I'm going! - Verdi
On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Rupert <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 culture—one 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 Falzone—executive director >> at Stanford's Fair Use Project and counsel to graphic artist Shepherd >> Fairey—about 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 peek—have 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 > > > > -- http://michaelverdi.com ------------------------------------ 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/
