conferences
Why Black Hat Conference Talks Get Cancelled
Before you explode in a fit of rage, or cry censorship, remember that canceled talks are a common occurrence for Black Hat.
The Jehovah's Witnesses' Annual Convention Was So Organized It Was Creepy
They oversee everything and leave nothing up to the venue, including cleaning. It's a style of planning and teamwork that must be well practiced after decades of carving up a neighborhood into sectors, and knocking on every door.
Can't Attend a Conference? This Telepresence Bot Will Get You In
The People's Bot wants to make telepresence available to more than just the rich and famous.
IMS Engage Isn’t Your Typical Conference
We can’t replay Diplo’s manager’s fight, but we do have Beatport CEO Matthew Adell droppin’ science.
The Idea Con: At the $400 Mental Day Spa for Techno-Intellectuals
A couple of weeks ago I found myself at the PSFK Conference, a one-day orgy of infotainment mounted by the titular New York consulting firm. Its impressive roster of multinational clients includes companies like BMW, Unicef, Target, Pepsi, and Apple...
E-G8: THE GIANT SUCK OF AN ELITIST INTERNET SUMMIT
It would be with great pleasure if I could report that the latest bubble has popped. But an inflationary spirit, it seems, is alive and well in the latest site for exuberant over-investment: the summit bubble.
South by Southwhat Was It: SXSW Interactive Is a Conference In Need of an Upgrade
Somewhere in the wake of the panels and the keynotes, the trade show booths, pitch sessions, free tacos, apps, lines for free tacos, maps, parties, energy drinks, the impromptu meetings around tables already strewn with a forest’s worth of postcards...