GNoTECon - a conference for those passionate about technology
I first saw this on Guy Kawasaki's blog...
GNoTECon
Where : Network Meeting Center, 5201 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054 Phone: 408-562-6111When : 12/4/2006 11.30 - 6pm
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Event Description
Are you passionate about technology? Do you thrive on making a difference in people's lives with your passion for technology? Do you get confused sideways looks with raised eyebrows when telling people that you are a Technology Evangelist? If so, GNoTECon is the event for you. It is the industry's first conference to discuss technology evangelism!
GNoTE (Global Network of Technology Evangelists) was founded to foster technology evangelism and help establish best practices for technology outreach in the industry. The title "Technology Evangelist" was first coined by Guy Kawasaki while working for Apple Computer in the late 1980s. In recent years, many large companies including Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Yahoo! have employed evangelism to effectively promote their products in the global market. These companies have achieved phenomenal success in evangelizing and buildling global communities. Hear the pioneers of technology evangelism and passionate technology evangelists talk about their endeavors.
On December 4th SDForum is pleased to present this exceptional program dedicated to "Everything Evangelism", and to launch GNoTE. Register now!
Agenda
Time Topic Speaker(s)
11.30 - 12pm Registration -
12 - 1pm Lunch and Welcome Address
* Susan Lucas-Conwell
1 - 1.45pm Keynote - The Art of Evangelism
* Guy Kawasaki, Managing Director, Garage Ventures
2 - 2.30pm Global Technology Outreach in the Participation Age
* Matt Thompson, Sr. Director of Technology Outreach Group, Sun Microsystems
2.30 - 3.45pm The Evangelist in You (Panel Discussion)
* Jeff Barr, Web Services Evangelist, Amazon
* Frederic Lucas, Growth Resources
4 - 4.30pm Technology Evangelism Best Practices
* Romi Mahajan, IT Pro Broad Marketing/Evangelism Org Microsoft Corp.
4.30 - 5.30pm Evangelism Success Stories (Panel Discussion)
* Anil Dash, Vice President of Professional Products, Six Apart, Ltd.
* Jeff Sandquist, Microsoft Evangelist, Channel 9 and On10.NET
* Jeremy Zawodny, Technology Evangelist, Yahoo!
* Buzz Bruggeman, ActiveWords Inc.
5.30 - 6pm Closing
* GNoTE Board Members
Pricing
Early Bird Special
$40 SDForum Members
$70 Non-members
