This Summit should be of interest to anyone doing work on DIY culture, videomaking, YouTube, etc. Begin forwarded message:
From: Mimi Ito <mito@itofisher.com> Date: November 1, 2007 12:26:33 PM PDT Subject: registration is open for 24/7: A DIY Video Summit
Registration is now open for:
24/7: A DIY VIDEO SUMMIT February 8-10, 2008 School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California
Conference web site: http://www.video24-7.org Blog: http://diy.video24-7.org/
Spaces are limited for attendance at the academic panels and the workshops. The video screenings are free and open to the public. Please help us spread the word about this event.
24/7: A DIY Video Summit will bring together the many communities that have evolved around do-it-yourself (DIY) video: artists, audiences, technology providers, academics, policy makers and industry executives. The aim is to discover common ground, and to chart the path to a future in which grassroots and mainstream, amateur and professional, artist and audience can all benefit as the medium continues to evolve.
This three-day summit features:
SCREENINGS OF DIY VIDEO On February 8 and 9, there will be screenings of DIY video that are open to the public. These will feature curated programs on design video, activist documentary, youth media, machinima, music video, political remix and video blogging. The video program will culminate in an evening program and reception on February 9 that will draw from all of these video genres.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM Registered attendees will have access to the academic program on February 8 and 9 that features panels on The State of Research, The State of the Art, DIY Media: The Intellectual Property Dilemma and DIY Tools and Platforms. Featured speakers include Yochai Benkler, John Seely Brown, Joi Ito, Henry Jenkins, Lawrence Lessig, and Howard Rheingold.
WORKSHOPS AND BIRDS-OF-A-FEATHER MEETINGS On February 10, the day will be devoted to practical and hands-on workshops for registered attendees on topics such as intellectual property, media creation, distribution and new-media design tools. Attendees will also have the option of organizing their own birds- of-a-feather meetings to connect with other attendees
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