Hey all, Short version:
Yes, VlogEurope 07 is on! September 1st-2nd, Heidelberg, Germany. News and related discussions Blog-style: www.vlogeurope.com Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/3d9hgc Twitter: http://twitter.com/vlogeurope Sign up!: http://vlogeurope.com/wiki/index.php?title=2007_Participants Long version: Gosh, it has been a long time since I followed the conversations over here at the yahoogroups! Yes, VlogEurope is a go - in 1 month from now! If you attended VlogEurope 05 in Amsterdam or 06 in Milan, you know what to expect. An intimate atmosphere, lots of discussions in the corridor, or the cityscape, or the nature, some good eating, and overall a setting that is a bit less about the hype and a bit more about the discussions, the questions, the interaction with other videobloggers. When I think back at videoblogging since it has developed when I first started doing this - it is an amazing thing. Back then, bandwidth was our biggest worry. I remember Ryanne Hodson or Michael Verdi talking about their bandwidth issues. Then, Ourmedia came around, and then blip.tv and youtube and later a zillion other networks and services catering to our use. The scene has changed, but some of the questions still remain. I remember one of the topics at VlogEurope 05 in wonderful Amsterdam was "long-term vlogging". How do we manage to do this in a long-term manner? How do we make sure that our children and grand-children have access to this media? Still, it seems like the internet archive is one of the safest bets - at least they DO promise you that they will keep your media forever (even if that is not possible beyond a certain timeframe). This year's VlogEurope is, like the others, mainly a meet-up of videobloggers. We might have a stage, and some presentations, and sponsors who help us with covering the costs of the event - but in the end, it is still about the VlogEurope atmosphere - the discussions, the meeting with old and new fellow vloggers, the probing into questions that mean something to you and the others. VlogEurope is, like Jeffrey said, taking place the same weekend as PodCamp UK. Of course, that is a shame in one sense - that means that less UK people will be present at VlogEurope in Heidelberg. But on the other hand, it could be a very interesting opportunity to work with space; physical space and virtual space - as arenas for discussions. What questions are being probed at PodCamp UK that might interest the people at VlogEurope? How does this relate to other conferences taking place - maybe that weekend, or at other times? How do we keep track of all the discussions? How do we Further them? VlogEurope came into being from discussions centered around the european flashmeetings in 05, where we realized that - heck! we want to meet!. I want to keep faithful to that basic premise: Meeting other videobloggers from Europe and beyond. This year's VlogEurope has been a lot less advertised than for instance last year's event in Milan, which was wonderfully hosted and organized. Some have asked: Is VlogEurope happening? Of course it is! September 1st-2nd, Heidelberg, Germany. Be there! :) We are currently negotiating with a few companies to try to get the expenses covered so that you don't have to pay for attending the event as a videoblogger. Having been very inactive in the vlogosphere the last year or so (basically, since The PAN imploded), I have looked at the scene / market with a mixture of dread and hints of that old old enthusiasm (an example of the enthusiasm is expressed here: http://www.dltq.org/v1/?p=64 ). Today, YouTube and CNN partner together. There are similar attempts at bridging the gap between the online audience and real-life politics taking place all around the world. (One of the interesting projects I follow is "WebCameron": http://webcameron.co.uk/ ). A question to me is: What IS happening around Europe? What is happening in Portugal, or Poland, or Bosnia-Herzegovina, or Finland? How is videoblogging working to integrate the European community (within and outside the EU), or link the local with the global? How do language barriers create sub-cultures that are invisible to each other? For instance, in Norway there is a pretty large community of people who publish videos at www.snutter.no - here is a video I just found of a local politician running at the upcoming local elections: http://snutter.no/app/viewMovie.action?id=7946 This video is locked in within the snutter.no community. Is this good practice? How aware are we of what is happening in other countries? Are we perhaps too busy exploring our own web2.0y circle of friends or acquintances? http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/ is a great resource - where are the others? How good are we at pointing at new sources? Ok, that was a big sidetrack - my point was to show that VlogEurope is not just an isolated event, but is part of an ongoing discussion. I look forward to seeing many european videobloggers at VlogEurope (sign up here: http://vlogeurope.com/wiki/index.php?title=2007_Participants ), and I also hope to see videobloggers from other continents. Last year, we had a good deal of Americans coming over, and I hope you enjoyed your Milan experience! This year VlogEurope takes place in Heidelberg. In case you do not know much about this great German city, I can give a few links: Heidelberg timelapse movie: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vONI05rkSjs A tour guide video of Heidelberg: http://www.blip.tv/file/194642/ Heidelberg @ Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidelberg Aske Dam, who was one of the speakers at last year's VlogEurope, will give one of the presentations this year as well. Aske is well versed with video - in fact, he was one of the pioneers of interactive television, and he gives decades of experience to the conference. More information about VlogEurope and discussion about the state of the European Vlogosphere will be available at www.vlogeurope.com over the coming days and weeks. Whether you will make it to the event or not, you are also welcome to join our Facebook group ( http://tinyurl.com/3d9hgc) or follow us at twitter: http://twitter.com/vlogeurope Best, Raymond M. Kristiansen Copenhagen, Denmark personal vlog/blog: www.dltq.org www.vlogeurope.com On 8/1/07, Jeffrey Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So we're exactly one month away from this year's vlog Europe in > Heidelburg, > Germany on 1 and 2 September. > > Here's what we want you to know: > > 1) You can check out up-to-the-minute details at http://vlogeurope.com and > the wiki at http://www.vlogeurope.com/vlogeurope-07/wiki/ > > 2) We've created a Facebook Group at http://tinyurl.com/3d9hgc Anyone can > join, even if you don't plan on going but are interested in seeing what's > happening. > > 3) Joel has secured a venue, and we're in the process of setting the > schedule and sessions. Check the wiki/Facebook Group and you'll see what's > happening. > > 4) We know Podcamp UK is the same weekend, and we're in conversation with > the nice folks with Podcamp to see if we can do a joint session via > videolink. > > 5) If you know you're going to attend, please make sure you let us know on > the Wiki. If you are a maybe or are having issues with getting > there/finding > a place to stay, let us know and we'll see how we can assist you. > > 6) You can always mail me with questions at [EMAIL > PROTECTED]<thejeffreytaylor%40gmail.com>or > leave a message on the Facebook group. Or you can ask questions here and > Raymond, Joel or I will get back to you. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
