Program

The Web 2.0 Conference feature a lively cross-section of one-on-one interviews, keynote-level talks, issue-driven panels, and short, highimpact presentations—all with ample time for audience participation and Q&A. The workshops feature special seminars, moderated by industry experts, on a wide range of topics, including RSS and Web publishing, online and search marketing, social networks, blogs, wikis, and much more. Workshops illustrate how to leverage platform businesses such as Amazon, eBay, and Google. For the full schedule of workshops, click here.

Tuesday October 5	7:30 AM	Doors Open
	8:00 AM	Breakfast
	8:45 AM	Workshops	Web 2.0's workshops are designed to be conversations, not lectures. Each is led by a moderator with expertise in the workshop topic, but no formal presentations will be given. Instead, the workshop will address open questions and explore the latest developments in each of these very Web 2.0 subjects.
	12:15 PM	Lunch
	1:15 PM	Workshops
	4:00 PM	General Sessions Begin	Opening Welcome: State of the Internet Industry Tim O'Reilly, John Battelle A Conversation with Jeff Bezos Jeffrey P. Bezos High Order Bit Bill Gross High Order Bit: Research Examining the Impact of Broadband and Internet Tenure on Consumer Behavior Gian M. Fulgoni A Conversation with John Doerr John Heilemann , John Doerr
	6:15 PM	Cocktails on the 3rd Floor	Sparkpr Sponsored Cocktail Reception
	7:30 PM	Dinner and Keynote Discussion	A Dinner Conversation with Mark Cuban John Heilemann , Mark Cuban
	9:00 PM	25th Floor	Google "After Hours Salon"
Wednesday October 6	7:30 AM	Breakfast
	8:45 AM	Sessions	High Order Bit Joe Kraus High Order Bit Brewster Kahle High Order Bit: What Can We Learn from the Adult Industry? Andrew Conru So, Is This a Bubble Yet? John Battelle , Lanny Baker , William H. Janeway , Safa Rashtchy , Danny Rimer And Now, A Word From Your..... An Overview of Each Sponsor John Battelle
	10:30 AM	Break	Sponsor Gallery Open
	11:00 AM	Sessions	The Mobile Platform: The Future of Mobile Rael Dornfest , Russell Beattie , Jory Bell , Juha Christensen , Trip Hawkins High Order Bit: State of the Blogosphere David L. Sifry High Order Bit James Currier High Order Bit: The Internet in China Mary Meeker
	12:15 PM	Lunch	BOFs
	1:45 PM	Sessions	Lessons Learned, Future Predicted John Battelle , Marc Andreessen , Dan Rosensweig Music is a Platform Hank Barry , Mike Caren , Eddy Cue , Danger Mouse , Michael Weiss Geolocation: The Killer Map Tim O'Reilly , John Betz , Perry Evans , Kim Fennell , John Hanke
	4:00 PM	Break	Sponsor Gallery Open
	4:30 PM	Sessions	Search is a Platform. Where is it Going? Steve Berkowitz , Udi Manber , Louis Monier , Christopher Payne , Jeff Weiner A Conversation With Marc Benioff Marc Benioff
	6:00 PM	Dinner	Birds of a Feather Dinners
Thursday October 7	7:30 AM	Breakfast
	8:45 AM	Sessions	High Order Bit Cory Doctorow High Order Bits Mitchell Kapor High Order Bit Dale Dougherty The Telephone is a Platform. Discuss Om Malik , Jeffrey A. Citron , Hossein Eslambolchi , Charlie E. Hoffman , Mike McCue
	10:15 AM	Break
	10:45 AM	Sessions	From the Labs John Battelle , Peter Norvig, Ph.D. , Richard F. Rashid, Ph.D. , Jim Spohrer Media is a Platform. Discuss John Battelle , Shelby Bonnie , George Conrades , Martin Nisenholtz , Mike Ramsay
	12:15 PM	Sessions	High Order Bit: MMORPG Bill Gurley High Order Bit Andrew Singer
	12:30 PM	Lunch	Lunch BOF
	2:00 PM	Sessions	The Architecture of Participation Tim O'Reilly , Andrew Anker , Brian Behlendorf , Bob Morgan , Allan Vermeulen The Platform Revolution Tim O'Reilly , Adam Bosworth , Kevin Lynch , John McKinley , Halsey Minor
	3:30 PM	Break
	4:00 PM	Sessions	High Order Bit: craigslist Jim Buckmaster , Craig Newmark High Order Bit Brendan Eich High Order Bit Lawrence Lessig High Order Bit Kim Polese Jerry Yang, 10 Years In Jerry Yang
	5:15 PM	Special Event	Yahoo! Closing Reception