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Bostonist woke up a little late for Cyberposium 15 yesterday, but still managed to attend a number of informative sessions about “Navigating the Digital Storm.” This year’s theme, inspired by the escalating (but potentially halted) economic crisis, was designed to explore ways for technology companies to get through this tough time. Cyberposium is organized entirely by Harvard Business School students, and while their presence was strong at the conference, some normal folk (though many of them HBS alumni or MIT Sloan students) made their way in as well. Not many women were among the presenters—we saw absolutely none on the panels we attended, and there were only a handful involved in the conference overall. More heartening was the presence of female students in the audience; we hope that in a few years some of these women will be answering, not asking, the questions. Diversity was also lacking in panels but more prevalent in the audience, suggesting a more varied future for technology.

Gradutate students and technophiles gathered at Harvard Business School last week for a day-long symposium on new topics in technology, advertising, and the ever-elusive venture capital funding. The symposium's name, Cyberposium, derives from "cyberspace," the nickname folks used for the internet back when the symposium began, 14 years ago. Craig Newmark of Craigslist was present, as were a host of other internet stars, including some from Facebook.