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WARNING! The Home of New Year's Eve is Coming for the Other 364 Days of the Year
WARNING! The Home of New Year's Eve is Coming for the Other 364 Days of the Year
By Heather Gallagher M.Sc.
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Summer Fun and Skiing in a Shopping Mall: Discover American Dream
Summer Fun and Skiing in a Shopping Mall: Discover American Dream
By Heather Gallagher M.Sc.
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Planes, Trains, and Disco Balls: Experiencing the Best of NYC at the World Experience Summit
Planes, Trains, and Disco Balls: Experiencing the Best of NYC at the World Experience Summit
By Heather Gallagher M.Sc.
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Delighted to be featured in 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒔 white book 📖 packed with 💡 to “𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚…
Delighted to be featured in 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒔 white book 📖 packed with 💡 to “𝙧𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙬𝙚…
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🤑 Want proof that the Experience Economy is the future of businesses everywhere? This month's Experience Radar has the numbers to prove it, as well…
🤑 Want proof that the Experience Economy is the future of businesses everywhere? This month's Experience Radar has the numbers to prove it, as well…
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The Art of Immersive Experiences with Sound Healing and Its Impact on Well-being In the realm of experiential design, immersive experiences using…
The Art of Immersive Experiences with Sound Healing and Its Impact on Well-being In the realm of experiential design, immersive experiences using…
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Advisory Board Member
Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Citizens Advisory Board
- Present 16 years 1 month
Arts and Culture
Heather was appointed to the CAB in 2008 by then Mayor Gavin Newsom, to add a representative from Arts and Culture to the board membership. She was the elected Secretary of the CAB from 2009 until 2018, responsible for capturing accurate meeting minutes for public record, running meetings and officer elections when the Chairwoman or Vice Chair are absent, and weighing in on all aspects of redevelop planning and process.
During her time on the CAB, the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island…Heather was appointed to the CAB in 2008 by then Mayor Gavin Newsom, to add a representative from Arts and Culture to the board membership. She was the elected Secretary of the CAB from 2009 until 2018, responsible for capturing accurate meeting minutes for public record, running meetings and officer elections when the Chairwoman or Vice Chair are absent, and weighing in on all aspects of redevelop planning and process.
During her time on the CAB, the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Master Plan has received the following awards:
• 2009 Selection as a Founding Member in Clinton Climate Change’s Climate Positive
Development Program (CCI’s CPDP)—one of 17 international projects striving to attain
carbon neutrality in operations
• 2008 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for Sustainable
Communities
• 2009 AIA Institute Honor Award for Urban Design
About the CAB:
The Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Citizen Advisory Board (CAB) meets regularly and provides additional as-requested expertise to the TIDA Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may refer to the CAB from time to time to provide recommendations concerning the transfer and redevelopment of former Naval Station Treasure Island. Members of the CAB represent of the following categories of expertise or experience: affordable housing, arts and culture, marine and waterborne activities, film/television industry, Job Corps, commercial redevelopment, organized sports, the environment and open space, environmental control and remediation, organized labor, transportation planning, land use planning, economic development and job creation, and open meeting advocacy.
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Burningman.com Photo Editor
Burning Man
- 7 years 2 months
Arts and Culture
A picture is worth a thousand words, especially to support visual storytelling for such a visually compelling organization and community. Heather was responsible for selecting, color-adjusting, prepping, and placing contextually relevant and beautiful images into web pages on the burningman.com website. This position also included creating sets of images to be featured on the website homepage. She led a team of volunteers who did back end image upload processes to import images into the online…
A picture is worth a thousand words, especially to support visual storytelling for such a visually compelling organization and community. Heather was responsible for selecting, color-adjusting, prepping, and placing contextually relevant and beautiful images into web pages on the burningman.com website. This position also included creating sets of images to be featured on the website homepage. She led a team of volunteers who did back end image upload processes to import images into the online gallery.
Publications
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CIO Magazine - Burning Man's director of technology Heather Gallagher reveals how she fulfils the IT needs of a party in the desert with 70,000 guests
CIO Magazine
Burning Man director of technology Heather Gallagher discusses the tech behind the annual festival in the Nevada desert
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Burning Man's tech director brings full-scale IT to Black Rock City
ComputerWorld
Heather Gallagher, who heads IT for the annual 70,000-participant Burning Man event, on putting up towers in the desert, laying cable in the dirt and the 11 months of meetings to make it all happen.
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The Woman Behind Burning Man Tech
iQ Magazine by Intel
The otherworldly celebration of art, music and self-expression is powered by a serious technology backbone built and managed by a woman who knows how to keep the massive event running smoothly through extreme desert conditions.
Twenty years ago, Heather Gallagher traded in her corporate suit for dreadlocks. She brought her technology background to Burning Man, an annual week-long gathering in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, and hasn’t looked back.Other authors -
Profile: Heather “CameraGirl” Gallagher Is Burning Man’s IT Mastermind
IEEE Spectrum
"The tip of the techberg is Heather 'CameraGirl' Gallagher. As Burning Man’s director of technology, she oversees teams working on physical layout, network engineering, Web development, system integration, and more."
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Burning Man: Desert Adventure
Speak Up Magazine
1200 word article and 5 photos featured. Written and photographed by Heather Gallagher
Projects
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E.den - Augmented Reality Experience & Maker Space
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Enklu opened a pop-up augmented reality play space and maker space in the heart of the Westfield Shopping Centre in downtown San Francisco. This experimental and experiential venue allowed visitors to experience immersive augmented reality content and to learn how to make it themselves. Venue and set design, venue and event operations oversight.
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Linkedin - Haunted Holograms
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A special and spooky immersive augmented reality experience created for LinkedIn Halloween celebration. Featured entertainment experience for LinkedIn staff, hosted in a 20x20 tent.
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Sprint - Pique Your Curiosity - Mobile World Congress Los Angeles
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Told the story of Sprint 5G using a 7 scene mixed reality journey of holographic overlays mapped to physical models. Attendees could see Sprint’s 5G coverage across the U.S., learn how the technology works, and got a sneak peek of what’s to come with 5G-enabled connected cities and IOT.
First shown at MWC-LA and earning accolades as “the booth to beat,” an updated version was later brought to CES. This experience became part of Sprint’s marketing toolkit to be redeployed or easily…Told the story of Sprint 5G using a 7 scene mixed reality journey of holographic overlays mapped to physical models. Attendees could see Sprint’s 5G coverage across the U.S., learn how the technology works, and got a sneak peek of what’s to come with 5G-enabled connected cities and IOT.
First shown at MWC-LA and earning accolades as “the booth to beat,” an updated version was later brought to CES. This experience became part of Sprint’s marketing toolkit to be redeployed or easily revised for other activations.
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OutsideLands Festival "Hightened Reality" with Cannacraft
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Enklu partnered with Cannacraft and ABX to brought the first ever augmented reality to the Outside Lands Festival. This ground-breaking experiential marketing experience placed visitors inside a fantastical holographic jungle environment, with interactive symbolic particle effects and descriptions displayed directly above real-world products.
In addition to creating “Wow!” moments and lasting memories at this popular attraction, providing both visual and written information helped…Enklu partnered with Cannacraft and ABX to brought the first ever augmented reality to the Outside Lands Festival. This ground-breaking experiential marketing experience placed visitors inside a fantastical holographic jungle environment, with interactive symbolic particle effects and descriptions displayed directly above real-world products.
In addition to creating “Wow!” moments and lasting memories at this popular attraction, providing both visual and written information helped ensure that cannabis consumers were making informed choices about the products. This was a celebration of the first time that cannabis products could legally be sold to consumers at a major American music festival. -
Gray Area Festival Demonstration & Workshop
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Interactive AR display exhibit, immersive augmented reality Hololens experience demos and featured Intro to AR Development Workshop as part of the Gray Area Festival featuring cutting edge technology and art innovation.
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Unreal Garden - Electronic Entertainment Exposition
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For this high-throughput conference entertainment experience featured by the Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3), Enklu’s immersive augmented reality content was integrated with props, projections and haptics. Players were immersed in an enchanting forest full of trees, flowers, friendly animals, and life-sized mushrooms. While exploring, they discovered they had magical powers and could interact with this holographic environment.
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Burning Man Calendar 2017-2018
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This edition of the official Burning Man Calendar embraced the circular shape of Black Rock City and the 10 Principles that emerged from the gathering there to help shape a growing global culture and community. Those principles are Civic Responsibility, Radical Self Expression, Radical Self Reliance, Participation, Decommodification, Leave No Trace, Communal Effort, Immediacy, Gifting and Radical Inclusion.
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Burning Man Calendar 2016-2017
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In 2016, the beloved official Burning Man Calendar was a celebration of Burning Man culture, off playa art installations and events around the world.
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Burning Man Calendar 2015-2016
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The 2015-2016 Burning Man Calendar featured 52 gorgeous photos taken by 41 photographers from across our global community. Considered a colorful vehicle for Burning Man storytelling and sharing of our culture, the calendar featured photos from 12 official Burning Man Regional events around the world, including: Colorado; Miami, Florida; Utah; Mid-Atlantic D.C.; Israel; New Zealand; South Africa; Spain; Vancouver, Canada; and Western Australia. A memoriam was also included in honor of long-time…
The 2015-2016 Burning Man Calendar featured 52 gorgeous photos taken by 41 photographers from across our global community. Considered a colorful vehicle for Burning Man storytelling and sharing of our culture, the calendar featured photos from 12 official Burning Man Regional events around the world, including: Colorado; Miami, Florida; Utah; Mid-Atlantic D.C.; Israel; New Zealand; South Africa; Spain; Vancouver, Canada; and Western Australia. A memoriam was also included in honor of long-time photographer and contributor, Dr. Steven Fritz, who passed in the fall of 2014.
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Burning Man Calendar 2014-2015
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This spiral bound wall calendar can be hung with a full or half a month displayed. 44 photos from 30 different photographers with stunning images from Black Rock City and beyond. Produced by Burning Man Project.
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Burning Man Calendar 2013-2014
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This spiral bound wall calendar can be hung with a full or half a month displayed. 44 photos from 30 different photographers with stunning images from Black Rock City and beyond. Produced by Burning Man Project.
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Burning Man Calendar 2012-2013
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Another spiral bound version of the Burning Man Calendar for the desk or wall. Chock full of gorgeous images from Burning Man history and our expanding community. Produced by Burning Man Project.
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Burning Man Calendar 2011-2012
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The 2011-2012 Calendar can be used as a spiral-bound week-planner and hung as a wall calendar, all in the same design. Filled with over 100 beautiful images from the Black Rock City event and Burner events around the globe. Produced by Burning Man Project.
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Burning Man Calendar 2010-2011
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To celebrate the 25th Burn, we created a limited edition Burning Man weekly calendar and commemorative photo book. After using the calendar pages to plan for the year, they could be ripped out, leaving a book full of gorgeous photos from the past 25 years of Burning Man. Produced by Burning Man Project.
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Burning Man Calendar 2009-2010
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Featuring beautiful images from Black Rock City and affiliated Burning Man events and organizations around the world. Produced by the Burning Man Project.
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Burning Man Calendar 2008-2009
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An illustrated history of 12 years of Burning Man art themes, filled with beautiful images, artifacts and a touch of gold. Produced by the Burning Man Project.
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Burning Man Calendar 2007-2008
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Chock full of beautiful images and a countdown to the event with tips for playa prep and year round fun. Produced by the Burning Man Project.
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Burning Man Calendar 2006-2007
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Filled with beautiful imagery of art and events throughout the history of the Burning Man event, Regional gatherings, BRAF, and year-round events.
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Official Burning Man Calendar 2005-2006
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Produced by the Burning Man Project. With a timeline highlighting key moments during the 20 years of Burn history, with images and artifacts galore!
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Burning Man Calendar 2004-2005
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The second installment of Burning Man's printed burn-year calendar, with images, artifacts and illustrations supporting different themes for each month. Produced by the Burning Man Project.
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Burning Man Calendar 2003-2004
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This was the first ever officially published Burning Man Calendar, and one of the few 'culture bearing products' created and sold by the organization. The event in Black Rock City is a big event each year for Burners, so we created a burn-year calendar that goes from September through the following August. The projects featured 89 images from 35 photographers from the community and a design with a twist. Produced by the Burning Man Project.
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