After producing the 140 Characters Conference in: New York City, Los Angeles and London, I chose to do the next event in Tel Aviv because when I look at the evolution of twitter and Facebook and the commercialization of presence, the roots for these platforms can be traced back to the people of Israel.

In the mid 1990s the consumer internet communications industry was born in Israel. Looking back, it was the launch of Internet Phone from VocalTec and the launch of ICQ from Mirabilis which had the most significant contributions to what has evolved into what we know as social media. These platforms popularized concepts that were a prequel to the core features seen in Facebook and twitter today - (i.e. features like: on-line status messages, presence, groups.)

When I look to the future of what’s next in social media, I don’t know of a better group of people to engage in the conversation than my friends who lives have been touched by the evolution of these technologies during the past decade.

I believe at #140conf Tel Aviv we will have a chance to better understand “The State of NOW” and the impact living in the now will have in the near future.

I am looking forward to producing/hosting #140conf Tel Aviv tomorrow.

Jeff Pulver / @jeffpulver

I believe we are now living in “The State of NOW” (see: http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/008950.html ) and that the advent of the NOW Internet has ushered in a new era of the net whose effects will be felt for some time to come. My interest in the real-time Internet lead me to the launch of the “140 Characters Conference” (#140conf) series earlier this year. At the first #140conf I looked at twitter as a platform and the effects twitter is having on a number of industries. As the real-time internet evolves and grows I expect to be looking at additional platforms and influences in the real-time Internet, but for the moment, twitter is the language spoken at #140conf. At #140conf we will be exploring the effects of the NOW Internet on the future of business.

Since the time the first #140conf took place in New York City back in June, I have produced follow up events in: Los Angeles, London and I will be hosting an event in Tel Aviv on Sunday.

Today I am excited to announce that #140conf: Barcelona will be taking place the afternoon of February 15th during the Mobile World Congress.

I am now looking for speakers for the event and look forward to producing this event in Barcelona. #140conf: Barcelona will be taking a hard look at the evolving real-time Internet and the impact it is having on a number of areas including: Celebrity, “The Media”, Music, Advertsing as well as other topics based on the proposals received.

I’m looking for friends to help me identify people whose voices should be heard at #140conf: Barcelona. I am looking for people whose approach to business has been touched by the real-time Internet and twitter and I would appreciate help in finding these people. If you have an idea/suggestion, please feel free to send email to: jeff@pulver.com.

(Companies interested in sponsoring should also feel free to contact me.)

The format of the #140conf: Tel Aviv will be fast past with the majority of the individual speaking spots limited to 10 minutes and the panels will be no more than 20 minutes.

The deadline for this “Call for Characters” is December 17th but, if possible, I would appreciate receiving your feedback before the deadline.

See Rules here.

The NOW Awards recognize celebrities and ordinary people who are making Twitter matter. From media and politics to technology and business, these game changers embody the qualities that are making Twitter and the emerging NOW internet a growing force in the world.

Include #140Conf, the word “vote” and your All-Star Tweeter’s username in your tweet. And remember, you can vote for anybody.

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Contest Rules:

-To be valid, votes must include #140Conf vote @

-Re-tweets are NOT counted as votes

-@ replies are NOT counted as votes

-The system counts first valid vote per twitter account per nominee

-Users may vote for an unlimited number of nominees

-Votes will not be withdrawn, so please vote with care.

NOTES:

*Voting begins at 10:00 am (EST) on September 29, 2009 and ends at 11:59 pm (EST) on October 24, 2009

*Winners will be announced October 27th @ the #140Conf Networking Reception

The 140 Characters Conference (#140conf) that took place June 16-17 2009 is now history. In two days, approx. 140 people spoke on one stage in 69 different sessions. You can now watch the videos from the conference. Special thanks to everyone who participated in the event, both in person and on the net.

I am looking for a new “Cast of Characters” for #140conf: LA taking place October 27/28 in the Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles as well as for #140conf: London taking place November 10/11. (Special thanks to Kodak who is the title sponsor of both events.)

Once again I plan to look at twitter as a platform and look at the effects of twitter on: Celebrity, “The Media”, Advertising and Politics as well as other topics based on the proposals received.

I believe we are now living in “The State of NOW” (see: http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/008950.html ) and that the advent of the NOW Internet has ushered in a new era of the net whose effects will be felt for some time to come.  #140conf is not a twitter conference where we will be intentionally sharing twitter “tips and techniques” but rather an event which will be exploring the effects of the NOW Internet on the future of various industries around the world. It just happens I believe twitter is the language of the NOW Internet and I look at the people who are using twitter as a fundamental part of their business as pioneers in this new space.

If you know someone whose approach to business has been affected by twitter, I would appreciate it if you could nominate them to be a character at one or both of my upcoming events. (You can also feel free to nominate yourself.) If you have an idea/suggestion for a panel, please feel free to suggest the speakers. Please feel free to email your suggestions to jeff @ pulver.com. (You can also free free to tweet your nomination(s)).

I plan on keeping the format of the event fast past with the majority of the individual speaking spots limited to 10 minutes and the panels to be no more than 20 minutes.

The deadline for this “Call for Characters” is July 24th but, if possible, I would appreciate receiving your feedback before the deadline.

– Jeff Pulver

You are invited to participate in the re-broadcast of the 140 Characters Conference which will be taking place on June 29th and June 30th.

This will be a “Director’s Cut” re-broadcast as some of the speakers will be tweeting while their session is being re-broadcast.

The broadcast starts at 11 AM (EST) each day.

To watch the re-broadcast, visit http://140conf.com/watch

Hope you can join us on Monday and Tuesday for the re-broadcast. Please include #140conf when you tweet about the content you are watching.

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The 140 Character Conference - Day 1 Rebroadcast Schedule
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June 29th Schedule: (Time is EST)
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1. 11:00 AM - Jeff Keni Pulver (@jeffpulver), creator/founder/host #140conf
“The State of NOW”

2. 11:15 AM - Jack Dorsey (@jack) - creator, co-founder & Chairman, twitter

3. 11:27 AM - Tim O’Reilly (@timoreilly) - Founder and CEO, O’Reilly Media.
“What twitter has taught me”

4. 11:43 AM - Fred Wilson (@fredwilson) - is a VC and principal of Union Square Ventures:
“The Power of Passed Links and Earned Media”

5. 11:53 AM - John Borthwick - CEO of betaworks
“The twitter Ecosystem”

6. 12:05 AM - avid Saranga (@DavidSaranga) - Consul for Media and Public Affairs at the Israeli Consulate in New York
“The use of Twitter in Public Diplomacy”

7. 12:19 AM twitter: Newspapers
“The effect of twitter on Newspapers”

Participants:
John Boitnott (@jboitnott) - Social Media strategist, Village Voice
Erick Schonfeld (@erickschonfeld) - co-editor, TechCrunch
Etan Horowitz (@etanowitz) - Technology writer, Orlando Sentinel
Patrick LaForge (@palafo) - Director of the Copy Desks, The New York Times
Peter A. McKay (@peteramckay) - Writer, Wall Street Journal

8. 12:42 AM - Howard Lindzon (@howardlindzon) - Wallstrip Creator, Hedge Fund Manager, Venture Fund Manager and StockTwits.com
“Living in a twitter world.”

9. 12:50 AM - twitter: TV
“what twitter means to TV shows and their producers”

Participants:
Caissie St.Onge (@Caissie) - Writer/Producer, Best Week Ever
Craig Engler (@Craigatscifi) - SVP and GM of Sci Fi Digital.
Gavin Purcell (@gavinpurcell) - co-producer, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Shelly Palmer (@shelly_palmer) - Host, MediaBytes. President, NATAS–NY and the Emmy Awards. Author, Television Disrupted

10. 1:12 PM - Liz Strauss (@lizstrauss)”
Marketing for the eavesdroppers in the tridimensional conversation”

11. 1:22 PM - Stowe Boyd (@stoweboyd)
“The evolution of Microsyntax”

12. 1:33 PM - “The effects of twitter on My Business
or how things are different now because of twitter. The corporate perspective”

Participants:
Brian Solis (@briansolis) - Principal of FutureWorks
Brook Lundy (@someecards) - Co-Founder and Head Writer, someecards
Marcel LeBrun (@lebrun) - CEO, Radian6
Tony Hsieh (@zappos) - CEO, Zappos.com

13. 1:54 PM - Maegan Carberry (@maegancarberry) - Blogger, Huffington Post // CauseCast // Lifehack; co-host Variety’s Wilshire and Washington, Managing Editor, truuconfessions.com.
“Politics: possibilities of bipartisanship and/or post-partisanship on Twitter. “

14. 2:05 PM - “twitter as a News Gathering Tool”

Participants:
Ann Curry (@AnnCurry) - News Anchor on NBC’s Today Show and host of Dateline NBC
Rick Sanchez (@ricksanchezcnn) - Host of the 3PM weekday edition of CNN Newsroom
Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer)
Ryan Osborn (@todayshow) - Producer, NBC Today Show

15. 2:41 PM - John A. Byrne (@JohnAByrne) - Editor in Chief, BusinessWeek.com
“The Business Week perspective on twitter”

16. 3:04 PM - James Cox (@imajes)
“The story behind CNNBRK”

17. 3:14 PM - Moeed Ahmad (@moeed) - Head of New Media Technology and Future Media Department Technology Division, Al Jazeera Network
“The Al Jazeera Twitter Strategy”

18. 3:26 PM - Jeremy Epstein (@jer979) - Marketing Navigator, Never Stop Marketing
“How I followed Jeff Pulver on Twitter for 16 Months and Ended Up on This Stage: Twitter as a Strategic Relationship Building Tool”

19. 3:38 PM - Christopher R. Weingarten (@1000TimesYes) - Music Writer, RollingStone.com and Village Voice
“Twitter and the End Of Music Criticism”

20. 3:49 PM - Jeffrey Hayzlett (@JeffreyHayzlett) - Chief Marketing Officer, Kodak
“Kodak and twitter: What we are learning”

21. 4:10 PM - Kevin Slavin - founder area/code
“Things that twitter”

22. 4:21 PM - twitter: Music
“Exploring the use of twitter in the Music Industry”

Participants:
Jim Jones (@jimjonescapo) - Recording artist
Leslie Hall (@dollyhall) - Principal, ICED Media
Ted Cohen (@TAGStrategic) - Managing Partner
Xavier Jernigan (@xjernigan) - Director, Digital Marketing & Strategy at Universal Motown Republic Group

23. 4:40PM twitter: Sports
“A look at how twitter is used in Pro Sports”

Participants:
ESPN Katie Richman (@ESPN_ProdGirl)
Jeramie McPeek (@SunsWebmaster) - Webmaster, Phoenix Suns
Kathleen Hessert (@kathleenhessert) - President, Sports Media Challenge
troy murphy (@troy_murphy) - Forward, Indiana Pacers

24. 4:57 PM - Musicians, Bloggers and Twitter
“The new Artist / Fan Relationship”

Participants:
BarbaraJones (@BarbaraJones)
Diane Birch (@dianebirch) - Recording Artist
Steve Greenberg (@steviegpro) - founder & CEO, S-Curve Records
(includes a performance by Diane Birch)

25. 5:19 PM - twitter: Moms
“Exploring the way Moms use twitter”

Participants:
Audrey McClelland (@AudreyMcClellan) - Co-owner of MomGenerations.com
Jessica Gottlieb (@JessicaGottlieb)
Lindsay Maines (@rockandrollmama)
Maya Bisineer (@thinkmaya)

26. 5:43 PM - Laura Fitton (@Pistachio) - Founder, oneforty inc. and co-Author Twitter for Dummies
“twitter: A Love Story”

27. 5:54 PM - Sharon Glassman (@sharonglassman) - Funny-smart author, HuffPost blogger, performing speaker
“Geek, Dorks, Nerds: How to make your most “uncool” self your Tweetest asset.”

28. 6:01 PM - twitter and Mad Men
“A look at the story behind the story about MadMen who twitter. Surprise Mad Man will be unveiled at #140Conf!”

Participants:
Carri Bugbee (@peggyolson)
Helen Klein Ross (@bettydraper)

29. 6:18 PM - Brad Fidler (@brad_fidler)
“Twitter Freedoms”

30. 6:30 PM - Andrew Keen (@ajkeen)
“Twitter and power”

31. 6:41 PM - twitter Celebs
“the making of a twitter celebrity”

Participants:
adventuregirl (@adventuregirl)
Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan) - President, New Marking Labs
Julia Roy (@juliaroy) - Senior Agent of Social Life™ at Undercurrent and Creator/Host of Tweet Week, a weekly vlog about Twitter youtube.com/tweetweek
Justine (@ijustine)

32. 7:02 PM - Rajesh Setty (@UpbeatNow) - Entrepreneur, Author and Speaker
“ThinkTweet: Books that tweet”

33. 7:13 PM - “twitter: For the Social Good”

Participants:
Adam Hirsch (@adamhirsch) - COO, Mashable.com
Amanda Rose (@amanda) - Founder, @twestival
drew olanoff (@drew) - #BlameDrewsCancer
Liane Thompson (@missilecitykids)
StaceyMonk (@StaceyMonk) - Founder of Epic Change and TweetsGiving.

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Day 2 Rebroadcast Schedule
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June 30th Schedule: (Time is EST)
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1. 11:00 AM - Mike Koehler (@mkokc) - New Media Director for STF | PR, creator of #OKstorms, #OKice; former multimedia guru at NewsOK/Opubco
“Using twitter for Public Safety”

2. 11:13 AM - Eric Peterson (@erictpeterson)
“twitter Stats”

3. 11:24 AM - Mahesh Murthy (@maheshmurthy) - Founder, Pinstorm
“twitter’s role in an integrated digital marketing plan”

4. 11:35 AM - Steve Rubel (@steverubel) - SVP, Director of Insights, Edelman Digital
“twitter and PR”

5. 11:47 AM - twitter: Book Publishing
“Lies My Twitter Never Told Me” - Twitter Rocks Publishing; Authors Crush It!

Participants:
Debbie Stier (@debbiestier) - SVP, Associate Publisher, Harper Studio
Kaylie Jones (@KaylieJones) - Novelist. Her upcoming memoir is: “Lies My Mother Never Told Me.” Her bestsellig novel: “A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries” (Merchant Ivory film)
Kevin Heisler (@KevinHeisler) - Literary Executor
Ron Hogan (@RonHogan) - Curator, Beatrice.com

6. 12:05 PM - Chris Brogan (@chrisbrogan) - President, New Marking Labs
“twitter and Trust Agents”

7. 12:27 PM - “twitter as the GPS for the Greater Social Media Mesh”

Participants:
Aaron Strout (@AaronStrout) - CMO, Powered, Inc.
Brian Morrissey (@bmorrissey) - Digital Editor at Adweek
David Berkowitz (@dberkowitz) - Emerging Media Director, 360i
Hadley Stern (@hadleystern) - Vice-President, Fidelity Labs
Peter Fasano (@pfasano) - Principal/Lead Catalyst, Mass+Logic

8. 12:49 PM - “twitter and Serendipity”
Sol Lipman, (@solster), co-founder 12 Seconds.TV

9. 1:00 PM - “twitter: Video”

Participants:
Christian Payne (@Documentally)
Jeffrey Hayzlett (@JeffreyHayzlett) - CMO, Kodak
Steve Garfield (@stevegarfield)
Sukhjit Ghag (@sukhjit)

10. 1:21 PM - Bronwen Clune (@bronwen) - CEO, Norg Media
“Twitter, the media and chaos theory”

11. 1:32 PM - “White House Correspondency in the Age of Twitter”

Participants:
Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) - National Correspondent for Air America radio
Jason Linkins (@dceiver) - Editor of the Huffington Post’s “Eat The Press” blog.
Jim Long (@newmediajim) - photojournalist, NBC News
Mike Madden (@mikemadden) - Salon.com Washington correspondent

12. 1:54 PM - “twitter and Brands: Lessons learned and learning”

Participants:
Jeff Simmermon (@jeffTWC) - Director Digital Communications
jeffTWC (@jeffTWC) - Director Digital Communications
Jennifer Cisney (@kodakCB) - Kodak’s Chief Blogger
John Bell (@jbell99) - Managing Director, Ogilvy’s 360 Digital Influence practice
John Wolf (@MarriottIntl) - Senior Director, Public Relations, Marriott Intl

13. 2:12 PM - Marlooz (@marlooz) - Filmmaker and internetjunkie
“Love 2.0″

14. 2:28 PM - “twitter: Publishing
People Get Real: forward-thinking publishing experts discuss twitter and how it is loved & feared in-industry and what this means for you”

Participants:
Ami Greko (@ami_with_an_i) - Digital Marketing Manager, Macmillan.
Colleen Lindsay (@ColleenLindsay) - Literary Agent, FinePrint
Richard Nash (@R_Nash) - former publisher of Soft Skull Press; publishing guru
Russ Marshalek (@russmarshalek) - Freelance book publicist
Ryan Chapman (@chapmanchapman) - Digital Marketing, Macmillan

15. 2:44 PM - Hjortur Smarason (@hjortur) - Editor in chief: IMinnovation.org; Co-founder: IfTheWorldCouldVote.com
“How I became a twitter character - rules of engagement”

16. 2:56 PM - Scott Porad (@scottporad) - Cheezburger Technology Officer; Company: I Can Has Cheezburger?
“Follow Friday”

17. 3:06 PM - “twitter and Science”

Participants:
Deborah Berebichez (@thesciencebabe)
Michelle Gill (@jayhawkbabe)

18. 3:18 PM - twitter: Apps
“A look at twitter apps and their road ahead”

Participants:
Adam Ostrow (@adamostrow)
Adarsh Pallian (@pallian)
Bernard Desarnauts (@bernard_d) - SVP International & GM Europe, Glam Media
Iain Dodsworth (@iaindodsworth)
Jodee Rich (@WingDude)

19. 3:40 PM - Heather Gold (@heathr)
“Being “Private” in Public”

20. 3:51 PM - Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee)
“Scaling and Caring”

21. 4:02 PM - “twitter: The Interview”

Chris Sacca interviews multi-platinum musician, actor, and producer Wyclef Jean about what Twitter means to him and the impact he sees it having on the entertainment industry.

Participants:
Chris Sacca (@sacca)
Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) - multi-platinum Haitian-American musician, actor, producer and former-member of the hip hop trio The Fugees. Wyclef has sold more than 31 million albums.

22. 4:27 PM - “Digital Diplomacy and Cultural Collaboration”

Participants:
Andrew Kneale (@andrewkneale) - Transatlantic Project Coordinator. British Council
Evan M. O’Neil (@gpi) - Global Policy Innovations Magazine
Joshua Fouts (@josholalia) - Senior Fellow, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs; Senior Fellow, Digital Media and Public Policy, The Center for the Study of the Presidency Chief Global Strategist, Dancing Ink Productions, LLC
Michael Jay Friedman (@americagovprint) - U.S. Dept. of State (IIP/PUBP)
Rita J. King (@RitaJKing) - CEO and Creative Director, Dancing Ink Productions

23. 4:36 PM - JP Rangaswami (@jobsworth) - Managing Director, BT Design
“twitter in the Enterprise”

24. 4:58 PM - “Designing User Experiences for Twitter”

Participants:
Jayson Elliot (@JaysonElliot) - Director of User Experience, Wunderman
Jeff Dachis (@jeffdachis) - CEO, Dachis Corporation; Senior Partner, Bond Art + Science
Karen McGrane (@karenmcgrane) - Senior Partner, Bond Art + Science
Whitney Hess (@whitneyhess) - Independent user experience designer

25. 5:10 PM - Sudha Jamthe (@sujamthe)
“BottomUp innovation”

26. 5:22 PM - Stephanie Agresta (@StephAgresta) - EVP, Global Director of Digital Strategy and Social Media at Porter Novelli.
“twitter: Affiliate Marketing”

27. 5:39 PM - “twitter and Small Business”

Participants:
Aliza Sherman (@alizasherman)
Brian Moran (@BrianMoran) - Founder/Pres Moran Media Group
Rieva Lesonsky (@Rieva) - Founder/CEO of Grow Biz Media.

28. 5:59 PM - “Twitter & The Effect Of Social Media on Fashion Brands & Retailers”

Participants:
Macala Wright (@Macala) - Director of Online Marketing, 1928 Jewelry
Yuli Ziv (@YuliZ) - co-Founder of My”It”Things

29. 6:11 PM - “Across the pond - UK Media Panel
Open forum with journalists, authors and microbloggers from the UK looking at how twitter is shaping and disrupting across different media and news projects.”

Participants:
Ande Gregson (@media140) - founder, media140
Kate AG (@RadioKate) - Microblogger/Project Catalyst BBC
Paul Carr (@paulcarr) - Author and Guardian columnist

30. 6:32 PM - “The Wisdom of Twitter”

Participants:
Dean Landsman (@DeanLand)
Howard Greenstein (@howardgr)

31. 6:46 PM - Callie Kimball (@calindrome) - Project Manager, Media Works at NBC Universal, and Playwright.
“All the Web’s A Stage: The arts as a shared experience on Twitter.”

32. 6:56 PM - Jeffrey Sass (@sass) - VP Biz Dev, Myxer
“Everything I Know About Twitter I Learned In Grade School”

33. 7:08 PM - Melissa Pierce (@melissapierce) - Producer, Life In Perpetual Beta Film Series
“The Documentary that happened because of twitter”

34. 7:19 PM - Marah (@marahverse)
“twitter: poetry”

Watch: http://blip.tv/file/2269437

35. 7:29 PM - James Gross (@TheJames) - Vice President, Federated Media
“Advertising with twitter”

36. 7:42 PM - “A look at twitter services, apps and what’s next”

Participants:
Albert Maruggi (@AlbertMaruggi)
Mario Menti (@mario) - twitterfeed.com founder
+ special guests

In the end, the 140 Characters Conference (#140conf) turned out to be two of the best days of my life. There was an energy present in the room which was pretty amazing. Just watch part II of “twitter of a News Gathering Tool” to get a feel of what I am referring to. Feel free to browse some of the blog posts and news stories posted to: http://140conf.com/news to hear what some of the attending delegates had to say about the event.

#140conf brought together a community of people with diverse backgrounds from across multiple industries from literally around the world. There are too many people to thank for their individual contributions but I just wanted everyone to know that their contributions were appreciated and I look forward to working with them again.

One of my goals of creating and producing #140conf was to in effect enable what could be best described as: “Social Media Heterosis” (hybrid vigor in the social media space) and cross connect communities which are all using twitter as a platform to communicate for their business but would have otherwise have never had any reason to meet each or connect with each other. (Special thanks to Becky McCray for introducing me to the word “hybrid vigor”)

I first started creating / hosting / producing events in 1996. Over the years the formats of my events have evolved and what 500 people experienced last week at New World Stages was my new recipe for producing events. I believe most events suffer from too-many-breakout-sesion-itis. My solution to this problem is to offer everyone the same shared common experience. This is a chance for everyone who chooses to be in the room to hear what everyone else is saying. This is a chance for a community to bond together and a chance for a voice to resonate. This is why I choose to produce the event on an off-Broadway stage and why I ran everything in the same room.

I believe that everyone IS a Character. That every voice is important and should be heard. While I hope my guests enjoyed hearing from some of the people they knew of before they attended #140conf, I also hope they brought home the voices of some of the people who they didn’t know before but discovered at #140conf. (Personally, I thought Christopher R. Weingarten from RollingStone.com was just amazing. Watch his performance at: http://pulverblog.pulver.com/archives/008954.html)

The introduction of the 10 minute speaker format (see #140conf schedule) mostly worked and offered an opportunity for the discovery of more people and more information than can happen in a traditional conference setting. If you would like to view some of the 69 recorded video sessions from #140conf, you can request viewing access by visiting: http://140conf.com/mailing-list.

I believe the “State of NOW” represents a big shift in the nature of how we will use the Internet and I look at just about everyone who is a member of the #140conf community to be a pioneer in this new field. I believe I achieved my stated goal of “producing an event that explored the use of twitter as a platform and looked at the effects of twitter on: Celebrity, The Media, Advertising and Politics.”

The goal wasn’t to be “just a twitter conference” but rather look at how a diverse group of people are being effected by twitter and provide a platform for people to listen, learn and connect with the people who were sharing their voices and perspectives.

As my short conference format evolves, I am sure it will offer more time for interactive questions. I did ask each of the Characters who spoke to make it a point to stay around and talk with everyone. I thank everyone who listened and I hope more will take this request to heart at future events. When we take questions from the audience, I will ask that questions and/or statements are done in 140 characters or less to allow more time for interaction.

Based on the success of #140conf, I have already started work on two additional events, #140conf: LA and #140conf: London. It is my intention for each event to build upon the characteristics of the city which is located in while continuing to add to the diversity of the communities represented.

I’m happy to announce that Kodak has come forward to be the title sponsor of both #140conf: LA and #140conf: London. This said, I am looking for other companies interested in sponsoring as well as companies which would like to be part of the #140conf Application Showcase.

I am also looking for people to nominate “Characters” for these events. The nomination process is already underway. The deadline for nominations is: July 24th. (If you have any questions about this process, please feel free to contact me directly.)

Special thanks to Social Approach and the work they continue to put into http://live.140conf.com. You can use their platform to subscribe to all of the characters from #140conf.

Special thanks also to our #140conf exhibitors:

- 140Ware
- Chatterbox
- CoTweet
- Glam Media - Tinker
- hootsuite
- Keenkong
- Kodak
- PeopleBrowsr

Special thanks also to Porter Novelli who sponsored our VIP Reception on June 15th and to Partners 1993, Inc. who sponsored our Networking Party on June 16th.

Please visit http://140conf.com to receive updates regarding future events. Please also follow @140conf on twitter.

— Jeff Pulver

On the evening of June 16th, I am hosting the 140 Characters Conference Networking Party.

Friends are invited to join me and the “cast of characters” who are in town from around the world for  the 140 Characters Conference for a networking / cocktail party

The cost is: $50 in advance and $75 at the door.

Click here to register and be sure to select “140 Conf: Networking Party Only (June 16th)”

This will be a great evening of networking and the biggest networking event of it kind so far this year in New York City.

Hope  you can join me.

— Jeff Pulver

The 140 Characters Conference, taking place June 16th and 17th in New York City has attracted a very dynamic cast of characters.

This is an open “casting call” looking for people who are on twitter who would like to record a “shout out” to the people who will be joining me in New York City at the 140 Characters conference. These “shout out” videos will be shown during the breaks in the conference program.

If you are character and would like to be seen and heard at the 140 Characters Conference, please use 12Seconds to record
record your “shout out” to the people attending the 140 Characters Conference.

Please be sure to include your name and location in your 12Seconds video. Once you have recorded your video, please tweet it with #140conf hash tag.

The deadline to have your “shout out” video considered is June 11th.