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NYC LOCAL: Saturday 19 September 2009 Software Freedom Day and One Web Day: Meeting at NYU, Giant Roof Party |
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18 Sep 2009 02:10:14 -0400 |
<blockquote
what="official Software Freedom Day and One Web Day announcement"
main-issues="Our Right to Own a Computer, Net Neutrality"
where-New-York-City-information="down the page some"
more="James Vasile on Software Freedom Day in New York City:
http://hackervisions.org/?p=523
New York City Council Broadband Committee:
http://nycbroadband.blogspot.com
The Internet Society, New York Chapter:
http://www.isoc-ny.org
news about the Net:
http://breitbart.wordpress.com"
note="Software Freedom Day is Tuesday 22 September 2009,
but there are events on Saturday 19 September 2009"
rsvp="requested for Giant Roof Party, see below"
edits="some white space compressed">
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:05:06 -0400
To: announce@isoc-ny.org
From: ISOC-NY announcements <announce@isoc-ny.org>
Subject: [isoc-ny] OneWebDay NYC 2009
Reply-To: president@isoc-ny.org
***Slightly updated - Please circulate widely! Thanks. Joly***
OWD NYC 2009 Events:
Saturday, September 19, 12-2 pm:
"Universal Broadband- The Road Ahead"
Warren Weaver Hall (Courant Institute)
251 Mercer Street, room 101 NYC
Saturday, September 19 6-10pm:
Open Source / Open Culture: "From Software to Everywhere" party
The Open Planning Project
148 Lafayette St,NYC
Tuesday, September 22: 12-2pm
OneWebDay 2009 Celebration in Washington Square Park
Where: Holley Plaza, Washington Square Park NYC
http://onewebday.org/nyc
=======================================
New York, NY - In addition to the annual OneWebDay celebration of
the Internet in all its diversity, which will again be held in
Washington Sq. Park on Sep 22, New York netizens will be active
in the coming weekend participating in two pre-OneWebDay events,
a symposium and a party on Saturday Sep 19.
The NYC OneWebDay Celebration in Washington Sq. will this year be
held in the newly renovated Holley Plaza, just east of the
fountain from 12 noon to 2pm on Sep 22 - OneWebDay. Our guest of
honor will be New York City Council member Gale A. Brewer. Also
speaking will be Iranian activist Medhi Saharkhiz, who will
reflect on the situation in Iran and the role the internet has
played in allowing voices to be heard in the aftermath of the
recent elections. The New York Public Interest Research Group
will be using the occasion to officially release a report that
forcefully calls for an assertive national broadband policy. Phil
Ashlock, of Open Planning Project will speak on the open government
effort in NYC: people working with technology and civic institutions to
help make the functions of the city more transparent and participatory.
Also participating, as part of their month long BREAKOUT FESTIVAL,
will be NYCWireless. The intriguing concept behind BREAKOUT is
that with mobile technology NYC workers are, for the first time
since the invention of the office, are no longer tethered, free
to roam and gather in the streets and parks. Adding to the fun we
are lining up a couple of bands to come and play a few tunes. The
whole event will be webcast. More details:
http://onewebday.org/nyc.
The OneWebDay Symposium on Sat Sep 19 12 noon - 2pm will be held
at NYU's Courant Institute, Warren Weaver Hall, 251 Mercer St.
The theme is 'Universal Broadband - The Road Ahead'. While many
of us enjoy the benefits of High Speed Internet, there are still
plenty, even in this city, that do not. Affordability,
accessibility, and training are all factors. The 2008 Diamond
Report, commissioned by the City, suggested that -for a healthy
and competitive economic future - all citizens should be upgraded
to 100mbps by 2010 or soon after. It seems an unlikely prospect,
even given Stimulus funding. This Symposium garners experts from
a number of fields to address the ways and means that we might
achieve such a goal. Notably we have Alex Goldman, the former
Managing Editor of trade journal ISP-Planet, as a keynote
speaker. Dana Spiegel of NYCWireless, responsible for free wi-fi
in many of the City's public spaces, will give his views. Lou
Klepner of the NYC Community Fiber project controversially
advocates that citizens should empower themselves by laying their
own fiber. Joshua Breitbart of Peoples Production House has wide
experience working with underserved communities and their
problems. Thomas Kamber of Older Adults Technology Services
devotes himself to connecting our senior population, including
programs where kids do the training. This promises to be a
stimulating and provocative discussion. This will also be webcast
live. More details: http://onewebday.org/nyc.
Our second event on Sat Sep 19, in the early evening from 6-10,
at 148 Lafayette St. will be much more of a party. One aspect
often overlooked in discussions of digital inclusion, and a major
factor in computer costs, is the ongoing expense of software. The
Free Software movement thankfully has come to the rescue,
developing a body of free and open alternatives. The community
considers that these programs, hitherto somewhat the province
primarily of geeks, is ready for primetime. Hence the title of
this event 'From Software to Everywhere'. 'Lightning' talks will
be given by some developers on their ware's attributes before we
get down to serious schmoozing. A notable speaker is Nina Paley,
whose animated film 'Sita Sings The Blues' was shown on Ch.13
earlier in the year too much acclaim. Nina will extend the 'Open'
idea into culture, talking about how she recently made elements
of her film available for remixing under a Creative Commons
license. *Note: Admission is limited! You must RSVP to
joshlevy.ny(at)gmail.com to gain entry. No webcast. More details:
http://onewebday.org/nyc.
Finally, for those who cannot make it to an event or watch
online, on Sep 22 at 3.30pm, on Manhattan Neighborhood Network
Ch.67 can be seen a film of last year's OneWebDay NYC Celebration
including Internet luminaries like Jonathan Zittrain, Larry
Lessig, Craig Newmark.
====================================
About OneWebDay: OneWebDay was founded in 2006 as an all
volunteer campaign to build an active community of Internet
advocates in the United States and around the world. Originally
imagined as a celebration of the World Wide Web - the services
and content the Internet carries - OneWebDay has grown into a
movement of organizations, citizens and consumers who are
committed to universal and equal access to the Internet. Now in
its fourth year, OneWebDay has a full-time Executive Director,
powerful new partners and is planning events in 50 cities across
the globe in 2009.
OneWebDay events planned for other U.S. cities include: a
documentary screening in Milwaukee; a policy panel on Capitol
Hill in Washington; city leaders in Philadelphia on its broadband
grant; elected officials and a Cajun band in Lafayette.
OneWebDay takes place annually on September 22, marked by a
variety of activities, with a new theme each year. The 2009 theme
is "One Web. For All" and focuses on volunteer service and
expanding opportunity. In addition to convening public forums
where topics related to Internet access and availability will be
discussed, OneWebDay organizers are going out into their
communities to provide hands-on help with training and
infrastructure. The Internet is the means by which increasing
numbers of Americans earn a living, receive an education, consume
goods and services and participate in their democracy. Still, the
United States ranks 15th among developed nations when it comes to
broadband deployment. "Everyone understands that the Internet is
the pathway to economic opportunity, from educational achievement
to success on the job," said Nathaniel James, OneWebDay Executive
Director. "We can't afford to leave anyone behind."
http://onewebday.org
Joly MacFie
917 442 8665
http://isoc-ny.org
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Jay Sulzberger <secretary@lxny.org>
Corresponding Secretary LXNY
LXNY is New York's Free Computing Organization.
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