We are pleased to announce that the Research Park at the University of Western Ontario will be hosting the official SMArts London launch party on Friday November 13th
The event will begin at 6:30 at the Windermere Manor in their Great Hall. Everyone is encouraged to come out and meet many of the attendees and prepare for the next day of informative and entertaining sessions.
For directions and more information about Windermere and the Research Park.
SMArts London is pleased to announce that Brad Frenette, online arts editor for the National Post, will be delivering the keynote address at this years SMArts Conference. The title of Brad’s address is “Beyond 140: The Benefits Of Being Social”
Brad Frenette has been working in the spaces between online and print media since 2003, when he established a web presence for the Canadian arm of the international daily, Metro News. After a move to the UK, and a stint at The Guardian newspaper, he returned to Toronto, where he is currently Online Features Editor at National Post. In the role, he either runs or manage all web projects and initiatives for the Arts and Life desk, including one of the nation’s most popular arts and culture blog, theampersand.ca and books blog, The Afterword. He also hosts a variety of podcasts, produces several video projects and runs a slate of Twitter accounts. In addition, he writes about books, music and travel, and has been published in a variety of major newspapers and magazines.
For more information on Brad Frenette check out his blog at bradfrenette.wordpress.com or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/BradFrenette
Be sure to check out the sessions page for more information about the topics and the schedule page for times!
The final schedule has been posted for the 2009 SMArts Conference this Saturday, November 14th. If you are just attending then please check out the schedule page on the website (www.smartslondon.com/schedule).
If you are speaking on Saturday, then please make sure you fill in a time slot for your presentation on the wiki. We will be finalizing the schedule on Friday afternoon.
There are still lots of spaces available to speak, so if you would like to present, please check the sessions page!
