http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/56704/ Events that Jim Callender is attending or watching. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:32:59 -0700 Upcoming 60 en-us
We were told the future would be about mechanization, computerization, 3D flying virtual assistants, 1984-like nightmares or Asimov-inspired robots. The long-praised "21st century" itself was meant to be futuristic according to researchers and sci-fi writers. What did and did not happen? What can we learn from the predictions that never materialized to better look at the future?

Lift09 (Geneva, 25-27 Feb. 09) will look back to look ahead, exploring topics like change, solidarity, love, or design, during three days of intense networking and inspiration.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/440108/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/440108/ liftlab http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/440108/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:32:59 -0700 2008-11-21T01:32:59-07:00 LIFT09 20090225 20090227 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/38672/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/38672/ International Conference Center (CICG) 17 rue de Varembé Geneva Geneva CH - 1211 Switzerland http://www.cicg.ch/en/ +41 (0)22 791 91 11 Education
"In 7,590 million years the Sun will have evolved to become a red giant star, whose radius will be comparable to the current radius of the Earth's orbit around the Sun: I shall discuss what that will do to our Earth. The Earth will actually be too hot for habitation much sooner than that -- but still some 1,000 million years into the future from purely astronomical considerations. We shall also look at some of the problems that humanity needs to overcome to survive for even 1,000 centuries"

7:30 for 8pm start.

Meetings are FREE (although a contribution to expenses is appreciated)
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/762733/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/762733/ dallaway http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/762733/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:32:18 -0700 2008-11-18T13:32:18-07:00 Cafe Scientifique: The ultimate fate of the Earth? 20081209T193000 20081209 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/94880/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/94880/ The Quadrant 12 North Street Quadrant Brighton England BN1 3FA United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/94880/ Social
Why are some people able to charge higher daily rates than others?

Julia Chanteray from The Joy of Business thinks that this is because these seemingly lucky people have been able to develop a great reputation in their area – they are desirable, hot property. She’ll be talking about how you can make yourself into hot property too, by developing your reputation for great work, and getting the word out about just how good you are. Julia will talk about how our work reputation is formed, why people think of us in certain ways, and what we can do to demonstrate reputation in the areas we want.

Julia has spent her life setting up and running different businesses and now helps other people to make money, do great work, and have fun while they’re doing it.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1331171/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1331171/ rosiesherry http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1331171/#comments 50.837 -0.164758 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:14:42 -0700 2008-11-10T04:14:42-07:00 Developing and demonstrating your reputation with Julia Chanteray 20081124T063000 20081124T203000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/99520/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/99520/ The Werks 45 Church Road Hove England BN3 2BE United Kingdom http://www.werkshop.org.uk Education
Those lovely guys from Clearleft and Get Sign Off have put some money behind the bar and will be treating our American cousins to a good old fashioned knees-up. After a hard day conferencing you're gonna be famished, so we'll also be sorting out food. But don't worry, you won't be forced to eat shepherds pie or jellied eels. Instead. we've got another one of our legendary Mexican buffets. So get there early, as it won't last long. And all this to a soundtrack of great British tunes, straight from the mixmaster himself, DJ Clagnut.

Yummy food, choppa choons and lashings and lashings of tasty beer. What more could you ask for?
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1319186/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1319186/ andybudd http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1319186/#comments 30.2674 -97.7402 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:03:34 -0700 2008-11-04T04:03:34-07:00 The Great British Booze-up 20090316T193000 20090316T220000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/45791/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/45791/ Shakespeare's Pub 314 E. 6th Street Austin Texas 78701 United States http://www.myspace.com/shakespeares (512) 472-1666 Social
Free mass bike ride through the heart of Brighton & Hove

Celebrating cycling and promoting a fun, healthy, sustainable alternative to petrol-dependant transport.

Bring bikes, lights and noise!

The ride meets at the Level on the last Friday of every month at 6pm.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/33391/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/33391/ nsayers http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/33391/#comments 50.842 -0.13356 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:15:10 -0700 2008-07-25T08:15:10-07:00 Critical Mass Brighton bike ride 20081128T180000 20081128T200000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11221/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11221/ The Level Union Road Brighton & Hove England BN2 3FX United Kingdom http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=531550&y=105155&z=3&sv=531550%2C105155&st=OSGrid&lu=N&tl=%7E&ar=y&bi=%7E&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf Social Note: This is an evening ride, starting from Brighton Marina!

Fun cycle dash over the exposed sand flats during one of the lowest tides of the year. The ride goes from Brighton Marina to the King Alfred Centre in Hove and beyond (note different details to recent rides!), or as far as you and your bike can make it.

The ride will set off 15-30 minutes after meeting, so as to catch the lowest tide (6:45pm, 0.4m) and the sunset (5:09pm).

Following August 2007's Low Tide Naked Critical Mash-Up bike ride, the event is clothing-optional.

Time and tide wait for no-one, so if you can't make it to the start, join us en route.

We often go for a skinny-dip in the sea at the end of the ride.

Bring bikes, waterproofs, warm clothes, towels and lights. Remember to thoroughly wash the salt and sand off your bike afterwards. If you're worried about using your own bike, pick a scrap one up from a skip.

Previous rides have taken place on:

21 September 2005
18 October 2005

2 March 2006
10 September 2006

20 March 2007
31 August 2007
28 September 2007

8 April 2008
3 August 2008
1 September 2008
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/62242/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/62242/ nsayers http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/62242/#comments Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:44:31 -0700 2008-07-10T03:44:31-07:00 Low Tide Bike Ride - DETAILS TBC 20090211T174500 20090211T200000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/18466/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/18466/ Brighton Marina Brighton Marina Brighton England United Kingdom http://www.brightonmarina.co.uk/ Social
This seminar aims to give a solid background on what is a wide and varied subject through using case studies and examples from several e-commerce and non-commercial websites. Importantly it will provide hands-on experience through workshops on the key principles of usability and will inspire attendees to add value to their own websites when they return to the workplace.

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?
Anyone who has a role to play in website conversion and wants to understand the principles and how to apply best practices. It is suitable for client or agency staff but we would expect some previous experience of website terminology.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?
• Introduction - the importance of usability for online success
• Usability definition, standards and commercial benefits
• Overcoming barriers to implementing usability
• Calculating conversion and the revenue impact of usability

Usability design principles
• The key usability principles to be considered in the design of navigation, homepages, page layout, forms and error messages in the usability experience
• Merchandising on the web. How to present products and services to allow users to choose most easily
• Persuasion architecture – the subtle aspects of page design and content to engage your customers and attract them all the way to the checkout
• Checkout, registration and form design best practices to finalise the transaction and maintain trust throughout
• Looking to the future: usability in Web 2.0 sites and rich internet applications
• Workshop in using card sorting techniques to inform a site's navigational structure

The usability lifecycle
• How you can integrate usability activities throughout the website design process, applying practical techniques based on relevant usability standards such as ISO 13407 Human-centred design processes for interactive systems
• Practical usability methods including persona and scenario creation, rapid prototyping, creating usability metrics, and an overview of usability analysis and testing
• Workshop applying informal usability assessment and testing methods
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454202/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454202/ e_consultancy http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454202/#comments 51.5221 -0.08699 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:42:35 -0700 2008-07-10T03:42:35-07:00 E-consultancy - Usability and User Experience 20081202T093000 20081202T163000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/115540/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/115540/ BSG House 226-236 City Road London England United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/115540/ Education The SXSW Interactive Festival offers five days of panels, keynote discussions, Trade Show, and exciting evening events. Attendees benefit from hands-on, how-to training as well as long-term, big-picture analysis in an atmosphere that charges creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. More to the point, coming to SXSW Interactive is a great way to recharge your creativity.

Where does the SXSW Interactive Festival occur?
Daytime panel programming (as well as the Trade Show & Exhibition) takes place at the Austin Convention Center (500 E. Cesar Chavez) in downtown Austin. Evening events occur at various nightspots around the city.

Who attends this event?
SXSW Interactive appeals to uber-geeks and digital creatives who push the cutting edge of technological change. The event appeals to content developers, web designers, programmers, bloggers, wireless innovators, gamers, tech entrepreneurs, investors, and educators. Even if you are not a technical person, you will benefit from the outside-the-box thinking that thrives at SXSW.

What kind of topics are covered at the event?
Panel topics cover everything from web design, usability, and blogging to wireless innovation and new technology business models. Other panels focus on more general topics that are nonetheless relevant to the digital creatives who attend SXSW Interactive. Discovering new ideas that lead us to a better future is the underlying theme on all of this programming.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/453651/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/453651/ kathrynyu http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/453651/#comments 30.2622 -97.7399 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:55:24 -0700 2008-04-08T06:55:24-07:00 South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference 20090313 20090317 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/799/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/799/ Austin Convention Center 500 E Cesar Chavez Street Austin Texas 78701 United States http://www.austinconventioncenter.com/ (512) 476-5461 Festivals
Special Event!

Bring your mother!

Take a day off work!

Put the date in your Filofax NOW!
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/148676/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/148676/ ptg http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/148676/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 11:29:15 -0700 2007-09-23T11:29:15-07:00 Pub Standards 100 20140313T180000 20140313 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/23933/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/23933/ Bricklayers Arms, Fitzrovia 31 Gresse Street, Fitzrovia London London W1T 1QS United Kingdom http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/88/880/Bricklayers_Arms/Fitzrovia 020 7636 5593 Social Every June, in cities around the world, people ride bikes naked to celebrate cycling and the human body. The ride demonstrates the vulnerability of cyclists on the road and is a protest against oil dependency.

Be there, as bare as you dare!

2009 will see the fourth annual Brighton ride, following its massive success last year, when 400 people rode through the heart of the city. It will be a morning ride, finishing around 1.30pm. Riders will also be able to join the London and other UK rides.

The plan is to set off at around 11.30am, cycle around Brighton & Hove city, and finish at Black Rock naturist beach around 1-1.30pm for a sea swim and beach picnic.

There will also be pre-ride body painting from 10am.

Planning meetings to discuss the ride's organisation and promotion will be held on the last Friday of every month prior to the event, between January and May.

Links:

* World Naked Bike Ride
* Brighton Naked Bike Ride
* Yahoo! group
* Facebook event listing
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/46171/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/46171/ nsayers http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/46171/#comments Tue, 01 May 2007 14:27:34 -0700 2007-05-01T14:27:34-07:00 Brighton Naked Bike Ride 20090606T110000 20090606T133000 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11221/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11221/ The Level Union Road Brighton & Hove England BN2 3FX United Kingdom http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=531550&y=105155&z=3&sv=531550%2C105155&st=OSGrid&lu=N&tl=%7E&ar=y&bi=%7E&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf Social