Month: April 2012

3:20 pm on April 27, 2012 · free culture (25), free culture alliance (5), wikimedia nyc (19)

Wiki World’s Fair / Free Culture World’s Fair – Governors Island NYC – July 7 2012 #freeculture #nyc

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Free Culture Alliance BYC

Free Culture Alliance BYCThe Wiki World’s Fair / Free Culture World’s Fair will be held on Governors Island in beautiful New York Harbor on Saturday July 7 (raindate: Sunday July 8 ) as part of the Great American Wiknic, and in welcoming international visitors for Wikimania Takes Manhattan.

The event will combine a wiki-picnic and civic celebration in the area of the FIGMENT participatory art festival‘s arcade-themed artist-designed minigolf course, sculpture garden, and treehouse.

The celebration will be led by Wikimedians and Free Culture Alliance NYC, with DIY fair pavilions (bamboo poles to be provided!) for numerous represented Wikiverse and Free Culture initiatives.

More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_World’s_Fair

7:58 pm on April 24, 2012 · james vasile (1), open internet (25), OpenITP (12)

OpenITP is hiring #netfreedom @OpenITP

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The Open Internet Tools Project  is hiring for two positions.  While OpenITP is headquartered in DC, these positions aren’t tied to that city.

First is a program associate, which can be in DC or NYC:
http://newamerica.net/node/66466

And second, an outreach manager/community person, which can be just about anywhere: http://newamerica.net/node/66465

James Vasile is the director of OpenITP and based in NYC, feel free to ping him with questions  at [email protected]

About OpenITP

OpenITP supports and incubates a collection of free and open source projects that enable anonymous, secure, reliable, and unrestricted communication on the Internet. Its goal is to enable people to talk directly to each other without being censored, surveilled or restricted.

OpenITP works to make its projects more accessible to both users and developers, building collaborative, sustainable tools that enhance whole categories of communication technology.

 

2:44 am on April 24, 2012 · ihof (11), isoc (164), Vint Cerf (106)

Internet Society launches Internet Hall of Fame @internethalloffame @internetsociety #globalinet2012

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Internet Hall of Fame[Washington, D.C. and Geneva, Switzerland – 23 April 2012] – The names of the inaugural Internet Hall of Fame inductees were announced today at the Internet Society’s Global INET 2012 conference in Geneva, Switzerland.  Internet pioneers and luminaries from around the world gathered at the conference to mark the Internet Society’s 20th anniversary, and attend an Awards Gala to honor the following 2012 inductees:

Pioneers Circle
Recognizing individuals who were instrumental in the early design and development of the Internet: Paul Baran, Vint Cerf, Danny Cohen, Steve Crocker, Donald Davies, Elizabeth Feinler, Charles Herzfeld, Robert Kahn, Peter Kirstein, Leonard Kleinrock, John Klensin, Jon Postel, Louis Pouzin, and Lawrence Roberts.

Innovators
Recognizing individuals who made outstanding technological, commercial, or policy advances and helped to expand the Internet’s reach: Mitchell Baker, Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Cailliau, Van Jacobson, Lawrence Landweber, Paul Mockapetris, Craig Newmark, Raymond Tomlinson, Linus Torvalds, and Philip Zimmermann.

Global Connectors
Recognizing individuals from around the world who have made significant contributions to the global growth and use of the Internet: Randy Bush, Kilnam Chon, Al Gore, Nancy Hafkin, Geoff Huston, Brewster Kahle, Daniel Karrenberg, Toru Takahashi, and Tan Tin Wee.

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5:00 am on April 23, 2012 · inet (29), isoc (164), webcast (110)

Global INET 2012 Webcast + remote participation details #GlobalINET

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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of it’s founding, on April 22-24 2012 the Internet Society is holding a Global INET in Geneva Switzerland. The theme is “Meeting at the Crossroads, Imagining the Future Internet“. The Internet Society is using the occasion to launch an Internet Hall of Fame. Webcast and remote participation will be available on April 23 and 24. There will be separate text transcriptions, see the agenda for links to the individual sessions. Geneva is UTC+2 = 6 hours ahead of NYC time. Please note that to join the official chat sessions you will need a jabber client, however the livestream chat also works fine.

What: Global INET 2012
Where: Geneva, Switzerland
When: April 22-24 2012
Agenda: http://www.internetsociety.org/events/inet-conferences/global-inet-2012/agenda
Twitter: #GlobalINET
Remote participation:

Day 2 – April 23

11:00 (0500 EDT|0900UTC) Opening Roundtable: Governance in and Interconnected World
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet1
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC1
Twitter: #INETgov
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/371397279569311/
Chat: [email protected]

14:30 (0830 EDT|1230UTC) Session 1.1: Contributing to the Global Internet: How the ecosystem learns and grows
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet1
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC2
Twitter: #INETeco
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/184135358373206/
Chat: [email protected]

14:30 (0830 EDT|0730UTC) Session 1.2: The Rule of Law and the Internet: Is the online world different from the offline world?
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet2
Twitter: #INETlaw
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/172129586243021/
Chat: [email protected]

14:30 (0830 EDT|1230UTC) Session 1.3: Youth and Social Networking: Redefining Business and Society
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet3
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC3
Twitter: #INETyouth
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/287944211285806/
Chat: [email protected]

Day 3 – April 24

09:30 (0330 EDT|0730UTC) Session 2.1: Digital Content, Intellectual Property and Innovation
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet1
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC1
Jabber: [email protected]

09:30 (0330 EDT|0730UTC) Session 2.2: Harnessing the Internet for Economic Transformation
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet2
Jabber: [email protected]

09:30 (0330 EDT|1230UTC) Session 2.3: Collaboration: The Key Ingredient for Advancing Internet Innovation
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet3
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC3
Jabber: [email protected]

13:30 (0730 EDT|1130UTC) Closing Roundtable: Game Changers: Where Will They Take Us by 2032?
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet1
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC1
Jabber: [email protected]

15:30 (0930 EDT|1330UTC) Closing Plenary
Webcast: http://www.livestream.com/inet1
Caption: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=CFI-RPC1
Jabber: [email protected]

4:57 pm on April 20, 2012 · hackathon (18), nasa (8), space apps (5)

International Space Apps Challenge – this weekend #spaceapps @intlspaceapps

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The International Space Apps Challenge is a two day “codeathon” happening April 21-22 2012. Dozens of locations around the world will participate, including the International Space Station and McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The NYC contingent will be located at Pivotal Labs, where ISOC-NY is assisting with the webcast. Dynamically formed teams will compete to utilize publicly available space and data to design innovative “solutions” to a pre-determined series of global “challenges.” All the locations will be webcasting via uStream so there will be plenty of opportunities to check out the action.

What: International Space Apps Challenge
When: April 21-22 2012
Where: Global
Challenges: http://spaceappschallenge.org/challenges/
Webcast: SpaceApps Global | search for “spaceapps” on uStream
IRC: Join channel #spaceapps on freenode
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceappschallenge
Radio: http://gov20radio.com/spaceapps/
Twitter: #spaceapps | @intlspaceapps
Public Piratepad: http://piratepad.net/ep/pad/view/ro.RtlzkN1a3SA/latest
Logistics: http://bit.ly/spaceappstime
Media: http://spaceappschallenge.org/press/

New York

Webcast: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/spaceapps-newyork
Piratepad: http://piratepad.net/hHYCPcKIgc
Public Piratepad: http://piratepad.net/ep/pad/view/ro.kJ-G6SCWnKf/latest

Virtual Participation

Piratepad: http://piratepad.net/OAYkj4P9QX
Public Piratepad: http://piratepad.net/ep/pad/view/ro.Q0K6XFNItsJ/latest

2:59 pm on April 20, 2012 · copyright (81), csusa (20), law (47), SOPA (14), USG (40), webcast (110)

Video: The SOPA OPERA – Mitch Glazier vs Andrew Bridges @thecsusa #sopa #copyright

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On February 28 2012 the Copyright Society of the USA‘s NY Chapter hosted “The SOPA OPERA: the Stop Online Piracy Act (“SOPA”), the Protect IP Act, the OPEN Act and Related Recent Legislative Proposals: What was in the Bills, Why they Failed, and Where to Next.” at the Princeton Club in NYC. The event took the form a face-off between Mitch Glazier, Senior Executive Vice President of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), an organization that supports such legislation, and Andrew Bridges, Partner, Fenwick & West LLP, an eloquent opponent. The contest was ably refereed by Karyn Temple Claggett, Senior Counsel for Policy and International Affairs, United States Copyright Office. Video is below, use the iPod link to download.



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7:32 am on April 20, 2012 · editathon (3), nycwiki (3), nypl (3), wikimedia (4), wikimedia nyc (19)

@wikimediaNYC Wiki-Gangs of New York editathon on Saturday @nypl

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Wikimedia NYC

Wikimedia NYCWiki-Gangs of New York is a civic editathon, Wikipedian meet-up and instructional workshop that will be held on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at the New York Public Library Main Branch.

The goal will be to improve Wikipedia articles and content related to the neighborhoods and history of New York City.

Wiki-Gangs of New York at the NYPL website.

Please bring a laptop if you have one; if not, several loaner laptops will be available.

This event is jointly organized by the Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, the Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, NYPL Reference and Research Services, and NYPL Labs.

 

7:13 am on April 20, 2012 · apps (5), BigApps (3), bus time (1), MTA (1), open plans (2), roadify (1)

Video: MTA BusTime: Real Time GPS Tracking of New York City Buses #opendata

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“MTA BusTime: Real Time GPS Tracking of New York City Buses” at BK Tech Talks Meetup at NYU-Poly DUMBO Incubator, Brooklyn on Apr 2 2012.

Speakers:
Michael Frumin, Systems Engineering Manager, MTA
Jeff Maki, Head of Transportation, OpenPlans
Benjamin Stein, CTO, Mobile Commons
Scott Kolber, COO, Roadify

http://bustime.mta.info/

6:21 am on April 20, 2012 · activism (2), innovate activate (1), IP (7), law (47), net freedom (7)

Webcast today: Innovate / Activate 2.0 @ UC Berkeley #innact #netfreedom

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Innovate / Activate 2.0

Innovate / Activate 2.0
The second Innovate / Activate Conference will start today April 20 2012 at the University of California’s Berkeley Law School. The conference’s purpose is “improving global welfare by diagnosing new and existing Intellectual Property-related challenges to activism, developing strategies for overcoming IP obstacles, and delivering practical solutions.” ISOC-NY participated in last year’s inaugural event at New York Law School. reddit co-Founder Alexis Ohanian is giving the opening keynote at 2.15pm PDT (5.15pm EDT | 2115 UTC) today. Other participants include Parker Higgins, James Grimmelmann, and Elizabeth Stark. The event will be webcast live and archived. It will be directly followed by the Students for Free Culture Summit on Sunday April 22.

What: Innovate / Activate 2.0
Where: University of California’s Berkeley Law School
When: April 20-21 2012 (Fri 2-6.15pm | Sat 9.45am-5.30pm)
Program: http://www.innovateactivate.org/program
Webcast: http://media.citris.berkeley.edu/webcast (windows media)
Twitter: #innact |

4:15 pm on April 19, 2012 · governance (62), karen rose (4), ndn (1)

Video: NDN The Future of Internet Governance #igf #internet

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On April 19 2012  NDN and the New Policy Institute presented a panel The Future of Internet Governance in Washington DC. The panel included the Internet Society’s Karen Rose.

 

Speakers:

Daniel Weitzner – Deputy Chief Technology Officer, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Tom Tauke – Executive Vice President for Public Affairs and Policy, Verizon
Karen Rose – Senior Director of Strategic Development and Business Planning, The Internet Society

This discussion is the third in a series of events and papers NDN/NPI has held in recent weeks on global telecom .  The first event focused on the employment impact of the move from 2G to 3G and on to 4G.  The second took an in-depth look at the explosion of mobile technology and featured former FCC Chairman Reed Hundt and the State Department’s Suzanne Hall.