Dear DC Wikimedia,
There is a good chance that I can attend if work does not get in the way. I am trying to add pictures of notable people to Wikipedia. So, see you there with a camera..
My best regards,
Gerald
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1. Re: FW: "Can Trade Policies and Agreements Advance Internet
Freedom?" - Dec. 6th, 2012 at GWU (bob(a)racepacket.com)
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There is a good chance that I can attend. You can't beat the price!
Thanks,
-- Bob Platt
703-486-1466
Quoting K Anderson <kristin.anderson(a)wikimediadc.org>:
>> Hello Wiki DC friends,
>>
>
> Here's an opportunity to get a few good photos, and talk up our needs
> regarding Freedom of Panorama ...
>
> Is anyone available to attend this?
>
>
> Kristin
> -------------------
> User:Djembayz
>
> Wikimedia DC Board of Directors
> http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Home
>
>> **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* Kantor, Bohdan
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 21, 2012 2:46 PM
>> *To:* Anderson, Kristin
>> *Subject:* FW: "Can Trade Policies and Agreements Advance Internet
>> Freedom?" - Dec. 6th, 2012 at GWU****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> internet freedom policy forum Dec 6****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* General Research experts list
>> [mailto:IIEPRESEARCH@HERMES.GWU.EDU<IIEPRESEARCH(a)HERMES.GWU.EDU>]
>> *On Behalf Of *Institute for International Economic Policy
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:49 PM
>> *To:* IIEPRESEARCH(a)HERMES.GWU.EDU
>> *Subject:* "Can Trade Policies and Agreements Advance Internet Freedom?"
>> - Dec. 6th, 2012 at GWU****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> [image: Inline image 1] [image: Inline image 2]****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> [image: Inline image 3] [image: Inline image 4]****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> [image: Inline image 5] [image: Inline image 6] [image: Inline image
>> 7]
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *Can Trade Policies and Agreements Advance Internet Freedom?*****
>>
>> * *****
>>
>> December 6, 2012, 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.****
>>
>> Elliott School of International Affairs****
>>
>> 1957 E Street NW, Lindner Commons, 6th fl.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Register for this free conference at go.gwu.edu/tradeandinternet****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *Schedule may be subject to change.*****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *Panel 1: 8:15 - 9:45 a.m. **European, U.S. and Canadian Views on the
>> Free Flow of Information*****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *Speakers in this session will examine how the three trade giants use
>> trade policy to advance cross border information flows. They will also give
>> their views as to the possible effects of these provisions
>> on Internet openness.*****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Moderator: Brian Wingfield ? Bloomberg/*Businessweek *****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Panelists: MEP Marietje Schaake ? European Council on Foreign Relations***
>> *
>>
>> Eric Miller ? Embassy of Canada in the United States ****
>>
>> Danny Weitzner ? MIT****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *Coffee Break: 9:45 - 10:05 a.m.*****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *Panel 2: 10:05-11:35 **Can Policymakers Find Greater Coherence between
>> Privacy, IPR, and Internet Freedom?*****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *Speakers in this session will discuss privacy and IPR provisions in
>> trade agreements and discuss how such provisions may support and/or at
>> times reduce Internet openness.*****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Moderator: Mark McCarthy ? SIIA****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Panelists: Hillary Brill ? eBay****
>>
>> Corynne McSherry - Electronic Frontier Foundation****
>>
>> Cynthia Wong ? Human Rights Watch****
>>
>> Lara Ballard - U.S. Department of State****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *The Future of Internet Freedom: 11:35 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. **A Human Rights
>> Perspective*****
>>
>> Lee Hibbard ? The Council of Europe****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *Luncheon Keynote: 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. **The Future of Internet Freedom*****
>>
>> Andrew McLaughlin- betaworks****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> Andrew McLaughlin is entrepreneur-in-residence at betaworks, New York
>> City. He is chairman of the board of Access, and a member of the board of
>> directors at Code for America, the Sunlight Foundation, and Public
>> Knowledge. From 2009-2011, Andrew McLaughlin was Deputy Chief Technology
>> Officer of the United States. From 2011-2012, Andrew was Vice President of
>> Tumblr and responsible for the international, community, outreach,
>> editorial, marketing, and support teams. From 2004-2009, Andrew was
>> Director of Global Public Policy at Google.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *Panel 3: 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. **Overview of Project Findings: Can Trade
>> Agreements Set Information Free? How the U.S., EU and Canada Use Trade
>> Policy to Advance Human Rights*****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *Aaronson and Makiyama will discuss the project research findings and
>> recommendations.*****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Susan Ariel Aaronson ? George Washington University and National War
>> College ****
>>
>> Discussant: Hosuk Lee Makiyama ? ECIPE, Brussels****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> *Panel 4: 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. **New Ideas and Strategies to Bolster
>> Internet Freedom
>> and Online Trade*****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *Speakers will address what firms, activists, and governments can do to
>> advance the One Global Internet.*****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Moderator: Daniel O?Connor ? CCIA****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Panelists: Brian Bieron ? eBay, ?Making It Easy for Small Businesses in
>> the Developing World to Export?****
>>
>> Susan Morgan ? Global Network Initiative, ?How Firms and NGOs Collaborate
>> to Advance Internet Freedoms?****
>>
>> Matthew Perault ? Facebook, ?Challenges and Opportunities
>> in Internet Freedom?****
>>
>> John Dye ? U.S. Department of State, ?New Ideas and Strategies to
>> Advance Internet Freedom?****
>>
>> Ben Scott ? New America and Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, ?Building a New
>> Cooperative Framework for Trans-Atlantic Trade Policy?****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> The Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) is housed within
>> George Washington University?s Elliott School of International Affairs.
>> IIEP supports academic and policy research on international trade,
>> international finance, and economic development. For more information about
>> the institute, please visit our website (www.gwu.edu/~iiep) or contact us
>> at iiep(a)gwu.edu.****
>>
>> ****
>>
>> FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE, CONTACT DR. SUSAN AARONSON AT
>> SAARONSO(a)GWU.EDU OR PROJECT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MILES TOWNES AT
>> MDTOWNES(a)GWMAIL.GWU.EDU. PLEASE VISIT OUR PROJECT WEB SITE AT
>> http://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/governance/taig/.
>> ****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> --
>> Kyle Renner
>> Institute Operations Manager
>> International Trade and Investment Policy
>> Institute for International Economic Policy
>> The George Washington University
>> Elliott School of International Affairs
>> 1957 E Street, NW, Suite 501
>> Washington, DC 20052
>> Voice (202) 994-5320 Fax (202) 994-5477****
>>
>
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> Hello Wiki DC friends,
>
Here's an opportunity to get a few good photos, and talk up our needs
regarding Freedom of Panorama ...
Is anyone available to attend this?
Kristin
-------------------
User:Djembayz
Wikimedia DC Board of Directors
http://wikimediadc.org/wiki/Home
> **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* Kantor, Bohdan
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 21, 2012 2:46 PM
> *To:* Anderson, Kristin
> *Subject:* FW: "Can Trade Policies and Agreements Advance Internet
> Freedom?" - Dec. 6th, 2012 at GWU****
>
> ** **
>
> internet freedom policy forum Dec 6****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* General Research experts list [mailto:IIEPRESEARCH@HERMES.GWU.EDU<IIEPRESEARCH(a)HERMES.GWU.EDU>]
> *On Behalf Of *Institute for International Economic Policy
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 20, 2012 5:49 PM
> *To:* IIEPRESEARCH(a)HERMES.GWU.EDU
> *Subject:* "Can Trade Policies and Agreements Advance Internet Freedom?"
> - Dec. 6th, 2012 at GWU****
>
> ** **
>
> [image: Inline image 1] [image: Inline image 2]****
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> [image: Inline image 3] [image: Inline image 4]****
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> [image: Inline image 5] [image: Inline image 6] [image: Inline image
> 7]
>
> ****
>
> *Can Trade Policies and Agreements Advance Internet Freedom?*****
>
> * *****
>
> December 6, 2012, 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.****
>
> Elliott School of International Affairs****
>
> 1957 E Street NW, Lindner Commons, 6th fl.****
>
> ****
>
> Register for this free conference at go.gwu.edu/tradeandinternet****
>
> ****
>
> *Schedule may be subject to change.*****
>
> ****
>
> *Panel 1: 8:15 - 9:45 a.m. **European, U.S. and Canadian Views on the
> Free Flow of Information*****
>
> ** **
>
> *Speakers in this session will examine how the three trade giants use
> trade policy to advance cross border information flows. They will also give
> their views as to the possible effects of these provisions
> on Internet openness.*****
>
> ** **
>
> Moderator: Brian Wingfield – Bloomberg/*Businessweek *****
>
> ** **
>
> Panelists: MEP Marietje Schaake – European Council on Foreign Relations***
> *
>
> Eric Miller – Embassy of Canada in the United States ****
>
> Danny Weitzner – MIT****
>
> ****
>
> *Coffee Break: 9:45 - 10:05 a.m.*****
>
> ****
>
> *Panel 2: 10:05-11:35 **Can Policymakers Find Greater Coherence between
> Privacy, IPR, and Internet Freedom?*****
>
> ** **
>
> *Speakers in this session will discuss privacy and IPR provisions in
> trade agreements and discuss how such provisions may support and/or at
> times reduce Internet openness.*****
>
> ** **
>
> Moderator: Mark McCarthy – SIIA****
>
> ** **
>
> Panelists: Hillary Brill – eBay****
>
> Corynne McSherry - Electronic Frontier Foundation****
>
> Cynthia Wong – Human Rights Watch****
>
> Lara Ballard - U.S. Department of State****
>
> ****
>
> *The Future of Internet Freedom: 11:35 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. **A Human Rights
> Perspective*****
>
> Lee Hibbard – The Council of Europe****
>
> ****
>
> *Luncheon Keynote: 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. **The Future of Internet Freedom*****
>
> Andrew McLaughlin- betaworks****
>
> ****
>
> Andrew McLaughlin is entrepreneur-in-residence at betaworks, New York
> City. He is chairman of the board of Access, and a member of the board of
> directors at Code for America, the Sunlight Foundation, and Public
> Knowledge. From 2009-2011, Andrew McLaughlin was Deputy Chief Technology
> Officer of the United States. From 2011-2012, Andrew was Vice President of
> Tumblr and responsible for the international, community, outreach,
> editorial, marketing, and support teams. From 2004-2009, Andrew was
> Director of Global Public Policy at Google.****
>
> ****
>
> *Panel 3: 1:15 - 2:15 p.m. **Overview of Project Findings: Can Trade
> Agreements Set Information Free? How the U.S., EU and Canada Use Trade
> Policy to Advance Human Rights*****
>
> ** **
>
> *Aaronson and Makiyama will discuss the project research findings and
> recommendations.*****
>
> ** **
>
> Susan Ariel Aaronson – George Washington University and National War
> College ****
>
> Discussant: Hosuk Lee Makiyama – ECIPE, Brussels****
>
> ****
>
> *Panel 4: 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. **New Ideas and Strategies to Bolster Internet Freedom
> and Online Trade*****
>
> ** **
>
> *Speakers will address what firms, activists, and governments can do to
> advance the One Global Internet.*****
>
> ** **
>
> Moderator: Daniel O’Connor – CCIA****
>
> ** **
>
> Panelists: Brian Bieron – eBay, “Making It Easy for Small Businesses in
> the Developing World to Export”****
>
> Susan Morgan – Global Network Initiative, “How Firms and NGOs Collaborate
> to Advance Internet Freedoms”****
>
> Matthew Perault – Facebook, “Challenges and Opportunities
> in Internet Freedom”****
>
> John Dye – U.S. Department of State, “New Ideas and Strategies to
> Advance Internet Freedom”****
>
> Ben Scott – New America and Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, “Building a New
> Cooperative Framework for Trans-Atlantic Trade Policy”****
>
> ****
>
> The Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) is housed within
> George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs.
> IIEP supports academic and policy research on international trade,
> international finance, and economic development. For more information about
> the institute, please visit our website (www.gwu.edu/~iiep) or contact us
> at iiep(a)gwu.edu.****
>
> ****
>
> FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CONFERENCE, CONTACT DR. SUSAN AARONSON AT
> SAARONSO(a)GWU.EDU OR PROJECT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR MILES TOWNES AT
> MDTOWNES(a)GWMAIL.GWU.EDU. PLEASE VISIT OUR PROJECT WEB SITE AT
> http://www.gwu.edu/~iiep/governance/taig/.
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> --
> Kyle Renner
> Institute Operations Manager
> International Trade and Investment Policy
> Institute for International Economic Policy
> The George Washington University
> Elliott School of International Affairs
> 1957 E Street, NW, Suite 501
> Washington, DC 20052
> Voice (202) 994-5320 Fax (202) 994-5477****
>
Hello DC-area Wikimedians,
For those of you who are interested in the idea of GLAM, I am excited to
announce a new GLAM-related event we're planning in the US. Wikimedia DC,
in cooperation with the National Archives as host, is organizing GLAM Boot
Camp, a new model of event in which those of us with extensive backgrounds
in GLAM projects will be giving a workshop to share experiences and teach
skills relevant to the GLAM-Wiki project.
The concept for this event was developed at GLAMcamp London, and the idea
behind it is to give experienced Wikimedians the skillset and confidence
they need to engage in GLAM projects so that, ultimately, GLAM-Wiki will be
more representative of the regular Wikimedia editing community. At
GLAMcamp, the lack of broad community participation from different types of
contributors was identified as one of the effort's key problems. So this is
for all of you Wikimedians who like the concept of helping libraries,
museums and archives share their knowledge with Wikimedia, even if
(especially if) you aren't actually experienced in doing that yet. With
Wikimedia DC's help, we are planning to cover the travel costs of all
attendees, to ensure that money or geography are not a barrier to
participation.
I would like to invite anyone who is intrigued to please indicate your
interest by answering a few short questions on this Google form: <
http://goo.gl/TCiYx>. This is especially important so we can pin down the
ideal weekend to hold the event, and the sooner we get responses, the
sooner we can reserve the venue.
To learn more about the GLAM Boot Camp, please see the more detailed
description and proposed program at <
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Boot_Camp>.
Thanks!
Dominic
--
Dominic McDevitt-Parks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Dominic
If you guys have been following the discussions on the Commons Village
Pump, I'm sure you're aware of the recent FoP-related DMCA request that
came into the WMF.
The situation boils down to this: Commons hosts thousands of images that
are non-copyrighted in their source country due to FoP, but whose copyright
status within the US is unclear due to the US not having FoP (except for
buildings). It is likely that these images are actually copyrighted within
the US, although there is a chance that a U.S. court would choose to apply
the host country's laws rather than U.S. copyright law in some cases
(depending on various technicalities and legal theories). We've known for
years that this was the case, put chose to retain the images since no one
had ever pushed the issue and no one wanted to delete thousands of images
without a solid reason. Well now someone has pushed the issue by sending a
DMCA take-down request to the WMF. Although the DMCA request only lists a
couple dozen images, it puts all the other images that are in the same
situation on very shaky ground. To be more specific, this affects the
majority of images tagged with any FoP template. A conservative estimate
would be several tens of thousands of photos.
As the US is one of the few countries in the world that lacks Freedom of
Panorama, this has prompted many Wikimedians to say it is time for us to
start instigating to get this law changed. As the WMF has recently declared
that it is not going to be pursuing political advocacy (as part of the
"narrowing focus" initiative), it falls to the US chapters to take a
leadership role on this issue. I would like to hear other people's thoughts
on this issue and especially if they think it would make sense for
Wikimedia DC to pursue this further. Does Wikimedia DC have contacts with
any lobbying or public interest organizations? Would Wikimedia DC be
interested in facilitating a grassroots campaign? If so, what might such a
campaign entail? At the very least we could launch a well-worded petition
at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/ and get a few thousand Wikimedians to
sign it. Thoughts? Ideas?
Ryan Kaldari
Please see below. Updated date.
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Subject: RE: Larry Morse Memorial Event Invitation
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 14:49:26 -0500
From: Erin Chen <Erin_Chen(a)natureserve.org>
To: Sarah Stierch <sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com>
CC: Barbara Goodman (bag(a)agiweb.org) <bag(a)agiweb.org>
Hi Sarah,
Because of Sandy, we have rescheduled the Larry Morse Memorial Event to
Tuesday, November 27. The new invitation is attached. Would you mind
re-distributing it?
Thank you!
Erin
*Erin Chen
*Director of Development
*NatureServe *-- A Network Connecting Science with Conservation
4600 N. Fairfax Dr., 7th Floor | Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 908-1841
http://www.natureserve.org <http://www.natureserve.org/> |
http://www.landscope.org <http://www.landscope.org/>
CFC #10299
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conference\BWB13_Banner_Current.jpg
*From:*Sarah Stierch [mailto:sarah.stierch@gmail.com]
*Sent:* Thursday, October 11, 2012 1:18 PM
*To:* Erin Chen
*Cc:* Barbara Goodman (bag(a)agiweb.org)
*Subject:* Re: Larry Morse Memorial Event Invitation
Hi Erin and Barbara,
Thank you! I have forwarded the invitation, and an additional email I
copied you both on, to the Washington DC Wikipedia mailing list. I live
in California now, but I do hope that folks will be able to attend.
I also page protected (so only system admins like myself can edit it)
his user page, but left his user talk page accessible so people can
leave memories and comments.
Thank you for reaching out, and I am sorry for this great loss at your
organization. Larry made great contributions regarding environmental
sciences, and other sciences, on Wikipedia. Wikipedia provides that
unique platform for contributors by serving as public memorial of
knowledge regarding their contributions. His contributions will last
forever!
Sarah
On 10/11/12 9:17 AM, Erin Chen wrote:
Sarah, here is a link to Larry's page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:LarryMorseDCOhio
Best,
Erin
*Erin Chen
*Director of Development
*NatureServe *-- A Network Connecting Science with Conservation
4600 N. Fairfax Dr., 7th Floor | Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 908-1841
http://www.natureserve.org <http://www.natureserve.org/> |
http://www.landscope.org <http://www.landscope.org/>
CFC #10299
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*From:*Erin Chen
*Sent:* Thursday, October 11, 2012 12:17 PM
*To:* 'sarah.stierch(a)gmail.com <mailto:sarah.stierch@gmail.com>'
*Cc:* Barbara Goodman (bag(a)agiweb.org <mailto:bag@agiweb.org>)
*Subject:* Larry Morse Memorial Event Invitation
Hi Sarah,
NatureServe, a non-profit organization that connects with science
with conservation, is hosting an event on October 30 in memory of
one of your former DC Wikipedians, Larry Morse. Larry used to work
for NatureServe, and we all recall his involvement in Wikipedia. I
don't know if you knew Larry, but we hope that you will distribute
the attached invitation and that we will see some DC Wikipedians on
October 30. Please feel free to reach out if you need more
information or have any questions, and to distribute the invitation
to other groups that you think might want to attend.
Thank you,
Erin
*Erin Chen
*Director of Development
*NatureServe *-- A Network Connecting Science with Conservation
4600 N. Fairfax Dr., 7th Floor | Arlington, VA 22203
(703) 908-1841
http://www.natureserve.org <http://www.natureserve.org/> |
http://www.landscope.org <http://www.landscope.org/>
CFC #10299
Description: Description: Description: T:\DMK - NatureServe\2013
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--
*Sarah Stierch*
/*Museumist and open culture advocate*/
>>Visit sarahstierch.com <http://sarahstierch.com><<
Hi WikiDC,
Anybody up for this event?
We could record people for Spoken Wikipedia ...
Kristin
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Timony, James (DCPL)
<James.Timony(a)dc.gov> wrote:
> Reminider: Accessibility Hackathon 2 will be this Saturday Nov 10th from
> 9:30AM to 5:30PM in room 215 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
> The DC Do-It-Yourself Fair for people with and without disabilities will be
> next Saturday Nov 17th and Sunday Nov 18th in the Great Hall of the MLK
> library. Details are below.
>
>
>
> DIY (Do It Yourself) Fair for People with and without Disabilities
>
>
>
> On Saturday, Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 18 from 1:30
> p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Adaptive Services Division of the DC Public Library
> will host a DIY (Do It Yourself) Fair in the Great Hall of Martin Luther
> King Jr. Memorial Library at 901 G St. NW. The DIY Fair will be a
> celebration of creativity for people with and without disabilities.
>
> You can register for the DIY Fair through Eventbrite.
>
> This event is inspired by Maker Faires. Typical exhibits from Maker Faires
> in other cities include robotics, 3-D printing, open source computers,
> gaming, crafts and performances. Some of the exhibits that will be on
> display at this DIY Fair include the first-ever permanent Ablegamers.org
> Accessibility Arcade @ DC Public Library gaming station, which just opened
> up in the Adaptive Services Division; an adapted Snap Circuits project with
> Braille tagging, 3-D printing, robotics and an open-source technology
> computer display.
>
> Some participating organizations:
>
> · HAC DC
>
> · United Cerebral Palsy LifeLabs
>
> · BroadBand Bridge
>
> · Kids and Technology
>
> · Robots in DC
>
> · Fab Lab DC
>
> · AARP
>
> This event is also inspired by the annual AccessibilityCamp unconference,
> which has been held at the library since 2009. Unconferences are
> participant-driven meetings that try to avoid the high fees, sponsored
> presentations and top-down organization of conventional conferences by being
> mostly self-organized.
>
> Because of the location, electrical outlets will be very hard to come by, so
> if you have any electronics to display please try to make sure they are
> battery-powered. Exhibitors will get a table and two chairs in the Great
> Hall.
>
> If you have questions about physical access, need handouts in alternate
> format, or require American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation or other
> reasonable accommodation to participate, please contact lbph.dcpl(a)dc.gov or
> by telephone: 202-727-2142
>
>
>
>
>
> Accessibility Hackathon 2 will bring together people with disabilities, and
> software and other developers to produce accessibility solutions, and to
> provide mentorship.
>
> The event will take place from 9:30AM to 5:30PM, on Saturday November 10th,
> in room 215 Adaptive Services at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
> at 901 G Street NW, Washington DC, 20001.
>
> SimpleEmotion.com's president, Gabriel Forsythe y Korzeniewicz will be
> present to introduce participants to their software that recognizes emotions
> in spoken audio content. SimpleEmotion is opening their API so that
> developers can build accessibility solutions. The Adaptive Services
> Division community has suggested a number of solutions listed at this page:
> http://www.wikimediadc.org/wiki/Accessibility_hackathon2
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> Please also see our list of suggested solutions from last year:
> http://www.wikimediadc.org/wiki/Accessibility_hackathon
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> This event is related to DC Week, a city-wide tech festival that brings
> together developers, goverment and nonprofits. DC Week developers are
> invited to come to the event.
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> Another project will be to create a list of open source and easy to use
> adaptive technologies that can go on refurbished computers.
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> Antoher project will be to create an accessible snap circuits kit using
> Braille, LargePrint and editing a manual for cognitive accessibility.
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> Please feel free to suggest other solutions at:
> http://www.wikimediadc.org/wiki/Accessibility_hackathon2
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> James Patrick Timony
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> Librarian, Adaptive Technology
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> DC Public Library
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> 202-727-1335
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> Adaptive Services Division, Room 215
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> Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
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> 901 G Street, NW
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> Washington DC, 20001
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