Category Archive: Conferences

May 13

This Week on FORA.tv: Maker Faire, Education Forum, Frick Collection, Fairchild Fashion Media

This week’s programming on FORA.tv covers a range of exciting and unique topics. Find out what’s on tap: MAKE magazine and Maker Faire celebrates its 15th anniversary showcasing creative and resourceful people in the areas of science and technology, engineering, food, and arts and crafts. This year’s Maker Faire will showcase projects by brand-new faces as …

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May 06

This Week on FORA.tv: WIRED Business Conference and New York Ideas

It’s an exciting week at FORA.tv as we kick off two of our biggest events of the spring. Find out what’s on tap. This year’s WIRED Business Conference seeks to challenge the next generation of entrepreneurs and innovators to “think bigger” in order to solve the most pressing issues of the day. Featuring conversations with …

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Apr 11

Coming Up on FORA.tv: EG7 – Monterey 2013

What drives the whimsical vaudeville performances of the The Flying Karamazov Brothers? What has the impact of Michael Apted’s Up Series had on our understanding of social class? Is there life after The Simpsons for creator Matt Groening? To answer those questions and more, as well as to engage with leading innovators in media, technology, …

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Sep 10

This Week on FORA.tv: Churchill Club and Constitutional History

FORA.tv shifts its gears this week from campaign coverage to topics on innovation, change and the impact of constitutional history on modern political discourse. The Churchill Club returns to FORA.tv on Thursday, September 13 with a conference titled “Changing the Game.” Watch several prominent leaders in technology discuss fresh perspectives on ideas and business at …

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Jun 18

This Week: Gamification, Monitor Breakfast, and Exclusive FORA.tv Offers

We have a packed week ahead here at FORA.tv. Join us as we present a number of exciting events, including several can’t-miss offers: Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been building up to our presentation of Gamification Summit 2012 right here in San Francisco, which you can read more about here. Be sure to …

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May 23

Churchill Club: Standout Trends, Disrupting Education and Reviving Electric Cars

Last night we watched the developments unfold at the Churchill Club’s 14th Annual Top 10 Tech Trends. Today, we bring you some of the highlights: Bruce Upbin and Eric Savitz of Forbes selected their choices for the most fascinating tech trends that we might see emerge within the next year. Among them– integrating tablets and …

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May 22

Fashion Sensors: the Emerging World of Wearable Computers

Imagine a sensor in your shoes that allows you to operate a smartphone or other device with just hand gestures. How about a piece of clothing that monitors how many calories you consume and burn in real-time? Or, purchasing the long-awaited Google Glass as a birthday present for a friend or loved-one– the eyewear that …

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May 22

How to Build an Army of Quadcopter Drones

It seems that ever since this video on nano quadrotor experiments at the University of Pennsylvania went viral earlier this year, the stock on these remarkable little robots has risen dramatically. Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of WIRED magazine, gave a presentation at Maker Faire on how he (and his five kids) built their very own quadcopter …

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May 21

Coming Up This Week: Maker Faire Highlights, Culture Project and Top 10 Tech Trends

As we pore over highlights from yet another exciting Maker Faire, find out what else is happening this week on FORA.tv. In a just few hours, tune in as the Culture Project presents Blueprint for Accountability: NYPD’s Stop and Frisk Policy, and event that will examine current search policies by the New York City Police …

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May 02

Disruptive by Design: More Hits from the WIRED Business Conference

If you didn’t get a chance to check out our coverage from yesterday’s WIRED Business Conference from New York City, then take a look at the following clips below. Can we leverage technology to hack our way to better government? Jennifer Pahlka, founder and Executive Director of Code for America, thinks so. Pahlka spoke with …

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