What:Health 2.0

Where:San Francisco

When:October 7-8 2010

The Health 2.0 Conference is the leading showcase of cutting-edge technologies in health care, including Online Communities, Search and lightweight Tools for consumers to manage their health and connect to providers online.

Through nearly a hundred speakers and plenty of new healthcare demos and technologies on display on stage and in the exhibit hall, you’ll get a sweeping overview of the ways that information technology and the web are changing healthcare. We’ll be looking at the “traditional” Health 2.0 areas like vertical search, online social networks, and tools for consumers. But the conference will also be focusing on the emergence of the data utility layer–exemplified by HealthVault and Google Health, and will be examining the impact of the huge growth of social media outside of health care on Health 2.0.

Agenda

ANNOUNCING THEIR KEYNOTES! The Godfather of Web 2.0 Tim O’Reilly, O’Reilly Media/Web 2.0 will have a friendly duel with one of America’s best known health care analysts and futurists Jeff Goldsmith, Health Futures, Inc.

Agenda

In addition to their dynamic keynotes  they also have expertly curated panels, with industry leading speakers and our famous rapid-fire 4 minute technology demos. Panel highlights include:

* Search & Content: Join Ben Wolin (Everyday Health) and Chris Schroeder (HealthCentral) among several others in a conversation about the state of play for online health content including a look at new business models, partnerships and distribution mechanisms. We’ll also have a sneak preview of cutting edge new health search technologies.

* Health 2.0 Developer Challenge Showcase: The CTO of US Health and Human Services, Todd Park will kick off a showcase featuring winners of the 2010 Health 2.0 Developer Challenge. There are already 5 challenges and dozens of developers working to fix thorny healthcare problems with lightweight solutions. They’ll highlight some of the best challenges and announce the winners at this ground breaking competition!

* Data Utility Layer: Last year we introduced the notion of a “Data Utility Layer” to describe how health data are being moved between applications and “unplatforms”. Peter Neupert (Microsoft), Roni Zeiger (Google), and several others–including WebMD & Kaiser Permanente–will discuss the rapid evolution of the journey towards Health 2.0 interoperability. This panel will include several demos of real time data exchange and its use in multiple applications.

* Funding & Incentives for Health 2.0: Funding models are changing and incentives may be too. Listen to what veteran technology entrepreneurs and investors, Mitch Kapor (inventor of Lotus 123) and Esther Dyson say about what’s needed for new opportunities and hear feedback from a new breed of “investors” like Don Casey (West Wireless Institute).

* Case Studies: Health 2.0 is not just about technology. As partnerships emerge to reform  delivery, where are the outcomes from the use of Health 2.0 tools in care delivery? We’ll take deep dives into examples of programs that have incorporated Health 2.0 technology to drive outstanding results.

* Consumer Tools and Unplatforms: Following the success of our Accelerator Showcase in 2009 –we’ll be showing the next frontier in applications moving data between web/mobile/ubiquitous internet connected devices.

* Launch!: The best brand new Health 2.0 applications unveiled for the first time.There will also be the latest update on Health 2.0 industry trends from Indu & Matthew, audience favorite, In Conversation with 3 CEOs, the Next Generation of Online Communities and our exciting Breakout Sessions on Wellness, Search, Tools for the Doctors office, Communities, International Health 2.0 and MORE.

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Blanche & Isaak, a young couple in Los Angeles, embark on a scheme to revive the dining venture they have been running out of their Live-work loft: Getting their friends to pay for food. This comedy follows them as they put up with character after character that tries to avoid the bottomline until a blast from Blanche’s past shows up with what seems like a solution but could be the ultimate compromise.

The TV show is starring Starring,Simone Moore,Bambadjan Bamba,Morgan Rosen,Jude Anchang,Odera Ozoka,Sadiq Abu,Robert Okumu,Tejay Bah,Zack Yanni,& Monique Chachere.It was written & directed by Jude Anchang.

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What are your design and artistic influences? Are there specific artists, movements, books, or online resources that have been pivotal in your development and daily work?

I like to believe I have quite a few that span many disciplines. I respect and admire many contemporary artists work like Sam Weber, James Jean, and Emmanuel Malin to name a few. Artists that blend the digital and traditional processes successfully tend to intrigue me most. I love old time illustrators like Edmund Dulac, Heinrich Kley, Ludwig Holwein, Eyvind Earle, etc and comic artists like Sergio Toppi whose work is breathtaking.

I also think its really important to be inspired by work outside your profession. For instance, I receive a lot of inspiration from architecture, and if I wasn’t an illustrator/ animator I’d probably be an architect. I enjoy the challenge of creating spaces and structures that tell stories with mood like Luis Barragan’s architectural masterpieces in Mexico. I visit websites such as Drawn.ca, Notcot.org and Abduzeedo occasionally, and I certainly scour the web for animated shorts that look interesting e.g shorts from Supinfocom and Gobelins schools in France. Everytime I see work like that, I feel revitalized in my opinion on the importance of unique visuals in cg animation. Finally, I like to read books on mythology, history, fantasy and Wole Soyinka novels for literal inspiration.

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-The World Cup of filmmaking’the first Cinemasports international filmmaking competition to be held in Africa will take place on 18 September in Tshwane, South Africa. Harnessing a synergy between digital video, Internet, and mobile technology, Cinemasports is at the forefront of the changing media landscape. [Source ]

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-Nigeria mobile operator, Zain has introduced free SMS (Short Message Service), lowered tariff for calls made to numbers within (On-Net calls) and out of the networks (off-Net calls), and loads of other benefits designed to give its customers more value.[Source]

-Kenya prepares the way for a technology-based future. [Source ]

-Apple’s iPad could go on sale in SA within a matter of weeks [Source ]

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The organizers of this Facebook summer party know/understand  darn well that Young togolese keep up with one another no longer via letters sent through the mail service or costly phone calls or word of mouth from someone coming back from either Togo or overseas.They use a simple,always on,less expensive tool,Facebook on the internet.

Summer is the time all the young people get together to have fun, go out and when Lomé is at a boiling point because of all the activities, shows and concerts organized for the locals and the diaspora who is back for the summer vacation.

They  have decided to bring these parties and the youth together through a series of shows with the goals to meet and know each other, to discover those people we see on the numerous Facebook accounts while having fun with it.

Well for the summer of 2010 so far they have scheduled a group of activities which will be extended through a whole weekend starting on Friday night.

Friday: Clubbing [dress code is de rigueur]

Saturday :Fashion show-  Election of Miss Facebook Togo

Sunday:Big summer barbecue at the beach.

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