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Location: San Francisco Bay Area | USA
Speaking Topics: leadership | Web 2.0 | web 3.0 | startups | entrepreneurship | blogging | social media | microformats | RSS | syndicatoion | revenue optimization
Spoken Languages: English

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Susan Mernit (http://www.susanmernit.com) is co-founder of People's Software Company (http://peoplessoftware.com), a TechStars 2008 incubator company (http://techstars.org)/ , and the Program Evangelist/Consultant for the 2008-09 Knight News Challenge, awarding $5MM to support innovative local projects that expand online news and community discourse. Passionate about women’s issues and women entrepreneurs, she recently led a guerilla action to mentor women applying to ycombinator, an early stage tech incubator.

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Location: United States | Vermont
Speaking Topics: blogging | distance learning | drupal | elearning | instructional technologies | knowledge management | online marketing | RSS | social media | social networking | Social Software | technology in education | technology in libraries | technology planning | Web 2.0 | wiki
Spoken Languages: English

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I am currently the Head of Instructional Initiatives at Norwich University in Vermont and an adjunct faculty member at San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science. I'm the author of the book Social Software in Libraries: Building Collaboration, Communication and Community Online (Information Today, 2007) and write the monthly column "Technology in Practice" for American Libraries. I'm probably best known for my blog Information Wants to Be Free and the many wikis I've created to collect professional knowledge.

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Location: California (USA) | San Rafael
Speaking Topics: blogging | digital media | drupal | eMedia | internet filtering | information overload | RSS | online marketing | open source | podcasting | social networking | technology in libraries | vidcasting | Web 2.0 | web accessibility | usability | web analytics | Web Design

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I am the Digital Futures Manager for the San José Public Library in the heart of the Silicon Valley. I also work as a consultant instructor for the Infopeople Project, serve on LITA's Top Technology Trends Committee, and speak internationally at live and online events for libraries and other institutions. I am perhaps best known for my blog, LibrarianInBlack.net, about the intersection of libraries and technology.

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Location: Portland | OR
Speaking Topics: Attention | blogging | corporate blogging | open source | community | social media | social networking | RSS

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Community Manager, Event Organizer, Blogger, Podcaster, Vegan, and Technology Enthusiast

Dawn M. Foster is currently the Director of Developer Relations at Jive Software, a collaboration software company in Portland, OR. She has more than 12 years of experience in technology and software with expertise in open source software, web 2.0, social media, blogging, and community building.

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Location: DC Metro Area
Speaking Topics: blogging | database design | digital preservation | information visualization | Internet Skills | leveraging web tools | metadata | RSS | SEO | social media | SQL | virtual collaboration | women in technology | WordPress

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