What do Google Fusion Tables, Windows Azure DataMarket, and Facebook Connect have in common? They're all a part of Data 2.0, where the web is the new database.
The midVentures Data 2.0 Conference, on April 4, 2011, in San Francisco, is a full-day conference that asks: How can online data analysis, data management & collaboration, and data innovation impact my business? The first of its kind, the Data 2.0 Conference spotlights data 2.0 as the next major trend in changing business, technology, and society. Learn more about the Data 2.0 Conference here.
Here’s what you can expect at the Data 2.0 Conference:
- Over 30 speakers including Jay Adelson, CEO of SimpleGeo; Gil Elbaz, CEO of Factual; and speakers from Google, Microsoft, comScore, Socrata, NAVTEQ, Twilio, MongoDB, and more.
- Keynote addresses from Joe Lonsdale, co-founder of Palantir; and Vivek Wadhwa, professor at UCLA, Duke & Harvard Law, and a contributor to BusinessWeek and TechCrunch.
- Over 40 data startup companies demoing at the conference.
- Open discussions and panels on topics spanning the next decade of data -- from the data ecosystem and the commoditization of information, to personal data control and open data initiatives.
Are you a Data Innovator? Apply now for the Data 2.0 Conference Pitch Day.
The Data 2.0 Conference Pitch Day spotlights the top 25 data projects around the world solving real-world problems. If you have a web app, a research project, an analysis solution, or a design/visualization that uses data to discover or solve a big problem, apply now for the Data 2.0 Conference Pitch Day.
The top 25 data projects will be invited to the invite-only Data 2.0 Conference Pitch Day on April 2, 2011, in San Francisco, to present to a group of peers and investors. The top 25 teams also receive a 75% discount on Data 2.0 Conference tickets.
Click here to fill out the application for the Data 2.0 Conference Pitch Day.
Applications are due by March 1, 2011, and will be accepted on a rolling basis.
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