i am trying REALLY hard to get this one sorted. Rupert, I think Virgin are doing "affordable" flights...
Trine On 5/16/09, sizemore <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I probably won't make the conference itself but I am in NYC that week > so if there's a bar you'll be frequenting do let me know :) > > Mike > > On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 9:40 PM, Michael Verdi <[email protected]> > wrote: >> 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 >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > Mike Atherton > > Saying the wrong thing since 1972 > > Writer | Tech Hipster | 9 Kinds of Wrong > > http://www.sizemore.co.uk > http://twitter.com/sizemore > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- -------------------------------- twitter.com/trine ------------------------------------ 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/
