ve got nothing to lose. Check the 52ltd website for details as May 27th approaches, and if you’re looking to hire a creative or looking for a creative gig, consider making an appointment with them.

If you have any questions you’d like us to cover on the panel, feel free to E-mail me at caseorganic [at] gmail [dot] com, or simply reply to me at @caseorganic on Twitter.

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A.I. Has Taken Over My Life

CADIE: the world’s first “artificial intelligence” tasked-array system, and CADIE’s Gmail Autopilot System destroyed the future of multiple sectors of workers, including myself.

As an overworked and uber-busy Cyborg Anthropologist, I’m left to simply let Artificial Intelligence write my books, publish them, and even go on book tours in place of me. Is it a better world because of this? I think not - I’d rather not wake up every morning to see a new pile of work done in my name. But every time I try to stop the AI, it tells me that I ’shouldn’t do that’, so I’m left to sit in my room, doing nothing, while the AI does everything for me.

It even thinks my thoughts for me now — and is ever writing this sensence.

Future of Web Work

And what has this new AI done to the rest of the web workers? I guess they’re out of work too - but I don’t know, because ever since I set my Gmail to CADIE’s Gmail Autopilot System, I’ve been able to sit back and watch my Google calendar fill up with guest speeches and keynotes, and the AI is going in my place.

AI Learning

But how does this AI learn all of this? I think the answer might be that CADIE is reading all of our Slideshare presentations got today.That fiesty panda has to learn how to sound slighly human from something, right? Although I’m not sure if she can parse The Onion yet.

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Today was a conference called Business Leader NW. It occurred at the Portland Convention Center. One of the highlights of the day was a keynote by Urban Anthropologist Jennifer James.

It is always exciting to meet other anthropologists, and I was introduced to her before her speech. We exchanged a rapid amount of words back and forth. Of all the things spoken, I am able to report that she was very calm before her speech. Evidenced by a lot of practice speaking around the world.

In fact, her speech was pretty memorable. She talked about all of culture being a mythology. It’s a pretty epic look at the reality. I attempted to record the speech, the results of which are below. Apologizes for the clicking noises. I tried to type quietly.

About Jennifer

Jennifer James is an urban cultural anthropologist who was for 12 years a full time faculty member of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department at the University of Washington. She left the University in 1982 to follow her interest in international business and community service.  She now lectures to audiences around the world.

Speech Highlights

“Why are all the newspapers failing? It’s because they don’t print the news. They’re not challenging anyone”.

“Let’s not teach evolution in schools — because it is only a theory. They’re right - but so is gravity. I invite someone to the roof of this convention center with me right now to prove me wrong”.

“What is adaptability? The ability to use your critical thinking skills”.

“We’re in the technological age and we still want to use mythology”.

“We’re choosing clients and consultants because we think we’re like them. Because we’ll get along with them. It’s often what we need is the opposite”.

“You must know your myths and the myths of the people you’re dealing with”.

“It’s amazing how much time we waste because we’ve ‘always done it that way’ - that’s what the comic strip Dilbert is about”.

“You have to consider what people need. It’s not just money that motivates, but a work/life balance”.

“In times of great stress/change leadership is no longer complete mastery”.

“You have to match tasks in an organization with those with the strength to do those tasks”.

“The best way to lead through times of great change is through influence — which is by telling a compelling story”.

A compelling story consists of the following things:
• A set of ideas that fit the future.
• Those ideas have to resonate to deeply held values
• The person telling the story has to be believable.

“Now you can go to Costco and buy a gallon jug of Mayonnaise that you’ll have to leave in your will — because you won’t use it”.

“Why do rich people buy seven houses? Because they can’t get over security”.

Your customers — they need a product that makes them feel that they’re moving up Maslow’s hierarchy while still feeling secure.

On the Concentration of Energy by Technology

“The minute you replace a steam engine with a microchip you have concentrated energy”.

“Economics is nothing more than the efficient use of the energy available”.

“Those who have a high amount of productivity in the workplace are those who are most trusted: it relaxes them. They can do more work. They can do better work”.

“We change the definition of intelligence — now you have intelligence retrieval”.

On the Census

“Why are polar bears white? So they can go to better schools? It is absurdity — these census categories. We can handle the economics or we’re going out of business. We understand that diversity opens our business and opens our minds. The last part is opening our systems”.

“If you offer people a business that gives them meaning — people are hungry for lives that have values — they will work harder and take less money”.

Three Parts to Civilization

• Increasing access to information
• Increasing inclusivity - the more we’re wiling to see leadership where it is, the more likely we’ll accept it
• Increasing non-violent alternatives to violence - learning to debate — learning to use soft power

The audience at this conference contained no laptops. Except for the blogging pavilion, I was the only technosocially connected one in the audience. This is one of the reasons I love business conferences. The people to talk to are not the ones that understand who you are and what you do — they’re those who are different. This situation maximizes the potential exchange of ideas between people.

More About Business Leader NW

There was a lot more to do and see than just this one speech. Want to know more about Business Leader NW? Check out the Business Leader NW conference site, or the BLNW blog. Tweets associated with #blnw are available as well. Thanks to Alex H. Williams - @podcasthotel for organizing the Blogger Pavillion which serviced people new to social media with advice on blogging, Twittering and digital marketing. Also check out the website of Jennifer James.

I am excited to announce that I will be speaking at Portland’s WebVisions Conference 2009. After missing the event last year to a scheduling conflict, I am honored to be able to not only attend, but present as well. I have quite a bit of time to present, so I am already writing my speech. If it is not a 100% completely useful speech, then at the very least it will contain some interesting images.

An Introduction to Cyborg Anthropology in One Hour and Fifteen Minutes

I’ll be presenting An Introduction to Cyborg Anthropology on Friday, May 22 2009 - 1:15 pm to 2:30 pm

How we interact with machines and technology in many ways defines who we are. Cyborg Anthropology is a lens with which to understand what’s happening to us in a world mediated by dynamic objects, processes, and change.

An entire set of new social roles have developed around the use of technology. Erving Goffman’s “The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life” relates directly to this. In this world, the concepts of physics are even more prevalent. The shape of space makes people move, and flow of people shapes space. A profile is another extension of connection and etiquette that can be optimized or used poorly.

The speech will cover the effects of space/time compression on the co-creation of value in online systems. Information architecture and interface design will be discussed.

Webvision Speakers

I’m extremely honored to be a part of the Webvisions lineup, which includes the following incredible people and speakers.

Keynote Speakers

About Amber Case

Amber Case explores data visualization, search engine optimization, and how marketing works in the online ecosystem. She’s spoken at various conferences including MIT’s Futures of Entertainment, Inverge, Ignite Portland, and Ignite Boulder. She graduated from Lewis & Clark College in May 2008 with a degree in Sociology/Anthropology and wrote her thesis on cell phones and the effect of technology on cultural constructions of space and privacy. She writes for Discovery Channel’s Nerdabout.com. You can follow her on Twitter @caseorganic.

Moving lives online, creating conversations across geography, connecting with consumers - how is social media defining the current entertainment landscape? As people not only put more content online, but conduct more of their daily lives in networked spaces and via social networking sites, how are social media influencing how we think of audiences?

Thanks to Joshua Green for inviting me to speak at the conference. It was one of the highlights of 2008.

Panel Members:

Joe Marchese - President, SocialVibe.com

Joe Marchese is co-founder and President of SocialVibe, a service that effectively brings brands into social media by empowering people to interact with the brands and social causes of their choice. Series A funded by Redpoint Ventures, SocialVibe connects brands and people in social media, recognizing that individuals hold the key to attention and influence in social media. SocialVibe’s goal is empower its member community to team with brands to make a difference for the causes they care about; the service allows people to utilize their influence to enhance their social media experience and provides a way for brands to reward the people that support them with brand specific perks. Most importantly, SocialVibe empowers people to use their influence in social media to raise money for the causes they care about, by allowing people to direct the money they earn from the brands they support to the charitable cause of their choice.

Prior to SocialVibe, Marchese built and lead the online media strategy division at a boutique management consulting firm. Marchese developed and guided the group to provide Fortune 1000 clientele research and online strategy development focused on digital media. Before consulting, Marchese began his career as a business analyst for Monster Worldwide, the parent company of Monster.com. He is a well known thought leader in the social media and advertising industry, writing weekly for MediaPost publications. Joe has also keynoted various digital advertising and media summits including, OMMA, iMedia, Digital Hollywood, as well as having contributed to a number of national publications as an expert on new media, such as BusinessWeek, NY Post, Boston Globe.

Amber Case

Amber Case is a Cyborg Anthropologist and Social Media Consultant living in Portland, Oregon. She received her degree in Sociology/Anthropology from Lewis & Clark College this May with a thesis on “The Cell Phone and Its Technosocial sites of Engagement”. She uses her anthropological training to provide strategic intelligence to businesses and individuals. She is an active blogger on oakhazelnut.com and is currently researching how the psychology of space in the digital world affects relationships, business systems, and value creation online.

Sabrina Calouri - Director, Marketing and Promotions of HBO online

What Sabrina Caluori, a storyteller who has found a home in digital entertainment strategy, loves about the web is that it’s a logical extension to on-air plot development in an environment that encourages conversation. After two years as an Account Executive at a Los Angeles creative agency that specialized in the motion picture industry, she moved back to NYC and joined interactive agency, Deep Focus as the third employee. As Account Director she led digital marketing strategy for clients such as HBO, Picturehouse, Miramax and Court TV. Shepherding effective ideation sessions across multiple disciplines (media, creative and publicity) to a unified strategy led to award-winning work and happy clients.

In 2007, Sabrina joined HBO as part of the leadership team managing the enterprise-wide redesign of HBO.com. As Director of Marketing and Promotions she oversees consumer engagement including community and social media, sponsorship and research. In the spirit of giving back, Sabrina acts as a Pro Bono Account Director for the Taproot Foundation. Currently, she is overseeing the redesign of The Hetrick-Martin Institute’s website www.hmi.org. If community is about the intersection and exchange of human experience, then Sabrina believes that technology will continue to redefine the delivery and the shape of those exchanges, but never the substance.

Kyle Ford - Director of Product Marketing, Ning

Kyle Ford is the Director of Product Marketing at Ning, a service that lets anyone create their own social network in seconds. He has been with the company for nearly three years.

Prior to Ning, Ford was an Associate Product Manager at Yahoo! Movies and TV, and a Writer/Producer for new media at FOX Broadcasting Company, working on shows such as The X-Files, Firefly and Undeclared. He’s currently based in Los Angeles and blogs at houseofkyle.com.

Rhonda K. Lowry - Vice President, Social Media Technologies, Office of the CTO, Turner Broadcasting

Rhonda K. Lowry is Vice President, Social Media Technologies within the Office of the CTO for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (”TBS”) and has been with TBS for eight years. In this role, Rhonda provides thought leadership and strategic guidance toward emerging social media technologies and trends across the spectrum of social networking, blogging, online communities and virtual worlds, gaming, social collaboration and computing, and personal media. Ms. Lowry is based in Atlanta and reports to Scott Teissler, Chief Technology Officer. Prior to her current role, Ms. Lowry was Vice President within the New Products Group and led the development of key digital business initiatives including the development of Turner’s advertising widget. She led efforts in the adoption of virtual worlds including the CNN iReport presence in the virtual world of Second Life and is the company’s primary contact for emerging social spaces and virtual worlds. Rhonda began her career at Turner in the Digital Media Technologies department where she led technical program management and development teams for major programs across a wide portfolio including: CNN digital news production and archive systems, digital offerings including CNN Pipeline and GameTap, as well as numerous web systems and publishing services for the CNN, NASCAR, Turner Entertainment, and Sports Illustrated web properties.

Ms. Lowry has over 15 years of complex systems development experience and held a number of program management and technical leadership roles within the aerospace industry at NASA, Rockwell International, and Lockheed Martin. She began her career at NASA where she was a software developer and systems integrator for a multi planetary detection system that eventually became part of the Kepler Mission. Ms. Lowry was Chief Engineer and Department Manager at Rockwell where she was twice awarded the President’s Award for professional achievement, and she spearheaded a revolutionary modeling and simulation program for Lockheed on the F-22 program for which she was awarded Lockheed’s highest award for leadership, the NOVA Award. Ms. Lowry earned a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Physics from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and a Master’s degree in Physics from Washington University in St Louis. She has a certification in Systems Engineering from UCLA and is a member of ACM, INCOSE, WICT, and is a Betsy Magness Leadership Institute Fellow. Lowry was the recipient of WICT Atlanta’s 2006 Catalyst Award for Woman in Technology and was listed on Cable World’s Top 50 Women in Cable in 2006.

Moderator: Alice Marwick - NYU

Alice Marwick is a PhD candidate in the Media, Culture, and Communication department at New York University. Her dissertation examines how social media technologies affect social status and social hierarchies. Most discussions of power and cyberspace focus on either the positive transformative potential of the internet, or how structural oppression (race, gender, class, sexuality) is maintained through technology. Instead, her research looks at one form of power-social status-and how it is transformed by mediated “lifestreaming” technologies, like Twitter, FriendFeed, and Facebook, when used by a specific community. Alice is a frequent presenter on internet celebrity and social media and recently gave the keynote at “ROFLCON”. Her work has appeared in First Monday, the LA Times, Wired, Business Week and on BBC radio. Alice holds an MA in Communication from the University of Washington and a BA in Women’s Studies and Political Science from Wellesley College. She grew up in suburban New York, spent eight years in Seattle, and now mostly resides in Manhattan. Alice currently lives in San Francisco, where she is conducting ethnographic research on status structures in Web 2.0 startups, consulting on user practice for technology companies, and enjoying karaoke, thrift stores, and feminist blogs.

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Amber Case is a Cyborg Anthropologist who studies new media and the relationship between humans and computers. She enjoys data visualization, search engine optimization (ask), and how marketing works in the online ecosystem.

You can follow her on Twitter @caseorganic, or drop her an E-mail at caseorganic[at]gmai[dot]com. She’s spoken at various conferences including MIT’s Futures of Entertainment 3, Inverge: The Interactive Convergence Conferece, Ignite Portland, and Ignite Boulder.