DENVER — The Rocky Mountain
Chapter of Women in
Cable Telecommunications,
along with Communications
Technology Professionals,
said business writer Nicholas
Carr will speak at this
year’s “Tech It Out” on Nov.
4 at The Cable Center in
Denver.
Tech It Out is an
educational program
produced by the WICT
Rocky Mountain chapter
designed for male and
female professionals at all
levels of an organization to
exchange ideas on current
technology trends and
expand proficiencies in
emerging technology.
Rebecca Rusk Lim,
senior director, Internet
& Interactive TV, at Starz
Entertainment, said “Mr.
Carr’s knowledge of
technology evolution
and his perspective on
its implications for our
business and society at
large will provide attendees
with new insights on
where we’ve come and
where we’re headed as an
industry.”
Carr is the author of the
new book, The Shallows:
What the Internet is Doing
to Our Brains. He also is the
author of the bestseller,
The Big Switch: Rewiring the
World, from Edison to Google
(2008) and Does IT Matter?
(2004). He has written for
The Atlantic Monthly, The
New York Times Magazine,
Wired, The Guardian, The
Financial Times, Die Zeit and
other periodicals. He has
served as a commentator
on CNBC, CNN and other
networks.
Carr will join a lineup of
speakers from companies
including Comcast, Time
Warner, Charter, Starz
Entertainment and EchoStar.
For more information, visit
www.wictrm.org.
