Conference Videos

Shereen El Feki, PhD Academic, American University in Cairo/WriterShereen El Feki is based in Cairo, where she works on issues related to health and social welfare in the Arab region. Half-Egyptian, half-Welsh, Shereen was brought up in Canada. She started her professional life in medical science, with a PhD in molecular immunology from the University of Cambridge, and later worked as Healthcare Correspondent at The Economist magazine. In recent years, however, Shereen has re-oriented her career towards the Arab world. While she has worked in regional media, as a presenter with the Al Jazeera Network, and continues to write on social issues in the Arab world, her passion lies in the many projects in which she is involved which aim to better understand, and surmount, the social challenges facing Arabs, particularly young people.Author: ibm_smarter_planet Tags: ibm ted global 2009 talks conference islam culture arts western journalism Posted: 06 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

Candy Chang Design Specialist/Artist With a background in architecture, graphic design, and urban planning, Candy combines these disciplines to improve information sharing in urban areas through research, design, and the creative use of public space. Recent work includes a guide to street vending in New York City, air quality visualizations on mobile devices, public art in a Russian airport, flash cards on renters’ rights, and community chalkboards in South Africa. A former art director at The New York Times, she went on to work in Nairobi, New Orleans, Vancouver, Johannesburg, and New York City on collaborative projects with residents, community groups and local government. She was awarded a fellowship with Global Studio, an international program informed by the UN Millennium Development Goals that benefits underserved communities and facilitates grassroots collaborative partnerships. She now lives in Helsinki where she develops strategic visions for Nokia. She likes synthesizers, maps and world’s fairs and has won few awards that compare to 2nd place in horse grooming when she was 7. Author: ibm_smarter_planet Tags: ted ted2009 talks ibm conference Posted: 06 November 2009 Rating: 0.0 Votes: 0

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New Librarianship November 5th, 2009 New Librarianship Keynote Charleston Conference 2009, Charleston, SC.

In this panel, Maria Ogneva (@themaria), Macala Wright Lee (@macala) and Crosby Noricks (@PR_Couture) talk about the real-time web do's and don'ts for the fashion and retail industry. We also cover innovative uses of technology that deepen community engagement, sharing and discovery.

Tribal leaders visited Washington, D.C. this week for the White House Tribal Nations Conference. After meeting with leaders, Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) addresses American Indian health care needs. Distributed by Tubemogul.

Doug May details why he attends SIOR conferences.

John Filli describes why he attends SIOR conferences.

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CAP 2009 Pastor Rod Parsley Clip

CAP 2009 Prophetic word nations Pastor Rod Parsley Clip

"A discussion: ePortfolios - how are they supporting 21st Century learners?" is the recording of a conversation that occurred at the eFest meets Teaching and Learning Conference (http://efest-teach-learn.ning.com/). The discussion covered a range of themes, issues and potentials, with particular reference to the tertiary education and vocational education and training sector. The discussion was facilitated by Justin Sampson from Ako Aotearoa, who plays a key part in the ePortfolio Community of Practice hosted by Ako (http://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/communities/eportfolios-new-zealand). The combined conference eFest meets Teaching and Learning Conference was run from Wednesday 30 September to Friday 2 October 2009 and was hosted by UCOL in Palmerston North, NZ.