The pioneers of social media will gather at UC Berkeley on Saturday, December
5th for a day of dialogues with symposium participants on "The Future of the
Forum: Internet Communities and the Public Interest".
bcnm.berkeley.edu/fotf
Public forums are evolving rapidly, producing dramatic changes in politics and
social behavior. How will innovations such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google
Wave expand participatory democracy and enhance public interest nationally and
internationally? As a public research university with a history of activism,
UC Berkeley will host a day of panels and opportunities for discussion about
the future of the forum.
Participants include:
* Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia
* Jim Buckmaster, CEO of craigslist
* Mitch Kapor, Co-Founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
* Judith Donath, Fellow, Harvard's Berkman Center
* Howard Rheingold, Critic and Author of Smart Mobs
* Dick Costolo, COO of Twitter
* Reid Hoffman, Founder of Linkedin
* Seth Goldstein, CEO of SocialMedia Networks
* Lars Rasmussen, Co-Creator of Google Wave
* Hubert Dreyfus, Professor of Philosophy, UC Berkeley
* Jane McGonigal, Director of Game Research, Institute of the Future
* Laura Sydell, National Public Radio
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 9am-7pm, at UC Berkeley Campus. Presented by the UC Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) with support from craigslist.org and The Institute for the Future.
Seating is limited. Registration is $345/person, $295 through Nov 23.
For details and registration:BCNM
5th for a day of dialogues with symposium participants on "The Future of the
Forum: Internet Communities and the Public Interest".
bcnm.berkeley.edu/fotf
Public forums are evolving rapidly, producing dramatic changes in politics and
social behavior. How will innovations such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google
Wave expand participatory democracy and enhance public interest nationally and
internationally? As a public research university with a history of activism,
UC Berkeley will host a day of panels and opportunities for discussion about
the future of the forum.
Participants include:
* Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia
* Jim Buckmaster, CEO of craigslist
* Mitch Kapor, Co-Founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation
* Judith Donath, Fellow, Harvard's Berkman Center
* Howard Rheingold, Critic and Author of Smart Mobs
* Dick Costolo, COO of Twitter
* Reid Hoffman, Founder of Linkedin
* Seth Goldstein, CEO of SocialMedia Networks
* Lars Rasmussen, Co-Creator of Google Wave
* Hubert Dreyfus, Professor of Philosophy, UC Berkeley
* Jane McGonigal, Director of Game Research, Institute of the Future
* Laura Sydell, National Public Radio
Saturday, December 5, 2009, 9am-7pm, at UC Berkeley Campus. Presented by the UC Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM) with support from craigslist.org and The Institute for the Future.
Seating is limited. Registration is $345/person, $295 through Nov 23.
For details and registration:BCNM
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