Schedule for MeshForum 2005

MeshForum - May 1-4, 2005

6:00pm Sunday - May 1st.

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday MeshForum 2005 is at HotHouse, at 31 E. Balbo between State and Wabash. On Wednesday May 4 for the MeshAction workshop we will be at the 8th floor conference room of the Monadnock Building at 53 W. Jackson.

Opening reception, welcome remarks. Networking in the sense of "meeting other people" and one or more art exhibitions/videos/installations may be presented. Food from SkrineChops.

8:00pm Anne Harris (http://www.anneharris.com) will perform two sets. Open to the public, cover charge of $10. MeshForum attendees attend for free and invited to enjoy one of Chicago's rising musical stars.

Monday - May 2nd.

8:00 AM - Registration opens and light breakfast is served.

8:30 AM - Welcome remarks by Shannon Clark (MeshForum/JigZaw)

9:00 - 10:00 - Dr. Anna Nagurney, "Networks -- the Science Spanning Disciplines"

10:00 - 10:15 - First Interstitial, a series of art inspired by and about Networks.

10:15 - 10:30 - Morning break

10:30 - 11:30 - A case study of Social Network Analysis. Valdis Krebs and Eszter Hargittai on Emergent Communities

11:30 - 1:00 - Living Networks Forum, Ross Dawson

1:00 - 2:00 - A conversation with Esther Dyson and Edward Vielmetti on Social Networks

2:00 - 2:15 - Second Interstitial

2:15 - 2:30 - Afternoon break

2:30 - 3:30 - Dr. Noshir Contractor on "Coevolution of knowledge netowrks and 21st century forms of organizing"

3:30 - 4:30 - Jamais Cascio, "Participatory Panopticon"

4:30 - 5:30 - Networks and Sales, Buzz Bruggeman and John Kennedy

5:30 - 7:30 - Dinner, open conversations and networking

8:00 - midnight- All MeshForum attendees are invited to attend a live performance Monday evening at HotHouse

Tuesday - May 3rd.

8:00 AM - Doors open, Breakfast served

8:30 - 9:30 - Biological Networks, Dr. Eivind Almaas University of Notre Dame on "Networks in Biology: from Protein Interactions to the Metabolism"

9:30 - 9:45 - Third Interstitial

9:45 - 10:00 - morning break

10:00 - 12:00- John Garstka, Office of Force Transformation - Department of Defense on Network-centric warfare and Capt. (ret) Linda Lewandowski on the development and implementation of Sense and Respond Logistics at the Department of Defense

12:00 - 1:00 - Tuesday lunch

1:00 - 1:30 - Fourth Interstitial

1:30 - 3:30 - "Broken Networks" - panel moderated by Howard Greenstein with Rudy Garcia of Citigroup, Sean O'Leary of FEMA and Donna Erat

3:30 - 4:00 - Closing remarks

During both Monday and Tuesday art exhibits and short films will be screened and shown between panels in a series of Interstitials

Tuesday late afternoon and evening is open, attendees are encouraged to explore Chicago

Wednesday - May 4th.

8:30 - 3:30 - MeshAction. Workshop in Open Space opened by Michael Herman. A day long opportunity to synthesize the content of MeshForum and translate it into action for the future. A workshop on Open Space Technology will also be offered to all who are interested.