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Win Tickets for The Guardian Activate Summit 2010

Guardian Activate 2010

UPDATE: 10% discount, use code 'Chinwag' when registering.

Don't say we don't spoil you!

On 1st July, The Guardian's Activate Summit is back, and we've hooked up with the lovely folks at Guardian Towers for a competition to win two tickets to this high-profile conference, worth over £600.

After an incredible first year, this powerful gathering of global visionaries returns for a day of ideas and inspiration, providing insight into how the web and associated technologies are reshaping our world.

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14 May 2010 by Sam Michel

Straight Line Thinking Stops Here

This weekend I was invited to give a keynote @ sxsw 2010 based upon my submission in August last year. (watch the 2.5 minute film) The topic is Straight Line Thinking Stops Here, something that I covered at The Do Lectures (watch the video) last year and is culminating in a course, book and research project.

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Date: 16 March 2010
Location: Austin Convention Centtre, US

Wealth of Networks: Digital Economies and the Next-generation Internet

Bringing together experts from across the UK in conversation with the general public. Topics include - next generation health care, e-Government, digital entrepeneurship, trust, secruity, e Society and the future of social networks.

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Date: 24 July 2008
Location: Imperial College London, Tnaka Business School, UK