Brandon is a very very interesting guy. I think this will be a very interesting talk.
Mike Cherba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: % -------- Forwarded Message -------- % > From: Cheri Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> % > Reply-To: Cheri Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> % > Subject: UO CIS Colloquium-Thursday, June 8, 2006 % > Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2006 08:46:19 -0700 % > Grassroots Innovation: How the 'Open' Movement Does Economic Development % > % > Brandon CS Sanders % > Director, IBESI % > % > % > ABSTRACT % > % > IBESI is a nonprofit organization that is bringing the Open Source ethos to % > job creation. Recognizing that innovation is the engine of prosperity, % > IBESI infrastructure allows ordinary folks to band together and execute R&D % > that helps "small and local" compete with "large and global". % > % > 1. Collaborative filtering bubbles the best ideas to the surface and acts % > as a demand indicator. This enables a large group to quickly form around an % > idea that many people like. % > 2. As a large group forms, individuals can pledge small amounts of cash % > that aggregate to form a large pool sufficient to bankroll the solution. % > This greatly distributes early stage risk, enabling folks who don't have % > deep pockets to direct innovation. % > 3. Finally, the group must decide how to use the pooled resources to % > accomplish their shared aim. Consensus polling makes it easy for a large % > group of diverse individuals to efficiently create a plan that they can all % > agree on. % > 4. Each of these core features is built upon an underlying foundation of % > easy "content creation and sharing". % > % > In partnership with the Oregon Economic & Community Development Department % > and other non academic partners IBESI is in the process of establishing % > collaborative partnerships with Oregon university computer science % > departments. The technical portion of the talk will be followed by an % > interactive "park bench" discussion of leading edge automation elements % > where the U of O could add value, and the implications of grassroots % > innovation. % > % > Biography % > Dr. Brandon CS Sanders is the technical director for IBESI, a nonprofit % > organization that is bringing the Open Source ethos to job creation. A % > self-proclaimed "collaboration enthusiast", Brandon's special passion and % > expertise is designing and deploying online collaboration tools that help % > large groups of diverse individuals quickly make creative decisions that % > everyone involved feels good about. While with IBESI, Brandon has been % > designing the "Open Innovation Economic Development Infrastructure" % > (OIEDI). The OIEDI employs "leading edge" software automation to gain % > radically new process dynamics that stimulate innovation and economic % > development. % > % > Prior to joining IBESI, Brandon received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from % > the University of Rochester for his dissertation in Computer Vision % > entitled "A Theory of Quasi-Static Object Discovery." % > % > % > DATE: THURSDAY, June 8, 2006 % > TIME: 3:30 p.m. talk, refreshments following talk % > PLACE: 220 Deschutes Hall (Colloquium Room), University of Oregon % > % > For all CIS public talks, go to: % > http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/activities/talks/ % > % > % > ********** % > Cheri Smith % > Undergraduate Coordinator % > Computer & Information Science % > [EMAIL PROTECTED] % > Phone: (541) 346-1376, Fax: (541) 346-5373 % > % > 120 Deschutes Hall % > 1202 University of Oregon % > Eugene, OR 97403-1202 % > % > Office Hours: M-F, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 1:00-5:00 p.m. % -- % Mike Cherba % Cavium Networks % 883 Brookside Dr % Eugene, OR 97405 % phone: (541) 684-3820 % Cell: (541) 914-2188 % [EMAIL PROTECTED] % www.caviumnetworks.com % _______________________________________________ % EUGLUG mailing list % euglug@euglug.org % http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug ----- John Sechrest . Helping people use . computers and the Internet . more effectively . . Internet: [EMAIL PROTECTED] . . http://www.peak.org/~sechrest _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
