Entertainment Gathering 是主流entertainment industry 每年的一个聚会。founder is well connected in entertainment industry ， 每年把这个行业的who is who 聚到一块儿，开个恳谈会 。

Organizer是个朋友，帮他宣传宣传。（你要到会议现场找蝎子也行 ；总比临晨四点到safeway强 :P ）

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the entertainment gathering.
http://the-eg.com
December 2-4, 2007
The Getty Center, Los Angeles

Magicians. Musicians. Technocrats. Photographers. Film makers. Scientists. Humorists. Some of the most dynamic, innovative, eclectic and refreshing talents in our culture are coming to EG, 2-4 December at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. 50+ presenters, 500 attendees, luxurious schmooze breaks, absolutely fabulous food and a spectacular setting in the Richard Meier-designed mountaintop Getty campus.

Are you looking for a central theme or another star-studded bash? Well, you can always find a business workshop or Oscar party. At EG you are as likely to be chatting with Amy Tan about China, as with Frank Gehry about ice hockey. What has Tim Kring (creator of NBC’s HEROES) been talking about with Nicholas Negroponte (founder of One Laptop Per Child)? How did Lincoln Center make a billion dollar gamble on a young architect to reinvent their landmark campus? Are you still suffering from lousy penmanship? Perhaps you should buttonhole Donald Jackson…

e.g. — exempli gratia — great explainers:

（PRESENTERS）
John Abele Founder/Chairman, Boston Scientific; Leader of the Grunion expedition
Paola Antonelli MoMA Curator of Design & Architecture
Faith d’Aluisio Photographers, Material World, Hungry Planet, …
& Peter Menzel …
[ Jeff Baxter Musician/Founder Steely Dan etc; National Defense Advisor ]
Miguel Angel Corzo President, The Colburn School
Yves Béhar Industrial Designer ("leaf" lamp, OLPC laptop, …)
Mark Bittman Culinary Author, New York Times "minimalist" columnist
Marshall Brickman An author
Angelin Chang Grammy-winning pianist
Caleb Chung toy inventor (Furby, Pleo, etc)
Jim Citrin Spencer Stuart senior director, author
Jim Cox CEO, Ring Tales
Robert Downey Jr. Actor
Jared Diamond Author, Professor of Geology and Physiology at UCLA
Liz Diller Architect
Ian Dunbar Animal Behaviorist
Michael Eisner Disney (former) CEO, Producer, Media Investor
Leon Fleisher Concert Pianist
Michael Fry Founder, Ring Tales, Syndicated Cartoonist (Over the Hedge, etc)
Peter Gelb General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera
Rob Glaser CEO, Real Networks, Inc.
Jonathan Gold Pulitzer-winning food critic for LA Weekly
Brian Greene Professor of Physics, Columbia University
Jonathan Harris Web Artisan & Designer
Peter Hirshberg Serial Entrepreneur, Chairman, Technorati
Pablos Holman Hacker
Paul Horowitz Harvard Professor, electronics nerd, SETI pioneer
Donald Jackson Royal Calligrapher to Queen Elizabeth II
AJ Jacobs Journalist, Humorist, Author, Know-it-all, Bible thumper
Joe Jacobson MIT Professor, Inventor of e-ink
Brewster Kahle Founder, Internet Archive
Nathaniel Kahn Documentary Filmmaker (My Private Architect, Two Hands, …)
Donald Katz Founder and CEO, Audible.com
Andrew Keen Internet Entrepreneur/Author (Cult of the Amateur)
Kevin Kelly Whole Earth / WIRED / Cool Tools Author, Philosopher
[ Roger Kennedy Director Emeritus, National Park Service ]
Ken Knowlton Computer Art Pioneer and mosaic innovator
Tim & Lisa Kring HEROES…
Frans Lanting Naturalist and Photographer
Golan Levin Professor, CMU; Software Artist
Emily Levine Philosopher-Comic
Ken Libbrecht Professor of Physics, CalTech; authority on snowflakes
Andrew Lippman Media Scientist, MIT
John Markoff Technology Reporter, New York Times
Richard Meier Architect
Marvin Minsky Professor, MIT; Artificial Intelligence Pioneer
Nathan Myhrvold scientist, geologist, photographer
Nicholas Negroponte MIT Professor, Digital Media Architect, OLPC Founder
[ Van Dyke Parks Composer-Arranger-Musician (Beach Boys, …) ]
Carolyn Porco Astronomer; Imaging Team Leader, Cassini Saturn mission
Adam Savage Myth Busters (and more)
Keith Schwab Professor of Physics, Cornell; quantum technologist
[ Bob Shaye Founder, NewLine Cinema; film maker/producer (Lord of the Rings, …) ]
Rick Smolan Photographer (A Day in the Life…)
Jill Sobule Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
Jamy Ian Swiss Magician, Mentalist and Sleight-of-Hand Master
Amy Tan Writer (Novelist, Librettist, Essayist, Screenwriter, …)
Bruce Vilanch Comedian, Writer (The Oscars…)
Richard Saul Wurman himself
and: Ring Tales animated cartoons

Likely / In Discussion / Possibilities [18]: * Laurie Anderson
& Lou Reed musicians
* Keith Black Cedars-Sinai neurosurgeon
[ Berkeley Breathed cartoonist (Opus, Bloom County, …) ]
Norman Corwin radio pioneer, author
John Lasseter Pixar animator
Hugh Laurie actor, author, musician
[ David Macaulay author, illustrator ]
Charles Mann author
Nigel Marven animal expert
Eric Mead magician
* Mark Moffett entomologist
Debbie Reynolds mother
& Carrie Fisher & daughter
Jeff Skoll eBay (former) president, film producer (Syriana, Good Night and Good Luck, …), philanthropist
[ Neal Stephenson science fiction author ]
Julie Taymor director
Jonathan Winters comedian

In addition, the prior eg’06 speakers are invited to attend emeritus.

eg06 Presenters [49]: J Allard Corporate Vice President, Microsoft
Chris Anderson Editor-in-Chief, WIRED Magazine
Ken Auletta Journalist
Chris Blackwell Founder, Island Records
David Blaine Magician
William Bratton Los Angeles Chief of Police
Rikki Klieman Anchor, Court TV
Lloyd Braun Head of Yahoo! Media Group
James Cameron Producer, Writer, Director
Sky Dayton Founder, Earthli<x>nk, Boingo; CEO Helio
Dan Dubno CBS News Producer and Technologist
Bran Ferren Founding Partners, Applied Minds
& Danny Hillis …
Tom Fontana Executive Producer & Creator, OZ
Frank Gehry Architect
Bing Gordon Chief Creative Officer, EA
James Korris Creative Director, ICT
Will Wright Game Creator: Spore, The Sims, …
Matt Groening Creator & Executive Producer, The Simpsons
Donald J. Hall Jr. President & CEO, Hallmark Cards
Herbie Hancock Pianist Extraordinaire
Michael Hawley Director of Special Projects MIT Media Lab, 2002 Van Cliburn Amateur Prize winner
Peter Hirshberg Serial Technology Entrepreneur
Michael Markman Creative Director, Interface of Moxi Media Center
Quincy Jones Musician, Producer & Humanitarian
Naomi Judd …
& Dwight Yoakam Entertainers
Dean Kamen President, DEKA Research & Development Corporation
Jeffrey Katzenberg Co-Founder, DreamWorks SKG
Susan Lacy Creator & Executive Producer, American Masters,
Yo-Yo Ma Cellist
Walter Mossberg Personal Technology Columnist, Wall Street Journal
Nicholas Negroponte MIT Media Lab Founder & Director; Founder, OLPC
Bill Nye The Science Guy
Adam Clayton Powell III Director, USC Integrated Media Systems Center
Jim Phillips CEO, Luminetx
David Rockwell Architect
Clifford Ross Artist, Photographer, Inventor
Moshe Safdie Architect
Steve Schklair President, Cobalt Entertainment
Jill Sobule Performer & Songwriter
Greg & Evan Spiridellis Co-Founders, JibJab Media
Jon Stewart The Daily Show (special taping)
John Underkoffler Chief Scientist, Treadle & Loam, Provisioners
J. Craig Venter President, J. Craig Venter Institute
Rick Warren Pastor, Global Strategist, Theologian, Saddleback Church
Chris Wedge Co-Founder & VP of Creative Development, Blue Sky Studios, FOX
Spencer Wells Director, The Genographic Project
Dick Wolf Creator & Executive Producer, Law & Order series