Dear Lifters,
Greetings from freezing Geneva! Here comes the Lift10 notification, a two minute email with the most important things you need to know about our upcoming conference in Geneva in May 2010!

We want to quickly introduce the program and confirmed speakers. Don't forget to subscribe to one of our communication channels, either our blog, twitter or Facebook. We have events and projects happening throughout the year and we want to keep you in the loop!

www.liftconference.com/news
www.twitter.com/liftconference
www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Lift-Conference/62193492298

LIFT10: "CONNECTED PEOPLE"

Lift10 will explore the most overlooked aspect of innovation: people. Known in techno-parlance as users, consumers, clients, participants, prosumers, citizens or activists, they ultimately define the success of all technological and entrepreneurial projects. A decade after the rebirth of user-centered design and innovation, it is time to explore the myths and uncover the reality behind the "connected people".

Lift10 will give you insights on how people behave online, the various usages of social media, and the differences between generations. Learn how to leverage the power of millions of supporters from a member of Obama's social media team (Rahaf Harfoush), hear the story of the "pirate party" who made it to the European parliament with the help of online communities (Amelia Andersdotter) and listen to the founder of Worldchanging share the stories he gathered from thousands of people around the world (Alex Steffen).

Listen to Catherine Lottier, head of TV program foresight at France's most innovative TV channel, talk about the media of the future. Hear Katrin Verclas explain how mobile phones can have a bigger social impact. Jamais Cascio, who has just been named one of the top 100 global thinkers by Foreign Policy "for being our moral guide to the future" will join biologist Aubrey De Grey who treats age as a disease and wants you (yes, you!) to live well beyond the normal 100 years or so.

Lift10 will host a large assortment of opinions and inspiring ideas, and a mix of new and known faces who will share ideas that you will reuse in your daily life and work.

www.liftconference.com/lift10
www.liftconference.com/lift10/program
www.liftconference.com/lift10/speakers

HOW TO ATTEND

You need to register to attend Lift10. There are several options:
• purchase your ticket on our website. If you do so before Dec. 26 you will pay less! We have different types of tickets, including 100 passes for non-profit organizations at a special price of 500chf, and the super ticket which will boost your networking by giving you access to speakers' activities organized before and after the conference.
• try to grab one of the free student tickets by participating in the contest
• request a press or blogger pass if you qualify for one

www.liftconference.com/lift10/register

IN OTHER NEWS: NEW PRICING, LIFT@HOME, HEAD, ALPICT

It has been a busy December. Here are the headlines:

The whole Lift Experience has been taken over by the Geneva School of Art and Design! This promises to create a unique atmosphere for networking and inspiration
www.liftconference.com/news/lift10-scenography-head

Entrepreneurs will also be deeply involved in Lift10 thanks to a partnership signed for the third consecutive year with AlpIct, joined this year by the Geneva Economical Promotion Office
www.liftconference.com/news/new-partners-alpict-and-geneva-economic-deve...

We have a new pricing model! We're hoping to create a better image of the conference whilst still allowing our faithful supporters to access Lift at a low price.
www.liftconference.com/news/important-change-pricing-policy

Two and a half months after launching, Lift@home has surprised us with fifteen community organized events happening around the world in Seoul, Brussels, London, San Francisco, Barcelona, New York, Geneva, Lausanne and more. With the Christmas break coming, the January and February agenda is pretty clear, so take the chance to propose an event. Now is the time!
www.liftconference.com/news/we-are-waiting-your-lifthome-propositions

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

Lift10 is made possible thanks to the support of the following partners:

We are currently looking for more partners for 2010. We offer visibility, innovation watch and event organization services, contact us on www.liftconference.com/feedback

SEE YOU AT LIFT10!

Thank you for reading this newsletter :) We look forward to welcome you in Geneva next May! For anything else you can always contact us using info@liftconference.com

Very best regards and happy holidays,
Laurent and the Team

Hello :)
howdy from the Lift team! This email contains some REALLY important information. We have launched several initiatives we want you to be aware of, and a LOT happened since our last email six months ago. So bear with us for two minutes, check the headlines below and find out what has kept us busy. Thank you for reading this message, and see you soon!

IN THIS EDITION:

- Lift10 at 550chf until Oct 6!
- NEW: Our iPhone app
- NEW: Lift @ home, community organized workshops and gatherings
- NEW: Check the improved videos
- The (growing) calendar of events

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550CHF FOR LIFT10 UNTIL OCT 6

Lift10 is happening in May 2010, and the super early bird tickets are selling at 550chf (360€, 530$) for a few more days. Get your pass now (choose the prepayment option if you need more time before to wire the money) and you will get a nice discount while also making our life easier. We love to see participants register in advance, it's motivating :)

We are currently working on next year's format and theme, and things are pretty undefined at this point. What we know:
- The format will change quite radically
- We will improve interactivity and quality control
- The conference will feature actionable ideas, things you can reuse in your day to day activities

Lift10 homepage:
http://liftconference.com/lift10

You can follow the design of Lift10 on our blog and on our Facebook page:
http://liftconference.com/news
http://facebook.com/pages/Lift-Conference/62193492298

If you have some speakers to suggest, don't hesitate:
http://liftconference.com/node/add/suggestion

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LIFT IPHONE APP

Dear Lifter,
we hope you are doing great ! We would like to announce today a new and exciting development in the life of the Lift community: Lift France !

The magnificent Palais du Pharo in Marseille will host our next conference, taking place this year on June 18-20. With now three conferences a year, this means that we will have more amazing ideas and people coming your way. Join us for what is shaping up as a unique event with some of the world’s best minds, built around the theme « Hands-On Future ».

Here is what you will find in this newsletter:

° Lift France 09 : Hands-On Future !
° Tickets at only 350€ until March 20
° The Lift09 talks in videos
° A word for those who have not yet attended a Lift event
° Unsubscribe from this newsletter, contacting us, Lift Asia and Lift10

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Lift France 09 : Hands-On future !

As announced at Lift09, we are launching a new series of events in Europe. In partnership with FING, France’s best think tank, we will organize a conference in Marseille, an exciting city that has been chosen as Europe’s culture capital for 2013.

See the Lift France 09 homepage :
http://liftconference.com/lift-france-09

On June 18, 19 and 20, Lift France’s program will be articulated around three sub themes :
- Changing Things, towards objects that are not just "smart" and connected, but also customizable, hackable, transformable, fully recyclable.
- Changing Innovation, towards continuous and networked innovation, emerging from users as well as entrepreneurs, researchers or activists.
- Changing The Planet, towards a "green design" that reconnects global environmental challenges with growth, but also with human desire, pleasure, beauty and fun.

Dear Lifter,
I hope this message finds you well! Fresh from our first Asian edition in September, we've already been working hard to making Lift 09 Geneva more passionate, engaging, and surprising than ever. We wanted to share a quick update with you on the following topics:

° Upcoming Lift09 theme: Where did the future go?
° New this year: Just what the community ordered!
° Special discount for our members
° More talks coming your way
° A word for those who have not yet attended a Lift event

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LIFT09: WHERE DID THE FUTURE GO?

We were told that the Future would be about mechanization and computerization, complete with 3D flying virtual assistants, 1984-like nightmares and Asimov-inspired robots. We now realize that long-praised vision of the 21st Century may not materialize. Videophones didn't really take off, flying cars are still sci-fi, and we've yet to start jacking directly into our nervous system.

That said, change happened but not necessarily where we thought it would. Innovation is not always shiny and visible, and things as fundamental as solidarity, collective action, or how we inhabit our physical environment have evolved dramatically, calling for new approaches to designing meaningful new interactions.

What can we learn from the predictions that didn't happen? How do we better imagine the future? Lift09 (Feb. 25-27, 2009) will explore this topic with three intense days of inspiration and networking in Geneva. Join us to meet speakers like Vint Cerf (father of the internet, inventor of the TCP/IP protocol), Dan Hill (of urban consultancy Arup), Juliana Rotich (Kenyan blogger and digital activist) and Baba Wamé (Yaounde-based researcher who studies the impact of dating websites on Cameroonese society).

For more information visit the Lift09 homepage on liftconference.com/lift09

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NEW THIS YEAR: JUST WHAT THE COMMUNITY ORDERED