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Montreal, September 6, 2011 —The organizers of Web-In, presented by the Canada Media Fund, are proud to announce the first series of speakers who will present their vision of the Web of tomorrw, on October 31^st at the Hilton Montréal Bonaventure hotel, as part of MTL DGTL. Web-In is a one-day event, featuring micro-conferences that aim to drive industry professionals to break new ground and create the Web of the future by encouraging them to be a step ahead of common observation, leave their comfort zone and question their certainties.

Brief and Inspiring Speakers!

• Jonathan Bélisle: Ux, Drugs & Rock N’ Roll: From Divergence to Exploration to Convergence
• Olivier Bruel: La viralité gratuite
• Alexandre Ekerli: Le Web comme rituel
• Geoffroi Garon: Le phénomène du «Selftracking» et le concept de «Quantified Self»
• Luc Gauvreau: Le «Montréalscope»: histoires données au futur
• Alex Lauzon: L'obsolescence (non planifiée) des logiciels de courriels
• Laurent Maisonnave: Comment le buzz des médias sociaux rendra enfin sexy votre TV connectée
• Véronique Marino: Création transmédia: la compréhension de l'autisme est-elle la clef de la réussite?
• Sébastien Paquet: Le futur est collaboratif et ouvert
• Patrick Tanguay: Post-numérique et l'Internet des machins

“Web-In will be the perfect opportunity for Web enthusiasts to find inspiration for their next projects,” says François Légaré, Coordinator of the event. “We are proud to welcome close to 20 speakers who are willing to share their vision and passion, in order to push Quebec’s Internet community to excel, and move forward creatively.”

Browse through the program at www.webin.ca/en

Early Bird Special
Take advantage of a 30% discount on the regular price by registering online before September 16.

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About MTL DGTL
MTL DGTL (Montréal Digital), presented by the Canada Media Fund, is a new festival dedicated to the interactive digital content industry and includes programs from Mobiz, Web-In, Consortium en innovation numérique du Québec (CINQ) Innovation Symposium and Montreal International Game Summit over three consecutive days on October 31^st, November 1^st and 2^nd, 2011.

MTL DGTL strives to unify professionals of the digital industry at the provincial, national and international levels, through conferences which foster meetings, networking and sharing. All festival activities are organized by Alliance numérique, the business network of the new media and interactive digital content industry in Quebec.

About the Canada Media Fund
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) champions the creation of successful, innovative, Canadian content and software applications for current and emerging digital platforms through financial support and industry research. Created by Canada’s cable and satellite distributors and the Government of Canada, the CMF aspires to connect Canadians to our creative expressions, to each other, and to the world. www.cmf-fmc.ca.

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