The Road to BriForum

Potential BriForum 2009 Chicago dates: Does July 22-24 work?

Brian Madden — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:38:41 GMT

We're trying to nail down the dates for BriForum 2009. As we've written in the past, finding a venue / date combination is much more complex than we'd like it to be. Most feedback we received was that Chicago and The Navy Pier were great locations this year, so we're going to plan on sticking with the same venue for next year....(read more)

BriForum 2008 Chicago will be the global BriForum this year

Brian Madden — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:44:24 GMT

We decided that we're not going to have a separate BriForum conference in Europe anymore. It's just too much work for our little four-person company. BriForum is such an awesome event that takes so much energy and so much time, and we realized it's just not realistic for us to do two each year....(read more)

40 BriForum 2008 Chicago sessions announced

Brian Madden — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:57:21 GMT

Today, we're officially announcing the first batch of sessions that we'll have as part of our sixth BriForum in Chicago from June 16-18. (We'll have 60 sessions total. I still have to work out some more details with a few presenters, which...(read more)

Help us choose the sessions for BriForum 2008 Chicago

Brian Madden — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:01:11 GMT

As you know, BriForum has been and always will be a community event. Each year we invite anyone and everyone to submit abstracts for the technical breakout sessions, and then we choose the 40 or 50 sessions that we'll present. (Actually, it might...(read more)

BriForum 2008 Chicago: Session Submissions due tomorrow

Brian Madden — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:51:03 GMT

Do you want to speak at BriForum 2008 at the Chicago Navy Pier from June 16-18? If so, please submit your session proposal by midnight tomorrow (April 1). We've received proposals from about 50 different folks so far covering well over 100 sessions...(read more)

Save the date: BriForum 2008 Amsterdam will be November 5-7 [UPDATED]

Brian Madden — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:51:34 GMT

We finally nailed down the dates for BriForum Europe 2008. It will be November 5-7, 2008 (Wed-Fri) in the same location as last year: The NEMO Science Center in Amsterdam. We'll announce full details in a few weeks when we launch the new BriForum website....(read more)

Our plans for recording videos at BriForum 2008 Chicago

Gabe Knuth — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:54:53 GMT

In today's Road to BriForum article, we're going to take a quick look at the various technology voodoo that we use to run the actual BriForum conference. Ever since the very first BriForum in 2005, we've recorded the breakout sessions so that...(read more)

How relevant is BriForum? One-third of all BriForum 2007 Chicago exhibitors have been acquired by larger companies in the past year!

Brian Madden — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 02:34:21 GMT

Today's blog is part of our new Friday series, " The road to BriForum ." Now that we launched the BriForum 2008 Chicago website , Emily and I can work more closely with companies participating in this year's BriForum DEMO lab (me from...(read more)

The Road to BriForum: A DEMO lab this year!

Brian Madden — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:49:49 GMT

Gabe, Emily, and I just launched a new blog called " The Road to BriForum ." We're going to post to this blog each Friday, writing about all the behind-the-scenes stuff it takes to make BriForum happen each year. This year we also have a...(read more)

The Road to BriForum: A lot of changes this year!

Brian Madden — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:56:53 GMT

Have you ever wondered what it takes to put together a conference for 500 people? People are always asking Gabe, Emily, or me about BriForum. They ask about the technology or the logistics or what it takes to really put together this conference. So to...(read more)