I'm often asked: "Don't you think putting all the videos online is shooting yourself in the foot?". No no, the free videos are part of our public service mission, and they don't replace one of Lift's biggest added value: the quality networking. Nothing beats face to face, whatever technology you have. Attending Lift brings concrete returns as shown in the Lift08 post conference survey:

Did you get any new business at LIFT08?”

Of the 145 attendees that responded, some 20% confirmed that they did get new business at LIFT08 and 45% responded that had established interesting contacts at LIFT that could perhaps generate new business. The remaining 35% said that they did not get any new business at LIFT08 but with many commenting that this was not their aim in attending LIFT or was not part of their current professional role.

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We should get together even more in hard times. Network is the new job security after all!

Presentation of iO at the LIFT08 venture night.

The LIFT08 venture night videos are now online on the talks page and from the table below:

The iO video is still being edited and will be available in a few days. Enjoy!

Clipperz's presentation at the LIFT08 venture night.

Cyril Lamblard presents Holistis at the LIFT08 venture night.

Nicolas Dengler presents Mixin at the LIFT08 venture night.

Raphaël Arrigoni presents Pixelux Entertainment at the LIFT08 Venture Night.

Presentation of Viewdle at the LIFT venture night.

Wuala presents at the LIFT08 venture night in Geneva on February 6, 2008.

Younghee Jung, Senior Design Manager at Nokia, recently moved to London from Tokyo. Learn more about Younghee's groundbreaking work by viewing her LIFT08 video.

Many will remember her presentation in the User Experience Track where she shared research performed in shanty towns around the world. The purpose was to capture input from users with a view to analyzing trends for future development.

Younghee's well-known colleague and Principal Researcher at Nokia, Jan Chipchase, will be attending LIFT08 in Korea. We'll be back with more about Jan's contribution soon.