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admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 17:54:39 +0000

BIL Conference adds Seesmic Video Support

Sign up for BIL 2009

admin — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:52:39 +0000

Now that we’re done with BIL 2008, it’s time to start planning BIL 2009

If you missed out on BIL 2008, read up on what everyone thought of it on the Blog Coverage Wiki Page.

BIL was a huge success!

admin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:22:41 +0000

Thanks everyone who came to BIL and made it such a huge success. We probably had 300 people there in total. Here’s some content from the event:

Photos on Flickr
Video - One Click Webcasting and Robert Scoble

Some information about the future:

BIL2009 will be in Long Beach next year with TED. We will have a much bigger facility that can hold all those interested (guessing 500-1000). Add your name to the attendee list if you’re interested in attending: http://bilconference.pbwiki.com/BIL2009
If you didn’t get one of the free BIL shirts, go to http://bilconference.com/bil-shirts/ and fill out the form to request one.
We might have BIL:UK in a few months if there’s enough interest.

I look forward to seeing you all in Long Beach next year, if not sooner.

Thanks

We’re capping attendance

admin — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:40:00 +0000

We had no idea BIL would be this popular when we started planning. Our facility holds 150 people, and at the time we didn’t consider that there’d be more people interested.

Per the request of the facility manager, we’re capping attendance at 150 people and no longer adding people to the attendance list.

If you aren’t able to make it, join us next year. Now that we’ve proven interest in this concept we’ll be ready for the next BIL.

We’ll be accepting donations at BIL to support next year’s BIL. We’ll also have a PayPal donation set up for those who couldn’t make it.

This weekend is just the start of the BIL community.

Looking for Musicians

admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:52:41 +0000

Between some of the talks we’d like to have some musicians play. If you are interested, add yourself to the UnConcert wiki page

Things we need!

admin — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:22:13 +0000

As we get closer to BIL, we’re updating the wiki page Things We Need! If you can help out by providing any of these, edit the page and say what you can provide.

We’re still looking for sponsors to cover all the little unexpected and logistical expenses. If your company would like to sponsor BIL, send us an email.

Thanks

We need some help with internet connectivity

admin — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:31:13 +0000

Our biggest problem at the moment is that the facility where we’re having BIL doesn’t have internet. Robert Scoble, who will be filming all the talks, won’t be able to stream them online live if we don’t have at least 300kbs for him. If they can’t be streamed, they’ll be uploaded to a video service sometime after BIL.

If you or someone you know is well connected with a cellular or internet provider (Earthlink, AT&T), please have them contact us immediately at huffmantm@gmail.com.

We’re hoping the BIL community can help us solve this problem.

Thanks

BIL Sponsors

admin — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:19:02 +0000

You might have noticed the increase in Sponsor logos on the BIL website. I thought it might be helpful to describe how each sponsor is helping BIL be a success.

Singularity Institute - They are covering the cost of the facility for both Saturday and Sunday.
Qtask and The Creative Space - These two sponsors are responsible for the free shirts at BIL. The Creative Space designed the shirts (see design here), and Qtask covered the cost of printing 100 of them. If 100 isn’t enough, we’ll have a signup sheet where people can order a shirt, and with enough interest we’ll print a second round of shirts.
Fast Company TV - Robert Scoble from Fast Company TV will be filming all the talks at BIL and making them available online.
Joyent - They will be providing free food at BIL and free drinks at the after party. As of now, we think the after party will be at Crown and Anchor, but that could change.
Meraki - They are providing 2 outdoor and 1 indoor wireless extenders.

Thanks to all our sponsors for helping us out!

Over 100 Attendees!

admin — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:59:00 +0000

We have over 100 people confirm they are attending by adding themselves to the wiki. If you’re attending, but haven’t added yourself to the wiki, please do so now. We’d like to have a pretty accurate estimate of how many people to expect: http://bilconference.pbwiki.com/Attendees

Also, everyone who’s attending is encouraged to speak. If you have something interesting to share, add yourself to the Speakers page.

Can’t wait to see everyone in Monterey in a week!

Quinn Norton

admin — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:53:58 +0000

Always the Next Human

Society, technology, and bodies are all breaking each other. In the coming decades, we are likely to be pushing out the boundaries of our definition of human. Body modification, pharmaceuticals, the justice system, medical research, class systems, psychology and surgery are swept up in the same wave- how we see our selves, and how we act upon our bodies. The next humans will need new ethics, new markets, new laws, and very different criteria for choosing research goals and legal solutions. It can get very scary, but don’t worry too much- turns out we’ve done all this before, though not this fast. We’ve done ok so far. Let’s figure out how to do it better this time.