[Geowanking] Where 2.0 CFP Closes Tomorrow!

Wed Dec 3 07:25:07 PST 2008

Saw your tweet on changing submission deadlines. I'll pull something  
together and submit. Enjoy Tokyo!

On Dec 1, 2008, at 7:08 PM, "Brady Forrest" <brady at oreilly.com> wrote:

> It does.
> I'd also be curious about your take on the business of geo.
>
> I'd love to hear expansions on both.
>
>     brady
>
> From: Perry
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 10:58 AM
> To: Brady Forrest
> Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Where 2.0 CFP Closes Tomorrow!
>
> one topic I'm really intrigued with is the notion of "my personal  
> polygon" - the idea is around how we record, interpret and apply  
> your 3-dimensional patterns (tagging time, place, duration, actions)  
> of activities and actions. Does that grab you? If so, I'd enjoy  
> expanding on that theme.
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 5:37 PM, Brady Forrest <brady at oreilly.com>  
> wrote:
> hey Perry,
>
> Thanks!
> Are you sure that you don't have any talks in you? I prefer general  
> concept/industry trends to product talks.
>
>     cheers,
>
>         brady
>
> From: Perry
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 2:15 AM
> To: Brady Forrest
> Subject: Re: [Geowanking] Where 2.0 CFP Closes Tomorrow!
>
> Hey Brady,
>
> The program looks like it is shaping up really well. Very nice job!
>
> FYI, I definitely plan on attending. I'm in the process of working  
> on my next start-up, and will need to more deeply reconnect with the  
> Where community.  Nothing to submit to the program, but feel free to  
> keep my name in the hat for panel activities if you see anything  
> that fits in the location search, business models, or strategy/ 
> trends domains.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Perry Evans
> perry.evans at gmail.com
>
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 9:05 AM, Brady Forrest <brady at oreilly.com>  
> wrote:
> Howdy!
>
> The Where 2.0 CFP closes tomorrow. I'd love to see more Wankers in  
> the submission system.
>
> Just go to the link to submit. http://en.oreilly.com/where2009/
>
> I've included some of the topics below.
>
>         cheers,
>
>             brady
>
> -------------
>
> Some of the topics on the radar for Where 2.0 are:
> Location-Aware: We will be exploring the implications of our new  
> location-enabled lives, particularly around mobile phones and  
> transponders. What feature is worth sharing your location?
>
> Reality Mining: With the increase in location data come more macro  
> views of our lives. If you want to know where to go in San  
> Francisco, for example, City Sense will show you which parts of the  
> city are hopping. What does this type of information mean for  
> consumers and the enterprise?
>
> Augmented Reality: The location-enabled phone will become a  
> viewfinder for our world. Your phone will be able to tell you what  
> you are looking at. It will also let you leave notes for the next  
> person. What are other cool projects in the works?
> Immersive and 3D Imagery: There's an imagery battle happening and  
> consumers are winning. Our world is being documented to an  
> unprecedented degree. While two device manufacturers acquired the  
> mapping data companies, the internet giants have invested in  
> cameras, planes, and satellites. Where will this take the location  
> industry?
> Mapping Tables: It's difficult to collaborate in person with an  
> online slippy map; a paper spread out on a table or tacked to a wall  
> is still better. Digital mapping tables are attempting to beat back  
> paper once and for all. By providing everyone the same view and  
> editing capabilities plus the ability to turn on and off layers,  
> will they be able to do it?
> Government 2.0: Governments are treasure troves of data.  
> Increasingly they are releasing it online for free. ESRI's release  
> of ArcGIS has also aided the battle by providing municipalities with  
> this ability. This data is aiding both the citizen and Government  
> agencies. How is this critical information being put to use?
> Crowdsourcing: Pioneered by OSM, the rest of the mapping industry is  
> catching up. Let's examine where they are taking it.
> Disease Awareness: Our increasingly connected world allows diseases  
> to spread in record time. These same networks alert us to outbreaks.  
> We're going to examine new geocentric approaches to epidemiology.
> Cartography: Each map has a distinctive look and feel. What are the  
> trends in design and user experience?
> Workshops
> Back by popular demand, Where 2.0 will have a full day of workshops  
> where participants can dig deep into a range of issues and leave the  
> conference armed with new tools and skills. Workshops are one hour  
> and fifteen minutes in length and will be held on Tuesday, May 19.  
> Topics we'd like to explore include, but are not exclusive to:
> Geo Support in Web Application Frameworks: As people design their  
> own mapping applications, there has been a need for built-in geo  
> support. We're looking for workshops that teach about Mapstraction,  
> Modest Maps, Open Layers, GeoDjango, GeoRuby, MapCruncher, and other  
> tools.
> Mapping APIs: The location space would not have gotten as far as it  
> has today without all of the innovation in the mapping API space.  
> How can you test the limits of these free resources?
> GeoTargeting: Knowing users' locations has never been more  
> important. Identifying it accurately can be difficult and expensive.  
> What are the best methods?
> Privacy Implications: As you are collecting user data, keeping track  
> of your users, or collecting geodata, are you aware of the relevant  
> laws? What would you teach others?
> GeoBrowsers: Google Earth and NASA WorldWind are both amazing  
> geobrowsers. How can you get the most out of them?
> Data Management: Geo applications work with massive amounts of data.  
> What are the tools, tips, and tricks that can be used to manage it?
> Protocols and Formats: GeoRSS, GML, KML, EXIF, Microformats, Geo  
> OpenSearch. Which formats are on the way in and which ones are on  
> the way out?
> These are just some of the technologies and transformations we've  
> noticed and represent just the starting point for the program. While  
> we'd like you to tap into the theme as your inspiration in writing  
> your proposal, feel free to wander. What are you working on that  
> will change the world, or at least the world you're in? What project  
> is bringing you pleasure, or teasing your brain? Surprise and  
> delight us; shake us out of our assumptions. We're angling for  
> shorter talks with longer breaks so you'll have more time for one-on- 
> one interactions.
>
>
> Brady Forrest
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