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ETech 2009

The ETech 2009 Call for Participation is Now Open

The Call for Participation is now open for the eighth annual O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference, scheduled for March 9-12, 2009 in San Jose, CA. Submit Your Proposal by September 17, 2008.

Our theme for ETech 2009 is Living, Reinvented: The Technology of Abundance and Constraints in which we will examine the role technology will play as we reinvent our relationship to living on planet Earth.

Never content with the status quo in tech, ETech 2009 will focus on change on a planetary scale. We have the tools at our disposal: the education, the technology, the resources, the energy, and the vision. How will we use them to strike a new balance in quality of life for all in a global community and responsible use of our resources?

We want to hear from inventors, entrepreneurs, visionaries, sustainability designers, technologists, municipal rock stars, resource strategists, coders and hackers who want to change the way the world works. We're looking for people who have stretched the limits of their chosen field and can communicate their work with clarity and passion. The best talks at e-Tech spotlight technology that's one to three years from mainstream adoption, use real data, and focus on an actual implementation.

ETech 2009 will feature exciting new content areas and opportunities for innovative expression. If you are working in the following areas, we want to hear from you:

  • City Tech
    Are cities sustainable? Are they part of the problem, or does the density of infrastructure represent a solution? Will shared citizen data make cities smarter? Tell us how technology can create a livable, prosperous, sustainable city.
  • Materials & Mechanics
    From the Mars explorer to the iPhone, materials and mechanics are changing technology, products, and culture. Will today's breakthrough become tomorrow's landfill? Or is there a smarter way to design products for sustainability?
  • Personalized Healthcare
    What are the breakthroughs in technology, genomics, medicine, anti-aging, drug development and delivery that will make a difference in extending our lives and enhancing our quality of life?
  • Mobile & The Web
    The next billion web users will connect to the Internet on their cell phone. iPhone, Google, and Nokia are bringing smarter clients to the masses with massive functionality on a miniaturized screen. Today the iPhone boasts 500 applications ready for download. What will the next generation of web apps look like? How will we use the data collected to augment our view of the world?
  • Geek Family
    Today's generation of new parents grew up surrounded by high tech tools. How will computers, cell phones, YouTube, and social networking sites change the way they raise and educate their children?
  • Synthetic Biology
    The new field of Synthetic Biology designs and fabricates biological components and systems for use in engineering applications. Uses include faster, cheaper DNA sequencing, the redesign of bacterium, probing the behavior of molecules, and a better understanding of intracellular physics. How will advances in Synthetic Biology effectively harness the power of the living world?
  • Nomadism & Shedworking
    Digital nomads are seeing the world, taking their computers, GPS locators, and miniature, foldout solar power collectors with them. Others are staying put, but rejecting the dominant culture that says bigger is better, to adopt a high-tech lifestyle on a small scale. What can doing more with less teach us about how we will live in the future?
  • Sustainable Life
    The American lifestyle is unsustainable. How will technology deliver a brighter, greener future? What can we learn from Europe, or from the newest sustainable city currently taking shape in Dubai? Tell us where we'll get the clean energy to power our cities, our cars, our way of life.
  • Life Hacking & Information Overload
    The information explosion leads to information overload. In the face of pervasive computing, how do we find the information we need to make us more productive? What are we learning from cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics about how we process information and make decisions?
 

We're committed to making sure that ETech 2009 is once again the conference that pushes the envelope with new innovation in technology. Watch video clips from ETech 2008.

Registration for the conference will open in November. Be sure to submit your proposal by September 17.

We hope to see you in San Jose next March,
Brady Forrest and the O'Reilly ETech Conference Team

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