We are happy to welcome the following bloggers to SIME09 on a Blogger Press Pass. We got lots of great applications, and these bloggers are our pick based on a combination of writing, reach and application comments.
And a reminder about what the SIME Blogger Press Pass means:
What do we expect from Blogger Press Pass attendants? Basically - nothing. We hope you participate and make SIME a great conference, and cover topics you find interesting and that fit your blog as you normally would. You will have the opportunity to talk to and interview many of the international top speakers.
SIME 09 Blogger Press Pass
Lotta Holmström & Gitta Wilén http://citizenmediawatch.com
Markus Olausson & Ola Johansson http://ohsohightech.se
Björn Alberts http://bjornalberts.com
Johan Ronnestam http://www.ronnestam.com
Rosemari Södergren http://kulturbloggen.com
Peter Rosdahl http://rosdahl.me
Tommie Nordholm http://www.etui.se/
Hans Kullin http://www.kullin.net
Heidi Wold http://heidisnews.wordpress.com
Erik Arnberg http://blogg.binero.se
Kimmy Nordqvist http://it-tjej.idg.se/karriaristen/
Brit Stakston http://www.jmw.se/author/brit
Karin Nilsson Malmén http://www.preferenspr.se
Johanna Ögren http://www.lillagumman.se
All bloggers with a press pass will be contacted individually with information on how to register for the event, and about possibilities to schedule interviews with speakers through the SIME press contact. Please send any questions to Mahesh Kumar ( mahesh@result.com ).
This year SIME will again welcome a number of interesting bloggers to attend the event on a Blogger Press Pass!
If selected for a Blogger Press Pass, you get a full conference ticket to SIME09, which means you get access to the two conference days on November 11-12, but not the SIME Awards gala dinner. Unfortunately we don’t have room for everyone, so please fill out the simple application form below and we will consider your request.
What do we expect from Blogger Press Pass attendants? Basically - nothing. We hope you participate and make SIME a great conference, and cover topics you find interesting and that fit your blog as you normally would. You will have the opportunity to talk to and interview many of the international top speakers.
Please send your application before October 18. We will announce the Blogger Press Passes on October 26. If you have any questions about this initiative, please contact Mahesh Kumar mahesh@result.com
We are now communicating our passion for spreading knowledge about the Internet and digital opportunities all over the world
Take a good look at the CONFERENCES section of the new SIME web site - we have lots of good stuff in store if you want to experience the special SIME blend of high profile speakers and world class networking. Here’s the quick version, make sure to explore the SIME web for more details about these upcoming events! » Continue reading ‘New ventures for SIME. Save the dates!’
Dear friends, SIME is ramping up for the most interesting and ambitious year ever. The first time to meet us is when we team up with Sun to look at the future and how Sun plays a part in a growing number of emerging leaders of tomorrow. It would be great to see you. - Ola Ahlvarsson
There’s a good chance that one of the products in the Sun familiy is or could be powering your company. » Continue reading ‘SIME friends Sun invite decision makers to a seminar on Sun’s popular software solutions.’
MIX09, March 18 - 20, 2009 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, is the technology conference for web professionals where Microsoft previews new technology, hosts sessions with their experts and brings the web development community together to explore the future of the web.
Speakers include Bill Buxton of Microsoft Research, Scott Guthrie of the .NET Developer Division and Dean Hachamovitch of Microsoft Corporation.
If you work with Microsoft products in web development, MIX is the place to be this spring. The agenda also includes sessions on everything from user experience design to web standards and new technologies like Silverlight for creating rich internet applications.
Long time Microsoft champion and SIME friend Jens Gorne recommends registering online before Feb. 13, since it gives you $400 off the ticket price. Time to plan that trip to Las Vegas!
Here’s the MIX09 website: http://2009.visitmix.com
We hope you had a great holiday break! The SIME team is bringing you a 2009 full of passionate and powerful SIME events. You can already mark November 11-12 for next year’s SIME event in Stockholm. We will soon post the dates för SIME in Copenhagen, Helsinki and Shanghai. Register for our news-letter to get the latest news!
We also have some exciting one-day events in store for next year. Stay tuned for special invitations to SIME Innovation Day, where we will repeat last year’s succesful rendezvous between leading companies and upcoming entrepreneurs, and SIME E-commerce Day. And more! 2009 promises great changes, and SIME will be there to inspire and help you ride the waves.
Over at Citizen Media Watch, Lotta Holmström and Gitta Willén keep publishing great articles based on some of the most interesting material from SIME. Check out their interview with Joi Ito on wether we’ll see a dark period for journalism, their article about music, honesty and Youtube featuring Mia Rose and the latest discussion about microblogging, journalism and Facebook status updates.
Based on a question I asked Net Jacobsson of Facebook on stage at SIME08, they pose the question on how we can or should define microblogging, and if Facebook is not only the world’s biggest photo sharing site like Net claimed, but also the world’s biggest microblogging service.
But since Facebook status updates are not accessible outside Facebook, the updates behave less like the political arena that for example twitter has become.
Read on at Citizen Media Watch for two great posts discussing what microblogs mean today and their relationship to journalism.
Take a moment to look through the video material from SIME created by Urban Lifestyle Report. Re-live some of the interesting moments from the stage, or look at new content like the interview below with David Sifry in a cab. All the material can be found here.
We’re just uploaded a new batch of photos from SIME08, by photographer Chris Robertsson. You’ll find them in this set at flickr, and they’re all released under a Creative Commons license. Here are some gems from the set:
Ola at the SIME08 stage at Rigoletto
What’s Next in New Media recording with Joakim Jardenberg
Mahesh Kumar on stage at Ambassadeur
SIME08 after party at Ambassadeur.
