O'Reilly Conferences: Where 2.0

Where 2.0 Previews: DARPA's TIGR, Yahoo!'s Bell, SENSEable City, Creating Stories, Open Data

Suzanne Axtell — 2009-04-23T16:02:32-08:00

Oreilly.com contributing editor James Turner has been busy conducting a series of interviews with some of the most thought-provoking speakers slated for Where 2.0, coming up May 19-21 in San Jose:

Where 2.0 brings together the people, projects, and issues building the new technological foundations and creating value in the location industry. Join with other developers, technologists, CTOs, researchers, geographers, academics, business developers, and entrepreneurs to debate and discuss what’s viable now, and what’s lurking just below the radar.

Celebrate the 39th Earth Day with a 39% Savings

Suzanne Axtell — 2009-04-16T17:11:12-08:00

As people inspired, curious, and concerned about our planet, we’re looking forward to observing Earth Day. We’re offering an unprecedented 39% discount off any Where 2.0 Conference package to celebrate Earth Day’s 39 years of existence. Use discount code: whr09erd when registering, and make sure you sign up between now and 11:59 pm PST April 22.

Many of the projects we explore at Where 2.0 echo the themes and goals of Earth Day, and is a reminder of how our work has an impact on the global community. Just a few of the insightful speakers presenting workshops and plenary sessions at this year’s Where 2.0 include:

Doug Eberhard (Autodesk) Digital Cities Modeling Workshop
Denice Ross (Greater New Orleans Community Data Center) “Junk Mail” and the GeoWeb Shine Light on New Orleans Recovery
Jubal Harpster (CH2M HILL) Geospatial Technology Program for sub-Saharan Africa
Sam Hiatt (CSU Monterey Bay - NASA) Implementing Web Services for NASA’s Terrestrial Observation and Prediction System
Will McClintock (University of California Santa Barbara) MarineMap: Crowdsourcing Scientifically Defensible Marine Habitat Protection Areas
Rebecca Moore (Google) Indigenous Mappers
Alex Oliver (Igloo Studios) Translating Geo-Web Efficiency into Real-World Sustainability

Check out the complete schedule, where you’ll also find info on after-hours events and networking opportunities like the Where Fair.

News Release: Where Can Location Technology Go Next? O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference Reveals Program and Opens Registration

Jackie Hadley, Communications Associate — 2009-02-04T13:55:08-08:00

Sebastopol, CA, February 3, 2009 - You can’t go anywhere or do anything these days without finding one map or another, but location technology continues to grow far beyond those tools. See all the other directions location tech might take at the O’Reilly Where 2.0 Conference, May 19-21, 2009 in San Jose, CA. Program chair Brady Forrest has revealed the program, and registration has opened. An early registration discount remains available until March 31.

Now in its fifth year, the Where 2.0 Conference claims the space where developers building location-aware technology intersect with the businesses and entrepreneurs looking for location apps, platforms, and hardware to give them a competitive edge. Where 2.0 delves into the emerging technologies surrounding the geospatial industry and asks the crucial questions.

Read the full press release.

Where 2.0 2009 Preliminary Agenda Unveiled

Suzanne Axtell — 2009-02-03T08:35:10-08:00

The schedule for the 2009 edition of Where 2.0 went up late last week. Yes, I’m biased, but for the fifth year in a row it’s shaping up to be another stellar experience.

One of the best things about Where 2.0 is that it’s a mix of the practical (cartography, local search, data management) and inspirational (augmented reality, 3D imagery, crowdsourcing). It’s not easy to meld the skill building with the visionary, particularly in a single-track conference, so props to program chair Brady Forrest and his program committee for making that happen.

Some highlights:

Workshops are a little shorter this year (75 minutes vs. 3 hours in 2008) and more plentiful, giving attendees more topics to choose from
Local Search: Funding Geo–Danny Sullivan (Search Engine Land) will share his thinking on the latest advances across all of the search engines
Indigenous Mappers–Rebecca Moore (Google) has been working closely with indigenous tribes to put their data online, a difficult but rewarding experience
Maps in Space–the always entertaining Chris Spurgeon (spurgeonworld.com) gives a fun-filled overview of some of the techniques we use to find our way in space
Mobiles Around the World–Nokia’s Michael Halbherr shares the latest news on geo-aware web apps
The Shape of Alpha–Aaron Cope (Flickr) answers the question: If all of Flickr’s 100+ million geotagged photos were plotted on a map would there be enough data to generate a mostly accurate contour of that place?

More is on the way as Brady and company continue their work on the agenda. For those interested in attending, the early registration discount is currently in effect.

Call for Speakers: Where 2.0 2009

Suzanne Axtell — 2008-10-24T16:33:03-08:00

Are you a GIS veteran on the verge of becoming a location entrepreneur? An open source developer hacking up a cool mapping tool? A neogeographer with a project that deserves a wider audience? A CIO using location information in an unexpected way? Program chair Brady Forrest wants to hear from you. Submit a proposal to speak at Where 2.0 2009 by December 2.

Trends and Technologies in Where 2.0 Webcast on 10/24

Suzanne Axtell — 2008-10-16T13:06:17-08:00

If you’re thinking about submitting a proposal to speak at Where 2.0 2009, this live webcast, The State of the Geospatial Web with Andrew Turner might help focus your ideas. Andrew, a Where 2.0 Conference program committee member, will discuss the current evolution of Where 2.0 and how it is affecting the entire landscape of Web 2.0 and next generation applications. The webcast happens on Friday, October 24; the deadline for speaking proposals for Where 2.0 is December 2.

Hanke and Dangermond: "State of the Geoweb"

Jackie Hadley, Communications Associate — 2008-10-10T15:09:16-08:00

Check out last year’s keynote address by John Hanke, Director of Google Earth & Maps and Jack Dangemond of ESRI as they demonstrate the latest in Google geo development. Compare to the geospace technology of today by attending this year’s Where 2.0 in May 2009 or submitting a proposal to speak. The Call for Participation is open until December 2, 2008!

See all Where 2.0 Keynote Videos.

Where 2.0 2009 Conference Call for Participation Is Open!

Suzanne Axtell — 2008-10-09T08:53:51-08:00

O’Reilly Media has just opened the call for speakers for the 2009 edition of Where 2.0. Program chair Brady Forrest is looking for talks on some of the most interesting and important fronts, including: local search and advertising, reality mining and augmented reality, immersive and 3D imagery, mapping tables, Government 2.0, cartography, and more. Deadline to submit proposals to Where 2.0 2009 is December 2.

Renalid.com: Viva la Google Maps

Maureen Jennings, Conferences Publicist — 2008-05-30T09:47:16-08:00

Renaud Euvrard reports on the conference and maps Paris with Google Maps.

GIS User: Job Titles and More from Where 2.0

Maureen Jennings, Conferences Publicist — 2008-05-29T16:25:49-08:00

Glenn Latham reports on his experiences and observations at Where 2.0, including some of his favorite job titles.

TechCrunch: Google Earth Blog's Demo of iPhone Earth

Suzanne Axtell — 2008-05-26T11:34:45-08:00

TechCrunch picked up on Frank Taylor’s post about the coolest things he saw at Where 2.0, including this demo from Gold sponsor Earthscape:

PBS MediaShift Idea Lab: Any There at Where 2.0?

Suzanne Axtell — 2008-05-26T09:17:54-08:00

Writes Leslie Rule:

Where 2.0 happened May 12-14 at the San Francisco Airport Marriot just south of the city. This annual event, now in its 4th year, is a strange mix of grassroots geo-enthusiasts and entrepreneurial geo-hackers. Where 2.0 is primarily a developer’s conference, so the majority of time and certainly the focus was on tools and how they function and less on how these tools are being used. (Or not being used. For the most part, location apps are in beta.) There was definitely the Field of Dream feeling “build it and they will come.” The exceptions were the tools and apps in the social activism thread.

Seeing Forests: Where 2.0 2008

Avila Reese - PR Contributor — 2008-05-22T13:25:24-08:00

Michael Bauer provides a thoughtful and detailed summary on this year’s conference:

A number of other notable presentations included Sam Altman at Loopt, the provider of a mobile location client for different devices and carriers noted their growth, focus on privacy, and the move towards subscription models for mobile location. Sean Gorman from FortiusOne provided an update on the GeoCommons and how its interacting with FreeBase, OpenLocation, and MapMixer. Mok Oh from Everyscape presented looking at the inside of spaces like malls as well using different anonymous individual tracking techniques.

GPS World: Don Blogs from Where 2.0

Avila Reese - PR Contributor — 2008-05-22T10:43:02-08:00

Don Jewell contributes these posts on his experience at Where 2.0, noting the unique and effective format that this conference follows:

It does not matter whether you are the president of Microsoft, the CEO of ESRI, or the president of a two man start-up, you only get 15 minutes and indeed this year some have only 10 and some as little as five minutes to tell their story. But you know it works, because it cuts out all the fluff. In the Marketing Business, one of the first things you learn is that you have to have your elevator speech or your five-minute spiel down pat and that is what we are hearing at Where 2.0 and it is refreshing. None of the fluff, just the Joe Friday facts, ma’am.

Google Earth Blog: Where 2.0 2008

Avila Reese - PR Contributor — 2008-05-22T10:37:40-08:00

Great coverage from Frank Taylor at Google Earth Blog:

Where 2.0 - Day 1
Google Geo Search API, ESRI and Google Collaborate
Where 2.0 2008 - Day 2 - Tuesday
Where 2.0 2008 - Day 3 - Wednesday