News

For BIL, Tagging Along With TED Proves to Be an Excellent Adventure

March 1, 2011 /

MATR Sponsor (view all)

The MDT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program encourages and supports the participation of companies owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in transportation contracts.

An ‘Unconference’ Shadows Meeting of High Fliers; Couch Surfing, Carpools, Low Expectations

For jet-setting CEOs, academics and artists descending on Long Beach, Calif., this week to schmooze with the likes of Bill Gates and Stanley McChrystal, there’s nothing quite like TED, an annual tech extravaganza billed as the "ultimate brain spa" that costs $6,000 a ticket.

For everyone else, there’s BIL. BIL is the "unconference" that has been a tagalong with TED since 2008, held the same week and as close as possible to the more glittering gathering.

By ERICA ORDEN

Full Story: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703408604576164341605544626.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_tech

***

And for everyone in Montana, there’s Ignite!!!

Ignite Missoula- Are You Ready For 5 Minutes In The Spotlight? We’re accepting entries, Date TBD, Missoula, Montana http://matr.net/article-43342.html