SaskInteractive Summit 2009 - Speakers
February 19, 2009


With interactive media affecting every aspect of our lives, revolutionizing the way we live, learn, communicate and transact business, Summit09 will be of interest to a diverse audience. Be inspired by our roster of passionate, learned and experienced international speakers.

Speakers have been grouped by broad audience types:

* keynotes
* Web Technologies
* Business / Government / Marketing / Communication
* Education / Arts / Culture
* Games for Health Canada

Important details:

* March 19 & 20, Saskatoon Inn
* A la carte registration fees – group discounts – online or on-site registration and payment
* Fun and funky reception on March 19 to include announcement of awards of excellence
* Student/teacher showcase of interactive media projects undertaken in our educational institutions (details to be announced soon)
* Please visit the website for more detail and registration

Speaker list by audience:
Keynotes:
Gord Kurtenbach, Autodesk
John Bristowe, Microsoft Canada
Jeff Barr, Amazon.com

WEB TECHNOLOGIES
-Persuasive design, Jerome Nadel, Human Factors International

-Web project management, Thomas Shelford, respected author of Real Web Project Management…Best Practices from the Trenches

-Accessibility, Molly Holzschlag from Molly.com

-Flash AS3, R Blank, Rich Media Institute

-Web 3.0/semantic web, Hank Williams, Kloudshare

-Mobile design: familiar, flexible, humane, Mike Wood, Motorola


BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, MARKETING, & COMMUNICATIONS
-Internet marketing, Rob Swick, AlphaSearch

-Role of social media, Nathan Gilliatt,
net-savvy.com

-Immersive experiences with serious benefits, David Wortley Serious Games Institute

-Intellectual property, Scott Warner

-Idea Corral Part I: Opportunities & resources Panel discussion with representatives from: SpringBoard West Innovations, W.Brett Wilson Centre, MITACS, Training Port Strategies, Innovation Saskatchewan

-Idea Corral Part II: Education – Round Table with above panelists plus representatives from U of S, U of R, SIAST, SIIT, Ministry of Educ., Ministry of Advanced Education, Employment & Labour


EDUCATION, ARTS, & CULTURE
-Computer games as art, culture & technology, Garnet Hertz, University of California Irvine

-Computer graphics & visualization, Mark Van Langeveld, Univ. of Utah

-How to create a virtual world in a classroom, Joe Biglin, Training Port Strategies

-Arts, culture & information visualization, Sheelagh Carpendale, University of Calgary


GAMES FOR HEALTH
-PULSE!!, the first immersive virtual learning space for training health care professionals in clinical skills, Doug Whatley, Breakaway

-Starting a games for health studio, Dwayne Hammond, Algoma University

-From revolution to evolution – launching a new media application, Greg Sutton, TinyEYE

-NICU/CDS, virtual training in Neonatal Intensive Care, Jim Omer, Rival Interactive

-Incredible adventures of the amazing food detective, Trina Histon, Kaiser Permanente