At the forefront of digital transformation in the cultural sector, Michael Edson has worked on numerous award-winning projects and has been involved in practically every aspect of technology and New Media for museums. He helped create the Smithsonian's first blog, Eye Level; the first alternative reality game to take place in a museum, Ghost of a Chance; and lead the development of the Smithsonian's first Web and New Media Strategy. Michael serves on the Open Knowledge Foundation's OpenGLAM advisory board and was a member of the National Endowment for the Arts "Art Works" task force, which mapped the relationship between the arts and the quality of life in American communities. Michael is an O'Reilly Foo Camp veteran and was named a Tech Titan: Person to Watch by Washingtonian magazine.