Fast Company Recommended Events June 2009

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tue, june 23
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International Hydropower Association World Congress
Reykjavík, Iceland

Melting banks. A tumbling currency. More lousy Björk singles. Iceland's pride has taken a pummeling over the past year. But delegates at this summit will discover that the Arctic nation still has one thing to boast about: its ability to turn water into watts. Hydroelectric dams generate more than 80% of Iceland's electricity. That cheap, clean power could reenergize the economy by attracting electricity-hungry industries. Alcoa has opened a $1 billion aluminum smelter in eastern Iceland, and Microsoft and Google are reportedly considering the country as a data-center site. -- Theunis Bates

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wed, june 24
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SIFMA Technology Management Conference
New York

It's been a tough year for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Two of its members -- Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns -- lost billions and are no more, leaving the industry feeling, well, insecure. Now SIFMA is trying to rebound, says VP Howard Sprow, by "discussing how technology can better help us get out of this." We hope he's not talking about the same algorithmic models that got them -- and us -- into trouble in the first place. -- AB

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wed, june 24
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Directed by Michael Bay

They came, they transformed, they slipped, and now they want revenge. Uh-oh. We'd get outta Dodge, but Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox can't help themselves -- they have to try to save the world. Typical. The sequel to 2007's live-action version of the '80s TV-toon classic promises to be bigger (really?) and better (fortunately). With a budget of $200 million (up from a measly $150 million last time), it certainly should be. -- ZW