Sara "Scout" Sinclair

Location: USA | New England
Speaking Topics: computer security | enterprise security | phishing | insider threat | authentication | authorization | human factors | usability | iPhone development | women in technology | education
Spoken Languages: English | French

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Sara "Scout" Sinclair is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at Dartmouth College. Her research interests include access control and the human factors (both business- and usability-oriented) that constrain or drive authorization systems.

More generally, her work includes a number of projects at the intersection of human systems and secure computer systems, including those involving insider threat, enterprise computer security, phishing, and iPhone application development. Her other professional interests include operating systems, discrete math, and computer science education.

Previous Presentations: 
Attacking and Defending Networked Embedded Devices (WESS 2007)
Analog Components of Secure Distributed Authentication Systems (CCS CSAW, 2007)
PorKI: Making PKI Portable in Enterprise Environments (USENIX Security WIP, 2005)

Lee Godfrey

Location: Canada | Toronto | Ontario
Speaking Topics: blogging | eBusiness Strategy | elearning | eMarketing | project management | social media | social networking | usability | Web 2.0 | Women in IT | women in technology | Working Virtually
Spoken Languages: English | French

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Lee Godfrey began working on web-based projects in 1993, making her one of Canada’s internet pioneers.

With over twenty years of consulting experience, and nearly a decade as one of Canada’s best known eBusiness educators, Lee brings a solid understanding of how to best exploit the power of technology and the web.

Celeste Lyn Paul

Location: United States | Washington D.C.
Speaking Topics: kde | open source | usability

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Previous Presentations: 
Akademy: KDE Annual Conference
Information Architecture Summit
Southern California Linux Expo
Usability Professionals Association Annual Conference

Nancy Frishberg

Location: San Francisco Bay Area | USA | California
Speaking Topics: Design Games | Open Source Usability | usability | User experience | Disability Access (deaf/hearing)

Sarah Houghton-Jan

Location: San Rafael | California (USA)
Speaking Topics: usability | drupal | blogging | social networking | Web 2.0 | RSS | Web Design | open source | technology in libraries | digital media | internet filtering | web analytics | eMedia | online marketing | podcasting | vidcasting | information overload | web accessibility

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I am the Digital Futures Manager for the San José Public Library in the heart of the Silicon Valley. I also work as a consultant instructor for the Infopeople Project, serve on LITA's Top Technology Trends Committee, and speak internationally at live and online events for libraries and other institutions. I am perhaps best known for my blog, LibrarianInBlack.net, about the intersection of libraries and technology.

Previous Presentations: 
Internet Librarian (multiple presentations): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Computers in Libraries (multiple presentations): 2008
others: Public Library Association, Hawaii Library Association, California Library Association, WebJunction, Canadian Education Institute, Washington Library Association, San Francisco Future of Libraries Conference, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, SirsiDynix Institute, Idaho Library Association 2020 Vision Conference, Al@din Librarians Group, Sacramento Public Library, San Mateo County Library, Santa Clara County Library, etc.

Theresa Putkey

Location: Canada | Vancouver | BC
Speaking Topics: technical writing | information architecture | usability

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Theresa Putkey is a consultant for organizing content in website design and software design. She has a background in technical writing, requirements analysis, information architecture and information design. She has worked in the high-tech industry in Vancouver, BC for eight years and enjoys networking, hearing about new opportunities, answering questions, doing presentations, and traveling.

Elaine Nelson

Location: Washington | Olympia
Speaking Topics: blogging | CSS | usability | Web standards

10 years of web design experience, including 8 with CSS & web standards. Have presented on usability testing in higher education at the HighEdWebDev conference. Started personal blog in 2001, have used blog tools in higher education and commercial settings as well. Worked with community college students during my work as a college web manager, spoke in community college classes on professional web design issues. Taught web design in summer camp for 9-11 year old kids.

Previous Presentations: 
HighEdWebDev, 2004: Web Site Assessment
Pierce College Digital Design intro course guest speaker, "What I do as a Web Manager"

Raena Jackson Armitage

Location: Melbourne
Speaking Topics: Web standards | content management | MySource Matrix | usability | accessibility

Nadine Schaeffer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Speaking Topics: Design | usability | User Experience Design | User Interaction Models