Edial Dekker

Current

Editor at Bright Magazine
Co-organizer at Music & Bits
Freelance Web Advisor at Gemeente Utrecht

Data Visualization Expert | freelancer at edial.nl
Founder at MapTheGap
Co-Organizer at BLOG08 | Conference
Editor at Spotlight effect

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Past

Co-organizer at Dutch Bloggies
Web Strategist at Studio JuX
Freelance Web-Editor at Gemeente Utrecht

Journalist at IDG
Barista at Barista Coffee Company

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Education

Universiteit van Amsterdam

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Edial Dekker’s Summary

Student New Media on the University of Amsterdam. Blogging on TheNextWeb.com, SpotlightEffect.nl (Dutch) or on other places. I am also a very devoted and enthusiast data visualization fanatic; and occasionally a public speaker about visualizing information.

Among other things, I am currently working as a freelance web-adviser for the city of Utrecht (http://www.utrecht.nl/). I’m also co-founder of BLOG08, the first international conference about blogging in The Netherlands. Also founder of MapTheGap, a mobile application that let's you store, retrieve and share ideas in a revolutionary way.

Edial Dekker’s Specialties:

Data visualization, blogging, information architecture & network visualizations.

Edial Dekker’s Experience

Editor

Bright Magazine

(Online Media industry)

June 2009 — Present (2 months)
Co-organizer

Music & Bits

(Music industry)

January 2009 — Present (7 months)

Co-organizer Music & Bits, an pre-event of The Next Web about the future of online music.
Freelance Web Advisor

Gemeente Utrecht

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

September 2008 — Present (11 months)
Data Visualization Expert | freelancer

edial.nl

(Design industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year)

The amount of data that has increased exponentially in the last few years, it requires new ways to approach the data collected. There are new ways to store information and better ways to visualize them. Data Visualization has a rich history and has played an important role in many developments in modern times. My lectures involve the Data Visualizations milestones of the past, the present and a glimpse of the future.
Founder

MapTheGap

(Media Production industry)

July 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

MapTheGap is a mobile application that let's you record, retrieve and share your ideas through your mobile phone while also adding context to your ideas.
Co-Organizer

BLOG08 | Conference

(Online Media industry)

February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

Blogging is no longer the domain of the geeky kid. With easy-to-use blog software, everybody can start their own publishing platform. Millions of people do so. Together these bloggers are changing the world, one post at a time. They are the rockstars of the web.

Join the band and attend the conference at the 24th of October in Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam.
Editor

Spotlight effect

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)

December 2007 — Present (1 year 8 months)
Co-organizer

Dutch Bloggies

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

November 2008 — January 2009 (3 months)

Ernst-Jan Pfauth and me are are asked to organize the next Dutch Bloggies. Together with part of last year's governing board we are re-branding this event. Stay tuned for the end of March...
Web Strategist

Studio JuX

(Textiles industry)

January 2007 — September 2008 (1 year 9 months)

Helping out with things like, web exposure, online presence and eCommerce.
Freelance Web-Editor

Gemeente Utrecht

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Government Administration industry)

May 2008 — August 2008 (4 months)

Working in project to make all the information on Utrecht.nl better and more accurate. We are also working on guidelines for the other (349) web-editors about publishing new content.
Journalist

IDG

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry)

May 2008 — June 2008 (2 months)

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Barista

Barista Coffee Company

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Food & Beverages industry)

November 2007 — May 2008 (7 months)