Mass High Tech will be hosting their annual All Star Awards on October 30, 2008 starting at 5:30 pm at Harvard Square’s Charles Hotel in Cambridge, MA. (my old stomping ground)
The winners this year include:
Check out the social media category: YAY Chris Brogan – well deserved)
| Telecom: Justin Aborn, Chief Scientist, General Compression Inc. Education: Abigail A. Barrow, Director MA Technology Transfer Center, University of Massachusetts Social Media: Chris Brogan, Vice President Strategy and Technology, CrossTech Media Legal: Karen F. Copenhaver, Partner, Choate Hall & Stewart LLP Hardware: Alexei Erchak, Founder and CTO, Luminus Devices Inc. Community: Trish Fleming, Executive Director, MIT Enterprise Forum Internet: David Friend, Chairman CEO and Co-Founder, Carbonite Inc. Electronics: Peter L. Gammel, CTO and Vice President Engineering, SiGe Semiconductor Inc. Venture: Paul Maeder, General Partner, Highland Capital Partners LLC Networking: G. Robert Malan, Founder and CTO, Arbor Networks Inc. Software: Michael Stonebraker, CTO and Co-Founder, Vertica Systems Inc. Energy: Mitchell G. Tyson, CEO and Director, Advanced Electron Beams Inc. Life Sciences: Susan Windham-Bannister, President and CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Distinguished Achievement Award: Robert M. Metcalfe, General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners (also very well deserved – congrats Bob) |
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
