Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) 2011
This week I am headed to Seattle for the Society for Applied Anthropology’s Annual Meeting. The conference is in Seattle this year, so I took the opportunity to submit a presentation. Here is the description of my accepted presentation: Mascot Identity: The Symbolic Consumption of University Athletics Brands Ian Cavalier, Oregon State University This study […]
On hiatus, with parting links
On this first day of July, I am officially putting this blog on hiatus until 2011. But you can still follow @iancavalier on Twitter or Flickr or 8tracks or Yelp or blah blah social media blah whatever. (The hiatus monkey is courtesy of Squidsicle.) Below is a large dump of random, interesting and useful links […]
HOW Design 2010 in review: Part three
This is a continuation of HOW Design 2010 in review: Part two. I am attending the HOW Design Conference 2010 in Denver, Colorado. Below is a quick overview of the two sessions I attended on Wednesday. 9:45 am-11:00 am – 38. Refining Yourself as a Designer in the Multi-Media World – Patrick McNeil, Cameron Moll […]
HOW Design 2010 in review: Part two
This is a continuation of HOW Design 2010 in review: Part one. I am attending the HOW Design Conference 2010 in Denver, Colorado. Below is a quick overview of the four sessions I attended on Tuesday. 9:00 am-10:15 am – 19. Why We Brand, Why We Buy – Debbie Millman Dive deep into the influence […]
HOW Design 2010 in review: Part one
I am attending the HOW Design Conference 2010 in Denver, Colorado. Below is a quick overview of the five sessions I attended on Sunday and Monday. Sunday, June 6, 2010 6:30 pm-7:45 pm – Opening Keynote – 1. Design Inspiration – Andy Stefanovich Andy Stefanovich, a nationally recognized innovative thinker, kicks off the Conference with […]
Oregon tennis tournaments
Community tennis tournaments Summer tennis tournament season is fast approaching and I’ve been trying to figure out which summer weekends to schedule vacations and trips to concerts and so on. But I always try to play at least four tennis tournaments over the summer. However, sometimes OregonTennis.com doesn’t have information about these tournaments (at least […]
WebVisions 2010 in review: Part three
This is a continuation of WebVisions 2010 in review: Part two. On Wednesday through Friday, May 19-21, I attended the WebVisions 2010 conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Below is a quick overview of all five sessions I attended on Thursday, with links. Many of the slides from these sessions and others are […]
WebVisions 2010 in review: Part two
This is a continuation of WebVisions 2010 in review: Part one. On Wednesday through Friday, May 19-21, I attended the WebVisions 2010 conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Below is a quick overview of all five sessions I attended on Thursday, with links. Many of the slides from these sessions and others are […]
WebVisions 2010 in review: Part one
On Wednesday through Friday, May 19-21, I am attending the WebVisions 2010 conference at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Below is a quick overview of the workshop I attended on Wednesday, with links. Many of the slides from these sessions and others are available at SlideShare. See Twitter updates using #wv2010. (Also see my […]
Corvallis restaurant reviews at Yelp
I recently/finally created a Yelp account and started posting reviews of restaurants in the Corvallis/Albany, Oregon area. In the past week, I have written nine reviews. You can read them at iancavalier.yelp.com. Will I be motivated enough to continue contributing? Will I join Urbanspoon as well? Who knows.