2007/08/02 Proposed Agenda

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This week, Jack Hodgson introduces us to a project in alpha that can talk about itself: Voxci. Join us to hear about it first!

Upcoming events of interest:

  • See the Berkman Calendar for upcoming Berkman stuff.
  • Feel free to publicize related events here! Let Erica or j know, comment, or add them yourself if you have an editor account.

Various upcoming & potential stuff on our schedule:

  • August 9 – Critt on Twitter and Grazr and stuff
  • August 16 – Tish Grier with some cool citizen journalism stuff
  • August 23 – Local-based media extravaganza, led by Lisa Williams. Will be awesome. (note new date!)
  • Second Life – 1) a guided tour + how-to session | 2) a debate on it. Good? Bad? Both?
  • Dan Bricklin, known for his work on VisiCalc and wikiCalc
  • People to do sessions on maps & mapping: Ben Sheldon / Adam / Tracy Rolling of Platial
  • Digital natives: ask Erin Mishkin
  • For parents: what *are* your kids doing on the social web? Get a few students to lead it.
  • What’s the latest in the Free Culture movement? (and what about the Miro player?)
  • Skype: How does it work? Why use it? What are the best clients? j can lead something
  • People to do sessions on video: Steve Garfield / David Temez of Boston Media Makers
  • OpenID – Why you should use it, why you should develop with it (ask Rod Begbie)
  • Streaming radio – how to make your own streaming radio station, the new rules around it
  • Principles of design/UI, how to learn as a beginner?
  • Latest tools for blogging / Latest mashups and widgets / How have tools changed in the past year or so?
  • you?
  • If you want to help shepherd a potential future topic or if you have ideas of your own, please talk to Erica or j. We’d love – and could really use – your help!+

1 Comment

  1. Pablo Baques

    August 2, 2007 @ 10:54 am

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    I plan to attend the meeting tonight, at the suggestion of Zach Braiker. I am looking forward to meeting all of you. Nos vemos esta noche. Pablo. ( pbaques@hotmail.com, in case you want to pre-connect)

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