What year did the annual conference started by, among others, the man who ranked No. 4 on the "Forbes" Midas List of 2014, first start?
Peter Thiel Peter Andreas Thiel ( ; born October 11, 1967) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, philanthropist, political activist, and author. He was ranked No. 4 on the "Forbes" Midas List of 2014, with a net worth of $2.2 billion, and No. 246 on the "Forbes" 400 in 2016, with a net worth of $2.7 billion.
Eric Weisbard Eric Weisbard is an American music critic known for founding the Pop Conference, which is hosted annually by the Museum of Pop Culture (formerly known as the EMP Museum). He also organized the conference for many years. He is also an associate professor of American studies at the University of Alabama, the author of both a 33⅓ book entry about "Use Your Illusion" and the 2014 book "Top 40 Democracy: The Rival Mainstreams of American Music", and a former editor for "Spin". With Craig Marks, he was also the co-editor of the "Spin Alternative Record Guide", and has also written for "the Village Voice". For "Top 40 Democracy", he received the 2015 Woody Guthrie Award from the International Association for the Study of Popular Music's United States branch.