Program Outline Scan February 9 - 11, 2005 Introductory keynote Focus Areas open Meet & Greet Focus February 14 - 18, 2005 Focus Area sessions Author sessions Special events Act February 21 - 23, 2005 The Future of OSNs Focus Area Wrap Up Closing event ACT I: SCAN Introductory Keynote: Howard Rheingold and Lisa Kimball Join Rheingold and Kimball as they guide us on a wacky, wonderful ride through the early days of the Internet to today's explosion into the mainstream of online social networks. Don't miss this conference "kick-off" as they introduce you to pioneers in the field of online social networks as well as some of the current trendsetters now exploring the latest technologies and applications. Opening Sessions: Meet & Greet With The Pioneers! Meet and engage with these experts in interactive dialogue prior to their individual sessions and workshops! This online meet and greet is an exceptional and effective way to begin the conference networking, introducing yourself to other participants, and sharing your expectations for what you want to take away from the conference. Meet & Greet With: Joe Cothrel and Jenny Ambrozek, founder of SageNet LLC Karen Garcia, Venny Su, and Jeff Cooper Stephen Marquard, Stephen Marquard Consulting Tony Carr, Multimedia Education Group University of Cape Town Jerry Michalski, founder of Sociate Michael Stephens, Networked Resources Development Aaron Schmidt, Thomas Ford Memorial Library Scott Allen, Online Business Networks Andrea Baker, Rheingold Associates Caterina Fake, Ludicorp Research & Development Ltd. "Flickr" Denham Grey, Rheingold Associates Burt Lum, Ryan Ozawa, Dave Kozuki, and Sun-Ki Chai

ACT II: FOCUS FOCUS Area I: Organizational Social Networks Keynote: Howard Rheingold and Lisa Kimball What organizations are using them and why? What challenges and opportunities do they present? What are the practical applications of OSNs? Workshops & Discussions: Advanced Knowledge Practices In OSNs Hosted by Denham Grey Denham Grey will be sharing his experience of 'living' on-line for last 10 years on KM related bulletin boards, 'gated' communities, KM blogs (k-logs) and listserves. We will explore 'knowledge emergence' by being and doing, providing a deep personal experience of what OSN can be, how it helps enhance awareness, assists with information overload, provides entree to expert opinion and promotes seamless continuous learning. The following topics will be covered: Social affordances - profiles, yellowpages, blogs, wiki, RSS, games Distinctions - enhancing group understanding and building a shared language Patterns & pattern language - capturing validated experience within a community Persistent conversations - implications and relation to personal identity Weak ties - strategies for building a robust personal on-line network Flickr: Evolution of a Photo-based Social Network Hosted by Caterina Fake Flickr.com, the online photo management and sharing application, had an incredibly short timeline. Begun December 8, 2003 and launched into public beta February 10, 2004. Caterina Fake will walk us through the decision-making process, how Flickr enlisted user contributions to the design process and discuss how they arrived at the decisions that brought them to the current manifestation of Flickr.com. Exploring On-Line Tools For Collaboration Hosted by Karen Garcia, Venny Su, and Jeff Cooper This session demonstrates how learning environments are used by a global community of educators for the development of emergent collaborative activities. OpenSource for EDUCATORS -a central depository for software, and Educational Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs) are showcased. This presentation will focus on Online Social Networks for personal, social and business use and will be hosted at Tapped In as a Virtual Learning Community. Learning from a Southern African Online Conference Hosted by Stephen Marquard & Tony Carr This presentation will report on the experience of preparing for, delivering and evaluating the e/merge 2004 online conference on collaborative blended learning in Southern Africa (http://emerge2004.net) which was initiated to promote the growth of educational technology communities of practice in Southern Africa. The presentation will include key issues such as design of conference spaces, technology choices and facilitation process. We will draw on conference statistics and feedback from delegates to consider improvements for e/merge 2005. WIKIS: A new collaboration infrastructure for organizations Hosted by Tom Mandel WIKIs are not just for geeks any more! Organizations are finding that this new technology is a way to create, share, organize, present and publish the collective knowledge of teams. WIKIs are emergent, transparent and allow direct action in ways that previous tools have not. Learn how WIKIs change the traditional models of managing knowledge and how they can support purposeful social networks. Audio Roundtable - Online Social Networks as a Nest for Communities of Practice Hosted by: Lisa Kimball, Executive Producer, Group Jazz February 16, 2005 - 12:00 noon (Eastern US Time) - timeanddate.com Join Lisa Kimball and Nancy White as they discuss online social networks as a nest for communities of practice. Call in live or listen to recorded audio. FOCUS Area II: Personal Social Networks Keynote: Joi Ito Explore how are individuals taking advantage of OSNs to promote their businesses and extend their personal networks Workshops & Discussions: Social Networking Hawaiian Style Hosted by Burt Lum, Ryan Ozawa, Dave Kozuki, and Sun-Ki Chai Hawai`i's idea of social networking is just another term for `ohana - the family unit.� Like so many things about the Web that are Hawai`i influenced, the term surfing the Web or the term Wiki, meaning fast or Akamai meaning intelligent. Panel discussion will include: Social networking in Hawai`i and the parallels to RL social networking Hawaiian style. Delivered through LearningTimes interface using the Elluminate application. Powerpoint presentations provided with audio accompaniment. Chat interface for audience participation Each session will consist of 45 minute presentation and 15 minute Q&A. Opening Doors and Closing Deals: Success Stories and Best Practices in Online Social Networks Hosted by Scott Allen and guests Forget the debates about business models. Forget criticisms about privacy and spam. The reality is that online social networks are working very well for many, many people in a variety of industries: the copy editor who gets 80% of her business on Ryze, the project management entrepreneur who closed four deals in just four months via Ecademy, and the dozens of executive recruiters and venture capitalists who are accelerating their processes via LinkedIn. What's making it work for them? What are they doing differently? The session will look at several case studies and the practices of those who are achieving real business success in online social networks. A live interactive event toward the end of the session will include a panel discussion and Q&A with some of the case study subjects. Blogging In The Education World Hosted by Bryan Alexander What can teachers and students do in this new world of blogging? The education field is far behing in this field using the internet primarily for course management or class environments. Discussion includes current events and new developments from the .edu world, a student's world item where participants get to shine, while nonstudents ask questions, give their impressions, and channel the student experience. Join this panel featuring Will Richardson, Stephen Downes, educause.com, and Connect U for an in depth discussion on the future of education in the blogging world. The Library Blogosphere: Toward a Working Taxonomy Hosted by: Michael Stephens and Aaron Schmidt The classification of library related blogs has provided insight into the ways libraries and librarians are using blogging software to help them achieve their goals. In this presentation Stephens and Schmidt will discuss their research of blogging in the library world.

FOCUS Area III: Political Social Networks Keynote: Brian Reich Explore how political parties, politicians, and others have used OSNs to raise money, explore issues, and mobilize at the grassroots level Workshops & Discussions: Tools For Online Activism Hosted by Jon Lebkowsky A survey and discussion of the tools and how they're being used. Participants: Adina Levin, Dan Robinson (Advokit), Zack Rosen, Tanya Renne (OrchidForChange), Aldon Hynes (Greater Democracy, Deanspace, Civicspace) Extreme Democracy A more theoretical discussion of democracy mediated by technology. Participants: Joi Ito, Jon L., Mitch Ratcliffe, Joe Trippi, Jock Gill, David Weinberger, Nate Wilcox. Shaping Emergent Democracy Hosted by Chris Lang, President, The Organization for Collaborative Leadership The failure of state-sponsored networks relative to advocacy-sponsored networks suggests that emergent democracy is on track to destroy, rather than enhance, civic capital. The UW-Madison Collaborative Leadership Program hasdemonstrated that academic organizations are more willing and able to create anti-polarized networks because polarization also happens to limit pedagogical benefits. After a brief presentation about this model, we will synchronously and asynchronously discuss how network-builders can (and whether they should) reduce both their costs and their polarization by allowing academics to participate in network management. Session includes discussion in various related fields (MUDs, trust online, deliberation, collaborative interfaces, legal issues).

ACT III: ACT Audio Roundtable - Where do we go from here? Hosted by: Lisa Kimball, Executive Producer, Group Jazz February 22, 2005 - 12:00 noon (Eastern US Time) - timeanddate.com Join Lisa Kimball and a panel of diverse players for an audio roundtable on the future of social networking tools. What�s hot now and what should you be tracking to get a handle on the future! Participants: Jerry Michalski, Britt Blaser, Brian House, and Kelly Larabee. Call in live or listen to recorded audio. Electronic Networking Association (ENA) - Twenty Years Later It's been twenty years since some of us started ENA to promote electronic networking in ways that enrich individuals, enhance organizations, and build global communities. We didn't use the term "social networks" then but that's what we were talking about for sure! A special ENA anniversary session will give us an opportunity to talk about what's happened over the past twenty years and what we've learned that can make a difference in the future.

Guest Authors Howard Rheingold, author of Smart Mobs Lisa Kimball and Amy Ladd, contributing authors to Knowledge Networks: Innovation Through Communities of Practice Christian Crumlish, author of The Power of Many David Teten and Scott Allen, authors of The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals Using Online Social Networks Andrea Baker, author of Double Click: Romance and Commitment Of Online Couples more

Special Event Music, News and The Internet The music and news industry are going through radical transformation due to the increase in blogs, file sharing, etc. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Does file sharing hurt the struggling musician build grass roots appeal or hurt him by losing out on sales? Does it hurt the record industry or help by promoting music that is otherwise unheard due to corporate radio. Jazz blogger Oliver Wang www.o-dub.com Representative from Recording Industry Association of America Independent musician Roger Salloom www.rogersalloom.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cafe Take a break from conference proceedings to enjoy a virtual beverage with fellow participants and hosts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fun and Games Featuring HipBone games and more.

So, thar ya be. I'm trying to wangle an invite as the Spring and http://realsocial.com . . . I'm going to be making some kind of move in the social networking area.