Web2.0 Expo: Powerless

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:14:00 GMT

A full update on Web2.0 Expo, including photos, is on the way. In the meantime, a quick note to conference organizers at large: providing a 'power room' where we can all go to recharge our laptops doesn't cut it. If you're planning a conference full of people with laptops, you need lots and lots of power in every session room. The number one complaint among the attendees is dead batteries and frustration at paying a hefty fee for a three day conference and not being given power. The wifi is pretty lackluster too - but that's becoming the norm for conferences, especially ones with thousands of attendees.

I know running these events is hard work and they're not cheap by any means, but please, please, please remember that the two most important food sources in this ecosystem are abundant wireless and power. An ecosystem without those inputs dies pretty quicly.

Web2.0 Expo Bound

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:25:00 GMT

We're off to Web2.0 Expo tomorrow morning (I'll be accompanied by the Bourbon Express known as David Crow), where we'll be making a number of very public appearances:

How to Change the World

Sunday, April 15th, Moscone Center, Room 2002
David and I will be doing a 5-minute, 20 slide, Ignite extravaganza on the use of *Camps for positive change. Look for a profile of TransitCamp as a case study on the power of Open outside of the tech community. We're scheduled to talk in the first block, which kicks off at 7pm. Be there or be []!

The *Camp phenomena has been successfully applied to a variety of technology events. This is the story about moving beyond technology, into public policy. And the impact open, creative communities can have on changing the experience of being a citizen, the face of a city and it's transit system.

Update: our talk went really well, although something got a bit messed up with the slides and images placed in the deck got replaced with images from that machine. We got a lot of laughs from the crowd and many congratulations after, and placed 4th out of 8 speakers, with 9% of the vote. Thanks to everyone who voted for us!

Web2Open

Tuesday April 17th and Wednesday April 28th, Moscone Center
It's an absolute pleasure to join our good friends Chris and Tara to attend Web2Open!

The Web 2.Open was conceived with FooCamp/BarCamp in mind. This open event blends some pre-scheduled content with an open grid where the attendees fill in the sessions they either want to discuss or present themselves. It is the perfect space to provide the community at large with a place to connect with other attendees, learn more about elements of Web 2.0, and share one’s knowledge and experiences.

We're not sure yet if we'll lead a session, but we definitely plan to be there and to help out wherever we're needed.

How to Make 27 Million People Hate You: Lessons from Firefox 2

Wednesday, April 18th, 4:30pm, Moscone Center Room 2018
We'll be up on stage again, this time talking about our experiences designing the official theme for Firefox 2 and about the changing role of designers.

Radiant Core enjoyed the terrifyingly good fortune of working closely with the Mozilla team to design the official theme for Firefox 2. Designing for a group of users larger than the population of Canada is hard! Learn about the challenges of cross-culture/language/platform application development, and why passionate users are both a blessing and a curse. Plus, we'll share the big secret about great design!

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