Keynote speaker: Paul Arnold
Leveraging Information for Innovation: Spatial and Temporal Visualization of Complex Information

The advent of ubiquitous GPS devices, low-cost mapping tools, three dimensional modeling software and digital globes allow virtually any individual or organization to visualize data in completely new and different ways.

This presentation will present a wide variety of examples where spatial and temporal data are being applied to common situations to yield compelling results. When combined creatively, these tools can not only provide great insightinto the behavior and location of people and things in past, but also what things will look like in the future and how we can get there. In a very real way, you can now experience something before it's created. The presentation will pay special attention to the benefits of four dimensional modeling (3D + Time) and its application in a variety of settings.

About Paul Arnold
Paul is currently leading a group of 15 planners and engineers for Parsons Brinckerhoff, an international consulting engineering firm with over 12,000 employees. He holds a BA in Econoics from Whitman College and an MBA from Seattle University. He has over twenty years of experience in the field of transportation planning. Paul's technical focus is in the area of travel demand forecasting, operational analysis, geospatial analysis and visualization.

Knowledge As Power
Sarah Schacht

Sarah Schacht, was 20 years old with an idea to make legislative information more engaging and transparent for citizens. Eight years later, the idea grew into Knowledge As Power.org, a 501c3 nonpartisan organization which helps Washingtonians track legislation on any issue and communicate effectively with their legislators. Now that KAP is shaking up the world of politics and technology, Schacht reflects on the problem KAP addresses and the challenges of implementing a working solution.

Value Sensitive Design
Batya Friedman -Lisa Nathan

Value Sensitive Design refers to an approach to the design of technology that accounts for human values in a principled and systematic manner throughout the design process. The design, development, and deployment of interactive systems can substantively impact individuals, society, and the natural environment, now and potentially well into the future. Yet, a scarcity of methods exists to support long-term, emergent, systemic thinking in interactive design practice. This project area is working to address this gap by developing and testing generative envisioning tools for use during design practice.

Open-Source Integrated Library System solution in the British Columbia Public Library - B.C. Pines project
Ben Hyman

Ben Hyman, Manager of Policy and Technology from the Public Library Services Branch in British Columbia will talk about B.C. Pines, B.C. Library's implementation of the open-source Evergreen ILS, an in-house alternative to commericial vendor ILS. He will talk about how the decision to use Evergreen came about, the present state of the project and his expectations for the future. There will be a Q and A session at the end.
More info: B.C. Pines article on Library Technology Guides

Global Information Consulting Organizations
Hilary Feier-Kevin Greenan

Come and hear two VPs from Hitachi speak about managing IT projects. Their talk will cover consulting on ERP implementation, and managing globally-distributed teams and projects.

Thesaurus Building
Trent Hill-Michael Adcock-Kate BoghMarisa Haberfelde-Kathleen Loebig

As information systems become more complex, thesauruses can help keep things organized and make searching easier. This workshop, led by Trent Hill, will walk participants through the process of building a thesaurus.

Leveraging Information in the Non-Profit World Panel
Bonnie Berk-Tim King -Jason Parker Kathleen Walsh

Non-profit organizations are uniquely challenged to connect limited resources with urgent needs, and the strategic use of information is critical to their success. Panelists from Berk & Associates, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Webjunction will discuss the tactics they use to make information work.

Measuring the Impact of Digital Inclusion Efforts-- Examples from the Field
Karen E Fisher-Ricardo Gomez-Rucha Ambikar

The University of Washington Information School has become a leader in exploring ways to document the impact of digital inclusion efforts, from studies of local community technology centers in Washington State to a national study of public access computing in public libraries to global examinations of ICT impact in countries around the world. Panelists will discuss some of these projects and explore the challenges and implications of impact measurement.

Interface Off
Zaaz

This interactive session will be a reprise of the very successful Interface Off that was held at InfoCamp 2007 Justin and his colleagues from Zaaz will present a design challenge in which session participants will be asked to satisfy the needs of a 'client' and design a user interface to meet the client's needs. This multi-media session will include traditional paper prototyping tools, digital tools, and more! This session won rave reviews at InfoCamp, come stretch your design skills and learn new ones - this session is for everyone who is interested in usability, information architecture, design, and user experience!

Technology in Libraries
Ben Hyman-Steve Shadle -Kristen Shuyler

The digital age has ushered libraries into a state of continual transformation. The session will begin with a snapshot of current practices including novel catalog interfaces such as WorldCat Local, new reference delivery formats, and innovative outreach techniques. Presentations will be followed by a discussion of the impact of technology in modern libraries.

Michael Adcock - MLIS Student

Rucha Ambikar - Research Associate, Center for Information & Society
Rucha Ambikar is an anthropologist by training. She specializes in ethnographic and qualitative research. She is interested in issues of sustainable development and the impact of new technologies on human development, especially in the developing world. She is in the last stages of finishing her doctorate in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and also holds masters degrees in Mass Communication and Sociology.

Bonnie Berk - founder of Berk and Associates
Bonnie Berk formed Berk and Associates in 1988 to provide consulting services in financial, economic and policy analysis, innovative infrastructure financial planning, and consensus building on complex policy and financing strategies. Bonnie leads the firm's strategic planning and facilitation practice, specializing in multi-disciplinary and often controversial policy projects, requiring expert facilitation skills, the integration of technical and policy analysis and citizen engagement. Previously, Bonnie served as METRO's Financial Projects Administrator and was a Research Scientist with Battelle. She received a B.A. in Politics and Sociology from Brandeis University, a masters degree in public policy from UC Berkeley, and an MBA from the University of Washington.

Kate Bogh - MSIM Student

Hilary Feier - Vice President for Hitachi Consulting
Hilary Feier has more than 15 years of experience delivering Business Intelligence consulting and training solutions. Ms. Feier currently manages Hitachi Consulting's Pacific Northwest Business Intelligence (BI) & Performance Management practice and recently returned from a 1 year assignment in the UK where she helped establish a BI practice in Europe. Ms. Feier has extensive experience in the architecture; design, development and implementation of complex OLAP based solutions, utilizing both Hyperion's Essbase and Microsoft's Analysis Services. She also has experience designing and managing ERP system implementations. Ms. Feier has coauthored curricula and books on business intelligence topics and taught classes and led seminars on various topics relating to data warehousing, business intelligence, and OLAP technologies. Ms. Feier received a Bachelor of Arts degree in computer science from Brown University and a Masters in Business Administration degree from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business.

Batya Friedman - Professor in the Information School, University of Washington
Batya Friedman is a Professor in the Information School and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington where she Co-Directs the Value Sensitive Design Research Laboratory. She received both her BA (1979) and PhD (1988) from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Friedman's research interests include human-computer interaction, especially human values in design, social and cultural aspects of information systems, and design methodology. Her 1997 edited volume (Cambridge University Press) is titled Human Values and the Design of Computer Technology. Her work on Value Sensitive Design has focused on the values of informed consent, privacy in public, trust, freedom from bias, moral agency, and human dignity, and engaged such technologies as web browsers, large-screen displays, urban simulation, robotics, open-source code bases, and location-enhanced computing. She is also Co-Director for The Mina Institute (Covelo, CA).

Karen E Fisher - Associate Professor, Information School, University of Washington
Dr. Karen E. Fisher teaches and conducts research on information behavior or social and cognitive aspects of how individuals need, seek, give and use information in different contexts. She is particularly interested in information behavior in everyday contexts, as well as in community and health settings. Her latest research focuses on how people seek and use community information as part of everyday life and is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Her other teaching and research areas include community analysis, qualitative research methods, and health service provider-patient communication. Assistant Professor Fisher has an MLIS (1991) and a PhD (1998) from the University of Western Ontario. From 1998-99 she held a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan that she was awarded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

Nancy Gershenfeld - Senior Lecturer, Information School, University of Washington

Kevin Greenan - Vice President for Hitachi Consulting
Kevin has significant experience in developing relationships with major accounts and building successful consulting teams, as well as deep expertise in BIPM and CRM technologies. Kevin is the Microsoft LPL, with a focus that spans BI, SharePoint and Dynamics. He plays a key role in the continued growth of the PNW Market. Prior to joining Hitachi, Kevin was at Microsoft where he was Senior Director in the Field and Partner Marketing Group for several years. Prior to Microsoft, he spent 15 years in management and IT consulting with KPMG Consulting, Deloitte & Touche and several start-up firms. He has built strong relationships with CRM and BI technology vendors including Business Objects, Siebel (CRM and Analytics), Oracle and Hyperion. Kevin also has more than 10 years of experience in financial management with Paine Webber, Johnson, Lemon & Co, and the Bank of California/Merus Capital Management. Kevin earned his BA in public administration and business from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He is a member of the Advisory Board of VARBusiness Magazine and former member of the Board of Advisors to the University of Washington's E-Business MBA Program.

Ricardo Gomez - Research Associate, Center for Information & Society
Dr. Ricardo Gomez specializes in the social impacts of communication technologies, especially in community development settings. He is also interested in qualitative research methods, and in group facilitation and process design. He seeks creative ways to communicate complex ideas and research results in everyday language. He has worked with private, public and non-profit sectors around the world, with a particular focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. Before joining the University of Washington he worked with Microsoft Community Affairs, and with the International Development Research Center in Canada. He holds an MA from Université du Québec à Montréal (1992) and a Ph.D. from Cornell University (1997).

Marisa Haberfelde - MLIS Student

Trent Hill - Senior Lecturer, Information School, University of Washington Trent Hill is a Lecturer at the Information School and teaches primarily in the 530 and 560 decades.

Ben Hyman - Manager of Technology & Policy of British Columbia Libraries
Ben is the Manager of Policy & Technology with the Public Library Services Branch (PLSB), Ministry of Education, based in Victoria, BC, Canada. He is currently working on several projects, not the least of which is PLSB's involvement with the Evergreen experience in BC; he suspects that's why he's been invited to iEdge. Ben's held systems and public service positions in public, academic, government and special libraries.

Tim King - Community Associate, WebJunction
A 2007 UW iSchool MLIS graduate, Tim's role at WebJunction allows him to wade hip deep in some of his favorite things -- libraries, technology, and online community -- every single day.

Kathleen Loebig - MLIS Student
Pittsburgh native Kathleen Loebig earned her BFA in vocal performance from Carnegie Mellon University in 1999. After seven years fundraising in the Seattle arts community, she returned to graduate school to pursue her love of organization, metadata, and taxonomy.

Jason Parker - Business Analyst, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Jason Parker has been a Business Analyst at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation since October 2005. He has worked on packaged software implementation projects, custom development projects and business process improvement projects, include Intranet, grant management, contract management and a Human Resource Management System. This last year, Jason has worked as an Information Manager, developing an enterprise-wide controlled vocabulary, information quality policies and an information governance council. He graduated from the MSIM program in June 2006.

Lisa Nathan - Doctoral Candidate, Information School at the University of Washington
Lisa Nathan received a B.A. in Education from Eckerd College and an M.S. in Library and Information Science from Simmons College. Lisa's research agenda is focused on investigating the adaptive process that occurs through our interactions with information technology. In particular, she is interested in how value tensions are negotiated during interactions with information technology. Other research interests include: a) sustainable use of information technology, b) the socio-technical history of information technology, and c) methods for envisioning the systemic effects of new technology to guide design and policy decisions. Lisa's dissertation proposal is entitled: Adaptation and Information Technology: An ethnography of values, choice, and tension in two ecovillages.

Sarah Schacht - founder of Knowledge As Power
Sarah Schacht is a political entrepreneur who searches for simple solutions to complex social problems. Eagerly involved in politics from an early age, she's been a conservative and a liberal, working for a range of causes and campaigns. In 2003, she worked on Howard Dean's presidential campaign, working in New Hampshire, Dean's national headquarters, Iowa, and Washington State. She specialized in youth outreach, online organizing, and field work. In 2004 she was one of the youngest delegates to the Democratic National Convention, and in 2005 she interned for Congressman Jay Inslee's office, where she researched the communications systems within Congress. Returning home to Washington State, she founded Knowledge As Power, a 501c3 nonpartisan organization which helps Washingtonians track legislation on any issue and communicate effectively with their legislators. Sarah is a 2008 Echoing Green Semi-Finalist, a Sunlight Foundation grantee, and a contributor to an upcoming book on American government and communications technology.

Steve Shadle - Serials Access Librarian at the University of Washington
Formerly ISSN cataloger at the Library of Congress

Kristen Shuyler - Librarian, Seattle University
Kristen Shuyler is a reference and instructional librarian at Seattle University. She coordinates the library's chat reference services and serves as the liaison to seven departments in the SU College of Science and Engineering. She graduated from the UW Information School in 2005.

Kathleen Walsh - Information Systems Analyst, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Kathleen Walsh is currently an Information Systems Analyst in the Global Development Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. She graduated from the iSchool with an MLIS in 2007.

Zaaz
ZAAZ is a premiere interactive agency that provides performance-driven design services to top brands and Fortune 1,000 companies including Microsoft, Converse, Sony, Ford Motor and others. ZAAZ services include web strategy, design, development, user experience, web analysis and optimization. Years ago, ZAAZ recognized a gap in the interactive marketplace. While many enterprise organizations had analytics tools, very few were getting maximum value from them. At the same time, web initiatives scoring big on creativity alone often lacked any scientific proof of their effectiveness. By providing both sides of the equation (award-winning design + comprehensive analysis), ZAAZ is able to provide creative solutions that work.