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InVerge starts tomorrow in Portland Oregon!
If you attended last year I will see you at this years conference. If you didn’t attend last year you have to be there this year. InVerge is an incredible 2 day event. September 4th and 5th Portland Oregon.
The Convergence of Media and Technology
InVerge is a great mind opening conference. Inverge brings presenters and attendees together from a variety of professions and disciplines to explore changes and opportunities presented by the increasing digitization of media, the democratization of distribution and the proliferation of connectivity into new areas. The big picture is revealed via the unique integration of disciplines at the event. The presentations are high-level, informative and conceptual, pointing the way toward the future and facilitating advanced professional development.
Confirmed speakers for InVerge 2008:
- Joshua Green, Research Manager, Convergence Culture Consortium at MIT (back by popular demand)
- Renny Gleeson, Global Director of Digital Strategies, Wieden+Kennedy
- Andy Mooney, Chairman, Disney Consumer Products, The Walt Disney Company
- Erin Holland, GM & EVP, Portland, Edelman
- Tony Uphoff, CEO, TechWeb
- David Card, VP & Research Director, JupiterResearch
- Karl Long, Product Manager of Ovi Games, Nokia
- Michael Tchao, General Manager, Techlab/Nike+, Nike
- Chris Heatherly, VP/GM, Disney Electronics; CTO, Disney Toys, The Walt Disney Company
- William Swartout, Director of Technology, USC Institute for Creative Technologies
- Marc Scarpa, producer/director of the MySpace LIVE! series and several episodes of the Live Nation Verizon VCAST Mobile performance series
- Ed Lantz, immersive art & entertainment expert, President & CTO, Vortex Immersion Media, Founder & Chair of Harmony Channel.
- Amber Case, Cyborg Antropologist (lightning talk)
- Paul Matthaeus, Founder, Chief Creative Officer & Chairman, DIGITALKITCHEN
- Scott Kveton, Chairman, OpenID Foundation, VP of Open Platforms, Vidoop
- Richard Rosen, originator and chief architect of the Brand-Interaction Marketing & Advertising method, author of upcoming book Convergence Marketing
If you only attend one event this year make it InVerge, one of the most mind expanding events you will ever be part of. I will see you there.
late,
Gary Pool
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