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In This Issue     Feature: The Trends Driving FiRe X: Part I   The Trends A New Field of Medical Study and Practice   Quotes of the Week   Upgrades   The Intel Studybook: The Latest Inkwell Computer World Trends in a Picture The Interesting Little Secret About Microsoft's Employment Amazin' Numbers   In Case You Missed It... Members Making News   Upcoming SNS Events & Media Links   In Other House News...   New Members' Welcome How to Subscribe May I Share This Newsletter? About SNS About the Publisher Where's Mark?

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» The Trends Driving FiRe X: Part I

 

Those who have been attending FiRe over the years already know that we've been copied by the best, from banning PowerPoint to making all presentations conversational interviews, from conversations at FiRe to relationships year-round, and from talk to action. Many of the stars that we first expose at FiRe end up "on the circuit" of other programs, and that is exactly how all of this should be.

 

This year, we're ratcheting things up a bit. This makes sense: after all, it's our Tenth Anniversary. As Steering Committee Member Don Budinger so brightly suggested, our job now is to create FiRe 2.0. I think we've done it.

 

For those wishing to see the program bones in detail, just click over to the Agenda tab at

www.futureinreview.com and you can follow along as I give you the thought process behind the trends we are portraying at FiRe X.

 

I'll start by noting that we've learned a lot about doing FiRe in this decade of life-changing shows, and Sharon Anderson-Morris (SNS Programs Director) and the whole crew have upped their game repeatedly in almost every part of our work. So: you can expect this again, at our new home, the Montage Laguna Beach Hotel. During FiRe, we essentially take over the most beautiful property we have found to date, and, between the five-star service and four real (i.e., swimmable) beaches, we are excited to be partnering with (eBay founder) Pierre Omidyar's delightful creation. To learn more about the venue, you can stop here:

 

www.montagelagunabeach.com/

 

So what are the trends driving FiRe X this year? We think they are the major trends driving the world of technology. Here are a select few that really stand out: