LIFT08 (Geneva, Switzerland)
Monday, December 31st, 2007 by Conference Editor| February 6, 2008 | to | February 8, 2008 |
LIFT is a series of events intended to facilitate and promote discussion about new technologies and their impact on our society. Next event: LIFT08 conference in Geneva, February 6-8, 2008.
Three full days of workshops, talks, social activities and discussions will take a look at the most important technological trends and the people behind them. A session on user experience focuses on anthropology.
LIFT gathers four main communities:
- Entrepreneurs, investors, and private sector professionals who come to develop their network, find new ideas and partners to take their projects to the next level
- New media professionals and designers who attend to keep an eye on the latest developments in business and society
- International workers from NGOs and the UN system who look for the latest trends in new technologies, and meet the people behind them
- Academics who enjoy the open and collaborative atmosphere to broaden their areas of research