seamonkey's WES 2008 recap [2008-05-14]

• signing off for the day and gonna unwind... cya tomorrow.. #


• fueled and ready for more wes activities, mainly in breakout sessions today. general session at 2pm #


• WES2008 general session starts in less than 30 mins. more live blogging to twitter coming up! #


• @sarahzielie i know!! i can't believe she heads to alaska today.. hell of a roadie!! :) #


• @kimberlyreed have a fun and safe roadie to alaska! can't believe i won't see ya till aug. i'll be following your twitts! #


• yes, i am in the front row, hehe. its bright! #


• 10 mins until start, co-ceo of rim will be speaking today and awards will be given #


• bob picciano from ibm also speaking #


• ray kurzweil speaking too, excited to hear him speak! #


• i really want a wall of leds for my room! so sweet looking. should be starting any moment #


• WES 2009 will be May 5 to 7 next year #


• wireless leadership awards video playing #


• jim balsillie handing out awards #


• innovation in public sector - city of new york and telnav #


• innovation in private sector - britisch american tobacco #


• business impact - jp morgan chase and co #


• bob picciano taking the stage. general mgr for ibm #


• speaking on collaboration enabled business optimization #


• the world now produces more transistors than grains of rice #


• opportunities offer challenges, embrace virtual workplace #


• new initiatives increasingly focused on optimization #


• ibms strategy; offer a full eco system of integrated mobile apps that hook to corp dbs and assetts #


• showing ibm apps that leverage the mobile/virtual office #


• ray kurzweil speaking next #


• the web within us: when minds and machines become one #


• progress is exponential #


• health and our body will enter the info tech era #


• genome is the code of humans #


• info tech influences all that we do care about, gave several examples in the bio world #


• solar technology example #


• the future can be predicted, atleats the overall impact of it #


• demoing a device to read pics and text for the blind, very cool #


• takes pic and uses voice feedbacks #


• device also can translate to by sending data to a server that ocrs images and translates #


• has his own 3d conferencing in his house #


• countdown to singularity #


• explaining the shift of paradigms #


• 3d computing is the future and most likely the way computing paradigm may shift #


• will everything become information? #


• end of the show! but what a great speaker and session! that should wrap up my wes twitting. peace #


• nothing like working via citrix in florida by the pool w/a corona in hand.. hehe... :) (rubbing it in!!) #


• @ahbanks @ShamansTears hehe.. yea.. btw, i am now inside drinking a nice ole budweiser.. wait bud?? no blue moon.. :( #


• btw, according to our futurist, 2029 is gonna be one hell of a year.. :) machines will pass the turing test.. :) #