If you haven't already registered for VIDFEST 2008, you should check it out. Organized by New Media BC , VIDFEST takes place during digital media week on May 21-24 and "showcases the power of digital media to achieve altruistic goals from tackling climate change to enabling entrepreneurs in the development world."
From their opening reception at the Vancouver Art Gallery to a digital recruiting fair, the Festival is jam-packed with 11 events over 4 days and many insightful speakers as noted on their website including:
- Chris Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Wired Magazine will address VIDFEST on the model of “giving it away” as a key business strategy for generating revenue
- Tom Williams, CEO of GiveMeaning.com, an online charitable foundation that brings people together to support a charity of their choice
- Erik Karjaluoto, founder of DesignCanChange.org, an online movement to unite designers to collectively address climate change
- Dylan Higgins, from Kiva.org, the first person-to-person micro-lending website that enables entrepreneurs in the developing world
- Jason Mogus, the developer behind NothingButNets.net, a website dedicated to preventing the spread of Malaria throughout the African continent
- Super-star bloggers Heather Armstrong of Dooce.com and Maggie Mason of Mightygirl.com
Check out the highlights of VIDFEST 2007:
