[Foundation-l] Re: [Ticket#2005121310003968] Prediction Markets Summit -- New York

Thu Dec 15 23:23:57 UTC 2005

Yours sincerely, 

Brad Patrick

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Subject: Prediction Markets Summit -- New York
Date: 2005-12-13 17:21:15

> Invitation :: Prediction Markets Summit :: Feb 3, 2005 :: New York City ::
> Registration Open :: :
> http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/df14727d13/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 
>  
> Smart mobs, swarms, information markets, crowd wisdom, social networks,
> communities, idea exchanges and knowledge markets -- all are getting a lot
> of popular attention today. Why? Because they are effective... See: 
> 
> http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/cb3043f7f2/464838/4041b7327b/8153554
> 
> Top knowledge scientists, information market practitioners, business
> school professors, think tanks, KM visionaries and prediction market tool
> providers are converging for an important, one-day Prediction Markets
> Summit in New York City on the future of Prediction Markets. 
> 
> Knowledge and prediction markets are becoming routine in the smartest
> firms. For example, top firms using prediction markets are Google, Yahoo!,
> Microsoft, Eli Lilly, Abbott Laboratories, Intel and Siemens. At the World
> Economic Forum in Davos knowledge markets will be applied. Of course
> prediction markets have been used for decades to forecast, with uncanny
> accuracy, the outcome of popular elections. 
> 
> "There is some amazing evidence to support markets as predictors of future
> events." — (Professor Vernon Smith - 2002 winner of the Nobel Prize in
> Economics)
> 
> Join the prediction markets community for a one-day, conversational
> deep-dive of prediction markets.
> http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/2e479e6d57/464838/4041b7327b/8153554. All are
> welcome.
> 
> Noted author James Surowiecki will be your keynote. See: The Wisdom of
> Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom
> Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations.
> 
> Sponsored, in part, by CommerceNet
> http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/c49be66104/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 and
> NewsFutures
> http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/61995b6444/464838/4041b7327b/8153554.
> 
> Agenda: http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/6e1c2c935e/464838/4041b7327b/8153554
> 
> Secure, online registration is open. Tuition includes all materials,
> books, meals, registration, refreshments and reception. Note: Because of
> the low-cost, there are no press passes or student discounts available. 
> 
> Registration:
> http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/bee806aaaa/464838/4041b7327b/8153554 
> Registration in advance required. No on-site registration. This event
> will reach capacity quickly. Register early.
> 
> Prediction Markets are a critical business frontier. Why? Brush-up here
> with Colabria Briefings.
> 
> http://r.vresp.com/?KMCluster/9f37f34ed3/464838/4041b7327b/8153554
> 
> You are welcome to share this invitation in your professional orbit. 
> 
> For future updates and announcements on prediction markets simply
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