Greg Elin

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Bio

"Greg Elin, chief data architect of Sunlight Labs, is a research software developer specializing in databases and interactive technologies and is the creator of Fotonotes, an open-source image annotation technology. Since the early 1990’s, he has helped large and small organizations articulate and prototype new technologies. His more than 15 years experience in New York’s hi-tech community includes experiences with dot.coms and non-profits.

From 1998 to 2002, Elin worked with New York University's IT organization on enterprise wide data and directory information. His Fotonotes image annotation concept has been adopted for use by Flickr.com, a United States Navy micro-satellite project and others. He holds a Masters from the Tisch School of the Arts’s Interactive Telecommunications Program and a B.A. in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania." (http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail1901.html)