Belinda Lopez

Location: Galveston | Texas USA
Speaking Topics: education | educational technology | FOSS in education | FOSS tools for Training development | Technology training
Spoken Languages: English

I have over fourteen years of experience of in designing and developing creative learning environments for everyone from preschoolers to astronauts. My current dream job is working as the Training Project Manager at Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the Ubuntu Linux distribution. In addition to my work at Canonical I also volunteer with the Ubuntu Learning Project and Ubuntu Women's groups.

Previous Presentations: 
Ubuntu Live '07 - Women in FOSS
WOSCON '09 - Learning Styles & Documentation

Helene Blowers

Location: Columbus | Ohio | USA
Speaking Topics: digital strategy | education | innovation | leadership | Learning 2.0 | Libraries | non-profits | social media | social networking | technology innovation | Tech trends | Web 2.0
Spoken Languages: English

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About Helene Blowers: ( Expanded Profile )

Previous Presentations: 
NextLibrary conference, Arrhus, Denmark (Jun 09) - Keynote: Finding the Phoenix: Feathers, Flight & the Future of Libraries
Illinois Computing Educators Conference (Mar 09) - Spotlight presentation: From Players to Guides, Learning Strategies for a 2.0 World
Innovative Environments Conference, OH (Nov 08) - Presentation: Innovation Starts with "I"
Many more ....

Cheryl Colan

Location: Phoenix | Arizona | USA
Speaking Topics: Videoblogging | digital storytelling | technology in the classroom | personal media | media literacy | education | finding voice and identity
Spoken Languages: English

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Cheryl Colan teaches Digital Multimedia and Computer Graphics courses at Scottsdale Community College and at Phoenix College. She began her career in multimedia working at the Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park, where she produced video and audio components for permanent exhibitions.

Previous Presentations: 
Poster Session: "Videoblogging at College: My Experiences as Teacher and Student" for New Media Consortium's Online Conference on the Convergence of Web Culture and Video, March 21-22, 2007
Advanced Video Lab Hands-On Lighting Workshop at BlogHer07, July 28, 2007
Videoblogging at She's Geeky, October 22, 2007

Sara "Scout" Sinclair

Location: New England | USA
Speaking Topics: computer security | enterprise security | phishing | insider threat | authentication | authorization | human factors | usability | iPhone development | women in technology | education
Spoken Languages: French | English

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Sara "Scout" Sinclair is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at Dartmouth College. Her research interests include access control and the human factors (both business- and usability-oriented) that constrain or drive authorization systems.

More generally, her work includes a number of projects at the intersection of human systems and secure computer systems, including those involving insider threat, enterprise computer security, phishing, and iPhone application development. Her other professional interests include operating systems, discrete math, and computer science education.

Previous Presentations: 
Attacking and Defending Networked Embedded Devices (WESS 2007)
Analog Components of Secure Distributed Authentication Systems (CCS CSAW, 2007)
PorKI: Making PKI Portable in Enterprise Environments (USENIX Security WIP, 2005)