Supernova Early Registration Ends Friday (Wave Invites Too!)

Supernova is one of the best tech conferences I've attended or been involved with.  I'm somewhat overwhelmed to be in the company of this year's phenomenal roster of speakers, and the attendees always make the conference a don't-miss event.  In addition to its usual interesting and current discussions, this year Supernova features an entire legal track and is offering CLE credit for lawyers.  (Kevin Werbach, Supernova's founder and driving force, is one of the very first blawgers, co-led the review of the FCC for the Obama-Biden Transition Project, and will join us on TWiL this Friday, October 16.)  I'll be moderating the session on Social Networks in the Workplace on December 1 at 9:00 a.m., joined by Twitter's general counsel Alex Macgillivray and others.

Early bird registration, which gets you $500 off the regular price, ends this Friday, October 16.  Additionally, if you use the priority code "dhlegal" you'll get an additional $200 off the registration price, over and above the early bird discount ("dhlegal" will still get you $200 off should you miss the early bird deadline — but don't!).  Better still, using "dhlegal" gets me a "bounty"/finder's fee on your registration, and I've secretly always wanted to be a bounty hunter — "blawg," "Dog," etc. ...

You can keep up with the conference on Twitter @supernovahub.  Also, if you're hankering for a Google Wave invitation, sign up for this Thursday's Network Age Briefing call with Wave's lead developer Lars Rasmussen:  "Those atttending this free call will receive Google Wave invitations (while supplies last)."  I'll also be hosting one of these briefings on November 12, topic to be determined, suggest away please!

I suppose that's enough plugging and flogging for one post, but do join us at Supernova, a fantastic venue for informed debate and insight about the ramifications of online tools and communications.  And a great place to catch up with friends.

Peer Forum On The Working Web And Enterprise 2.0

I'll be speaking Thursday at 11:00 a.m. PDT at Qualcomm in San Diego to the 2.0 Council: a forum of BigCos where members share ideas about how to innovate and adapt.  I'm a big fan of companies working together in this way, and am pleased to have the chance to work with this group. 

If your company could benefit from such a forum — and let's face it, most could — you might want to look into it further.  Here's the a copy of the email invitation/agenda for this week's event at Qualcomm:

So far 3M, American Express, Clorox, Chevron, Deloitte, GE, General Mills, ITT, Qualcomm, State Farm, and United Healthcare have joined forces to share ideas and experiences on Enterprise 2.0.

Why?  
Because it’s the way work is getting done these days.  It’s where productivity and innovation meet.  It’s where knowledge is shared, networks are built and new business opportunities are emerging.  It’s where customers and the general public learn about your organization, your values and your culture.
With this emerging world of work comes many risks to mitigate, both inside and outside the organization.  Learning directly from others is the most effective way deal with these emerging issues.
The next 2.0 Council meeting will be hosted by Qualcomm in San Diego on September 17-18.  All of our meetings are confidential and membership is by invitation only.

For more background on the Working Web and the new 2.0 Council go to http://2.0council.org/