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SXSW Interactive is gearing up: speakers for this year's event include Phil Torrone (Makezine), Limor Fried (Eyebeam OpenLab), Dan Rather (CBS News) and Will Wright (The Sims and the very new Spore).

 

TIPI provides a research-based program and a forum for digital information policy initiatives in the United States and around the world. TIPI is housed at the University of Texas at Austin. Established in 1996, the Institute is supported through grants, gifts and research contracts from a variety of foundations, public agencies and commercial enterprises.

In addition to staff and our research network, TIPI maintains a public agency advisory group.


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updated: January 29, 2007

 

Tempe Mission Palms

Tempe, AZ
Feb 13-14, 2007

 

Digital Cities Convention |
Broadband Wireless for better managed cities

This event provides a forum for local government decision makers to strategize on deploying broadband wireless infrastructures for more inclusive communities.

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Duke University


Durham, NC
Apr. 19-21, 2007

Electronics Techtonics |
Thinking at the Interface

Papers and panel proposals can be now submitted for “Electronic Techtonics: Thinking at the Interface,” the first international conference of HASTAC (“haystack”: Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory). The interdisciplinary conference will be held April 19-21, 2007, in Durham, North Carolina, co-sponsored by Duke University and RENCI (Renaissance Computing Institute).

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Benton for a national broadband strategy

Charles Benton (Benton Foundation Chairman and CEO) recently sent a letter to President Bush urging the President to create a national broadband strategy.

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"A hybrid system with wireless support" is the solution chosen by the community of Piraí, Brazil.

"Piraí Digital", one of the case studies included in the Wireless Internet institute is is inspiring 92 other communities around Rio de Janaiero (Brazil) to follow its example.

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