Updates and sneak peaks

This is an update and a sneak peak at some of the exciting announcements about MeshForum 2005 that we will be expanding on in upcoming days.

We are very pleased to announce that Valdis Krebs will be joining our already full Monday May 2nd lineup of speakers and panelists. Valdis will present a case study with a past client of Social Network Analysis in action.

Later in the day, Monday afternoon we will have a panel discussion on Networks and Sales. Speakers on the panel will include a noted PR expert from Edelman Worldwide, Buzz Bruggeman of ActiveWords, and at least one of notable expert on marketing and networks...

Also we can confirm that among other artworks and films which will be shown at MeshForum a short documentary about the Yellow Arrow project will be among those screened at MeshForum.

On Tuesday morning we expect to have two speakers from the Office of Force Transformation, Department of Defense.

In the afternoon, Howard Greenstein of NYU will moderate a fantastic panel on Broken Networks. Expected on the panel is the CIO of a very large firm who will share their experiences with 9/11 (where they, though they did have major offices at the World Trade Center, they did not lose a single employee or client's transaction) and a leader from a very large international aid agency who has significant recent experience with what happens when social networks collapse, having been in Indonesia just 24hrs after the earthquake. And we may have a few additional panelists as well!

And keep watching this space for more announcements, in the next week we expect to have a few more major announcements about speakers for MeshForum 2005, as well as some other surprises.

As a reminder. Monday Morning our keynote speaker will be Dr. Anna Nagurney. Ross Dawson will moderate our Living Networks Forum over lunch, and Jamais Cascio of Worldchanging will be our afternoon keynote speaker on the Participatory Panopticon.

And our MeshAction workshop on Wednesday will, of course, be opened by Michael Herman.

Don't forget to register early to get our best pricing .

We recommend that you bring a team with you, yourself, co-workers, partners, and clients. MeshForum will be an opportunity for you to learn and see new perspectives on Networks, and then on Wednesday May 4th spend the full day in our MeshAction workshop in open space, synthesizing what you have experienced and applying it directly to your goals.

See you in Chicago in May!