Supernova -- The Technology Forum for Business
Dates: June 21 – 23, 2006
Time: Wharton West Workshops: June 21, 7:30am – 5:30pm; Wharton West Technology Showcase & Reception, June 21, 5:30pm – 8:30pm; cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Supernova 2-day conference: June 22 – 23. Registration: 7:30am; Sessions: 8:30am – 5:30pm each day.
Sponsors: Produced in partnership with the Wharton School, AT&T, CNET News.com, Knowledge@Wharton, Bite Communications.
Registration: To register, go to: http://www.supernova2006.com To receive the special Wharton Club Member rates, enter the code shown next to your selected conference package under “priority code” on the Registration Form.
Cost: WCNC members will receive a special 50% discount rate: Wharton Workshop Day: $395 (code: WHW), 2-day and Full Conference: $1,295 (code: WHFC)
Location: Wharton West Workshops and Technology Showcase & Reception: Wharton West Campus, 101 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA. Supernova 2-day Conference: the Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA.
Program: Supernova is unlike any other business event. It is the only conference that brings business leaders and technology innovators together to explore the far-reaching implications of an increasingly distributed business environment, in which new software, devices, communications links and media forms connect a growing virtual workforce. And, with its global community of technologists, corporate executives, investors and media, it has become the place to network with the industry’s top power-players.
Special Wharton networking events at Supernova:
- Wharton Workshops - leading industry experts provide examples of practical applications and real-world success stories of “networked” technologies. Topics include: economics of virtual worlds, beyond business blogging, community marketing, re-connecting telecom, the new video ecosystem, the new Personal InfoSphere, rethinking intellectual property, consumer-generating content and new marketing models, what “Web 2.0 means for business, and more.
- Wharton Reception - a kick-off networking reception will feature a Technology Showcase of select business solutions providers. WCNC members will gather with Wharton affiliates and the Supernova technology community for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
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Just connecting to the network is no longer enough. In today’s chaotic, interconnected environment, success requires the ability to identify key relationships, and to stand out from the crowd. New industry ecosystems are developing, while new forms of innovation emerge on top of connected platforms.

At Supernova 2006, we will examine how leading entrepreneurs, investors, and companies are not only coping with complexity, but taking advantage of it.

Venue and Reservation Information

Planned session and workshop topics include: power to the people • from search to eternity • business implications of virtual worlds • web 2.0 meets the enterprise • community marketing • cutting the cords: the future of telecom • the Net is alive • rise of the videonet • the future of the desktop • who owns "you" • rethinking intellectual property • the next five billion users • and more

Supernova 2006 program highlights will include:

* The Wharton West Workshops, Reception, and Technology Showcase (June 21)

* General Sessions at the Palace Hotel (June 22-23)

* The Connected Innovators company showcase—co-hosted by TechCrunch.com

* A technology-themed evening gala

* New video/audio Media Center

* Special pre-conference/on-site coverage by CNET News.com & Knowledge@Wharton

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About Supernova
The Supernova conference focuses on the technology-driven transformation of computing, communications, digital media, and business. Now in its fifth year, Supernova brings together leading industry influencers to make business connections, explore emerging technologies, and discover innovative new ideas and companies.

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Increasingly powerful devices, coupled with increasingly pervasive networks, are changing the way we work, live, and play. Supernova distills what those trends mean for you and your organization. Produced in partnership with The Wharton School, it uniquely links technology vision with practical business focus.

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