2007 O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference adds new speakers and sessions

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For Immediate Release

2007 O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference Adds New Speakers and Sessions

Sebastopol, CA, March 27, 2007--Program planning is in the final stages
for the 2007 O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference, happening May 29-30, 2007 at
The Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California. Location industry visionaries
are scheduled to present their futuristic ideas and groundbreaking
projects in two full days of keynotes, lightning talks, panel discussions,
and demonstrations. Now in its third year, the Where 2.0 Conference will
provide attendees with the opportunity to discover the technologies,
trends, and developments making a difference in location-based
technology.

Here is a sample of the high profile sessions included in the 2007
line-up:

-Where.gov: Government Surveillance Using Location Technology
 Kevin Bankston, Electronic Frontier Foundation
-Building a 3D Model of the Globe
 John Hanke, Google Earth
-Why Physical Location Matters in Online News and Community
 Rich Skrenta, Topix
-Learning Lessons from Neogeography
 Ian Holt, Ordnance Survey and Mikel Maron, World Kit
-Building out a 3D World 
 Erik Jorgensen, Microsoft
-Where is Never Again?
 Michael Graham, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
-Mapping the Maximum City
 Schuyler Erle, MetaCarta
-Getting into the Car: Geo-Located Information Breaks Free
 Eric Klein, Dash Navigation
-Love in the Time of Cholera Maps: Mapping Communities from the Ground Up
 Steven Johnson, Outside.in and author of The Ghost Map

Rounding off the conference will be a number of informal events including
Ignite Where, a series of rapid-fire, five-minute presentations by geeks
and techies that demonstrate how location-based innovations can improve
any area of life. Another highlight will be the Where Fair, a science
fair-style showcase of cutting-edge, location-based projects from
research, academia, and yet-to-be-discovered entrepreneurs who are working
out of garages and university labs. Finally, Where 2.0 will host an
exhibit hall where the latest products and services related to location
will be displayed.

Additional Resources:
For complete Where 2.0 Conference details, visit:
http://conferences.oreilly.com/where 

To read about innovations in the field of geo space, visit the O'Reilly
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http://radar.oreilly.com/geo/ 

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Read the Where conference blog for the latest event announcements and
news: http://www.oreillynet.com/conferences/blog/where 

For an overview of this space, read "The State of Where 2.0" (PDF),
co-written by program chair, Brady Forrest:
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/where2006/state_of_wher... 

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