(see also Medicine 2.0: Social Networking, Collaboration, Participation, Apomediation, and Openness [J Med Internet Res 2008;10(3):e22]).

Who should attend?

• Academics (health professionals, social scientists, computer scientists, engineers)
• Software and Web 2.0 application developers
• Consultants, vendors, venture capitalists, business leaders, CIOs
• End-users (health professionals, consumers, payors)

What participants at Medicine 2.0'08 said (quotes from our evaluation forms):

• "broad audience... this was by far the most diverse and far reaching audience that I have seen in the past 5 years"
• "this was an extremely stimulating conference"
• "very comprehensive range of topics and presenters"
• "a truly fantastic event!"
• "This was an exceptional event populated by an amazing breadth of researchers, bloggers, academics, companies, and global health crusaders.
  Often at health conferences you see the same speakers and firms over and over, rehashing the same demos or Powerpoints. Not in Toronto.
  Conversations exceeded all expectations, and the collegial feel encouraged open debate among participants."
• "I loved how everyone was actively participating - laptops being used to engage in the current presentation by tweeting, accessing a mentioned site, blogging etc."
• "round tables in the main auditorium facilitated networking nicely"
• "I loved the diversity of the attendees"
• "rich debate following each presentation"
• "very high level of presentations"
• "I learned so much! Where do I start?"
• "state of art in the field"
• "thanks for putting all of this conference together and doing so in an opensource style! (...) It was truly amazing how willing people were to share their true concerns and most forward-thinking ideas within this atmosphere."

Please contact us for ideas and suggestions for Medicine 2.0'09 (Sept 2009), including proposals for partnerships and sponsorships, keynote speakers, organizing / scientific committee member suggestions.