Category Archives: conferences

Cusack on Media Renewal

Posted on June 22, 2008 by BrianR

Nice DIY video by the actor John Cusack. He made it for the 2008 National Conference on Media Reform. I first saw this on a giant screen at the conference. Nice to have here to share. Dig this guys words. … Continue reading →

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Community Funded Reporting

Posted on June 9, 2008 by BrianR

This week Ruby and I went to two conferences in Minneapolis. The first one done in Open Space / Unconference style was New Pamphleteers/New Reporters:Convening Entrepreneurs Who Combine Journalism, Democracy, Place and Blogs at the University of Minnesota. (What a … Continue reading →

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BarCamp RDU 2008

Posted on April 13, 2008 by BrianR

Registration for BarCamp RDU is open. Go over to the wiki and ad your name to the list. (I did) This event is one of the best techie unconferences. We start the day with pitches for session ideas. Then the … Continue reading →

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NCSBC 2008: Open Science Session Video

Posted on February 4, 2008 by BrianR

Here is around 80 minutes of video I shot at the 2008 North Carolina Science Blogging Conference. This session’s full title is Open Science: how the Web is changing the way science is done, written and published. The discussion leader … Continue reading →

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NC Science Blogging Conference 2008: Opening

Posted on January 22, 2008 by BrianR

This is the opening ceremony of the 2008 NC Science Blogging Conference. I’m working on two other sessions I recorded. A total of three hours of video content.

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Techies Building Community in RDCH

Posted on December 7, 2007 by BrianR

So I told you about the creation of SocialCarolina.org the other day. Its a google calendar and blog about local tech events here in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area. (That includes Cary, Carrboro, RTP, Morrisville, etc.) Well.. some of the coolest … Continue reading →

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Civic engagement and technology: CMS

Posted on October 31, 2007 by BrianR

Yesterday I attended the Civic Engagement and Technology Workshop held by the Triangle Community Foundation at the Council for Entrepreneurial Development. I really enjoyed the discussion led by Rob Stuart and all kinds of local nonprofits. I’m excited to see … Continue reading →

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Science Bloggers Publish Book – The Open Laboratory

Posted on January 17, 2007 by BrianR

Bora Zivkovic has compiled a great new book called The Open Laboratory: The Best Writing on Science Blogs 2006. Its a herculean effort to promote science bloggers (aka science writers) and augment this weekends North Carolina Science Blogging Conference. It … Continue reading →

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What Conferences do you want to go to?

Posted on January 16, 2007 by BrianR

If you could goto any conference real or yet to be done what would it be? Unconference or traditional conference. Please leave your ideas in the comments or contact me with my contact form. More details later. Thank you. BTW… … Continue reading →

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