From Tim's bio: A member of the Technorati advisory board and a friend of the company, a former advisor and friend of Make Technologies, and a friend of Smallthought Systems; I have an equity interest in all three companies.

Although a technologist at heart - Roland is a systems design engineer - as a co-founder of Bryght, Roland created a prototype for candid, company blogging with his enthused and informative style.

Social media consultant, building web strategies and implementing technology and social media tools to assist companies in community outreach and help clients produce online communities.

Rebecca is a City Captain at Metroblogging Vancouver, produces live blogs for the various new media conferences she attends, and is a co-host of both RadioZoom and The Crazy Canucks podcasts.

Professional blogger, photographer, and consultant based in Vancouver. Arieanna is Online Producer for Starked, an entertainment portal for b5media.com. She oversees 50+ entertainment properties and 30+ bloggers.

Tris is the Chief Technology Partner at One By One Media, and formerly the Canadian editor for blognation and Director of Strategic Partner Relations and unofficial Chief Blogging Officer for Qumana Software.

From his blog: "ian Bell Hello; I am a technology executive, marketer and entrepreneur living in Vancouver, BC Canada. I used to live in the Hollywood Hills in LA, California (here); and on Potrero Hill in San Francisco and near my job at Cisco in San Jose, CA (here). Sorry - no clues as to where, specifically, I live now. :) I’m fortunate to have been able to work with some great people to create some really cool services, such as BuzMe, GeekMail, Whooshnet Wireless, RingCentral, Internet Call Director, PulverRadio, and EQO. I’ve worked with some great companies like Cisco, FrontBridge, Whistler Cable, and Telus; and I’ve started a few myself. This is a fun ride and I’m enjoying every minute of it. My hobbies and passions include SportBikes and Hockey (yes, that’s me in goal, playing somewhere in Germany). I love great wine and music, and worked as a DJ many moons ago. I studied in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University where I worked and learned in the Media Analysis Lab under Dr. Stephen Kline, in the Centre for Policy Research on Science & Technology under Dr. Catherine Murray, and at the world-renowned ExCITE Lab under Dr. Gerri Sinclair. My research, usually using Apple equipment, was generously supported by the Apple Research Partnership Program and was acknowledged in Apple documentation and numerous books at the time. So it goes without saying that I use a lot of Apple (not Apple) products in my work. I wrote my first book in 1997, which is now seriously obsolete. While my first book remains my only book, several other projects are in the works. This blog spans my interest in politics, technology, sports, and health. You might like to read about my return from the fog of mailing-list entropy."

Travis F. Smith is the owner of Hop Studios, a Web design and development company.  He has been building content-rich, elegant Web sites since 1994, when he was deputy editorial director and one of the creators of the Los Angeles Times Web site.  He's also a professional speaker on such topics as blogging, subscription-based revenue models and online journalism. He has been the editor of Variety.com, and a lecturer at the University of Southern California. http://www.hopstudios.com/nep/

David Beers is founding editor of The Tyee. He was senior editor at Mother Jones magazine before moving to Vancouver in 1991. Since then, he has won national awards for his journalism in Canada and the United States, writing for The Globe and Mail, Vancouver Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Harper's, National Geographic and many other publications. During a three years stint at the Vancouver Sun he edited the “Fate of the Strait” environmental series, recipient of Canada’s National Newspaper Award for Special Projects; invented and edited the cultural section Mix; served as Chief Features Editor and wrote a weekly essay on social and political issues. He is author of Blue Sky Dream, a memoir of growing up in Cold War California suburbia. He is a founding member of IMPACS, a Vancouver non-profit firm providing media help to non-profit groups, former vice chair of the Vancouver City Planning Commission, and a lecturer at the UBC School of Journalism.