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“Chic Geek” Katie Linendoll coming to UP 2011

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

So who is our Pez-dispenser collecting, computer loving, media maven speaker?

Meet UP 2011's next speaker!

It’s Katie Linendoll!

Katie shatters the mold of the typical technology expert and host, and is known for being simultaneously quirky, well-spoken, geeky, stylish, down-to-earth, and intelligent. She is a host, producer, and technology expert with thousands of hours of live television experience. Her UP presentation “Are You Future Proof?” is guaranteed to be both enlightening and entertaining.

Katie has been enamored with science and technology for as long as she can remember. At 14, she taught herself how to write sophisticated programs and build computers from scratch; by 18, she held a certificate in computer networking and was enrolled at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where she earned a degree in Information Technology New Media.

Katie is a CNET contributor; a CNN commentator; a tech contributor for The Nate Berkus Show; and a spokesperson for Polaroid, where she helped launch Lady Gaga’s Grey Label line at CES. She has showcased her expertise on the Style Network and AOL.com, blogged for Oprah.com and DELL, and worked with HP on a multimedia project. Most notably, she co-hosted A&E’s Emmy-nominated series We Mean Business.

Katie also knows sports, and began her on-air career while still in college as the host of SportsZone on ESPN2. After graduation, she landed a production job with ESPN and went on to win an Emmy for her work on ESPN’s SportsCenter.

Get your ticket to the latest tech now, we’ll see you in October!

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UP Alumni In The News 5.4.11

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Image courtesy of larryjthorson/flickr

Happy first Wednesday in May! We hope you caught yesterday’s latest speaker announcement – we are particularly proud to be bringing Dr. Anthony Atala to Houston.

As always, UP speakers past and present continue to make news. Below are some of this week’s biggest stories.

With gas prizes on the rise and summer vacations looming, U.S. News took a look at “Why $4 Gas Makes Consumers Freak Out” and cited a fantastic New York Times op-ed from way back in 2008 authored by UP 09 speaker Dan Ariely that is suddenly very timely again.

UP 08 speaker Malcolm Gladwell explained to The Atlantic why he is almost always 24 hours behind the news cycle. It was also announced that Gladwell’s work will be featured in a new sports and pop culture website being launched by ESPN’s The Sports Guy, aka Bill Simmons.

Also from The Atlantic, they’ve announced thatUP 10 speaker Richard Florida’s position as a senior editor there is expanding. Atlantic Media is now launching a website based on his work and vision, and if you’re in the job market, they’re looking for an editor.

UP 10 speaker David Pogue closed out the news cycle on Apple’s “Locationgate” in a write up on his blog.

Luis Von Ahn, another UP 10 speaker and inventor of reCAPTCHA has announced his next venture. A new site called Duolingo that will work on translations and help users learn new languages.

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