I'm here already. On Mon, May 18, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Lauren Galanter <[email protected]>wrote:
> I'm going! And they just updated the site with hotel info: > http://openvideoconference.org/venue > > I was told the rooms are about $170/night with the group rate, so I'd > be interested in a roomshare if anyone else is. > > Are people planning on staying elsewhere? I want to make sure I'm > where the action is :-) > > On 5/16/09, trine bjørkmann berry <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Lauren Galanter > > www.laurengalanter.com > www.linkedin.com/in/laureng > 610-761-4435 > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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