IEEE Dallas Consumer Electronics Society
“Bending the Laws of Time and Place: Multimedia in the Age of Broadband”
(or “Steve Hawking Visits with Steve Jobs”)
Date: Tuesday, April 11th , 2006
Lunch/Chapter business: 11:15 AM – 11:45 A.M.
Program: 11:45 A.M. ~ 12:45 P.M.
Place: Holiday Inn Select, Richardson
(1655 N. Central Expressway (US 75), Richardson, TX 75080)
(Near 75 & Campbell)
Speaker: Michael Greeson, President, The Diffusion Group
Presentation
Modern
technology is making it possible for consumers to access and consume media content
at any time or place. And not just preprogrammed broadcast media, but highly-personalized,
preferred content. With accelerated adoption of devices like digital video
recorders and robust portable multimedia players, the “laws” of old media are
bending to conform with the reality of new media. As this paradigm shift takes
place, value chains will collide and yesterday’s partners become today’s
competitors. Exciting but dangerous times for both small startups and
established leviathans. Mr. Greeson will combine TDG’s latest primary consumer
research and industry insights to discuss how these disruptive forces will
shape the business and consumer experience of multimedia, as well as provide a
roadmap of potential pitfalls and opportunities associated with these changes.
Resume Summary:
Michael is the founder and
director for The Diffusion Group. He covers a variety of topics related to
consumer technologies with a particular focus on broadband adoption, home
networks, broadband-enabled services, and the future of the “connected
consumer.” He has authored or co-authored more than fifty reports on important
aspects of the broadband and new media landscape and has advised some of the
world’s most successful technology vendors and service providers.
Mr. Greeson is also a regular contributor to a number of periodicals and frequently cited in the technology press. His contributions can be found in The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Financial Times, Forbes, The Register, Time, Business Week, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and many other publications.
Michael graduated with honors from the University of Chicago with a Master’s of Arts in Interdisciplinary Social Science, blending studies in sociology, psychology, social theory, and philosophy. Prior to Chicago, Michael graduated with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Central Oklahoma.
There is no membership requirement to attend this meeting.
For additional information, please contact Dr. Baowei Ji at (972) 761-7167 baowei.ji@samsung.com or Sam Broyles at (214) 480-3232 sam.broyles@ti.com
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