I'm really going because I hear the buffet table at the conference will be off the hook! Open Source Fruit Salad FTW!
Schlomo Rabinowitz http://schlomo.tv - finally moving to wordpress http://hatfactory.net - relaxed coworking AIM:schlomochat On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:39 PM, Jeffrey Taylor <thejeffreytay...@gmail.com > wrote: > Lots of folks. I'll let everyone else confirm, but I'll be there. > > 2009/5/15 Rupert <rup...@fatgirlinohio.org> > - Show quoted text - > > > 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] > - Show quoted text - > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [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:videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com mailto:videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
