BIL

BIL is an ad-hoc conference for people changing the world in big ways. Although not formally affiliated with TED, it just so happens that it’s located in the same city (Long Beach, CA) and it takes place immediately afterword (February 7th and 8th, 2009). BIL is a place for people passionate about sharing big ideas to come together to energize, brainstorm, and take action. The event is self-organizing, emergent, and anarchic. Nobody is in charge; rather, you are in charge. If you want to come, just show up. If you’ve got an idea to spread, start talking. If someone is saying something interesting, stop and listen. Ideas and proposals for talks at BIL are already being crowdsourced today on a site powered by The Social Collective, so why not stop by right now and check it out?


WIRe and ICES IC Enterprise 2.0 Conference

The IC Enterprise 2.0 Conference, sponsored by The Intelligence Community Enterprise Solutions (ICES) and the World Intelligence Review (WIRe), took place from Monday, September 8th to Wednesday, September 10th, 2008. Over 400 Intelligence Community IT Personnel involved in the transition to the next enterprise for DNI and IC participated. Attendees included personnel from CIA, DIA, NSA, INSCOM, NGA, State Department, Department of Energy, Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy, FBI, Department of Justice, ATF, US Customs, Treasury, NRO, Coast Guard, DHS and others. This conference addressed how members of the Intelligence Community (IC) can successfully perform their jobs in an enterprise information environment that is ever-growing in volume and complexity.


RubyNation

This gathering of 125 Ruby enthusiasts in August of 2008 brought together some of the finest national Ruby talent along with some local Ruby superstars for an informal, fun-filled two days of keynotes, lectures and “lightning talks.” Attendees used The Social Collective for everything from asking questions to speakers and providing feedback to looking for new jobs (where they could get paid to write in Ruby).


BEA Participate 2008

BEA Participate 2008BEA Partcipate gathered almost 1000 AquaLogic User Interaction and AquaLogic BPM users in May of 2008 in Chicago for the debut of The Social Collective. Over 800 people registered for the site and we garnered over 75,000 page views for this two-and-one-half day conference.