Archive for August, 2007

David Sibbet of The Grove added to VizThink ‘08

Friday, August 31st, 2007

We're excited with the addition of industry veteran David Sibbet to the facilitator group.  David is the founder of The Grove Consultants International, a full service organization development consulting firm located in the Thoreau Center for Sustainability in the Presidio of San Francisco. His personal consulting is focused on helping organizations ...

Nigel Holmes added to the group of facilitators

Friday, August 31st, 2007

We're very excited to announce the addition of Nigel Holmes to the VizThink '08 facilitators.  Nigel does explanation graphics.  He graduated from The Royal College of Art in 1966, and worked as a freelancer for newspapers and magazines in England until 1977, when Walter Bernard hired him to work at ...

Writing on Walls

Friday, August 31st, 2007

We're very excited to announce the addition of Eileen Clegg as a facilitator for the conference! We've known Eileen for years and have been a huge fan of her great work. Her hands on approach demonstrates one of the key features of the conference...real-world practice of visualization concepts. Eileen is a ...

New keynote added: Bob Horn

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

We're very excited to announce the addition of Bob Horn to VizThink '08.  Bob is the author of Visual Language: Global Communication for the 21st Century.  The landmark book, out of print until recently, has been republished and will be available for sale at the conference. In addition, Bob is a visiting scholar ...

Interactive Data Visualization & Analysis

Friday, August 24th, 2007

As we design the conference, we're trying to bring in people from a variety of disciplines that apply visual thinking techniques.  The networking and cross-pollination will provide tremendous insights and ideas for your work.  So far, we've added experts in information graphics and corporate communications.  Now, we're very excited to add ...

Business 2.0 Ad

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Our first advertisement, which can be found in the September issue of Business 2.0, should be just about ready to hit news stands.  Definitely go buy a copy!  Until then you can get a preview of the PDF right here: Business 2.0 Ad for VizThink '08

Dave Gray added to the schedule

Monday, August 20th, 2007

We're very excited about the announcements of facilitators for the conference.  There's a great line up on the way.  We've actually chosen the term "facilitator" intentionally.  We're not looking for speakers or presenters.  We're looking for people who have a ton of experience and have a proven ability to help ...

Registration is now open!

Thursday, August 16th, 2007

Good news!  Registration for VizThink '08 is now open.  All of the details are available on the registration page of our website.  We look forward to seeing you in San Francisco!

Switching gears

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007

We've spent the past six weeks getting all the logistics worked out for the new event.  We're really excited about the possibilities.  However, we're even more excited about the quality of content for the event.  Over the next few weeks, we'll be announcing a steady flow of facilitators.  We're gathering ...

New logo

Wednesday, August 8th, 2007

We continue to move along quickly here at VizThink HQ.  There are lots of very exciting announcement coming in the next several weeks.  Be sure to check back frequently.  Registration opens in just one week on August 15th, 2007.  One of the most recent accomplishments is the new logo: It's featured ...

Contact Information

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Need to contact us here at VizThink?  Here's our new contact information: Address: 926 NW 13th Avenue, Suite 220 Portland, Oregon 97209 Phone: 503-467-7770 e-Mail: info@vizthink.com Of course, you can always find this on the About page as well.

VizThink 08 Dates Announced

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Everything's progressing very quickly here at VizThink.  You know where it's going to be, but the question was when.  Well, we're excited to announce that our first get together will be January 27th through January 29th, 2008!  Here's a look at the tentative schedule: Sunday, January 27th, 6pm - 8pm: Opening Reception Monday, ...