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G: Emerging Technological Trends
Let’s Predict the Future!
A half-day workshop at the SAOIM 2014 conference held on Tuesday 3 June 2014 facilitated by Brian Kelly, Cetis
Slides available under a Creative Commons licence (CC-BY)
G1: Let’s Predict the Future:
Amplified Events
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What Is An Amplified Event?
An amplified event:• The talks and discussions are 'amplified' through
use of networked technologies in order to extend the reach of the event deliberations.
Can include:• Amplification of the speaker's talk: e.g. Video-
streaming; video/audio recording; …• Amplification of the audiences' voice: e.g. use
of Twitter to ask questions and discuss ideas
Can be carried out:• Top-down• Bottom-up
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amplified_conference
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Evidence of its Significance
We are now seeing:• Variety of tools used for curating an event’s
digital content (e.g. Storify)• A new profession starting to emerge: the
event amplifier• Events managing event amplification e.g.
video–streaming; hiring event amplifiers; producing guidelines; …
• Reports on best practices being commissioned e.g. “Practices for Event Amplification: a Greening Events II Report”
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Why Is It Important?
Event amplification can:• Maximise impact of ideas at events• Provide additional professional development
opportunities e.g. see “Open content and open events: Professional development in an amplified world”
• Provide environment benefits due to reduced need to travel
• Provide marketing opportunities for events• Provide learning opportunities related to use
of distance learning, MOOCS, ...
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Why is it Important Now?
Event amplification is important now:• Ubiquitous networks• Proliferation of mobile devices• Ability to make use of existing tools e.g.
bundled in (Skype) or readily available & used in other contexts (Twitter)
• We’ve seen a gestation period before it became accepted as valuable
• Use is now mature e.g. less inappropriate content on Twitter walls
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What Should/Could I Do?
You can:• Engage in event amplification at ILI by
lurking• Engage actively be participating in the
back channel discussions • Speakers can encourage tweeting
during your talks• Take a pro-active approach to
amplification of your organisation’s events
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Biases and Prejudices
Note:• I wrote a paper on “Using Networked
Technologies To Support Conferences” in 2005• I created the “Amplified Conference” Wikipedia
entry• Lorcan Dempsey, who coined the term, was my
boss• @eventamplifier is a friend
You would therefore expect me to be enthusiastic about amplified events!
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Questions
Any questions?