Geekend 2009 – Conference in Savannah GA, USA

Hyatt Regency Savannah
Savanna, GA
United States

Geekend is an annual gathering of the tribe geek in Savannah, Georgia. Geekend is what might be called an interactive conference with a few games truly impressive. It’s the kind of event that you text messages, and tweeting Facebooking and all his friends back home will be super jealous.

Join us this November as the most brilliant geeks, designers, developers, techies and media Mavericks down to Savannah for a weekend full of speakers on the cutting edge and panels, afterparties and networks.

Keynote Speakers
David Carson, Graphic Designer
Major Nelson (aka Larry Hryb), Xbox Live
Eric Snowden, Atlantic Records
Joey Hasty, Disney
Brenda Brathwaite, Savannah College of Art and Design
Kevin Cheng, Raptr
Matias Corea, Behance
Craig Johnston, Sudjam
Dr. Tom Broussard, Brandeis University
Juan Fernando Santos, Studiocom
Jen Consalvo, Shiny Heart Ventures
Frank Gruber, AOL
Sloane Kelley, BFG Communications
Bradley Taylor, Rails Machine
Dave Malouf, Savannah College of Art and Design
Murray Wilson, TPS Consulting
Tony Jordan, AWOL
Phil Peterman, Paula Deen Enterprises
Doy Cave, Richmond Hill Media
Kevin Lawver, Music Intelligence Solutions
Ariel Janzen, brightwhitespace
Cari Clark, Clark Creative
Janna Hicks DeVylder, Savannah College of Art & Design
Andrew Davies, Paragon Design Group
Philip Joyner, Paragon Design Group

Conference Agenda
Friday,  Nov 6
12 – 8 pm    Registration and Badge Pick Up
Savannah Room, Hyatt
1 – 5 pm    Savannah Open House
Multiple Locations (To Be Provided At Registration)
Savannah’s top creative spaces, studios and design shops will open their doors and welcome you to Savannah and Geekend.
7 – 8 pm    Cocktail Hour
Harborside East/West, Hyatt
8 – 9 pm    Geekend 2009 Kick Off Keynote With David Carson
Harborside East/West, Hyatt
These days, you don’t have to go far to hear how technology is bringing about the end of the print world as we know it. But long before technology changed and jumpstarted this debate, David Carson was shaking up the world with his “end of print.” Carson’s innovative design and typography turned mainstream print upside down and has given rebellious geeks around the globe inspiration ever since.
Carson will kick off Geekend 2009 with a glimpse behind the artistic curtain into world, his work and the things that drive and inspire him.
9 pm    Performance by MK2 and Hula Hoop
Harborside East/West, Hyatt
MK2
Setting off the turntable flares for Geekend 2009 is sound scientist MK2 (Brady Keehn). Keehn has scratched his mark in the Southeast sound scene and was voted Savannah’s Best Electronica Artist in 2009 by the readers of Connect Savannah.
Hula Hoop
Known for a super energetic live show that gets raves from everyone who’s experienced it, two-man group Hula Hoop brings its ecstatic brand of dance-inducing loop-centric electro groove to the opening night of Geekend.
Saturday,  Nov 7
9:30 – 10:15 am    Location Is Content
Harborside East, Hyatt
Craig Johnston, Sudjam
Traditionally, GPS and location-based services have provided content to people based on their location. In-car navigation systems and mobile applications continually refine a user interface to recommended services such as restaurants and gas stations with proximity to their users. However, location is itself content—or more importantly location can be contributed to the community as content. Craig Johnston will present a case study based on Sudjam’s development of the Nine Inch Nails location-based iPhone technology and accompanying web presence.
Sketching: The Secret Sauce of Design
Harborside West, Hyatt
Dave Malouf, SCAD
In this 45 min intensive workshop, Dave Malouf will demonstrate the primary design skill of sketching and why it is so important for anyone who is involved in idea creation regardless of background. Multiple, rapid and rough iterations done in association and reflection is a cornerstone of design practice. But there is no reason that any problem set cannot take advantage of sketching. Bring a notebook and a sharp pencil.
Technology For The Greater Good
Scarbrough Ballroom, Hyatt
Murray Wilson, TPS Consulting
Tony Jordan, A.W.O.L.
Murray Wilson and Tony Jordan are the brains behind Goon Squad, a group that turns trash into treasure. More specifically, they rescue old PCs from the landfill, get them cleaned up and refurbished so they can be sent back into the community. This session will dig into the workings of Goon Squad and inspire fellow geeks to make a difference with the tools they have at their fingertips.

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