Tech Soup

MAY 29, 2013

The Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) brings together thinkers, techies, and political experts to explore technology's impact on how we organize, advocate, and govern. The conference, the largest of its kind, happens on June 6-7 in New York City. TechSoup members can get 20% off of the nonprofit and government rate for the conference.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 25, 2013

A couple weeks ago, I posted about an upcoming e-waste and refurbishment standards conference in South Africa that I was co-organizing. The event's purpose was to join industry and government in putting into action some of the precepts developed at the 2012 United Nation’s Pan-African Forum on E-Waste in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 17, 2013

Vancouver’s Stevie Vu asks if you’ve ever been to a conference with no agenda. What have NetSquared Local groups been up to recently? Check out the blog to keep on top of the gossip from our neighborhood. Using NetSquared Camp as an example, he introduces readers to the participant-driven unconference model.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 4, 2013

As collection and processing of e-waste and discarded electronics in Africa reaches worrisome proportions, industry leaders and policymakers from all over the world are meeting in Cape Town, South Africa on June 7, 2013.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 17, 2012

CICB-focused organizations also listed local (33%), state (40%), and federal government (35%) grants as funding sources. While I am not surprised at the amount of government support, I am somewhat surprised at the reliance of this group on funding from foundations and corporate giving programs.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 12, 2015

Many years ago, NetSquared hosted challenges and conferences to highlight and bring together fledging social entrepreneurs. Digital citizenship: In the final stage, communities can use these tools and knowledge to work with governments and affect policy. " Digital Democracy (Dd) was a prize winner in that challenge.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 17, 2014

What’s the use of being in San Francisco if you can’t check out some cutting edge tech conferences now and then? That’s one reason I went to the Wearables DevCon Conference. The conference attracted 1,200 attendees. At the conference I met the marketing director of HeartMath, makers of the emWave2.

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