Liz Henry

Location: San Francisco Bay Area | California (USA)
Speaking Topics: blogging | blog platforms | bridgeblogging | community | Diversity | free speech | futurism | open source | programming for non-programmers | social media | wikis | Women in IT | women in technology
Spoken Languages: English

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I have organized various unconferences and helped with large (1000+) person technology conferences and can speak on that topic. I also ran a Wiki Wednesday monthly meeting which ran in multiple cities for over a year.

I've spoken at BlogHer, SXSWi, various BarCamps, wiki meetups, and various SF and literary conferences.

Thursday Bram

Location: US | Laurel | MD
Speaking Topics: blogging | WordPress | Social Marketing | Community Building | Content Development | Lifehacking
Spoken Languages: English

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I've been a blogger for over five years, as well as a social media professional. I've consulted with a number of companies on creating a web presence. I also specialize in finding simple solutions — lifehacks — for complicated problems.

Previous Presentations: 
Altruism of Twitter

Laura Iriarte

Location: California | Fairfield
Speaking Topics: blogging | entrepreneurship | founding a website | microblogging | using social media to promote your business. | Women in business
Spoken Languages: English

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Aliza Sherman

Location: Canada but frequent trips to USA | Anchorage | Alaska
Speaking Topics: Web 2.0 | social media marketing | integrated online social development | Second Life | blogging | microblogging | Community Building | mommy blogging
Spoken Languages: English

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"It's a man's world out there in cyberspace - but not if Aliza Sherman has anything to say about it. Her mission: empower women and girls through technology." -- The Wall Street Journal

Aliza Sherman is the Original Cybergrrl - an Internet thought leader, highly sought-after online marketing expert and passionate evangelist for the Internet, particularly as a valuable and useful tool for our personal and professional lives. She is a motivational and inspirational speaker who has spoken around the world about the Internet, entrepreneurship and women's empowerment.

Previous Presentations: 
7/27/07 - BlogHer, Chicago, IL; The Life Stages of Online Communities
10/20/06 - Society of American Travel Writer Annual Conference, SANTIAGO, CHILE - "The Web as Your Oyster & How to Shuck It!"
10/6/06 - Women's Forum for the Economy & Society (WEFCOS), DEAUVILLE, FRANCE - "The Internet & Its Impact on Women Globally"

Kadambari Devarajan

Location: INDIA | Chennai
Speaking Topics: java | ubuntu | blogging | Web 2.0 | FOSS | GNU/Linux | content management | Collaboration | wikis | LAMP | Social Media/Networking | Women in FOSS/IT/Science/Technology | Theory of Computation | Computational Complexity | Game Theory | NLP | AI | Robotics | Writing
Spoken Languages: Hindi | English | Tamil

Previous Presentations: 
WiCamp '08 Chennai, GPLv3 '06@IIM Bangalore, WikiCamp '07@Chennai, Podworks.in '07 @ Tidel Park Chennai
National Entrepreneurship Network India, local Linux User Group talks, Literary & Debating Society talks

Christa Casebeer

Location: USA | Missouri
Speaking Topics: linux | VMware | LAMP | systems administration | podcasting | WordPress | blogging
Spoken Languages: English

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I enjoy sharing my knowledge and empowering people with technology. I have been a systems administrator for 12 years, worked in web design for 10 years, and have presented technical courses for a wide variety of topics to age groups from children to seniors.
In 2007, I branched off the 8 year old http://linuxchic.net website by starting the weekly tech show, http://alternageek.com which focuses on a broad range of technology subjects.
Topics I prefer include WordPress, LAMP, Linux, systems administration, VMware virtualization, podcasting, and blogging.

Previous Presentations: 
Podcamp MidWest 2008: Introductory and Advanced WordPress
Ongoing courses at local Community Colleges

Nicole Simon

Location: Europe | Germany | Luebeck
Speaking Topics: blogging | corporate media | microblogging | speaker training | startup training | pitching VCs | podcasting | social media | social networking | twitter | Web 2.0 | Women in IT | women in technology
Spoken Languages: German | English

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I like to share knowledge, which is why I am not limited just to speaking, but also am interested in workshops / expert tables and moderation. Additionally I have become a frequent advisor for organizers of conferences as well as am involved in several barcamps.

One of my favourite topics is how to grow your business internationally, both from the side of for example the US coming to Europe as vice versa, but I am also happy to 'just' transport what is so special about the net and web 2.0.

Previous Presentations: 
speaking f.e.: reboot, blogher, republica, webstart (zagreb),
advisory boards f.e.: Web 2.0 Expo Europe, next08
organizing f.e.: web2open @ Web 2.0 Expo Europe, several barcamps, Podcastday Germany

Cat Rambo

Location: United States | WA | Redmond
Speaking Topics: blogging | fantasy and science fiction | game development | gender identity | online communities | online magazines | podcasting | speculative fiction | technical writing | virtual team building
Spoken Languages: English

Cat Rambo is a technogeek whose experience includes co-editing Fantasy Magazine, working with the online game Armageddon MUD, freelance technology writing, teaching writing for ranges 5th grade through post-grad, and writing f&sf. She is a dynamic, quick-spirited speaker and educator with charisma, empathy and a keen sense of humor.

Previous Presentations: 
Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Just Getting Started, Norwescon, Seattle WA, March 20, 2008
Instructor for Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction, Bellevue Community College, since 2007
Reading from "The Moon's Accomplice" (fiction), Norwescon, Seattle WA, March 21, 2008

Jennifer Deseo

Location: USA | Washington DC
Speaking Topics: online journalism | hyperlocal news | blogging | Web 2.0 | writing for the web | multimedia
Spoken Languages: English

Previous Presentations: 
"The Internet and Your Small Business"

Rachel Segal

Location: Canada | Toronto | Ontario
Speaking Topics: blogging | Email Marketing | social media | writing for web
Spoken Languages: English

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Rachel Segal is responsible for the marketing and communication initiatives at b5media. She blogs about life, work, music and photography on her personal blog, Debanter and is a regular contributor to independent Toronto arts magazine, Celery. Prior to b5media, Rachel led the marketing team at the music/technology company, MusicIP.

Previous Presentations: 
Future of Music Coalition Summit, 2007 "Exploding Niches: how is technology increasing niche music discovery?"
Digital Music Forum West, 2007 "Artists Roundtable: how to self-publish, manage, promote and sell music using the latest digital tools"
Canadian Music Week, 2007 "The New Tastemakers: Recommendation Engines Rev Up The ‘Net"