Josie Fraser

Location: UK
Speaking Topics: cyberbullying | e-safety | social networking services | educational technology | online identity | online communities
Spoken Languages: English

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I am passionate about the potential of technologies to facilitate social participation, community development, and formal and informal learning. My work consistently models and promotes the innovative and effective use of web based tools and practices to creatively and inclusively foster community development and online engagement – from site design through to advocacy and management. I have established a reputation as someone who finds imaginative solutions and can galvanise national and international networks.

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24 April 2008: JISC Emerge: Microblogging, lifestream & presence workshop, online.
1 February 2008: Online recruitment 2008 - The Year Ahead: Online Recruitment and Social Networking Services, London
30 January 2008: Learning Technologies, Olympia: How Social Networking Services are transforming the web, London

Lisa Spiro

Location: Houston | Texas USA
Speaking Topics: digital humanities | digital libraries | educational technology | digital scholarship

I direct Rice University's Digital Media Center, where I help manage digital library projects, develop training materials on using and creating digital resources, run a digital media lab, and pitch in with whatever else needs to be done. I have spoken or written about a range of topics, including open repositories, digital scholarship, emerging technologies in education, the significance of video databases for learning, using the web for research, and more.

Robin Wilensky

Location: NYC | Long Island
Speaking Topics: blogging | corporate social responsibility | desktop virtualization | educational technology | green computing | Internet Skills | openoffice.org | open source | social networking | software | technology in education | Web 2.0 | women in technology | Working From Home

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Robin Wilensky is a technologist who has worked at various technology vendors for over 13 years. She is currently a senior systems engineer at Sun Microsystems covering downtown NYC and specializes in software and desktop technologies. She is also the team lead for the Web 2.0 initiative for her area. Prior to Sun, Robin was a systems engineer at Netscape Communications during the Web 1.0 era. She began her career as a technical support specialist for Information Builders, Inc.