BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ensemble Independent//vPim 0.360//EN CALSCALE:Gregorian X-WR-CALNAME:Boxes and Arrows Events Calendar tagged "technology" BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060818 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060820 SUMMARY:Bandwidth Conference - the music|technology conference LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:The Bandwidth Conference discusses issues of interest to the mu sic and technology communities, with a particular focus on the evolving mus ical experience. Topics focus on marketing, fan behavior, trends and future forecasts, and an examination of the ways people discover, purchase, inter act with, and are exposed to music. \n \nRegency Center Lodge \n1290 Sutter Street (Yahoo! Maps, Google Maps) \nSan Francisco, California 94109 \nThe Bandwidth Conference discusses issues of interest to the music and technolo gy communities, with a particular focus on the evolving musical experience. Topics focus on marketing, fan behavior, trends and future forecasts, and an examination of the ways people discover, purchase, interact with, and ar e exposed to music. \n \nRegistration discount deadline: August 10. \nBandw idth Conference is an intimate event - there is a very limited number of ti ckets. \n \nSpeakers are from companies such as Nettwerk Music Group, Yahoo ! Music, YouTube, RealNetworks, Pandora, Ubiquity Records and various artis t agents/managers, journalists and more. For our growing list of speakers, please see website at www.bandwidthconference.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060930 SUMMARY:SHiFT - Social and Human Ideas for Technology LOCATION:Lisbon, Portugal DESCRIPTION:SHiFT will be all about emerging technologies, whether they’r e the latest internet trend or the latest social or psychological developme nt. \n \nSHiFT will evolve around five major areas, and the idea is to have contributions about them from all sections of society: \n* People and Tech nology \n* Knowledge Management \n* Civic Participation \n* Rights, Liberti es and Privacy for the Digital Age \n* New forms of Economics \n \nThere wi ll be speakers from Yahoo, Google, Electronic Frontier \nFoundation and the Open Rights Group. \n \n250 Euros after september 22th. \nThere are discou nts (up 20% with the Portuguese airline). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20060928 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20060930 SUMMARY:SHIFT Lisbon LOCATION:Lisbon, Portugal DESCRIPTION:SHiFT will be all about emerging technologies, whether they’r e the latest internet trend or the latest social or psychological developme nt. SHiFT will evolve around five major areas, and the idea is to have cont ributions about them from all sections of society: \n \nPeople and Technolo gy \nKnowledge Management \nCivic Participation \nRights, Liberties and Pri vacy for the Digital Age \nNew forms of Economics END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061019 SUMMARY:NordiCHI 2006 in Oslo LOCATION:Oslo, Norway DESCRIPTION:NordiCHI is the main Nordic forum for human-computer interactio n research. NordiCHI is the meeting place for researchers from academia and industry, designers, practitioners, educators and others from a broad rang e of traditions and communities. \n \n \nNordiCHI is a biannual conference which has earlier been held in Stockholm (2000), Ã…rhus (2002) and Tampere (2004). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070426 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070428 SUMMARY:Persuasive 07 LOCATION:Stanford, California, USA DESCRIPTION:PERSUASIVE 07 will focus on how digital technology can motivate and influence people. This event will bring together researchers, designer s, and developers interested in computers designed to change human attitude s and behaviors in positive ways. \n \nKey themes of PERSUASIVE 07 include health, education, sustainability, productivity, social relationships, tru st, ethics and more. Technologies of interest include web sites, mobile pho nes, video games, and electronic devices, among others. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070520 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070525 SUMMARY:2007 Semantic Technology Conference LOCATION:San Jose, California, USA DESCRIPTION:SemTech 2007 is a world-class educational program. Join us this year, as an attendee, presenter, exhibitor, or sponsor. The program will i nclude a wide variety of presentations - both business and technology focus ed - from all communities. \n \nAt the 2007 Semantic Technology Conference , May 20-24, in San Jose, California, you have the unique opportunity to le arn from at least 24 organizations that are currently implementing semantic technologies in applications and services that are in production today. \n \nWe've moved beyond general conversations about what semantic technologie s should be able to accomplish at some point in the future. At SemTech you' ll learn the details of exactly what's worked and what hasn't when building semantic applications, and how your organization can start applying these techniques and tools in your development environment. \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070714 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070715 SUMMARY:Community Next Viral Marketing LOCATION:Sunnyvale, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Community Next is all about building a community of entrepreneu rs, marketers, and venture capitalists in the Bay Area. We create and host conferences that we ourselves would like to attend. These conferences have two focuses: 1. to have in depth panel discussions that give take-home skil ls and 2. to allow like-minded people to socialize and get to know each oth er. \n \nIn February we did on about Online Communities. In July we're hold ing one about Viral Marketing. BBQ afterwards! \n \nSpeakers include: \n-Ja son Feffer of SodaHead and MySpace \n-Justin Kan of Justin.tv \n-Joe Green of Facebook Causes \n-Tim Ferriss of The 4-Hour Workweek END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071011 SUMMARY:21st Centery Education: The Real and the Ideal LOCATION:Fort Collins, Colorado, USA DESCRIPTION:The Center for Internet Research (TCFIR), in concert with Color ado State University is hosting “21st Century Education – The Real and the Ideal”, a conference focused on “what’s next” in the social/cul tural, methodological, and technological dimensions of education. The confe rence theme speaks to the need for a realistic appraisal of the state of ed ucation and reform efforts, and what present realities indicate for the fut ure, coupled with constructive and well-informed speculation about how chan ge in education can be better managed to serve the need of students, educat ors, parents, industry, and society as a whole; the real and the ideal. \n \nWe believe that bringing together leaders in education, business, academi a, and government in a conference environment organized around these themes will produce significant new ideas, perspectives, and initiatives unlike o ther education conferences. \n \nWe request your presence at “21st Centur y Education – The Real and the Ideal”, October 9 and 10, in Ft. Collins , Colorado. \n \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071024 SUMMARY:FTIC Hollywood LOCATION:Los Angeles, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Imagination meets innovation at FITC Hollywood, a festival for new media designers and developers. Two days of panels and presentations fe aturing top creative and business talent working in animation, motion graph ics, online video, rich media and the Web. \n \nHighlights of FITC Hollywoo d include: \n* Over 50 presentations and panels \n* Presentations from Adob e, Big Spaceship (Joshua Hirsch), Tailer Park, and others \n* Pre-festival animation workshop \n* Free ‘Get A Job’ evening event \n* Parties and other networking opportunities \n \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071109 SUMMARY:Web 2.0 Expo Berlin LOCATION:Messe Berlin Berlin, Germany DESCRIPTION:Web 2.0 Expo Berlin showcases the latest Web 2.0 business model s, development paradigms and design strategies and connects the European we b community. European designers, developers, entrepreneurs, VCs, marketers, product managers and business strategists, from start-ups to enterprises, come here to network and learn. Join your colleagues and tap the power of W eb 2.0. Register today using code MLVSBE20 and save 100€ off the conference or get a free Expo Pass at www.web2expo.com/berlin . \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080227 SUMMARY:FITC Amsterdam LOCATION:Amstersam, Netherlands DESCRIPTION:FITC comes to Amsterdam February 25 - February 26, 2008! \n \nW hether your weapon of choice is Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, After-Effect s, or a combination of all the above, you're in for a wild ride of presenta tions, panel discussions, and parties as FITC debuts in Amsterdam. This two -day event brings together the world's hottest designers -- and the coolest technology. \n \nConfirmed speakers include; Erik Natzke, Niko Stumpo, GMU NK, Nikolai Cornell, Peter Elst, Ralph Hauwert, Joost Korngold and Colin Mo ock, Aral Balkan, James Paterson, Jared Tarbell and more! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080523 SUMMARY:Semantic Technology Conference 2008 LOCATION:San Jose, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Widely recognized as the World’s Foremost Symposium on the Comm ercialization of Semantic Technologies, the SemTech Conference is where Sem antic Technologies and Web 3.0 come to life in products, in working applica tions, in case studies, and in conversations with hundreds of developers, e ntrepreneurs and practitioners who are building a new industry. SemTech 200 8 is a world-class educational program, including 5 days of business case s tudies, technical tracks, user groups, product briefings, demonstrations, i ndustry-focus groups and networking opportunities. \n \nEARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNTS – including our special 3rd Person attends Free offer – are avail able until April 21! \n \nFor the full conference agenda and to receive reg ular program updates, go to: \nwww.semantic-conference.com or \ncall +1-31 0-477-4475 \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080518 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080522 SUMMARY:HOW Design Conference LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, USA DESCRIPTION:CINCINNATI – April 23 – The 2008 HOW Design Conference is comin g to Boston’s Hynes Convention Center May 18-21. The annual creativity, bus iness and technology conference for graphic designers, the HOW Conference w ill feature 59 speakers, 60+ sessions and 10 three-hour workshops. \n \nAc cording to HOW magazine editor Bryn Mooth, “the HOW Conference is a wonderf ul opportunity for designers to develop their design careers, hone their bu siness skills, get their creative juices flowing and network with thousands of fellow designers.” \n \nMany industry experts and well-known designers will present at this year’s Conference, including Allan Haley of Monotype I maging, House Industries’ Ken Barber, design entrepreneur Charles S. Anders on, Adobe’s Russell Brown and Julieanne Kost, plus Robynne Raye and Michael Strassburger of Modern Dog Design Co. \n \nAttendees can choose from sess ions in seven tracks: Creativity & Inspiration, Design Disciplines, Busines s & Management, Career Development, In-House Issues, Technology & Productio n and HOW Learning Center. \n \nThe Conference will also feature Boston De sign Studio Tours, which allow attendees to tour these six local studios: A rnold Worldwide, Catapult Thinking, Sametz Blackstone Associates, Seltzer, Silverscape and Visual Dialogue. \n \nThe HOW Conference is expected to att ract more than 3,000 graphic designers, art directors, creative directors, illustrators and other design professionals from around the world. \n \nTh e 2008 HOW Design Conference is presented by HOW, the creativity, business and technology magazine for graphic designers. HOW is published by F+W Publ ications, Inc. in Cincinnati, OH. \n \nFor registration information, call ( 800) 436-8700 or (513) 531-2690 ext. 1450; fax \n(513) 531-0798; email how conference@fwpubs.com or visit HOWconference.com. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080524 SUMMARY:WebVisions 2008 LOCATION:Portland, Oregon, USA DESCRIPTION:WebVisions explores the future of the Web with an all-star line up of visionary speakers that includes keynotes from Jeffrey Veen of Google and Lynne Johnson of FastCompany.com, as well as sessions by Rashmi Sinha (Slideshare.net), Matt Haughey (MetaFilter), Christina Wodtke (Boxes and Ar rows), Tjeerd Hoek (frog design), Bill DeRouchey (Ziba Design), Kimberly Bl essing (Paypal) and many others. \n \nHalf day workshops feature acclaimed designer Roger Black ("Type Class"), Aaron Gustafson ("Progressive Enhancem ent with Javascript and CSS"), Erica O'Grady ("The Art and Science of Conve rsation in Social Media"), Tyler Sticka ("The Control Freak's Guide to Web Design"), David McFarland ("Javascript for Designers") and more. \n \nConf erence Pass: $180 Early Bird* / $250 Standard \n*if purchased by March 31st \n \nWorkshops: $375 Early Bird* / $450 Standard \n*if purchased by March 31st \n \nGroup rates, association discounts and student discounts are also available; call Brad Smith at 503-230-2058 or email brad@webvisionsevent.c om for more information. \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20080622 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20080624 SUMMARY:FITC Chicago LOCATION:Chicago, Illinois, USA DESCRIPTION:FITC returns to Chicago with two full days of presentations, wo rkshops and networking opportunities at Chicago City Center Hotel & Sports Club. This is the second year for the event, which includes a strong local contingent represented by Samuel Agesilas Pastel (http://www.levelofindustr y.com/) and Zack Stepek (http://www.cravemg.com/). \n \nRichard Galvin, te chnical product manager for Flash at Adobe Systems (http://www.adobe.com/), kicks off FITC Chicago with a sneak peek at some of the new technologies c urrently in development at Adobe Systems. Avi Muchnick follows with a first look at the tools currently in the Aviary (http://a.viary.com/) product pi peline.This new suite of sophisticated web applications for designers, 3D m odelers, and artist of all genres, is one of the most talked-about projects of the year. \n \nConfirmed presenters include: Eric Natzke, Sean Koriakin (Imaginary Forces), James Paterson (Presstube.com), Jon Ruppel (schematic ), Jason Theodor (Critical Mass) and R. Blank (AlmerBlank). END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR