ConvergeSouth 2008

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Jason Calacanis - ConvergeSouth Keynoter

Sue June 10th, 2007

Jason Calacanis - friday keynote
I’m an “Entrepreneur in Action” at Sequoia Capital.

Blog: calacanis.com
About Jason Calacanis

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Jason Calacanis Jason McCabe Calacanis is CEO and co-founder of Weblogs Inc., a network of widely read blogs including Engadget – ranked # 1 by Technorati - Joystiq, Autoblog, and Blogging Baby. Founded in January of 2004, Weblogs, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL in November of 2005. Calacanis, who was appointed a senior vice president of AOL, maintains editorial supervision over Weblogs, Inc. In June of 2006, Calacanis and relaunched Netscape, the iconic browser owned by AOL and was named its general manager.

Jason is known for his insight into the media industry and he is quoted widely in trade and consumer media outlets. He also keynotes industry conferences worldwide. His views can be read daily on his own blog, www.calacanis.com and heard weekly on CalacanisCast, a new show on the PodTech Network. (read more)

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Abdul Alkalimat - Saturday Keynoter

Sue June 10th, 2007

Dr. Abdul Alkalimat - saturday keynote
Dr. Abdul (as he is known) is bringing numerous experiences from the academia, community activism, community/social informatics and cross cultural perspectives (from his academic and community work around ICT in Ghana, England, South Africa, Germany, and the US). Moreover, he is an excellent public speaker (when you get to the link, scroll all the way down, next to his is an audio file of his presentation in Germany) very articulate and with a good sense of humor.

Dr. Abdul shows in compelling ways that there are ways to build bridges and connections between spaces of higher learning and the communities around them. Many speakers in your average tech conference bring to us the world of business and technology. Apart from his experience and knowledge from the world of academia and community building, he will also bring a unique experience: being one of few African Americans deeply involved with issues of new media, technology and community. Abdul is an example of how academics are able to break the walls of their privileged existence and work in the community.