I'm terribly sorry, but due to Visa issues I cannot travel between November and December... :(
NK On 10/16/2012 1:25 PM, Gustaf Björksten wrote: > On 10/13/2012 04:02 PM, Dragana Kaurin wrote: >> OpenITP and ISC's Circumvention Tech Summit >> Tunis, Tunisia >> November 26-28, 2012 >> >> After the success of the Circumvention Tech Summit in Rio de Janeiro last >> June, the value of gathering together those working on anti-censorship and >> anti-surveillance tools has become clear. Therefore, we are pleased to >> announce that OpenITP and the Information Security Coalition (ISC) will be >> hosting a second summit on November 26-28 in Tunis, Tunisia. This summit >> will be unique, as we are bringing together both developers working on >> Internet Freedom tools and Syrian activists who are using these tools in >> their efforts to effect change in Syria. Increasing dialog between >> developers and users will help projects identify how they can best serve the >> real and immediate needs of the Syrian people, as well as other at-risk >> populations. Ultimately, our goal is to promote collaboration among >> technical projects that implement and preserve the principles of a free and >> open Internet. We aim to help attendees increase access to users and >> testers, eliminate duplicative effort, increa s > e >> inter-project infrastructure, and promulgate open standards and best >> practices. >> >> We encourage you to attend if you're interested in discovering what others >> in this field are doing, both in the Middle East/North Africa region and >> internationally. Attendees will share best practices from their projects, >> learn about new and related projects, and receive direct feedback from >> Syrian activists using their tools. We're excited to continue supporting the >> work of tool developers, and we anticipate this event helping to advance >> your project, as high-bandwidth cross-project discovery and communication >> are best done in person. >> >> Please contact us if you would like to attend by November 1st, 2012. Travel >> subsidies of varying amounts are available on a case-by-case basis for >> members of the circumvention tech community. Note that our travel budget is >> limited, so we urge attendees who have their own financial means to fund >> their attendance directly so that others with fewer options may still be >> able to attend. We look forward to seeing you all in Tunis! >> >> Please RSVP to [email protected] and tell us what you plan to work on, >> and what kind of projects and people you hope to meet. >> >> Regards, >> >> OpenITP & the ISC > > Hi Dragana, > > I would love to be in Tunisia for this event. Please reserve me a spot ;) > > All the very best, > > -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
