What's the big idea? When it comes to the intersection of culture and technology, there're a lot of them.

Every October, at Pop!Tech, we assemble some great contemporary thinkers, writers, pioneers, academics, scientists, and business leaders to discuss, debate, engage and exhilarate.

It's a vibrant, participatory scene and attendees are left invigorated. It gets heated, it gets provocative and it inspires.

Interested?

This year, the spotlight is on Artificial Worlds. Our speakers -- and our audience -- will be talking about new societies in cyberspace, worldwide gaming communities, how artificial worlds are beginning to overlay reality, what's ahead in totally immersive virtual reality, the artificial worlds of the silver screen, even artificial worlds that are chemically-induced.