*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** Thank you John Götze for point this event out. - SLC From: http://confcenter.webcrossing.com/ Return on Investment: can your community pay the bills? Agenda All discussion events run from July 19 - 27, 2001 unless otherwise noted below. Howard Rheingold: A live interview (July 24, 11am PDT) Author of The Virtual Community, founder of Rheingold Associates, and one of the true community pioneers online. Topic: From virtual communities to online social networks Tim Lundeen: A cozy, interactive live event (July 23, 2pm PDT) CEO and founder, Web Crossing, Inc., the online community powerhouse, which began life as Lundeen and Associates in 1986. Topic: An afternoon with Tim Lundeen (Space is limited and reservations are required - email [EMAIL PROTECTED] to reserve your spot!) Americ Azevedo: A discussion forum Americ has used discussion tools extensively in his teaching at UC Berkeley to bring students together in large lecture classes. Topic: Improving education with online Socratic dialogue Cys Bronner and Eva Shaderowfsky: A discussion forum Cys Bronner is founder and Community Director for World Without Borders. Besides WWB, Cys has been involved in such exciting projects as THE GRAMMYS and Macworld (Boston and San Francisco) webcasts. Eva has hosted over a thousand live chat events spread over more than 10 years: guest interviews, topic discussions, meetings, and chat host training. Topic: Using live events to invite, inform and increase revenues Cliff Figallo and Nancy Rhine: A discussion forum Founders of SociAlchemy - a 911 service for Community Strategy based on the founders' combined 39 years leading communities at the WELL, AOL, Salon, Women.com, PlanetRx, and more. Topic: Online conversation skills that surface knowledge and stimulate participation Denham Grey: A discussion forum Founder and CEO of GreyMatter, a knowledge management consultancy, Denham helps clients master advanced knowledge practices, facilitates global teams, helps participants with pattern recognition and understanding complex data sets. Topic: Knowledge-at-work Jon Lebkowsky: A discussion forum Jon Lebkowsky, cofounder and CEO of Polycot Consulting Group, has spent over a decade managing technology projects, hosting within online communities, and writing articles about technolog y. Topic: Online communities and ecommerce Renee Lertzman: A discussion forum Renee Lertzman is a freelance writer, scholar and online community consultant based in Berkeley, California. She has worked with the Institute for Global Communications (the first nonprofit ISP dedicated to online activism, including PeaceNet and EcoNet), the late Verde.com and has a Masters in Communication Studies from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Topic: (Re)defining Community: building relationships online Sylvia Lacock Marino: A discussion forum Sylvia is an independent consultant providing technology reviews, implementation, community development, programming and business development services for online communities. Over the past seven years Sylvia has worked with numerous communities including E*TRADE, CBS SportsLine, Edmunds.com, Forbes.com and KBkids. Topic: Mining and monetization of your community minds: companies are using your community content to make money - are you getting your fair share? Jed Miller: A discussion forum Jed Miller is Director of Collaboration & Community at Web Lab, a New York non-profit committed to promoting innovative, meaningful Web-based projects. He was previously interactive editor for NYTimes.com and has helped build online communities at audible.com, Abuzz and The Times on AOL. Topic: Is there good money in good conversation? Peter Moodie: A discussion forum Peter has worked as an Internet consultant for 10 years and in the computer based community environment for even longer. In the last 5 years he has been the architect and builder of the community based online learning system for the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Topic: Extending your educational reach with online community tools Teri Myers: A discussion forum (open from July 24 - 27) Teri is an independent consultant providing interactive strategy and implementation services combining over a dozen years of business, commerce and online leadership, including experience with MTV, AOL, Tripod, Lycos and more. Topic: Measuring and quantifying the impact of your community John D. Smith: A discussion forum John D. Smith is an independent consultant, facilitator, teacher, and technologist. He coaches communities of practice, their leaders and their sponsors. And he develops software tools for communities and community events. Topic: Online communities and events through a communities of practice lens Nancy White: A discussion forum Nancy is the founder of Full Circle Associates, helping groups communicate and connect through online and offline strategies. An online interaction addict, Nancy teaches online facilitation, hosts lists and disucssion forums, and maintains an online community resource center. Topic: Shrinking the world with online collaboration for virtual teams David Woolley: A discussion forum David R. Woolley is president of Thinkofit, a firm providing online communication consulting services. He has been a pioneer in online conferencing for over 25 years and maintains a popular, comprehensive index of web conferencing software and services. Topic: Evolving software for evolving communities ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. 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