This has just started. Quartz is a new online business publication from the publishers of The Atlantic. This is the second of their series of futurist conferences. The next will be in London in 2015. joly posted: "Tomorrow, Wednesday November 5 2014 Quartz will be holding a full day conference The Next Billion - one of a global series exploring the next generation of technologies and strategies that will help companies and individuals around the globe prepare for" [image: The Next Billion] <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/nextbillion.png>Today, *Wednesday November 5 2014, Quartz <http://qz.com/>* will be holding a full day conference *The Next Billion <http://thenextbillion.qz.com/newyork2014/>* - one of a global series exploring the next generation of technologies and strategies that will help companies and individuals around the globe prepare for the next billion internet users to come online. Speakers include representatives from *Microsoft*, *SmartThings*, *goTenna*, *Harvard Law School*, the * Ford Foundation*, and *Al Jazeera America*. The sold out event will be webcast live via *Livestream <http://new.livestream.com/accounts/10591685/thenextbillion>*. *What: Quartz's The Next Billion: New York <http://thenextbillion.qz.com/newyork2014/> Where: Bohemian National Hall, NYC Agenda: http://thenextbillion.qz.com/newyork2014 <http://thenextbillion.qz.com/newyork2014> When: Wednesday November 5 2014 9:30am-4:45pm EST | 14:30-21:45 UTC Webcast: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/10591685/thenextbillion <http://new.livestream.com/accounts/10591685/thenextbillion> Twitter: # <https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23qznextbillion>**qznextbillion <https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23qznextbillion>* Comment <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7168#respond> See all comments <http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7168#comments> *Permalink* http://isoc-ny.org/p2/7168 -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com VP (Admin) - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org -------------------------------------------------------------- -