Earth hour March 28 2009

Everyone around the world!
MARCH 28 2009 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm (ONE HOUR) TURN ALL YOUR LIGHTS OFF.
LET’S HELP OURSELVES!

Nature Version 2.0

Nature Version 2.0 is a survey of artists who reinvent environmentalism for a digital age in a number of ways: by examining how digital technologies can make ecological problems more salient, by reusing and recycling obsolete technologies for new uses, and by exploring how digital spaces and the public domain may require environmental protection much like nature. Re-imagining the relationship between nature and technology, Nature Version 2.0 suggests an ethics of the network and an environmentalism of natural, built, and digital spaces.

http://www.ecoarttech.net/sustainablefutures/exhibition.html

Web 2.0 2009

Web 2.0 Expo is a conference and tradeshow for everyone who cares about embracing and extending the opportunities created by Web 2.0 technologies.
Web 2.0 Expo is for the builders of the next generation web: designers, developers, entrepreneurs, marketers, business strategists, and venture capitalists, people who have experiences to share and a passion for learning – the hot new thing, lessons from failures, innovations and inspirations, and the practical applications of all of the above.

There are two conferences taking place in San Francisco, CA and one in New York, NY.
Check out the website for details.

http://www.web2expo.com/

South by Southwest 2009

Three choices of thrilling conferences in Austin, Texas.

SXSWeek 2009: March 13-22
Interactive: March 13-17
Film: March 13-21
Music: March 18-22

The SXSW MUSIC AND MEDIA CONFERENCE features a legendary festival showcasing more than 1,800 musical acts of all genres from around the globe on over eighty stages in downtown Austin.
By day, the Austin Convention Center comes alive with conference registrants doing business in the Trade Show and partaking of a full agenda of informative, provocative panel discussions featuring hundreds of speakers of international stature. In its 23rd year, SXSW remains an essential event on the music industry calendar.

The SXSW FILM CONFERENCE AND FESTIVAL explores all aspects of the art and business of independent filmmaking.
The Conference hosts a five-day adventure in the latest filmmaking trends and new technology, featuring distinguished speakers and mentors. The internationally-acclaimed, nine-day Festival boasts some of the most wideranging programming of any US event of its kind, from provocative documentaries to subversive Hollywood comedies, with a special focus on emerging talents.

The SXSW INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL celebrates the creativity and passion behind the coolest new media technologies.
In addition to panel sessions that cover everything from web design to bootstrapping to social networks, attendees make new business connections at the three-day Trade Show & Exhibition. The newest element of the event is ScreenBurn at SXSW, which adds specific gaming industry programming as well as a three-day Arcade to the mix.

http://sxsw.com/

TED Conferences 2009

Gather the world’s leading thinkers and doers, offer them four days of rapid-fire stimulation, and what’s the result? Unexpected connections. Extraordinary insights. Powerful inspiration.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/pages/view/id/7

TED@PalmSprings 2009

The simulcast event, hosted by Rives and Kelly

February 3-7, 2009
Palm Springs, California

An intimate way to experience TED: Join 400 TEDsters in beautiful Palm Springs to enjoy the full TED2009 program live via satellite. TED@PalmSprings lets you take in all the TED speakers and performances in an intimate and relaxed setting — we’ll be taking over the Riviera Resort & Spa. Spectacular parties, live music and comedy, and terrific conversations, all in a stunning (and stylish) desert environment.

TED2009

The Great Unveiling

February 3-7, 2009
Long Beach, California

It’s TED’s 25th anniversary. But Instead of looking back, we’re looking forward. Everyone on the program will be premiering something: a thrilling discovery, a revolutionary idea, a powerful invention, a spectacular piece of art, a first-time performance. We’ll share undiscovered talent, and shed new light on names you know. And then, of course, there’s another great unveiling: Our new home in Long Beach, California.

TEDGlobal 2009

The Substance of Things Not Seen

July 21-24, 2009
Oxford, UK

TEDGlobal is TED’s twin conference, with the same focus on inspired ideas, technologies and performances — with an even stronger international perspective. At TEDGlobal 2009, we’ll explore the hidden forces that run unseen through our lives — social conventions, biological links, cultural frameworks, coded meanings …

Happy 125th Birthday!

José Clemente Orozco, one of the biggest muralists in history, will be celebrated on November 23th for his 125th born Aniversary.

He established what is called the Mexican reinassance of muralism in the 1930´s along with David Alfaro Siqueiros and Diego Rivera.

Their work was so important for the time (and history) not only as an art movement but as a political expression for mexican identity, comunism and freedom of ideals.

His work still lives in different parts of Mexico, from Guzmán city in Jalisco, to Mexico city and more. His work is part of the collection of many important museums all around the world.

This week he will be celebrated in the colorful city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, giving homage to his work and legacy.

Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Clemente_Orozco

AIGA Design Conference 2009.

The AIGA Design Conference is a biennial gathering of the design community to celebrate design excellence, reinforce friendships and connections and stimulate thinking about the critical issues that surround design practice.

The 2009 AIGA Design Conference will be held at the Memphis Cook Convention Center and the adjacent Canon Center for Performing Arts, 255 North Street, Memphis, Tennessee.

October 8-11 2009

www.aiga.org

Your wish, is Jinni’s command.

So you guys know Pandora right? It is great to have a way to sort music just the way you like it. (www.pandora.com) 

In Israel they did this awesome sorting page but with movies, Jinni, where you can look for fliks by theme, plot, mood and whatever comes to mind. Like Pandora, you narrow your choices according to taste. Also, you can find where to download, buy, rent and watch on T.V. whatever you are interested on.

So seriously, have a look.

www.jinni.com

Flash Perfection.

For all of you having trouble with flash, this is a site that ranges from basics to more elaborate projects in Flash.

Includes all sorts of tutorials, utilities, freebies and even 3d works in Flash.

www.flashperfection.com

Greener Gadgets.

One more conference to look at for 2009.

Greener Gadgets is a one day conference featuring key representatives from some of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world, innovators from academic thinktanks, members of startups focused on renewable energy, and some of the leading minds in the word of sustainable design and business. Topics to be addressed include: design for sustainability, product life cycle management, take-back and recycling programs, energy efficiency, greener materials, and green lifestyle and product marketing. 

Friday, February 1st, 2008 from 10am – 6pm
McGraw-Hill Conference Center
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY

www.greenergadgets.com