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Convergence Conversation, ‘Publishing 2.0’ on 25 March 2010
Date: Thursday 25 March 2010
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Venue: Intellect Offices, 10-12 Russell Square, WC1B 5EE
Chair: Ved Sen, founder and CEO, ThinkPlank
Speakers: Simon Bell, British Library, and
Jonathan Glasspool, Bloomsbury Publishing
Topic for this Conversation: ‘Publishing 2.0’
Amidst the doom and gloom of media and advertising, newspapers (w More...
How Google's Chief Magician Stole the Show
Dr. Eric Schmidt, Google's CEO, bedazzled the 2010 GSMA Mobile Word Congress in Barcelona. In his keynote address he told the industry exactly which parts of their lunch that Google will eat, simultaneously appeared to offer peace, showcased mesmerising new technologies, effortlessly took 45 minutes of questions from the floor, and then disappeared to widespread applause.
Don't get us wrong - we were impressed too. It was a great speech and a great show. Dr. Schmidt is a very, very capable and inspiring person, and there is no doubt that Google is brimming with ideas, vision, and ability to make things happen. More...
Convergence Conversation event, 25 February 2010
‘THE FUTURE OF BROADCASTING'
Date: Thursday 25 February 2010
Time: 18:00 - 20:00
Venue: Intellect Offices, 10-12 Russell Square, WC1B 5EE
Chair: Ved Sen, founder and CEO, ThinkPlank
Speakers: Daniel Singer (Ofcom), Gina Fegan (South East Media Network), Julian McGougan (Arqiva) and Iolo Jones (TV Everywhere)
At this next Convergence Conversation we’re set to look at ‘The Future of Broadcasting’. More...
Get your invite to Fiber Fete NOW!
I visited Lafayette on my recent trip to the States, and the work done there to progress FTTH on a community (municipal) ownership model is inspirational, educational, and also offers the opportunity to learn many lessons to bring back to your own country/region/community.
However, this event is not so much about Lafayette as about bringing together global innovators, thinkers, entrepreneurs, policy experts, community activists and more in the FTTH and fibre sector. More...
Convergence Conversations Calender 2010
January - The Power of Apps
February 25 - 'The Future of Broadcasting'
March 25 - 'Publishing 2.0’
April 29 - 'Social Media'
May 27 - 'Gaming'
June 24 - 'The Growing Centrality of Mobile'
July 29 - 'The Internet of Things'
September 30 - 'Augmented Reality & Location Based Services'
October 28 - 'Data, Information, & Governing Convergence'
November 25 - 'Convergence on the GO!' More...
How to Profit from Cloud Computing?
Following from the success of the Cloud Computing sessions at the recent Telco 2.0 Executive Brainstorms, we'd recommend the Fifth Annual Parallels Summit to those looking to deepen their knowledge. It takes place on 22-24 February at the Fountainbleu Miami Beach Resort, Miami Beach, Florida. Parallels are offering free places (worth $3000) - see below.
Making money from, and best practices in, cloud services are the focus of the Summit, which aligns well with Telco 2.0's agenda.
Please visit the Parallels Summit 2010 web site to learn more here or register now here.
More details on agenda, features and benefits below (from Parallels): More...
Consumer Data & Privacy - Industry Framework
The 1st Privacy 2.0 International Summit that Telco 2.0 is running in collaboration with MIT and Nokia Siemens Networks in Boston next week is looking like being highly productive. It's a gathering of 60 experts from North America and Europe with the objective of defining a strategic framework for the potential role of the telecoms industry as custodians of consumer data (described in more detail here).
We're delighted to have the key people from Strategy, Public Policy, IT and Marketing functions representing the following organisations participating in the brainstorm: AT&T, Amex, Bank of America, CenturyLink, Comcast, DARPA, Federal Trade Commission, IBM, Microsoft, NokiaSiemensNetworks, Orange Group, Rogers, Sprint, Telefonica, Telenor, Telus, Verizon Business, Verizon Wireless, Vodafone, WPP. More...
Telco 2.0 Events in 2010
We're delighted to publish our events schedule for 2010 here. As well as expanding the popular Telco 2.0 Exec Brainstorms into new geographies, we will be running some smaller 'summit' meetings (bringing telco together with other industries, esp entertainment, utilities and healthcare), and launching an exciting new 'virtual event' format, to spread the word globally, instantly.
As readers of this blog will know our events are an integral part of our research agenda. In 2010 we'll be undertaking more analysis on: strategy and finance, machine-to-machine/embedded mobility, video distribution, digital payments, mobile marketing, mobile broadband, cloud computing customer data/privacy and ICT for the healthcare, smart grid and entertainment sectors. More...
One Minute to Save the World
With the UN summit on climate change being undertaken in Copenhagen from 7th to 14th of December the globe switches the attention to the severity of the situation and the high need for swift actions from all levels of the international community. If you cannot make it to the summit you can find a variety of ways to participate and contribute by simply visiting the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
As a prelude to the conference 1minutetosavetheworld.com launched a competition for a one-minute video about climate change. Here’s two I’d love to share with you. More...
Is Don Tapscott right?
Whilst Murdoch and Google battle it out over news access by us mere mortals, the music industry has been applying undue pressure, particularly in the UK, in order to protect an outdated business model.
Don has decided to point out to the music industry several options available for their survival. I personally would not want anything to do with the billing engine responsible for ensuring each person was credited the appropriate amounts, but hey, jobs for the boys there in his suggestions!
What many people are endeavouring to achieve is to change the scarcity model into that of abundance. More...
