We’re almost there: the 2010 Do It Yourself SHiFT conference is starting this week. The next 16th and 17h at Teatro Aberto, Lisbon,  we meet again to discuss and share Social and Human Ideas For Technology, after the 2 previous successful editions.

Tinkerers, thinkers, hackers, technologists or curious people by nature can find something of their interest on the several talks and workshops. Here’s a preview:

• 5 PARA A MEIA-NOITE, RTP2: how the first cross-platform show in Portugal made us re-think it all
  Bruno Lima Santos
• about starting a coworking space
  Christoph Fahle
• Branding Today
  Andrea Vascellari
• Deconstructing DIY
  Elmine Wijnia
• Grappling the “Zhou Dynasty” in emerging markets
  Kushtrim Xhakli
• Guerilla Tactics for Developers
  Wolfgang Wopperer
• Hack Your Way to Being a Recognized Expert
  Morgan Brown
• Open Source Hardware – Of Makers and Tinkerers
  Jan Krutisch
• SHiFT to Sustainable Prosperity
  Ken Nunes
• Stop thinking, its bad for ya.
  Fred Oliveira
• The birth of a company-wide wiki
  Joaquim Baptista
• Work like the Network: Six ways organizations are fundamentally reorganizing since the advent of the Internet
  Lane Becker

The 2 day event is more than a tech conference: it’s about how technology can be used to be achieve a positive change in society. The casual setting is a great chance to meet other people and learn about new things. Better yet, not only learn, but Do It Yourself.

Come and meet us in Lisbon next Friday an Saturday, as tickets are still available !

Disclaimer: i’m a  symbolic last minute helper of the fantastic team organizing the event.