Presentations
(presentations given by SalaamGarage founder Amanda Koster, unless otherwise noted. Amanda is represented exclusively by Samara Lectures for all public speaking and book signing events. To schedule, please contact info@samaralectures.com)
2011
5/11: Bellevue Community College: “No More Drive-Bys.”
2/11: Ignite13, Seattle. “I may have more impact on a cheeseburger”
Other Presentations
- 3/11: UC Merced, CA: “Incorporating entrepreneurship, leadership and social justice: you are now a free agent.” Private presentation and workshop.
- 3/11: “The High Bar” TV interview with Warren Etheredge (that was really non-alcoholic beer)
2010
4/10 @ TEDx Seattle: “In Steve Biko’s backyard: the intrinsic value of show and tell.”
Other Presentations
- 4/10: BBC ‘Pods and Blogs’: “Leaks, blogs and NGOs” interview with Jamillah Knowles of BBC (no longer online)
- 4/10: “Global Humanitarian Discussions” for blogtalkradio.com Interview with Megan Schiebe (no longer online)
- 4/10 @ Tertulia (private)
- 3/10 @ SxSW (Amanda Koster + Amanda Rose of Twestival) “Citizenjournalism and the little NGO that could.”
- 3/10 @ Ignite Seattle: “How I made sense of my trip to Vietnam.”
2009
4/09 @ Web 2.0 conference: “SalaamGarage: Imagine What You Can Do”
1/20/09: T Labee and Adrian MacDonald complete a short documentary about Amanda Koster/SalaamGarage.
(still photos: Cynthia LaRowe, India video: Conrad Chavez, Kenya video “AIDS Is Knocking”: Amanda Koster)
Other Presentations
- 2/09 @ Northeastern University Private presentation to media students.
- 12/09 @ Willamette University
2008
11/08: @ thewarrenreport.
8/08: Amanda presents para invitation at to speak a Gnomdex08 :
Other Presentations
- 9/08: Amanda presents SalaamGarage at Microsoft’s Social Computing Symposium
- 9/08: Amanda invited to present at Web 2.0 in late March/09 by O’Reilly Media.
- 12/10/08: Microsoft Social Computing Symposium
- 12/8/08: Interview with www.wanderingeducators.com “SalaamGarage” by Jessie Voigt





