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TTI/Vanguard is a technology conference series for senior-level executives headquartered in Santa Monica, California. TTI/Vanguard explores emerging and potentially disruptive technologies and their impact. Five times annually, in a conference-like setting, corporate and government leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers, and academics meet to discuss the prospective future technology. TTI/Vanguard offers a variety of services including conferences, field trips, and workshops on a diverse range of IT topics related to advanced technologies.
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Advisory Board | Faculty
TTI/Vanguard's program is developed and led by its Advisory Board—John Perry Barlow, Gordon Bell, Peter Cochrane, Deborah Estrin, Eric Haseltine, Mike Hawley, Alan Kay, Len Kleinrock, Doug Lenat, Bob Lucky, Nicholas Negroponte, and David Reed. They identify thought leaders and innovators from a multiplicity of backgrounds and disciplines and invite them to speak at TTI/Vanguard meetings.
Conferences
Each TTI/Vanguard conference is two days. There are also workshops and optional field trips to local research and development labs, both academic and corporate.
Conference recordings and documents are immediately archived in a fully-indexed repository accessible to TTI/Vanguard members only.
Speakers
TTI/Vanguard’s presenters include technologists, entrepreneurs, academicians, scientists, commentators and futurists, authors and journalists, and business leaders.
Format
TTI/Vanguard conferences are interactive.
Author David Weinberger has described his experience as a speaker as follows:
"Everyone in the audience has a microphone and is encouraged to interrupt with questions and disagreements. So, I didn't make it all the way through my talk, which is common here. Unsurprisingly, the comments were quite trenchant: ... I should have figured more audience-conversation time into my talk. I was well into describing tagging when the big red light flashed, and I didn't get to the conclusions I outlined in my previous post."[1]
According to another speaker, Dr. Paul Miller:
"The audience is senior, and easily one of the most engaged I've come across for a while. After a ten minute grace period, presenters are pelted with questions and comments, and I've only seen a couple get all the way through their prepared slides. It's refreshing to see attendees making sure they get what they want, rather than listening semi-soporifically to one prepared pitch after another. It should also be good for the speaker, as at least they’re having the audience engage."[2]
Press
TTI/Vanguard is a private forum. No press is permitted in TTI/Vanguard sessions and they do not publish their findings for the public.
Jeff Jonas, who spoke at a conference, stated:
"There is this organization called TTI/Vanguard. I swear I had never heard of them. Based on the roads I travel and the company I keep – I must have been living in a box. This members/invitation only group holds several meetings a year on various topics."[3]
Profile of TTI/Vanguard Member Organizations
TTI/Vanguard member organizations represent global private, public, and academic sectors. Members include: brand-name manufacturers, cutting-edge software and hardware developers, aerospace and defense companies, financial and investment institutions, insurers, retailers, pharmaceutical and healthcare groups, telecommunications firms, corporate and government labs, service providers and consulting groups, energy and chemical companies, broadcasters, food and beverage companies, universities, and advisors in international government agencies.
Business Model
TTI/Vanguard is a subscription-based organization. Its conferences may only be attended by members. Membership entitles members to attend 5 consecutive conferences. It is not possible to pay to attend a single conference.
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External links
- TTI/Vanguard website
- Symplified CEO to Discuss Cloud Security Challenges at the TTI/Vanguard Conference
- Paul Stamatiou: Recap: TTI/Vanguard Generation Techs Conference
- Terry Jones: Talking at TTI/Vanguard Smart(er) Data conference
- Shay David: Kaltura's Blog: Notes from TTI/Vanguard conference
- Mark Oehlert: Wolfram/Alpha Computational Engine: Impact on Learning/Training?
- Tour, Calit2 at UCSD. 02.20.09. Dr. Larry Smarr: The Strongly Coupled LambdaCloud
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