DAVID BRIN's public speaking & consulting appearances

2001 appearances

"The Digital Divide: Japanese & American Perspectives" Washington DC (12/2001)

National Academies of Science, President's Circle keynote speech (11/2001)

"Accountability Systems" University of Michigan (11/2001)

Privacy/Security Symposium, Zurich, Switzerland (11/2001)

"Danger and Individualism" University of Chicago (11/2001)

Global Privacy Summit, Plaza Hotel, New York (11/2001)

WebDevShare Conference, Indiana University (10/2001)

National Reconnaissance Office (8/2001)

Defense Information Systems Agency (8/2001)

American Library Association Freedom of Speech keynote address (6/2001)

Apache Conference on Open Source Software Movement (4/2001)

Qualcomm motivational-innovation speech (4/2001)

William Saroyan Literary Conference keynote speech (3/2001)

"Future of Philanthropy" Forum of Associations of Grantmakers (2/2001)

20th century appearances

Democratic National Convention Privacy Teach-in (2000)

Library of Congress Speaker Series (2000)

SAP TechEd 2000 keynote speech, Las Vegas (2000)

"Out of the Box" Pentagon-Potomac Institute Brainstorm keynote address (2000)

Procter & Gamble Innovation 2000 trade show keynote speech (2000)

World Bank International Conf. on Credit Reporting (2000)

Internet Everywhere Summit, San Francisco (2000)

Bar Assoc. Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution (2000)

"1984: Orwell & Our Future" U.Chicago Law School (1999)

Association of Information Technology Professionals (1999)

Institute for the Future: Outlook Project Exchange (1999)

California First Amendment Coalition keynote address (1999)

Decision Makers 2000, Frankfurt Germany (1999)

Economic Crime Summit keynote speech, Orlando (1999)

Privacy Briefing for Congressional Staff (1999)

Planetary Society, Planet-Fest (1999)

Economic Crime Conference keynote address (1999)

Card-Tech ID Technology Gathering (1998)

Communication Tech & Society Conference, Cato Institute (1998)

Space Frontier Conference keynote speech (1998)

Government Communications/Info Officers' Summit (1998)

TTI/Vanguard '98 Conference: Security & Information (1998)

L.A. Junior Chamber of Commerce (1998)

LaBatt Corporation Executive Retreat (1998)

Defense Department Highlands Group (1998)

TED-MED (1998)

Microsoft Lecture Series (1998)

California School Library Association keynote speech (1998)

Future of Medicine Conference (1998)

Supercomputing Conference (1997)

The Planetary Society (1997)

California Institute of Technology (1997)

Sandia National Laboratories (1997)

Rutgers University School of Information Science (1997)

University of Michigan School of Information Science (1997)

MENSA Regional Gathering (1997)

United Nations Association keynote address (1997)

Oregon Psychological Society keynote speech (1997)

Southern California Academy of Science (1997)

American Library Association(1997)

Library & Information Technology Association (1997)

International Association of Film Commissioners (1997)

Society of Science Educators (1997)

novels

David Brin's science fiction novels have been New York Times Bestsellers, winning multiple Hugo, Nebula and other awards. At least a dozen have been translated into more than twenty languages. They range from bold and prophetic explorations of our near-future to Brin's Uplift series, envisioning galactic issues of sapience and destiny (and star-faring dolphins!). Learn More

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shorter fiction

Short stories and novellas have different rhythms and artistic flavor, and Brin's short stories and novellas, several of which earned Hugo and other awards, exploit that difference to explore a wider range of real and vividly speculative ideas. Many have been selected for anthologies and reprints, and most have been published in anthology form. Learn More

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Contrary Brin blog

Since 2004, David Brin has maintained a blog about science, technology, science fiction, books, and the future — themes his science fiction and nonfiction writings continue to explore. Learn More

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social media influencer

Who could've predicted that social media — indeed, all of our online society — would play such an important role in the 21st Century — restoring the voices of advisors and influencers! Lively and intelligent comments spill over onto Brin's social media pages. Learn More

scientist

David Brin's Ph.D in Physics from the University of California at San Diego (the lab of nobelist Hannes Alfven) followed a masters in optics and an undergraduate degree in astrophysics from Caltech. Every science show that depicts a comet now portrays the model developed in Brin's PhD research. Learn More

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transparency expert

Brin's non-fiction book, The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Freedom and Privacy?, continues to receive acclaim for its accuracy in predicting 21st Century concerns about online security, secrecy, accountability and privacy. Learn More

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speaker & consultant

Brin speaks plausibly and entertainingly about trends in technology and society to audiences willing to confront the challenges that our rambunctious civilization will face in the decades ahead. He also talks about the field of science fiction, especially in relation to his own novels and stories. To date he has presented at more than 300 meetings, conferences, corporate retreats and other gatherings. Learn More

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future/tech advisor

Brin advises corporations and governmental and private defense- and security-related agencies about information-age issues, scientific trends, future social and political trends, and education. Urban Developer Magazine named him one of four World's Best Futurists, and he was appraised as "#1 influencer" in Onalytica's Top 100 report of Artificial Intelligence influencers, brands & publications. Past consultations include Google, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, and many others. Learn More