Lots of folks. I'll let everyone else confirm, but I'll be there. 2009/5/15 Rupert <[email protected]>
> 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 cultureone 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 Falzoneexecutive director > > at Stanford's Fair Use Project and counsel to graphic artist Shepherd > > Faireyabout 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 peekhave 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 > > > > -- Jeffrey Taylor 912 Cole St, #349 San Francisco, CA 94117 USA Mobile: +14157281264 Fax: +33177722734 http://twitter.com/jeffreytaylor http://organicconversations.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
