In addition to the formal program that includes the likes of Leah Buechley (MIT), Greg Elin (Sunlight Foundation), and Eric Rasmussen (InSTEDD), Brady and the ETech team have also been busy lining up extracurricular events that add a new dimension to the ways we’ll be able to connect during the conference:

MAKE Room: Brian Jepson and some of his fellow Makers will have their own room during ETech to spread out and help you get your DIY on.

FreeTech: an unconference, ETech style.

Zoe Keating: a cellist and composer, Zoe fuses layers of music into an incredible sound using her cello and her Mac.

LateTech: This is still in the noodling phase, but we’re thinking of an after-hours open-mike-meets-lightning-talks kind of event

Ignite will be back, too.

And news for the pocketbook: we’ve also moved the early registration discount deadline for ETech to January 26. We know times are tough and unpredictable, and we hope keeping the discount active longer will help more people attend what’s shaping up to be an amazing event this year.