FYI --- elizabeth thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 16:05:31 -0500 > Subject: Planetwork Monthly Forum: NEW YORK. THIS > WED! Feb 16th, 2005 > From: elizabeth thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Greetings! > > Please join us for the 2nd PW Monthly Networking > Forum in New York City! > Wednesday February 16th from 7 - 9:30pm > 26 Greene Street NY, NY 10013 212 334 3347 > > We will be hosted by Location One, New York's > premier convergence space > for interdisciplinary, interactive art and new > media. > http://www.location1.org > > We have a GREAT line-up of presentations (see list > below). > The schedule for February 16th is as follows: > > 7-7:30pm: networking & light refreshments* > 7:30 - 8:30/9pm: presentations > 8:30/9pm - 9:30pm: networking and light refreshments > * a $10 donation to cover costs is appreciated. > > For more information about Planetwork visit our > website: > www.planetwork.net > > We look forward to seeing you Wednesday! > Kind Regards, > Elizabeth Thompson > > Presentations for February 16th will include: > > Thomas Lowenhaupt�NYC Community Governance Project > http://www.cb3qn.nyc.gov/ > A movement is afoot to enhance the effectiveness of > NYC's local > governance units, the community boards. These 59 > "independent" city > agencies provide local access to the governance > process. While they > were thought of as "storefront city halls" at their > creation in 1975, > today they offer the opportunity to serve as > publishing, communication, > and decision support centers for the city's diverse > communities. Since > becoming a board member in 1992 I've looked to > enahnce the democracy by > providing online access to the governance process. > As chair of Queens > Community Board 3's Technology Advisory Committee, > I'm working to > create a prototype that facilitates public > engagement in defining the > future. On the 19th I'd like to outline where we > came from, what the > future might bring, and a few projects with which we > seek assistance. > Tom Lowenhaupt [EMAIL PROTECTED] 718 639 4222 > P.S. As organizer of > two Meetup groups (e-democracy and online community > developers),I've > invited the group ! > members to the event on the 19th. Judging by the > first meeting of these > groups I don't expect more than a handful > > Wendy Brawer�Green Map System > http://greenmap.org > Green Map System empowers local project leaders > through adaptable tools > and a global iconography to create environmental > asset maps that > function as practical guides to greener living and > engage participation > toward more sustainable, healthier, more culturally > rich hometowns. > This is a collaborative eco-cultural sustainability > promotion project > -- it is direct, democratic communication, dependent > on local > knowledge, action and responsibility. Active in more > than 270 places in > 44 countries, 180 unique Green Maps have been > published to date. NYC's > website is GreenAppleMap.org, find the global > program at GreenMap.org > > Laura Forlano�NYCwireless > http://www.nycwireless.net > NYCwireless is New York's community wireless > organization. Over the > past three years, we have been active in the > deployment of free public > wireless networks in a number of New York City parks > and open spaces. > Currently, we are focusing our efforts on wireless > projects outside of > Manhattan and underserved communities. For example, > we have deployed > wireless networks in three Community Access > buildings for mentally ill > residents. In one of our working groups, the Social > Impact SIG, we > bring together a diverse group of artists, > academics, architects and > technologists to better understand the uses and > impacts of wireless > technologies. Finally, we regularly testify on > behalf of the public > interest at New York City Council hearings and file > FCC comments on > policy issues related to broadband and > telecommunications issues. > > > Clay Debevoise�ArtHop: > http://www.ArtHop.com/ > ArtHop: is a community-based search engine for all > of the arts (live > beta: register free). Free membership networks > provide personalized > results for everyone and free listings plus low-cost > announcements for > professionals. Our goal is to "defragment" the arts > internet using our > spider, member listings and data from partner sites, > to simplify "art > life" and enhance the role of the arts in societies. > > > George A. Polisner�alo novo > http://alonovo.com > We are working on a project that has far-reaching > implication for the > Progressive community. The key points are: * Moving > billions of dollars > of online purchases from the profit at any cost > economy to > progressive/green goods and services. * Yahoo!- like > portal that is a > launchpad for Action/Event and message aggregation. > * Progressive > article feeds from CommonDreams, the Nation, > BuzzFlash and others * > Provide customizible framework so site can be > branded/co-branded by > sponsoring organization (ie.-TrueMajority.org > members get a > TrueMajority look-and-feel, MoveOn.org members > -MoveOn look and feel, > etc.) alo novo is a portal whose components will use > existing > technology and much of the fine open source work > other organizations > have contributed to the public good. > > > > ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::; > Elizabeth Thompson > co-founder, Planetwork, Inc. > www.planetwork.net > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- NYCwireless - http://www.nycwireless.net/ Un/Subscribe: http://lists.nycwireless.net/mailman/listinfo/nycwireless/ Archives: http://lists.nycwireless.net/pipermail/nycwireless/
