Pop! Tech Live Feed
For some reason, Pop! Tech didn’t publish its live feed until after the opening session. You can watch it at http://live.poptech.org The conference runs through Saturday. Stay tuned for “near live blogging.-)”
Pop! Tech Starts Today
My favorite technology conference starts today and you can attend it too. Pop! Tech is a conference held each October in beautiful Camden, Maine. I had the pleasure of attending in 2006 and I not only enjoyed it, I benefitted from it as well.
The theme this year is Scarcity and Abundance. Speakers include Malcolm Gladwell, and Chris Anderson.
Unfortunately, the registration price has gone up and the budget has gone down. So, this year I’ll be watching the live feed, and perhaps participating in the Q and A as well. I’ll be connecting my laptop to my big screen TV to maximize my viewing experience.
Check out the schedule below.
Wednesday October 22, 2008
Wednesday Sessions registration is now closed.
| 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm | The Wealth of Networks Valdis Krebs |
| Reading the Language of Nonverbal Communication Joe Navarro |
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| The Perfect Pairing of Taste and Scent Chandler Burr Melissa Kelly |
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| Scaling the Pyramid Bunker Roy Paul Polak |
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| Your Personal Energy Audit Saul Griffith James McBride |
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| The Logophile’s Boot Camp Erin McKean |
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| Oceans in the Balance Carl Safina |
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| Making Fun Gever Tulley |
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Thursday October 23, 2008
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Scarcity & Abundance |
| Speakers: | Andrew Zolli Saul Griffith Carl Safina |
| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Extraordinary Impacts |
| Fellow: | Kushal Chakrabarti |
| Speakers: | Malcolm Gladwell Peter Whybrow David Harrison Paul Polak |
| Performer: | Imogen Heap |
| 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Lunch |
| 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Sustainable Visions |
| Speakers: | Dickson Despommier Pamela Ronald John Priscu |
| Performer: | Rufus Cappadocia |
| 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Break |
| 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM | The Expressive Instinct |
| Speakers: | Marian Bantjes Chandler Burr Benjamin Zander |
Friday October 24, 2008
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Digital Freedoms |
| Fellow: | Heather Fleming |
| Speakers: | Clay Shirky Matt Mason Chris Anderson |
| 5 Minute Speaker: | Erin McKean |
| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Project Masiluleke |
| Fellow: | Ken Banks |
| Speakers: | Leetha Filderman Zinny Thabethe Gustav Praekelt Robert Fabricant |
| 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch |
| 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Pathways to Peace |
| Fellow: | Eric Dawson |
| Speakers: | Gary Slutkin Laura Waters Hinson |
| Performer: | Amos Lee |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Not your ordinary Ice Cream Social |
| 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM | The Edge of Medicine |
| Fellows: | N. Taylor Thompson & Nathan Sigworth Priti Radhakrishnan |
| Speakers: | Jay Parkinson Stephen Badylak |
| Special Session | |
| Speakers: | Juan Enriquez Van Jones |
Saturday October 25, 2008
| 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Sensing Pandemics |
| Fellows: | Erik Hersman Melanie Edwards |
| Speakers: | Laurie Garrett Ian Lipkin |
| Performer: | David Rakoff |
| 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM | Game Change |
| Fellows: | Tevis Howard Tshewang Dendup |
| Speakers: | Kelly Dobson Suzanne Seggerman |
| 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Lunch |
| 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM | The Body Politic |
| Fellow: | Nam Mokwunye |
| Speakers: | George Lakoff Bill Bishop Valdis Krebs |
| Performer: | Abdominal |
| 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | Siesta |
| 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Secrets & Lies |
| Fellows: | Chip Ransler & Manoj Sinha |
| Speakers: | Joe Navarro Frank Warren Lincoln Schatz |
| Performer: | Rufus Cappodocia |
Realtime gene sequencing gets closer
Back in the video Jeans…or Genes? I mentioned that Pacific Biosciences was claiming it was working on technology to sequence a whole human genome in 15 minutes! Sounded a lot like a boast to entice VC funding.
But they’ve gotten a step closer to making the thing a reality. According to Technology Review they now have a video of the technology at work in a proof-of- concept. There’s a movie on their site that explains how it all works.
So they’re standing by their claim that they’ll be doing genomes–maybe around 2013–in 15 min. for @$100!! So what? Well, having gene testing done dirt-cheap is a technology that is already making waves in the control structure of medicine and the healthcare system. The faster and cheaper the process, the more the impact.
Tomorrow’s going to be different.
Social Media Births A Nonprofit
Bloggers Blog reports on a great use of social media by a new nonprofit. Actually, social media gave birth to that nonprofit, To Write Love On Her Arms. It started out with a two-page story posted on MySpace and has grown to a community of 200,000. Young adults and teens suffering from depression and drug abuse have sought out the community. As MSNBC reporter, Savannah Guthrie, reported, “The site works because it meets people where they are–online.”
Welcome! I help Nonpofits and people for a living. I do that with Lights.Camera.Help and as a Consultant. I am a published Author, Teacher, Speaker, Blogger, Network Weaver, and Social Media Scientist. How can I help you? 