Talks and Presentations

Some intro text to come soon.

Radical Reference, Free Software Use in Librarianship

Apr 28 2009 - 4:30pm
Apr 28 2009 - 5:20pm
US/Eastern

Location(s)

Ocean Place Resort & Spa
Long Branch, NJ
United States
See map: Google Maps

Radical Reference is an online reference service provided by volunteer library workers in a collaborative virtual setting using free/open source technology. Come learn more about how you can use this model to deliver services in your own communities (social, political, familial, spiritual, etc.). Presenters will share the five year history of the group and discuss how it collaborates, as well as give an accessible history of free/open source software.

Drupalcamp, How to and Q & A

Mar 6 2009 - 3:00pm
Mar 6 2009 - 4:00pm
Etc/GMT

Location(s)

Washington DC Convention Center
DC
United States
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Curious what it takes to run a Drupalcamp? Drupalcamp organizers from the U.S, Europe and around are gathering to discuss what it takes to run a drupalcamp as well as tips, tricks and best practices. We'll cover topics such as costs, venue choices, and how to find your audience. You'll leave this session with the knowledge and tools to hold a successful Drupalcamp.

Presented by:
Eric Goldhagen
Jacob Redding
Crystal Williams
Greg Knaddison
Chris Charlton
Blake Hall

Internet Telephony, Cell Phones and Open Source For Labor

Dec 7 2008 - 11:00am
Dec 7 2008 - 12:30pm
US/Pacific

more info to come soon, this is one of the two panels I'm on at the upcoming LaborTech conference. this one is a discussion of using Open Source internet telephony, sms and other communications technologies for organizing.

Open Source/Free Sofware: What it is, how to use and defend it in your Union

Dec 6 2008 - 3:30pm
Dec 6 2008 - 5:00pm
US/Pacific

Location(s)

University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St.
San Francisco, CA
United States
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more info to come soon, this is one of the two panels I'm on at the upcoming LaborTech conference. this one is another incarnation of my Introduction to Free Software Presentation. This time with a Labor Union focus.

Drupal Development for Community Media Centers

Jul 10 2008 - 1:30pm
Jul 10 2008 - 3:00pm
Etc/GMT

Location(s)

Omni Shorham Hotel
Washington DC, DC
United States
See map: Google Maps

Usually, I post these before the presentation, not the day after, but this happened last minute.

Urban Autonomous Cultural Spaces: ABC No Rio, who we are and what we do

Apr 26 2008 - 9:00pm
Etc/GMT+1

Location(s)

RAI
Carrer dels Carders, 12
Barcelona, 08003
Spain (Espana)

City Mine(d) is organizing the KRAX Conference, a meeting between creative ideas in Barcelona and other cities, from April 23 to 26, 2008, focusing on urban autonomous cultural spaces - public spaces that support the creativity of a city’s residents, and generate debates about the way the city is managed. These are autonomous cultural production initiatives based on new models of (self)management and a coherent discourse in response to urban changes. There’s a need for political institutions to get to know and recognize these spaces and the value and richness they add to the city.

Drupal: Evaluating Contributed Modules

Mar 30 2008 - 10:00am
Mar 30 2008 - 12:00pm
US/Eastern

Location(s)

Politechnic University
Brooklyn, NY, 11201
United States
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It's time for NYC Drupal Camp again!

This time, I'm involved in organizing the event and also doing a workshop on how to evaluate contributed modules. The workshop is geared towards a broad range of folks, anyone from novice to experienced users of Drupal (drupal is a free/open source Content Management System)

workshop outline:

Neo-Anarchisms and Technology

Nov 4 2007 - 10:30am
Nov 4 2007 - 11:45am
US/Eastern

Location(s)

Vermont College
Montpelier, VT
United States
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This is the conference description of the panel:

What would a truly anarchist or anti-capitalist Internet look like? In light of the current debate of Net Neutrality in the United States and its implications for anti-capitalist or extra-capitalist communications, what interventions can or should anarchists make for Internet justice to prevail?

Migrating your CMS database to Drupal

Jul 14 2007 - 2:45pm
Jul 14 2007 - 3:45pm
Etc/GMT

Location(s)

Brooklyn Polytech
Brooklyn, NY
United States
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A data-centric look at Content Management and a discussion of how to plan and execute migrating from other Content Management Systems to Drupal, or from Drupal to other Content Management Systems. This workshop will include a hands-on work session/demo where we will complete the conversion of a website from Slashcode to Drupal for Autonomedia, a non-profit press collective.

Radical Reference: Community Librarianship and Free/Open Source Technology

May 18 2007 - 11:00am
May 18 2007 - 1:00pm
Etc/GMT

Location(s)

New Jersey State Library
Trenton, NJ
United States
See map: Google Maps

Another version of the Free Software for Librarians talk