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AT THE CENTER
The Silicon Valley World Internet Center thanks its Sponsors for their continuing support: EXECUTIVE
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NETWORK PARTNERS Past copies of Newsletters and Directions to the Center are available on the Web site. All programs are held at the Center unless otherwise noted. To join our community, click on this link: http://center.infopoint.com/join.php ***************************** SPECIAL EVENT: eLEARNING
FORUM: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2003 ********* HOLIDAY POWER PUB:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2003 ********* SUMMARY: POWER PUB:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003 **************************** SPECIAL EVENT: eLEARNING
FORUM: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2003 Join us for a lively discussion of the future of eLearning in the next 18-months. The November meeting of the eLearning Forum is presented in conjunction with the Silicon Valley World Internet Center. Thought leaders in the area of learning will discuss:
Discussions will focus on the future of the eLearning Forum as a think-tank and clearinghouse for practical ideas in eLearning. Board Members will share their thoughts on strategic planning, calling on audience participants to voice their thoughts on how the eLearning Forum can remain in tune with the needs of its members as well as the rest of the world. The eLearning Forum invites attendees to become involved in making this an organization that continues to discuss pertinent issues and ideas. The program discussion ends at 5:15 p.m., allowing for an additional 75 minutes for networking with Board Members and participants during the reception. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS ABOUT CLARK QUINN Clark Quinn is passionate about using technology to improve the ability to think and learn. He's had a long-time fascination with the ways games can be used to facilitate learning and has conducted extensive research into how engagement and learning can be mutually beneficial. Mr. Quinn has designed and led the development of an intelligently adaptive learning system, and now provides sophisticated consulting services through OtterSurf Labs. ABOUT KEVIN WHEELER Kevin Wheeler is an internationally respected author, teacher, consultant and speaker. He is President of Global Learning Resources, Inc., a consulting company focused on assisting organizations architect human capital strategies for the 21st century. Clients include such firms as Eli Lilly, Corning, the Queensland University of Technology in Australia, Cisco, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, and Yahoo. ABOUT SOREN KAPLAN Soren Kaplan is Managing Director of iCohere, a software consulting firm that helps teams, groups and organizations use collaboration software, groupware and knowledge management tools to create communities of practice, build learning communities, and deliver online and blended e-learning programs. Mr. Kaplan provides overall leadership for iCohere's strategic direction, including business development, marketing and sales. ABOUT MICHAEL CARTER Throughout his career, Dr. Michael Carter has focused on the application of information technology to learning. Currently acting as Chief Development Officer for Change Companion, LLC, a firm specializing in Change Management, he is as well a consultant on education to foundations and early-stage technology companies. Previously he shaped the curriculum that the University of Oxford and Stanford and Yale Universities deliver to their alumni online, and as Chief Learning Architect at Pensare, Inc., created a platform, authoring environment, and courses with faculty from the business schools at Harvard, Wharton, Stanford and Duke Universities for delivery to Fortune 500 knowledge communities. As Director of Education Research of Apple Computer's Advanced Technology Group he was responsible for such programs as Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow, Business Learning Research and Apple's San Francisco Multimedia Lab. Dr. Carter held the position of Vice President of Digital Pictures, Inc., where he created a line of learning programs, including What's My Story?, named by CD-ROM Today as one of the "100 Best Discs Ever." Dr. Carter's academic career includes professing European history at Dartmouth College and directing Academic Information Resources Systems Development at Stanford University, where he was responsible for initiating a wide array of instructional computing programs. He has served as an advisor on technology and learning to Apple, DEC, IBM, NeXT, Sun Microsystems and the Internet Society, as well as foundations and universities internationally. REGISTRATION INFORMATION This session is open to the public. There is a $30 fee to attend, payable by credit card (in advance on the eLearning Forum's website), or by cash or check at the door. There is limited seating, so pre-registration is highly recommended.
ABOUT THE eLEARNING FORUM The eLearning Forum (http://www.elearningforum.com) is a non-commercial, global community of people who make decisions at the intersection of learning, technology, business, and design. Its mission is to promote the understanding and use of eLearning in industry and government worldwide and to provide a forum for resolving issues impeding the progress of eLearning. Through the meetings and services offered, the eLearning community comprised of designers, training managers, consultants, product developers, academics, researchers, and business managers looks to identify and publicize new developments and emerging best practices. Recent meeting topics include:
eLearning Architectures eLearning Forum's monthly meetings are webcast live, drawing participants from around the world. Visit www.elearningforum.com for information. Membership, currently free, is open to anyone who supports the values and mission of the eLearning Forum. "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." Alan Kay **************************** HOLIDAY POWER PUB:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2003 Save the date for the Center's Holiday Power Pub! The topic & Pub Master will be announced in an upcoming eNewsletter. Black tie is not required, so dress festive and bring your holiday spirit! We hope you join us to celebrate this holiday season! **************************** SUMMARY: POWER
PUB: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2003 The mighty duo of Pub Masters, George Sidman and Les Laky, kept a lively discussion hopping with an overflow crowd of 65. The townhall-style discussion hovered around 5 main questions:
The crux of the Power Pub Discussion centered around, as one participant put it, the "inherently crappy" nature of broadband wireless and several major security issues. The general consensus was that security is not yet adequate. The debate continued at the Pub about timeline for mass consumption of fixed wireless, which some participants were putting at about 3 years out. Several folks declared broadband wireless as a "lost leader," being given away essentially for the sake of bringing in other revenues to the provider. Several speculated that eventually hotspots would be free, but for now people are simply, as one participant put it, "hitch-hiking on coffee cups," at local cafés, paying for overpriced libations to get access to the Internet. Pub Master George Sidman called for an application layer to manage the relationship between fixed wireless and other components of the communications package, pointing out that the industry just has not evolved to that point yet. As much as there was enthusiasm for the decrease in the cost of processing power which affects this market, the wrap up comment from one participant summed up a fairly skeptical tone heard throughout the evening based on the claim that the numbers around the boon in broadband wireless are far too optimistic and we need to get a hold on the reality of the current market. ABOUT GEORGE SIDMAN George Sidman is a proven entrepreneur with a 20 year track record in launching and growing successful software companies in the information sciences. In 1984, he founded INLEX, Inc., which quickly became a leading provider of library automation systems worldwide. He is the Founder and President of Nousoft, Inc., (1994), a software company specializing in very large-scale object management technologies. Mr. Sidman also is the founder of Arista Systems, Inc., (1997), a venture capital funded distance-learning company. Currently, he is Founder & President of Monterey Network Center, a regional web commerce provider. In this capacity, he provides leadership for company formation and growth, technology development, marketing, and sales. Mr. Sidman has conducted successful financings in public and private markets. Among his other accomplishments, he is a licensed architect and developer of award-winning sports facilities; and a consultant and public speaker to the information sciences community. In total, Mr. Sidman has started 7 companies over the last 25 years, all of which are operating successfully today. ABOUT LES LAKY Les Laky (http://www.leslaky.com) is the CTO of New Access International, a fixed broadband wireless service provider with operations in the United States and South America. He is Co-Founder of the Fiber Internet Center of Palo Alto, intent on reducing the cost of connecting to the fiber optic network and upgrading customers to the faster speeds. Mr. Laky was also one of the founders of MediaCity, a successfully Palo Alto ISP acquired by SoftNet in 1996. He is a telecom and Nortel veteran, a pioneer in cable modem technology, and an active participant and advisor to several start-up ventures as a co-founder of Internet Inventions. In addition, Mr. Laky is the Keeper of DomainKeep, a private domain name registration service. **************************** For further information on the Center's Sponsors and Knowledge Network Partners, visit their Websites: EXECUTIVE
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