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The final full show from O’Reilly’s Emerging Technology, going from one of the biggest companies (Microsoft) to a single woman with a bright idea (Quinn Norton’s earth magnet in her finger). If you have any comments, drop me an email at ewanspence@gmail.com.

Today’s Guest From The Emerging Technology Conference 07:
John Curlander (Microsoft Maps)
Quinn Norton (Body Hacking)

Tags: ETech, ETech 07, John Curlander, Quinn Norton, Ewan Spence, Microsoft Maps, Body Hacking.

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Today’s Guest From The Emerging Technology Conference 07:
Chris Messian and Tara Hunt (The Citizen Agency)
Sean Bonner (Metroblogging)

Tags: ETech, ETech 07, Chris Messina, Tara Hunt, Ewan Spence, Sean Bonner, Metroblogging, Citizen Agency.

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Our second show from O’Reilly’s Emerging Technology Conference 2007 and the good and the bad of the future are here. The dangers of RFID, the progressive carbon offsetting of Java libraries, and the wonder of Heirarchial Brain functions. It’s all here in your daily round up of some of the more interesting talks and speakers from San Diego.

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Today’s Guest From The Emerging Technology Conference 07:
Melanie Rieback, RFID Guardian (www.rfidguardian.org)
Simon Wardley, Fotango (www.fotango.com and ETech Carbon Offset)
Jeff Hawkins, Numenta (www.numenta.com)

Tags: ETech, ETech 07, Jeff Hawkins, RFID, Ewan Spence, Fotango, Javascript, Carbon Footprint.

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Into the final leg of the March Conference Tour, with O’Reilly’s Blue Riband Event, the Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego. Our opening show sees Tim O’Reilly talk about the themes of the 2007 Conference, along with a great start up blogsearch company, a mathemagician (just listen…) and a discussion on the ramifications of the Kathy Sierra situation.

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Today’s Guest From The Emerging Technology Conference 07:
Tim O’Reilly (Etech Conference Site)
Arthur Benjamin (Arthur’s Website)
Cuneyt Ozveren, LeapTag (www.yoriwa.com)
Danny O’Brien (www.eff.org)

Tags: ETech, ETech 07, Tim O’Reilly, Arthur Benjamin, Ewan Spence, Mathemagician, Leap Tag, eff, Danny O’Brien.

Back in 2004, I was invited over to speak at Etech on OPL (the BASIC like programming langauge for Symbian OS back in the v6.0 and 6.1 days). My first time in America, my first big conference experience, and the chance to meet a whole new group of friends. At the time I was still heading up the Tech Support Team in London for Pinnock Organiser Service, a far cry from where I am now.

Anyway, while I was at that first Etech, I met up with Mick Stanic, who was over there to see what new stuff tehre was for his work in the Australlian Advertising Industry. As thigns progressed in 2004, podcasting started to get more attention, and when Mick joined up with Cameron Reilly, first to do G’day World, and then The Podcast Network, I was invited to help set up the network with them. The rest you all know.

So I have a soft spot for Etech - partly because of the subjects it brings up, but mostly because it puts in one room a whole bundle of smart people with ideas, investors, and managers. A heady mix indeed. This year will be no different, and the usual mix of Tech Conference interviews and news will be a little oasis of calm at the end of the journey. I’m not woried in the slightest about finding stories and news in South California. And when it’s all over, I’ll relax on teh Friday before starting the flight home to Edinburgh at 5pm.

You can read about my first Etech over on my personal blog, starting here and working forwards in time.