11.-13.9.2008 Helsinki, Finland
What is the event?
As this is Nokia's first event of this nature, the attendees have been limited and hand-picked to form a global selection of users, from the thought-leaders in their particular field to the average user.
All participants were recognised through their love, passion and sustained appreciation of the social media, co-creative technology, and how they affect us all. The participants have been picked for their love of discussion on the subjects and to contribute actively in the workshops that will be taking place on the future of these subjects.
In addition to invited social media voices, Nokia employees from different parts of the company will be attending the event and taking part in the workshop sessions. Nokia participants include familiar faces and new friends from Nokia Beta Labs, Nokia Pilots, Nokia Reseach Center, Services & Software and Devices organisations.
Facilitators
Each of the event's workshops will be introduced by a facilitator who is an expert on the theme that the workshop focuses on. The facilitators will lead the discussion in the workshops and also participate in the groupwork by providing their insights and expertise. The following facilitators have been invited by Nokia for Nokia Open Lab 2008:
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James Whatley
www.whatleydude.com
"Digital Marketing Product Manager for SpinVox, Free Hugger, Founder of the Mobile Geeks of London, Feature Writer for SMS Text News and all round nice chap... or at least, I try to be."
James is widely respected within social media for his work promoting voice to text blogging and recording tool, Spinvox. He's a Serial content creator across multiple genres & scapes, including blogging, microblogging, live video and photography, and actively runs his own Mobile Geeks of London social media networking event, in addition to attending others, such as the social media café within London.
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Glenn Letham
gisuser.blogspot.com
"I'm a geographer skilled in GIS and related technologies, I'm also the founder of several leading technology news portals including GISuser.com, LBSzone.com and SymbianOne.com. I'm into GIS, mapping, mobile technologies, and anything geospatial!"
Glenn is completely immersed in geo-spatial content creation, people and places & mobile technology. He founded and is still involved with multiple news portals around the subject. His professional and personal interests focus on how geographical information systems will continue to encroach on our daily lives, bringing us closer together than ever before with geo-spatial information upload.
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Anne Toole
writerscabal.wordpress.com
"I’ve got five years' experience in the popular media with four hours of produced television and two shipped games under my belt. As a writer for NBC serial days of our lives, I wrote each script within a week of assignment. currently working as a game writer on a historical adventure game. In addition, I am a story consultant on a MMO."
Anne has worked in multiple entertainment genres, from TV script writing to massive multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPG) with success, and she's currently involved with writing, creating and blogging about games, including subjects such as morality in gaming and comedy in gaming. She's also partnering with Grammy award nominated Sande Chen in their combined project, The Writers Cabal, to translate ideas of businesses into enjoyable and fun games.
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Chris Moore
www.gypsybandito.com
"I’m a new media ninja and GypsyBandito is the saga of my journey through time, on my way back to the man he used to be. I’ve also been a Video Blogging Columnist for BloggingTips.com and contributed widely across the WatchMojo Network of video channels and blogs."
Chris is involved in new media strategy, blogging and new media relations and search engine management in his daily life alongside personal social media branding across multiple scapes and profiles. He's also involved in work that includes market relations and content strategy for social media related companies and contributes to video blogging networks. In addition, Chris actively crosses the frontier between daily working life and the social media, heading up a monthly events for communications professionals.