The DC Public Library Adaptive Services Division sponsors a joint Accessible App Demo and Discussion / Accessibility Problem Identification Workshop from 1pm to 5pm on Saturday November 5th in room 215 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
From 1pm to 3pm will be a chance for adaptive technology users to demo and discuss accessible iPhone and other apps, and from 3pm to 5pm will be a chance for web developers and project managers to work with the user group to define problems that could have ICT solutions. This event would be in preparation for a hackathon, tentatively scheduled for Saturday November 11 at the same location, to produce solutions for these problems.
In this rapidly changing world of mobile devices, social media and the cloud, how should cause-oriented organizations take advantage of new tech to raise money, influence thinking and make a difference?
Join Patrick White and Aziz Isham of Arcade Sunshine Media as they host a panel of experts presenting on the latest trends in multimedia outreach.
Arcade Sunshine Media (www.arcadesunshine.com) is a multimedia publisher working to transform the print industry by integrating social media, videos, animations, images and more. Their latest project is a multi-media book for 826DC (an after school tutoring program for inner-city youth).
Sarah Massey is a public relations professional who specializes in shifting the mass media conversation to include human rights, the arts, and socially responsible businesses. Sarah founded Massey Media in 2005 to build the progressive movement with creative and strategic communications. Over the last four years, Massey Media’s work has grown to include PR for arts groups, artists, and businesses.
This panel is open to nonprofit professionals, NGO workers, fundraisers, authors, journalists, media junkies, bloggers and anyone else interested in new modes of digital outreach.
Hot Tech Trends: Looking Back at 2011 and Ahead at 2012
Panelists: Nisha Chittal, Colin Delany, Bob Fine, Jon Camfield & Bonnie Shaw
Moderator: Roshani Kothari
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What were the top tech trends in 2011 and what's coming up in 2012?
As part of DC Capital Week, NetSquared DC invites you to a panel discussion on hot tech trends from 2011 and what's coming up in 2012. We look forward to a scintillating dialogue.
- Will Google+ take over Facebook?
- Mobile apps and/or mobile friendly sites?
- Twitter news breaking, revolutions, what's next?
- HTML5, Flash, Ruby--Where are things heading?
- Integrated solutions and open api--Convio, Salsalabs, Salesforce, Civicrm?
- Open source vs. proprietary software--what's on the horizon?
NetSquared DC is a vibrant local community thriving at the intersection of social change and technology. We’re part of a global NetSquared movement that focuses on the exponential impact we can have when we combine our hunger for change with powerful new technologies.
At no other point in history have we seen so many simultaneous disruptions affecting the very foundations of our socioeconomic environment. Chief among these disruptions is the rise of the connected consumer, and the need for organizations large and small to adapt their strategies and operations to engage transparently with the market in real-time.
As organizations face even more disruptions from a technology perspective, with massive revolutions underway in social, mobile, local, analytics, cloud and security, how should they react? How do you create a Postdigital enterprise?
Join experts from Deloitte to learn what's next as we enter the Postdigital Era.
Presenters include:
Giovanni Rodriguez (@giorodriguez)
Chris Heuer (@ChrisHeuer)
Calvin Cheng (@CalvinCheng3).
Every week Smithsonian Mobile informally gathers Smithsonian staff to discuss museum mobile development, innovations and specific mobile projects. On Nov. 9th, DC Week participants are invited to join Smithsonian Institution staff as they show and discuss current and future interactive apps, mobile websites and games, ongoing mobile workshops, and new mobile technologies for visitor engagement. Participants range across Smithsonian museums, and invite commentary in a fast-paced format. During DC Week the new Smithsonian Mobile app will be launched, and Welcome Wednesday participants are invited to test and post comments.
Designing for mobile audiences across smartphones, tablets and other devices, requires a different approach - one that understands mobile behaviors, interactions and the variety of devices on the market. See how the product and design experts behind today’s apps are approaching this challenge.
With mobile devices becoming our first point of contact with the Internet, marketing to reach your audience faces new challenges. Come learn about new and innovative approaches to mobile marketing.
How is mobile being effectively used in marketing campaigns today? What's possible in the future? Join us for a panel discussion with practitioners from Brands, Agency and tech companies who are innovating in this space.
