Building an NLP-Powered AI Transit Assistant at HackCT for National Day of Civic Hacking

As the event photographer, mentor, and a hacker myself, I experienced HackCT from several perspectives. I collaborated with teammates to create a project called KK’s AI Chatbot, and had a great learning experience in the process. Read More …

Upcoming Keynote: AI as a Creative Partner

Hey there, friends! It’s Kris Krüg, and I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be delivering the keynote presentation at the Canadian Society for Marketing Professional Services (CSMPS) Annual General Meeting on June 21, 2023. I’ll be discussing ‘Empowering Marketing Strategies Through AI’. In a recent conversation with Kevin W Kelley, I delved into how AI Read More …

DENT the Future 2019 Photo Recap & Gallery

Just back from Sante Fe where I was attending DENT the Future organized by Jason Preston and Steve Broback. DENT is an ‘ideas and inspiration festival’ featuring talks, workshops, adventures, projects, and goodtimes. We meet several times a year in places like Maui, Teluride and Napa and have formed a great support network of creative Read More …

#BookWorms & #WordNerds Unite on Galiano Island for 2016 Literary Festival

One of the most interesting events I’m involved with over here on Galiano Island is our upcoming Galiano Island Literary Festival. Last year I attended all the sessions and made photos of the author’s and guests and shared them online on behalf of the Galiano Island Books. We’re gearing up for this years festival and Read More …

‘Vancouver’s Got A Posse’ at South By Soutwest Interactive 2011

Once again that time of year has sprung upon us. If you haven’t noticed a strange influx of SXSW chatter on the internet, then you are one of the lucky ones. Geeks all around the world clamored for three strenuous weeks to pull together amazing and awe-inspiring proposals for potential panels during the 2011 SXSW Read More …

Social Media Tools & Strategies for Event Planners & Organizers

I’m giving a talk tonight in Calgary to a group of event planners. They want to know how they can use new tools and strategies to plan and manage their events. I’m gonna start with a lil philosophical talk about citizen journalism & media making as well as particpatory group culture and principles and move Read More …

Intelligent Online Media Monitoring Tools & Strategies Panel for SXSW Interactive

UPDATED: The SXSW Panel Picker has been released! You can cast your vote for this panel here! Voting ends September 4th. So it is a very exciting time of year when the official Panel Picker form is released for panel pitches for the Interactive section of the SXSW festival in Austin, TX every March. The Read More …