DC 1) Cause it's not San Fran / LA / Hollywood and at this moment, having Vloggercon in one of those places = being dominated by the mass media corporations. I like that this has been a community-led movement, and hope the choice of Vloggercon location / size / sponsors / leadership / etc can all reflect the history of the group and promote the same values. Let's not make it easy for it to be all L.A. folks.
2) Jay and Scholmo want DC, and I want their leadership and history and generosity and etc to have some say here. Not all the say -- that's the cool thing about this group, that it's not been / is not dominated by a few Cool Kids -- but still.... it's Jay, people! Plus Washington DC is my hometown. And the monuments are beautiful. And the museums are all free. And it's cheaper than freakin New York. And it is a BIG election year. -- Jen On Apr 25, 2007, at 12:38 pm, Jay dedman wrote: > > I'd like to throw Washington DC in the ring as a possible venue for > > Vloggercon 2007. > > So far we've had NYC (The Culture/Finance/Media capital), Bay Area > > (The Tech capital), why not do vloggercon in the political capital? > > Imagine combining Vloggercon with visits to your lawmakers, interest > > groups, and such and vlogging those visits? > > The election cycle is going to add a bunch of energy to this town > too, > > and we can feed off and into that energy. > > Washington DC is all about communication. Every major interest group > > in the country has a presence here. Maybe it makes sense for DIY > media > > makers to have their voice heard here too. Maybe there are some > issues > > that we hold in common, perhaps around intellectual property, net > > neutrality, shield laws, broadband access? If so, a collective voice > > beats a solitary voice. > > Jonny and I talked about holding Vloggercon in DC. > Its great on several levels. > --Its central and easy to fly into. > --it'd be a surprise because its not a common place to hold a bleeding > edge, community tech conference > --DC is getting more and more attention as the 2008 US elections keeps > heating up. A grassroots media conference is perfect for this mix. > --we're right in the heart of the FCC where decisions on Net > Neutrality are being decided > --I imagine 300 vloggers running around the Capitol steps with > cameras. especially the new Nokias where you can upload to the web > immediately. > > im for DC. > > jay > > -- > Here I am.... > http://jaydedman.com > > Check out the latest project: > http://pixelodeonfest.com/ > Webvideo festival this June!!!! > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
