Hey everyone, I'm writing to share details on the Open Video Conference, a tent-pole event this October 1-2 in New York. OVC connects academics, creators, developers, businesspeople, policy-makers, and others to explore the future of video on the web. If you follow the critical debates on open source, participatory culture, media consolidation, the future of education, human rights video, and so many others, you will get a lot out of this event. Hope to see you this October! -Ben Open Video Conference October 1-2, 2010 New York City http://openvideoconference.org Register by August 1st for early bird rates! $25 student, $50 individual. $150 professional See a preview of confirmed OVC programming About OVC The Open Video Conference (OVC) is a multi-day summit of thought leaders in business, academia, art, and activism to explore the future of video on the web. Join us October 1-2 for two days of learning and inspiration. And stick around for the OVC hack labs, presented in partnership with NYU ITP. Who's coming to OVC? Connected creatives, technologists and businesspeople of all stripes. Over 100 open source projects. Innovative filmmakers. Visionaries like Tim Wu, cultural anthropologist Michael Wesch, former Obama adviser Susan Crawford, and Damian Kulash of OK Go. OVC partner organizations include Creative Commons, the Workbook Project, Intelligent Television, Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, and more. Sponsor application deadline OVC is a non-profit event. If your company or organization is interested in supporting the Open Video Conference, please be in touch by August 13th. Open Video Conference Contact: Ben Moskowitz conference@openvideoalliance.org