My thought precisely! I would love to come & cannot afford it. I told a friend (he maintains two small Drupal modules) about the recent Manchester Drupalfest .... he went & loved it, it was free, he came from rural Wales & had a great time.
Met some prime programmers & taught a little sysadmin. His only costs were - a rather expensive hotel since he was late booking, food & rail travel. THAT is the kind of conference that might be promoted here. Mind you - if I had the money to spare I probably wouldn't complain. Nico Morrison Wandsworth UK. PS: Looking for some timeline software - times/people/locations - visual searching. To run on a server under Linux/MySQL with a Drupal frontend - need for an archival travellers project to coordinate who/what/where/when for a number of individuals over several past decades. Nico (Not the Nico below) 2009/6/26 Brian Butterworth <briant...@freeview.tv>: > Nico, > £150? If you are going to post ads for commercial conferences to backstage, > how about some free backstage passes? > > 2009/6/25 Nico Macdonald <nicol...@spy.co.uk> >> >> Hello backstagers: >> >> I would like to invite anyone interesting in media, innovation and society >> to this year's Media Futures Conference, on the theme Beyond Broadcast, >> which takes place on Friday 3 July. >> >> Last year this event was held in conjunction with the BBC backstage event >> Mashed at Alexandra Palace, and run by the BBC. This year it is supported >> and hosted by Bloomberg at the Bloomberg Auditorium, London EC2. >> >> This year we have presentations from Avner Ronen of Boxee; Dan Hon of Six >> to Start; Tim Morgan from Mint Digital; Dale Herigstad of Schematic. They >> will be presenting projects including a social iPhone application that >> combines TV and Twitter; a live fantasy football game played in parallel >> with a televised match; and new interaction concepts for screen and >> handheld devices. >> >> This isn't just a conference for media executives: it is a conference for >> everybody who is passionate about creating innovative media forms -- which >> probably means you. >> >> Nico Macdonald >> Programmer and Chair, Media Futures Conference >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> Media Futures Conference 2009: Beyond Broadcast >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> Friday 3 July >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> Bloomberg Auditorium -- London EC2 >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> The Media Futures Conference 2009, which takes place at the Bloomberg >> Auditorium in central London on Friday 3 July. You can book here now: >> [http://www.mediafuturesconference.org/2009/Booking.html] >> >> This is your chance to join leading practitioners from the media industry >> to discuss the challenges and opportunities that we face as we move 'beyond >> broadcast'. >> >> At the conference we will seek to establish our 'ideal' broadcast media >> futures, and raise the bar for what we can achieve. What do we want our >> media futures to be? What is feasible, and what is economically viable? >> >> Our presenters will share their insights and pioneering work, and engage >> in frank discussion. Melanie Howard and Professor James Woudhuysen tell us >> how to use social insights to create innovative platforms and to find out >> what people really want; Matt Locke of Channel 4 explains why we are moving >> beyond broadcast; and Claire Enders of Enders Analysis gives us the numbers. >> >> Avner Ronen presents Boxee, an open and social platform which turns a >> computer-connected HDTV into an entertainment channel incorporating Hulu, >> YouTube and iPlayer among others; Don Boyd presents the soon-to-be launched >> Hibrow.tv, a curated cultural channel online; Chris Meade of if:book shows >> experimental book projects, and reflects on new content forms that might >> drive technology adoption; and Schematic creative lead Dale Herigstad >> discusses interaction concepts for screen and handheld devices derived from >> Minority Report. >> >> Dominic Cameron, Managing Director of ITV.com, talks about the lessons for >> an established media company developing new media platforms; we showcase >> inspiring and feasible work from frog design, Method Inc., Six to Start, and >> Mint Digital, including a social iPhone application that combines TV and >> Twitter, and a live fantasy football game played in parallel with a >> televised match; and we highlight research from Vodafone and Experientia. >> >> POLIS Director Charlie Beckett and Richard Sambrook, Head of Global News >> at the BBC, discuss concerns and challenge relating to journalism 'beyond >> broadcast'. >> >> Alexander Grunsteidl extracts the real lessons from the success of Apple's >> iTunes-lead ascent. And we examine other viable futures: TechCrunch Europe >> editor Mike Butcher discusses startups; Broadsight's Alan Patrick wrestles >> with the new '800lb gorillas'; and Carolyn Morgan of Penmaen Media assesses >> 'mainstream media' business. >> >> The day we have programmed will put these major changes around broadcast >> into a meaningful context, offer fresh insights, and explain developments >> with numbers and trends. We hope to inspire you with innovative and >> surprising new concepts and products. We aspire to create a neutral space >> for debating ideas honestly. And afterwards we hope you will be able to put >> your learnings into practice, as well as developing connections old and new. >> >> This isn't just a conference for media executives: it is a conference for >> everybody who is passionate about creating innovative media forms. To take >> part book your place now: >> [http://www.mediafuturesconference.org/2009/Booking.html] >> >> Nico Macdonald >> Conference programmer and chair >> >> >> Cost >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> £150 >> >> >> Details >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> Media Futures Conference 2009 >> >> Friday 3 July 2009, 9am-6pm >> followed by drinks reception >> >> Bloomberg Auditorium >> City Gate House >> 39-45 Finsbury Square >> London EC2A 1PQ >> >> >> [http://www.mediafuturesconference.org/2009/downloads/MediaFutures2009.ics] >> >> >> Contact >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> Nico Macdonald: mediafutu...@spy.co.uk >> [mailto:mediafutu...@spy.co.uk?subject=media Futures Conference] >> >> - >> Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. 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