Talks and Presentations

Some intro text to come soon.

Radical Reference, Free Software Use in Librarianship

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

Location

Ocean Place Resort & SpaLong Branch, NJ
United States
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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 3:00 pm
Mar 6 2009 4:00 pm
Etc/GMT

Location

Washington DC Convention CenterDC
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 12:00 pm
Dec 7 2008 1:30 pm
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 4:30 pm
Dec 6 2008 6:00 pm
US/Pacific

Location

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

Location

Omni Shorham HotelWashington DC, DC
United States
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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 9:00 pm
Etc/GMT+1

Location

RAI
Carrer dels Carders, 12
Barcelona, 08003
Spain

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

Location

Politechnic UniversityBrooklyn, 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 11:30 am
Nov 4 2007 12:45 pm
US/Eastern

Location

Vermont CollegeMontpelier, 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?

Free Software and Online Collaboration

Jan 17 2007 7:00 pm
Jan 21 2007 3:00 pm
Etc/GMT

Location

Olelo Community Access Media CenterHonolulu, HI
United States
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Starting with a primer on Free Software, this multi-day intensive took a group of Hawaiian activists through the process of selecting, setting up, and utilizing a website content management system, wiki, as well as secure and encrypted communications protocols.

PEGspace: Dynamic Web Design for Community Media Centers

Oct 28 2006 3:30 pm
Oct 28 2006 5:00 pm
Etc/GMT

Location

San Jose Hilton/Conference CenterSan Jose, CA
United States
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The Internet will continue to grow as a tool for media distribution, media rights advocacy, and community outreach for PEG entities. PEGspace is an initiative to help access centers best use the Internet to further the mission of public media through collaboration.

Learn how your center can improve its online effectiveness. Issues include developing a PEG-centric community of technical support and resource sharing using Free/Open Source software to enhance your web toolkit.