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Pop!Tech 2008 Schedule
The conference begins with our special Wednesday Sessions at 2pm, October 22nd, and ends late Saturday night with our thrilling, not-to-be-missed Closing Gala.
Wednesday October 22, 2008
Wednesday Sessions registration is now closed.
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2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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The Wealth of Networks
Valdis Krebs
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Reading the Language of
Nonverbal Communication
Joe Navarro
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The Perfect Pairing of Taste and Scent
Chandler Burr
Melissa Kelly
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Scaling the Pyramid
Bunker Roy
Paul Polak
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Your Personal Energy Audit
Saul Griffith
James McBride
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The Logophile’s Boot Camp
Erin McKean
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Oceans in the Balance
Carl Safina
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Making Fun
Gever Tulley
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Thursday October 23, 2008
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9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Scarcity & Abundance
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Speakers:
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Andrew Zolli
Saul Griffith
Carl Safina
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| Fellow: |
Eric Dawson |
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Break
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11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Extraordinary Impacts
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Speakers:
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Malcolm Gladwell
Peter Whybrow
David Harrison
Paul Polak
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Performer:
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Imogen Heap
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1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Lunch
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2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Sustainable Visions
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| Fellow: | Brian McCarthy |
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Speakers:
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Dickson Despommier
Pamela Ronald
John Priscu
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Rufus Cappadocia |
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Performer:
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Rufus Cappadocia
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4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Break
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4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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The Expressive Instinct
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| Fellow: | Abby Falik |
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Speakers:
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Marian Bantjes
Chandler Burr
Benjamin Zander
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Friday October 24, 2008
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9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Digital Freedoms
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Fellow:
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Kushal Chakrabarti
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Speakers:
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Clay Shirky
Matt Mason
Chris Anderson
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5 Minute Speaker:
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Erin McKean
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Break
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11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
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Project Masiluleke
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Fellow:
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Ken Banks
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Speakers:
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Leetha Filderman
Zinny Thabethe
Gustav Praekelt
Robert Fabricant
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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Lunch
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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Pathways to Peace
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Fellows:
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N. Taylor Thompson & Nathan Sigworth
Heather Fleming
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Speakers:
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Gary Slutkin
Laura Waters Hinson
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Performer:
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Amos Lee
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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Not your ordinary Ice Cream Social
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4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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The Edge of Medicine
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Fellows:
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Priti Radhakrishnan
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Speakers:
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Jay Parkinson
Stephen Badylak
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Special Session
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Speakers:
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Juan Enriquez
Van Jones
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Saturday October 25, 2008
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9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
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Sensing Pandemics
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Fellows:
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Erik Hersman
Melanie Edwards
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Speakers:
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Bunker Roy
Laurie Garrett
Ian Lipkin
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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
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Break
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11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
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Game Change
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Fellows:
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Tevis Howard
Tshewang Dendup
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Speakers:
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Kelly Dobson
Suzanne Seggerman
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Performer:
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David Rakoff
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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Lunch
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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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The Body Politic
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Fellow:
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Nam Mokwunye
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Speakers:
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George Lakoff
Bill Bishop
Valdis Krebs
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Performer:
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Abdominal
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3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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Siesta
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4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Secrets & Lies
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Fellows:
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Chip Ransler & Manoj Sinha
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Speakers:
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Joe Navarro
Frank Warren
Lincoln Schatz
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Performer:
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Rufus Cappodocia
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6:30 PM - 10:00 PM
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Closing Gala at Owls Head Transportation Museum
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