amit.asaravala.com

 

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My name is Amit Asaravala. Here are some things I've done:

work projects talks awards
2007 Independent Technology Consultant









Manager of Editorial & Content Strategy, TechSoup Speaker, "Creative Commons Licensing and Nonprofits," Nonprofit Technology Conference (DC)

Co-speaker, "Improving Service to Communities of Color," Nonprofit Technology Conference (DC)
2006 Moderator, "Citizen Journalism & Technology," OhmyNews International Citizen Reporters Forum (Seoul)
Speaker, "Nonprofits & Content Distribution," Creative Commons Salon (San Francisco)
2005
Staff Reporter, Wired News San Francisco Honorary Publication Award: Best News Story; for "Cassini Slips Into Saturn's Orbit"
2004
Independent Journalist (Wired News, Software Development Magazine, I.D., Internet Magazine, New Architect Magazine, USA Today, Linux Magazine, etc.) Founder & Editor, Spamotomy.com (reviews and database of antispam products)
2003
Interviewee, Public Radio International's The World; about how activists are using technology to organize at the WTO meeting in Cancun
2002
Editorial Director, New Architect Media Group; Editor-in-Chief, New Architect Magazine WPA "Maggie" Award: Best Magazine, Computers/Software Training & Program Development; for Web Techniques Magazine
2001
Speaker, WEB2001 San Francisco; on the pros and cons of content management systems. Moderator, WEB2001; on editorial integrity in the Web age.
Speaker, UC Berkeley; on the history of Asian Indians in Silicon Valley. WPA "Maggie" Award: Best Signed Editorial; for "Works Well With Others"
Panelist, South by Southwest; on the future of Web design and also on technology trends. CMP Media Editorial Excellence Awards: Best Mid-Sized Magazine, Best Overall Design; for Web Techniques Magazine
2000 Editor-in-Chief, Web Techniques Magazine
Speaker, WEB2000 DC; on building interactive Web sites with dynamic HTML.
1999 Sr. Technology Editor, Web Techniques Magazine Speaker, WEB99 Boston; on building interactive Web sites with dynamic HTML.
Developer, early prototype for service now known as Yodlee
1998
Web Team Lead, NASA's EarthKAM Project
Research Scholar, Edinburgh Parallel Computing Center
1997