[Air-L] registration is open for 24/7: A DIY Video Summit

[danah boyd]

This Summit should be of interest to anyone doing work on DIY  
culture, videomaking, YouTube, etc.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Mimi Ito <mito at 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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