This year’s conference takes place from October 15 to 18 and is focused on Transient Technologies…if you’re doing a little head scratching as to what that means…well it’s:

“in the sense that technology is breaking up with it’s digital boundaries and it’s becoming a vital part of a lot of the things we do and interact with in our daily lives”.

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Love it or like it, technology has found it’s way into our daily lives in many shapes and forms – from social networks, Microsoft surface computer, to next generation phones; this year’s conference will cover the role and impact of these new form of technology in our everyday lives in a variety of fields ranging from Education to Transportation.

Who will speak at this year’s SHiFT conference?

If you’re expecting a bunch of techies, think again – SHiFT speeches will be delivered by leading experts in usability like Andy Budd, who will show how you to create memorable online experiences, to David Borbon a well respected Futurist. Complete list of speakers here.

What can you take away from the conference?

1. Mingle with great thinkers
2. Network opportunities with interesting entrepreneurs from across Europe
3. Cool interactive workshops
4. Better knowledge about the role of technology in the future
5. How to position your company to fully benefit from transient technologies
6. Create memorable online experiences
7. A chance to visit one of Europe’s most historic cities – Lisboa!

How Much Does it Cost?

1. Only 300€ if you purchase between October 1st to October 14th and;
2. students only pay 120€.
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Still wondering how ‘Transient Technologies’ impacts you and your business?

To whet your appetite, just imagine having technologies at hand that are more flexible, make your life easier, make doing business better and faster, and they don’t all have to come from one or two big companies…

If you’re not tech savvy, think of it like a vehicle, sometimes you need an 18-wheeler cargo truck to move your stuff around, but sometimes you just need something small and fun to get the job done.  You choose a car depending on what it can do for you (besides make you look good, of course) and on your lifestyle and needs.  Open and flexible technology does the same thing, it provides a variety of different sized tools in different shapes and forms depending on what you need.  Kapish?

If it’s still not clear, I repeat, go to the conference…there will be lots of well informed people, happy to talk to you about how this stuff works, and where its all going in the future.

Sometimes moving forward means looking a things a bit differently, so if your looking to keep your business fresh, relevant and attracting  – the new consumer – SHiFT your thinking – and go to the conference.

We finally got our new Chama business cards from the printing house – as the business card is one of our most important elements, our design goal was to:

Although we’re new here in Portugal, we’ve actually been in business since 2002 and have been working with clients from around the globe. But we recently decided to relocate and chose to make Portugal our new home. The weather definitely helped galvanize our decision. So Chama is now officially registered as a Portuguese company under “ChamaInc. Lda.”

We’re excited and looking forward to working with local and national companies here in Portugal, as well as our foreign clients.

Why Portugal? Well there are many reasons such as lifestyle, weather, great food and the fact that Eddie was born in Algarve. But just as importantly, we believe our experience working with foreign companies and multinationals in advanced online marketing can contribute positively to the countless Portuguese business and products that exist here.

Regardless of the quality products that Portugal has to offer, it hasn’t taken the leap from bricks and mortar to the new global economy, heavily powered and influenced by the Internet. Competitive economies are well into web 2.0, while most of Portugal is still grasping the concept of the net. So this is where we see the opportunity to contribute our expertise, help local brands and businesses harness innovative solutions, get better ROI for their marketing dollars, create better customer experiences and ultimately work to bring the quality of Portuguese products to the forefront. Theres a lot of work to do!

So let the adventure begin : )