Hi folks, I probably won't make the conference itself but I am in NYC that week so if there's a bar you'll be frequenting do let me know :)
Mike On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Michael Verdi <michaelve...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm going! > > - Verdi > > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Rupert <rup...@fatgirlinohio.org> wrote: >> Who's going? >> >> On 10-May-09, at 6:34 PM, Jay dedman wrote: >> >>> If you've been trying to find an excuse to visit NYC this June, don't >>> forget about the Open Video Conference. Be a very cool group of folks >>> coming together. Time to sign up. >>> >>> Jay >>> >>> _____________________________ >>> >>> The Open Video Conference (June 19-20 in NYC) is asking big questions >>> about the future of video online. >>> >>> As the medium matures, we face a crossroads: will technology and >>> public policy support a more participatory culture—one that encourages >>> and enables free expression and broader cultural engagement? Or will >>> online video become a glorified TV-on-demand service, a central part >>> of a permissions-based culture? Web video holds tremendous potential, >>> but limits on broadband, playback technology, and fair use threaten to >>> undermine the ability of individuals to engage in dialogues in and >>> around this new media ecosystem. >>> >>> Open Video Conference >>> June 19-20, 2009 >>> New York City >>> 40 Washington Square South (NYU Law School) >>> http://openvideoconference.org >>> >>> Bestselling author Clay Shirky will give a talk about the disruptive >>> effects of the web. Harvard Professor Jonathan Zittrain (TBC) will >>> moderate a discussion on industry perspectives with Boxee CEO Avner >>> Ronen, Blip.tv CEO Mike Hudack, and representatives from YouTube and >>> Adobe. Lizz Winstead, activist and co-creator of The Daily Show, will >>> discuss web video as political commentary. Legendary hacker Jon Lech >>> Johansen (DVD Jon) will address data portability. Mozilla, makers of >>> the Firefox web browser, will highlight what it's doing to cement open >>> video standards. You'll hear from Anthony Falzone—executive director >>> at Stanford's Fair Use Project and counsel to graphic artist Shepherd >>> Fairey—about the new battle lines drawn around fair use. Voices from >>> the blogosphere, public media, and traditional media will explore the >>> ways to make their content work in an open video ecosystem, and much >>> more. >>> >>> This is just a peek—have a look at our schedule page for more details: >>> http://www.openvideoconference.org/agenda >>> >>> In addition to two full days of high-profile programming, you can >>> expect a slate of workshops and behind-the-scenes technical working >>> groups with leading edge video developers from free software projects >>> like: VLC, Ogg Theora, GStreamer, Blender, PiTiVi, Miro, Kaltura, >>> Firefox, and many more. This event should interest anyone with a stake >>> in art, culture, technology, policy, journalism, or online business. >>> >>> Organizers and partners include: Participatory Culture Foundation, >>> Yale ISP, iCommons, Kaltura, Mozilla, Harvard's Berkman Center, Free >>> Press, Creative Commons, and more. >>> >>> Register while there's space: http://openvideoconference.org/registration/ >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> Yahoo! Groups Links >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > http://michaelverdi.com > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Mike Atherton Saying the wrong thing since 1972 Writer | Tech Hipster | 9 Kinds of Wrong http://www.sizemore.co.uk http://twitter.com/sizemore ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
