KEEPING PACE WITH A DIGITAL REVOLUTION Part of the Society’s 21st Century Challenges series Date: Wednesday 16 May 2012 Time: 19:00- 20:30 Venue: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Directions » Tickets: £10 / £7 RGS-IBG members To book tickets please call our events team on 020 7591 3100 or book tickets online at www.rgs.org/21cc
Synopsis: The internet is rapidly evolving to play a central role in society, transforming social, cultural, economic and political landscapes. The benefits are clear, but are societies equipped to keep pace with the consequences of our increasing reliance on this technology? Join our internationally renowned panel to explore these issues and put your questions to them. Panel: BEN HAMMERSLEY - UK Prime Minister’s Ambassador to TechCity& Editor-at-large, WIRED magazine. He helps people understand the mordern world, the internet and where it is taking us. NICK HARKAWAY - Author of The Gone-Away World, Angelmaker and the forthcoming non-fiction book The Blind Giant, which will examine technology's influence on politics, society and commerce. Further details: http://www.21stcenturychallenges.org/challenges/16-may-keeping-pace-with-a-digital-revolution/ _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour