The Global Summit II (TGS): Twenty-First Century Sustainable Cities

This November 8-10, 2010 the biennial Global Summit (TGS) comes to Fort Mason in San Francisco. The Global Summit is a three-day conference that brings together the most dedicated social, economic, and environmental leaders, citizens, and influencer's to collaborate on local action for a sustainable world.

Staffed by 100% volunteers, the Global Summit hosts three days of "Solution Councils" and workshops to engage a variety of stakeholders working on the most pressing social, economic and environmental issues of our time. The Global Summit is a 100% for-impact initiative with all proceeds supporting locally-led, sustainable development programs and education.

"I whole-heartedly endorse The Global Summit. It is a design of great significance and could be one of the seminal contributions to a more synergistic democracy and social evolution." - Barbara Marx Hubbard, President, Foundation for Conscious Evolution

Featured Speakers & Session Chairs:
John Perkins - New York Times Best Seller / Former Economic Hit man
Barbara Marx Hubbard - SEED Social Forum / Honorary Co-Chair / President, Evolve
Kevin Danaher - Human Rights Activist / Founder, Global Exchange
Bill Shireman - President of the Future 500 / Environmental Forum Co-Chair
Bonnie Nixon - President and CEO, BonnEco / Environmental Justice Leader
Marvin T. Brown – Business Ethics Expert / Author, Civilizing the Economy

Don't miss out! REGISTER HERE

Daily program elements:

• SEED (Social, Economic, & Environmental Diversity) Forum - Social, Economic and Environmental visionaries will inspire you into action
• 7 Stages to Sustainability (7SS) WORKShops – Get leading edge training in everything from transformational leadership to sustainable investing, all in a global collaboration framework
• 3 Days of Solution Councils – Throughout three powerful days, you will turn dialogue into committed action with experts in the areas you care about
• Sustainable Technology Expo - Find the greenest, cleanest and most grass-roots friendly technologies to achieve the results you need
• Concert & Culture - Daily & Nightly Live Music, Fashion Shows, Black Rock City born Art Installations, Poetry, Dance, +!

Where:
Fort Mason Center, Herbst Pavilion
San Franscisco, CA.
www.theglobalsummit.org

When:
Monday, November 08, 2010 at 9:00 AM - Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 6:00 PM (PT)

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BizTechDay NY Conference coming to FORA.tv

Meet the Best People. Build the Most Powerful Network.

We are proud to partner with BizTechDay to offer this year's New York Conference online at FORA.tv. The event will be held at The Times Center on Friday, September 24th and will be available on-demand on FORA.tv starting October 1st.

BizTechDay is a one-day conference that brings passionate entrepreneurs, influencer's, and business leaders across multiple industries to discuss new technologies and share practical business strategies. The event will include stories and thoughts from best selling author Seth Godin, social media theorist Clay Skirky, Inc's 30 under 30 Dan Schawbel, and founders of Meetup.com, Help a Reporter Out (HARO), Profounder, Gymboree, and Ofoto.

Register today for a full event pass and receive:

- Exclusive access to ALL video programs of the conference
- An Event Pass provides unlimited, on-demand access for 60 days to the conference programs
- Speaker Bios, links to related information
- Multimedia from relevant presentations
- DVD-style chaptering and HQ viewing

The agenda and speaker lineup:

Day 1 Friday, September 24

8:00 – 9:00 AM: Registration & Breakfast

9:00 – 9:45 AM: How cognitive surplus will change the business world
(Clay Shirky, Adjunct Professor in New York University)

10:00 – 10:30 AM: How to build your empire using email
(Peter Shankman, Founder of Help a Reporter Out (HARO))

10:30 – 11:00 AM: New and old ways to fund your business
(Dana Mauriello, Founder of Profounder)

11:00 – 11:30 AM: The Art of Building a Passionate Community
(Scott Heiferman, Founder of Meetup.com)

11:30 – 12:00 PM: How to Get Media Attention to Your Business
(Clayton Morris, FOX News Anchor)

12:00 – 1:30 PM: LUNCH

1:30 – 2:30 PM: Are You Indispensable?
(Seth Godin, New York Times Best Selling Author)

2:30 – 3:00 PM: Future of business: The art of winning through sharing — building strategic partnership
(Lisa Gansky, Cofounder of Ofoto and Author of The Mesh)

3:00 – 3:30 PM: How to compete with the big boys?
(Joan Barnes, Founder of Gymboree)

3:30 – 4:00 PM: How to build your brand on social media?
(Dan Schawbel, Business Week and Mashable Columnist)

4:00 – 4:30 PM: How to inspire your team and build a company with purpose?
(Simon Sinek, Author of Start With Why)

4:30 – 5:30 PM: ENTREPRENEUR PITCH AND MATCHING

6:00 – 9:00 PM: AFTER PARTY (Sponsored by Infusionsoft)

BizTechDay will be coming to San Francisco (sweet!) on October 23, 2010, so stayed tuned to FORA.tv blog for more updates.

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We hope you enjoy the event!

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Winner Announced for DEMO Fall 2010 Conference Twitter Contest!

It's with great pleasure that we announce the lucky winner of the Live Stream Event Pass to the DEMO Fall 2010 Conference -- a $249.00 value!

From September 14th - 15th, starting every day at 9:00am (PST), the winner will watch one of the most sought-after technology events, with panel discussions from industry visionaries including Jack Dorsey (Creator/Co-Founder, Twitter), Lisa Gansky (Co-Founder, oFoto), and Andrew Mason (Founder/CEO, Groupon).

Thank you to everyone who followed FORA.tv and retweeted the contest message.

Congratulations to...

@tom_merle!!





The DEMO Fall Conference begins tomorrow, so don't miss out! Register now to join us for this event.

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iStrategy 2010 Live Stream Exclusively on FORA.tv

FORA.tv brings you an exclusive LIVE stream of leading international social media and digital marketing conference - iStrategy 2010. As 2010 marks a shift in consumer mentality from recession to recovery, iStrategy will teach you and your organization how to develop successful social media and digital strategies. Join the best marketing minds from the world's most successful companies to learn how to maximize your marketing impact.

From September 15 - 16, beginning at 9:00am (CDT) each day, FORA.tv will stream a live broadcast of iStrategy 2010 Conference at Chicogo’s Hotel Allegro, where you can watch and enjoy presentations from iStrategy’s rockstar lineup including: John Hayes (CMO, American Express), Chris Heuer (Founder, Social Media Club), Jeremy Thum (Director, Chicago Bulls), Bonin Bough (Global Dir. Social Media and Digital Marketing, PepsiCo), LaSandra Brill (Social Media Director, Cisco), Ted Gilvar (CMO, Monster.com), and many more!

Register now and receive:

• Exclusive access to LIVE streams of the conference. See it as it happens!
• An Event Pass provides unlimited, on-demand viewing for 60 days
• DVD-style chaptering helps you find the segment you need most
• Watch from the comfort of your office or home!

*FORA.tv Plus(+) members receive 10% discount on this Premium Event

iStrategy 2010 Agenda:
9:00 am: Online Marketing Today, Tomorrow and in 2020
(John Hayes, CMO, American Express)

10:10 am: Leveraging Social Media for the Enterprise [Panel]
Master of Ceremonies: Chris Heuer, Founder, Social Media Club
Speaker: Jeremy Thum, Director, Chicago Bulls
Michael Brito, Social Media Strategist, Edelman
Bonin Bough, Global Dir. Social Media and Digital Mktg, PepsiCo

2:10 pm: Creativity and Its Value in Integrated Marketing: A Market Leading CMO's Perspective
(Ted Gilvar, CMO, Monster)

3:40 pm: Q&A: Everything You Wanted to Know About Social Media (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Speaker: Samaya Kazi, CEO of YoProCo, Sun Microsystems
LaSandra Brill, Social Media Director, Cisco
Tony Welch, Lead Strategist, HP


Stay tuned to the FORA.tv blog for more info, and visit us on Facebook and Twitter for news and updates on the latest videos from FORA.tv.

Happy Viewing!

DEMO Fall 2010 Conference LIVE broadcast on FORA.tv

DEMO Fall 2010 Conference comes to you LIVE on FORA.tv on Tuesday, September 14-15, beginning at 9:00a.m. (PST) each day.

With over 65 companies ready to launch, tech pioneers ready to take the stage and share their industry vision, 100 press planning to attend and an absolutely rockin' closing party planned for Wednesday night, DEMO is the place to be next week, Sept. 13-15. And if you can't make it to Silicon Valley, then you can watch the conference on FORA.tv -- LIVE as it happens, and on-demand for 60 days following the event. Register before September 13 to take advantage of a Special Offer.

The DEMO conference has been the launching pad for numerous technology companies and products like Adobe Acrobat, Skype, Salesforce.com, E-Trade, and TiVo. This year, more than 65 hand-selected, carefully-vetted innovations poised to define new markets and shake up existing ones in the areas of consumer, enterprise, cloud social and media will launch from the DEMO stage.

The conference will also feature one-on-one conversations between Matt Marshall, Executive Producer, DEMO, and the following tech pioneers about trends in their specific industries:

•Jack Dorsey, Creator, Co-founder, and Chairman, Twitter, Inc.; CEO & Co-founder, Square
•Bill McDermott, co-CEO, SAP
•Andrew Mason, Founder/CEO, Groupon
•Jeff Weiner, CEO, LinkedIn
•Matt Thompson, General Manager, Developer and Platform Evangelism, Microsoft
•Sean Finnegan, President/Chief Digital Officer, Sarcom MediaVest Group
•Lisa Gansky, co-founder, oFoto (now Kodak Gallery) and GNN (now part of AOL)

Hurry and REGISTER today. We look forward to seeing you this week!

And in the meanwhile, check out this clip from Zosh at DEMO Spring 2010:




Conference Agenda (also available here):

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Registration & Information Desk Open

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
(Matt Marshall, Executive Producer, DEMO)

9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. DEMOfocus on Enterprise Technologies

10:15 a.m. to 10:35 a.m. One-on-One with Bill McDermott, CEO, SAP

10:35 a.m. to 11:05 a.m. Revenue Secrets: How Enterprise CIOs Buy Emerging Technologies

Panelists:
- Dick Daniels, Senior Vice President, Health Plan and Hospitals IT, Kaiser Permanente
- Ralph Loura, Chief Information Officer, The Clorox Company
- John Murray, Chief information Officer, Genworth Financial Wealth Management, Inc.
- Sheldon Wang, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, eHealth Inc.

11:05 a.m. to 12:05 a.m. DEMOfocus on Mobile Technologies (Part 1)

12:05 p.m. to 12:25 p.m. One-on-One with Phil McKinney Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Personal Systems Group, HP and Matt Marshall, Executive Producer, DEMO

12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. DEMO Pavilion & Lunch

2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. DEMOfocus on Mobile Technologies (Part 2)

3:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. One-on-One with Jack Dorsey, Creator, Co-founder, and Chairman of Twitter, Inc.; CEO & Co-founder, Square

3:50 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. DEMOfocus on Cloud Technologies

4:25 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. One-on-One with Matt Thompson, General Manager, Developer & Platform Evangelism, Microsoft

4:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. DEMO Pavilion Open with Cocktail Reception

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Dinner on Your Own

9:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. DEMO After Dark: Networking Lounge and Social Media Hub

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Registration & Information Desk Open

8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. to 9:10 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
(Matt Marshall, Executive Producer, DEMO)

9:10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. DEMOfocus on Consumer Technologies

10:30 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. One-on-One with Andrew Mason, Founder/CEO, Groupon

10:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. DEMOfocus on Social Media Technologies (Part 1)

11:50 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. One-on-One with Lisa Gansky, co-founder of oFoto (now Kodak Gallery) and GNN (now part of AOL); author of The Mesh and Matt Marshall, Executive Producer, DEMO

12:10 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. DEMO Pavilion and Lunch

3:00 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. DEMOfocus on Social Media Technologies (Part 2)

3:30 p.m. to 3:50 p.m. One-on-One with Jeff Weiner, CEO LinkedIn

3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. DEMOfocus on Social Media Technologies (Part 3)

4:05 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. One-on-One with Sean Finnegan, President/Chief Digital Officer, Starcom MediaVest Group and Matt Marshall, Executive Producer, DEMO

4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Networking Break and Open Voting for the DEMO People's Choice Award

5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. DEMO Awards Ceremony, $1 Million Prize and Closing Remarks

5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. DEMO Pavilion Open with Cocktail Reception

8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Closing Party at the Avalon Club

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