Invited by Dene Grigar & John Barber from the Digital Technology and Culture (DTC) Program at Washington State University Vancouver, WA, USA, to present the workshop “Second Life" for the students and the presentation “Digital Oracles and the Search Dictatorship” for the university library board. On Oct/9 at night, invited to present the artwork "SKINdoscope in SL" at the Northbank Artists Gallery (oct/2008).

   Congress “HighEdWeb 2008: Infinite Solutions” – Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, USA – Presentation “Colors on the Web: Few Things, Great Results" and the poster presentation “SMO & SEO: Promoting your Website”. Annual IT congress focused on internet solutions and development (oct/2008). Winner of the “Best of Track Presentation” Award in the "Poster" track.

   Conference “Chain Reaction - 3rd Upgrade! International Meeting” - Skopje, Macedonia – Presentation: “Voice in Electronic Art: From Whistle to Speech Recognition” (sept/2008).

   Conference “ISEA 2008 - International Symposium on Electronic Arts” - Singapore Management University, Singapore – Three presentations: “Voice in Electronic Art: From Whistle to Speech Recognition”, “SKINdoscope in Second Life”, and “Life and Art in Second Life” (jul/2008).

   Conference “Counsciousness Reframed 9: New Realities, Being Syncretic” - University of Applied Arts of Vienna, Vienna, Austria – Presentation “Digital Oracles” (jul/2008).

   Conference “ELO Conference 2008: Visionary Landscapes” - Washington State University, Vancouver, WA, USA – Presentation “Digital Oracles” (may/2008).

   Conference “HighEdWebDev 2007: Collaborate, Participate, Innovate” - University of Rochester & RIT - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA – Presentation “Second Life, First Impressions”, presented LIVE via Second Life (oct/2007).

   Conference “INTERACT 2007” – Socially Resposible Interaction Conference - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Interactive poster “Voice Interfaces in Art – An Experimentation with Web Open Standards as a Model to Increase Web Accessibility and Digital Inclusion” (sept/2007).

   Conference “CHI 2007” – Computer Human Interaction Conference - San Jose, CA, USA. Presentation “Voice in Electronic Art - From Whistle to Speech Recognition” at the workshop "Striking a C[h]ord: Vocal Interaction in Assistive Technologies, Games and More" (apr/2007).

   Congress “HighEdWebDev 2006: Collective Intelligence” – University of Rochester & RIT - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA – Presentations “SEO - Search Engine Optimization: Tips & Tricks" and also “VoiceXML: Talking to the Web”. Annual IT & Web congress focused on internet solutions and development (oct/2006).

   “Upgrade!Boston - new media and the poetics of communitcation” – Art Interactive & Turbulence, Boston, USA – Presentation “Voice Mosaic, Community of Words and Digital Oracles" (aug/2006). (In the picture: Bonnie Mitchell, Martha Gabriel, Jo-Anne Green and Adam Brown)

   Congress “SIGGRAPH 2006” – The 33rd International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques - Boston, USA – presentation “Voice Mosaic” (aug/2006).

   Congress Consciousness Reframed 8 – University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK - Presentation/paper “Voice Mosaic: Talking to the web”, and also “Community of Words” (in joint with Silvia Laurentiz). Annual conference about art and technology convened by Planetary Collegium, and chaired by Mr Roy Ascott. (jul/2006)

   Congress “HighEdWebDev 2005: Building Conections” – University of Rochester & RIT - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA – Workshop “Web-Human Interfaces: Colors, Multimedia, Voice & Trends" and the presentation “Aural Style Sheets: Improving Accessibility & Going Beyond”. Annual IT & Web congress focused on internet solutions and development (nov/2005). (In the picture: Martha & Steve Krug - keynote speaker of the conference author of the best seller "Don't Make Me Think")

   Conference “SIGGRAPH 2005: The 32nd International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques” – Los Angeles, CA, USA – Position Paper “Voice Interfaces on the Web" presented in the Panel “WWAI: How is the Web Growing? Into a Social Super-Organism or a Mass of Disconnected Information?” (aug/2005).

   Presentation at IAMAS (Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences) – Ogaki, Japan - Martha Gabriel with Aloice Secco and Cecilia Saito to present the art work developed in joint “No War One World”, and also Martha's individual art work “Voice Mosaic”. Informal visit and presentation invited by Prof. Itsuo Sakane. (dec/2004).

    Congress "Consciousness Reframed 2004 - Qi & Complexity " – Beijing, China – Presentation/paper “High Tech, High Touch Web Interfaces: Colors, Multimedia and VoiceXML”, and also “No War One World” (in joint with Aloice Secco and Cecilia Saito). Annual conference about art and technology convened by Planetary Collegium, and chaired by Mr Roy Ascott. (nov/2004).

   Congress “HighEdWebDev 2004: e-Merging Visions” – University of Rochester & RIT - Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA – Workshop “Web-Human Interfaces: Colors, Multimedia & Trends" and the presentation “VoiceXML: Talking to the Web”. Annual IT congress focused on internet solutions and development (oct/2004). “Best of Conference Presentation” Award and “Best of Track Presentation” Award in the "Technical" track.

   Congress "CUMREC 2004" – Austin, TX, USA – Invited to present “High Tech, High Touch Web Interfaces: Colors, Multimedia and VoiceXML” as Featured Presentation and to host the Special Interest Group “Web Development & Techniques”. Annual IT conference for Higher Education - an EDUCAUSE affiliate (may/2004).

   Congress “WebdevShare 2003: Making Waves” – Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA – Presentations “Colors on the Web – Few Things, Great Results” and “Multimedia on the Web - Why, When and How”. Annual IT congress focused on internet solutions and development (oct/2003). “Best Presentation” Award in the "Content: Strategies & Design" track. 

   Congress “WebdevShare 2002: Sharing Solutions” – Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA – Presentation “Colors on the Web – Few Things, Great Results”. Annual IT congress focused on internet solutions and development (oct/2002).

   Congress “WebdevShare 2001: A Web Odyssey” – Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA – Presentation “Multimedia Applications as Customized Browsers”. Annual IT congress focused on internet solutions and development (oct/2001).

   Congress  “WebdevShare 2000: Evolve” - Bloomington, IN, USA – Presentation “Multimedia on the web – Vantages and Disadvantages”. Annual IT congress focused on internet solutions and development (oct/2000).

   Congress “Web Design & Development 98” - Boston, MA, USA - Presentation "Developing Web Sites for Kids", track "Usability". Largest IT congress in US about development and design for the web, focused on emergent technologies and trends (sept/98).

   Forum Vivo arte.mov: 3rd International Art Festival on Mobile Media, Palácio das Artes, Belo Horizonte, MG and MuBE (Museu Brasileiro da Escultura), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Presentations in the panels "Mixed Realities: Unexpected Confluences x Established Confluences" (23.nov.2008, Belo Horinzonte) and "Mobile Media and Art: Perspectives and Critics in Brazil" (28.nov.2008, Sao Paulo).

   Forum Fórum Gestão do Design 2008, Unicentro Belas Artes de São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "Inovação & Design" (Inovation & Design) (21.oct.2008).

   Congresso 7 ART Encontro Nacional de Arte e Tecnologia, Museu Nacional, Brasilia, Brazil. Presentation "Oráculos Digitais e a Ditadura da Busca" (Digital Oracles and the Search Dictatorship) (1.oct.2008).

   Simpósio Digital Marketing Summit 2008, IBOPE, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "Search: mais do que apenas busca, uma estrategia eficaz de compra de midia" (Search: more than just search, a efficient strategy for buying media) (30.sept.2008).

   Curso Ações Inovadoras em Comunicação Digital, ESPM - Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "Marketing de Busca e Arte Eletrônica como Ações Inovadoras de Comunicação Digital" (Search Marketing and Electronic Art as Inovative Actions in Digital Communications" (18.aug.2008).

   MB-X Meio Bit Expo, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "Marketing de Otimização de Buscas" (Search Engine Marketing)" (16.aug.2008).

   SENAC, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "Negócios e Tecnologia no Second Life" (Business and Technology in Second Life)" (20.may.2008).

   Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "Marketing de Otimização de Buscas na Web" (Search Engine Marketing)" (16.may.2008).

   Curso Ações Inovadoras em Comunicação Digital, ESPM - Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "Marketing de Busca e Arte Eletrônica como Ações Inovadoras de Comunicação Digital" (Search Marketing and Electronic Art as Inovative Actions in Digital Communications" (30.abr.2008).

   Seminários INFO/Abril - Marketing de Busca, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "SEO e SEM - o que funciona e o que não funciona na web" (SEO and SEM - what works and what doesn't on the web" (28.abr.2008). In the picture below: Martha Gabriel, Alexandre Kavinski, Debora Fortes and Marcelo Sant'Iago in the round section.

   Grupo de Pesquisa NetArt, PUC-SP, Tuca, Brazil. Presentation "Mídias Locativas, Experimentações no Second Life e Interfaces de Voz" (Locative Media, Experimentations in Second Life and Voice Interfaces" (16.abr.2008).

   3rd Communication Week, Faculdade das Américas, Brazil. Presentation "Business Opportunities in Second Life" (16.oct.2007).

   MBA in Retail Marketing - Cycle of Presentations, University SENAC, Brazil. Presentation "Technology and Business in Second Life" (1.oct.2007).

   TIDD - Post Graduation Program in Technologies of Intelligence and Digital Design, PUC-SP, Brazil. Presentation "Second Life: Digital Life or Life Digital?" (17.sept.2007).

   Upgrade! São Paulo - Jul.2007, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "Art in Second Life" (31.jul.2007).

   II Simpósio Internacional de Administração e Marketing, ESPM, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "Gestão de MOB (Marketing de Otimização de Buscas) como Vantagem Competitiva de uma organização" (SEO - Search Engine Optimization - Management as Competitive Advantage for a Company) (26.jul.2007).

   7o Congresso Internacional de Ergonomia e Usabilidade de Interfaces Humano-Computador, Univali, Balneário Camboriu, Brazil. Presentation "Interfaces de Voz em Ambientes Hipermidiáticos" (Voice Interfaces in Hypermidiatic Environments) (13.jul.2007).

   Colóquio Internacional de Ciberliteratura, PUC-SP, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "Vozes Digitais" (Digital Voices) (31.may.2007) - In the picture below: Friedrich Block, Rui Torres, Lucia Santaella, Chris Funkhouser, Martha Gabriel and Pedro Reis in the closing section.

   Mostra SESC Rio de Arte Eletrônica, SESC Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mediator of the panel "The Electronic Art & The Traditional Art" with Simone Michelin and Bia Medeiros (12/dec/2006)

   IV Encontro Design Digital, Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil. Mediator of the panel "Information Architecture" with André de Abreu, Gilberto Alves Junior and Carla Spinillo (9/nov/2006)

   Semana da Computação, FEI, São Paulo, Brazil. Presentation "VoiceXML - Talking to the Web" (16/abr/2006)

   File Symposium Rio 2006, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Presentation "Digital Oracles" (22/mar/2006)

   Marketing Crossroads II, Universidade Federal do Paraná, postgraduate course, Curitiba, PR. Presentation "Marketing & Tecnologia: MOB - Marketing de Otimização de Buscas" (Marketing & Tecnology: SEO - Search Engine Optimization) (8/mar/2006)

   Simpósio Cibercultura 2005 - Nomadismos Cíbridos (Cyberculture Symposium 2005 - Cybrid Nomadisms), Centro Universitário SENAC, São Paulo, SP. Presentation “Cibercultura e Mobilidade" (Cyberculture & Mobility) by Martha Gabriel & Silvia Laurentiz as invited presenters (dec/2005). (In the picture below: André Lemos, Diana Domingues, Maria Eduarda Guimarães, Silvia Laurentiz & Martha Gabriel)

   II Congresso Internacional da ABES - Associação Brasileira de Semiótica (II Congress ABES - Brazilian Association of Semiotic Studies), PUC-SP, São Paulo, SP. Presentation “Ambientes Virtuais Multiusuários: uma vazão entre o individual e o coletivo"  (Multiuser Virtual Environments: a flow between the individual and the collective) (nov/2005), by Martha Gabriel & Silvia Laurentiz.

   Semana de Comunicação (Communication Week), Faculdade das Américas, São Paulo, SP. Presentation “Marketing & Tecnologia" (Marketing & Technology) (oct/2005).

   I Mostra de Pós-Graduação (1st Post Graduation Exhibition), Unicentro Belas Artes, São Paulo, SP. Presentation “O Bit Nosso de Cada Dia" (Our Daily Bit) (sept/2005).

   Universidade Federal do Paraná - Marketing Worshop, postgraduate course, Curitiba, PR. Presentation “Marketing & Technology." (dec/2004).

   LocaWeb's Developers Meeting 2004 - São Paulo, Hotel Renaissance, São Paulo, SP. Presentation “High Tech,High Touch Web Interfaces: Colors, Multimedia & VoiceXML."  (nov/2004).

   1st International Conference on "Media: Multiplication and Convergencies", SENAC, São Paulo, SP. Presentations "Voice Mosaic"  (individual) and "Free Will OR NOT Free Will" (in group with Aloice Secco, Cecilia Saito and Heloisa Leão) (oct/2004).

   LocaWeb's Developers Meeting 2004 - Rio de Janeiro, Sofitel Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, RJ; Belo Horizonte, Hotel Ouro Minas, BH, MG; Curitiba, Estação 21, Curitiba, PR. Presentation “High Tech,High Touch Web Interfaces: Colors, Multimedia & VoiceXML." (oct/2004).

   Pro-Cor Association, Fiesp, São Paulo, SP. Presentation “Color on the Web - Few things, Great Results."  (mar/2004).

   Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, São Paulo, SP. Presentation “Multimedia on the Web – vantages and disadvantages" (mar/2003).

   Congress “Web Week”, Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, São Paulo, SP. Presentation “Web market and  jobs”  (may/2002).

   “V Semiotics Congress”, Faculdade de Belas Artes de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP.  Presentation “Anamorphosis – the hidden language into the image” (sept/2001).

   Conference "Marketing for Kids 2001" , IIR- Institute for International Research, São Paulo, SP. Presentation "Digital Generation" (mar/2001).

   "COMDEX 99", São Paulo, SP. Presentation  "Vetorial animation on the internet" , invited by ENG Company, as part of their presentations (jul/99).

    Conference "IBest Forum 99", Mantel, São Paulo, SP. Invited as one of the awarded winner webmasters at the Internet Best 99 Award, to participate at "Winner webmasters' Rond Table" along with Casseta & Planeta's, Chico Buarque's, MTV's and ZAZ's websites webmasters, also IBest 99 winners (jul/99).

   Conference "Marketing for Kids 99", IIR - Institute for International Research, São Paulo, SP. Presentation "Kids x Internet" (feb/99).

   COMDEX 98, São Paulo, SP - Presentation "Technologies for website development", invited by Cyclades (sept/98).

   Conference "Marketing for Kids 98", IIR - Institute for International Research, São Paulo, SP. Presentation "Developing websites for kids" (jan and mar/98).

    Congress "Infoimagem/97", São Paulo, SP. Presentation "Eletronic Document sharing" invited by ENG Company, inside their presentations (sept/97).