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TEDxSoMa 2010—Featuring Marina Gorbis, David Pescovitz, and Jason Tester
On May 21, IFTF's Executive Director, Marina Gorbis, will be co-hosting the TEDxSoMa event, an independently produced TED-style experience designed to bring together the most innovative thinkers and ideas from around the San Francisco Bay Area.
With its second gathering, TEDxSoMa is distinguishing itself among the TEDx community for its intimate venue (the Parisoma Innovation Loft), discussion-style process, and prolific use of social media. IFTF is a sponsor of the event, during which Marina will co-facilitate the presentations by leading experts in the fields of bottom-up philanthropy, electronic art, game design, and corporate strategy. The event's theme of "Interactivity and the Digital Future" speaks to IFTF's recent research on engagement, persuasion, and media. IFTF's Jason Tester will be speaking about "Using the Future to Save the Future" and David Pescovitz will be talking about "The World as a Wunderkammer: Curiosity, Citizen Science, and the Maker Culture." You can view the full list of speakers here.
Tickets to the physical venue are sold out, but there will be a simulcast at The Hub Soma, open to anyone who wants to follow a livestream and connect with other viewers. There will also be an after-party at Temple Nightclub with presenters and the hosts.
For more information about the event and to watch the livestream on May 21, visit tedxsoma.com.