Re: [Debian-NYC] [Debconf10-localteam] Speakers/Events for Debconf, Eben Moglen and Memefactory?
It would be great to have Eben speak at DebConf IMHO. Seems like a
really good fit. I am guessing there are others who agree. Anyone
not want to invite Eben?
.hc
On Feb 7, 2010, at 9:35 AM, Gabriella Coleman wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> So some of us were thinking that Eben would be great addition to our
> line-up for Debconf. David Solomonoff has offered to extend the
> invitation (he is the President of the Internet Society of NY and
> arranged for his most recent talk at NYU). I thought I would throw
> this
> out to the list because I am sure the earlier we can nab Eben, the
> better, given that he is probably beyond busy.
>
> I also wanted to suggest the idea of having Memefactory by What We
> Know
> So Far Present at Debconf. They do an *amazing show* on Internet Memes
> that will produce a steady stream of LOL and even ROFL!! for nearly
> the
> 45 minutes of their presentation. You also learn a lot about memes.
>
> You can see a video of their show here:
>
> http://www.whatweknowsofar.com/memefactory/
>
> But better, I think some folks might want to come to their event at
> NYU
> on Friday Feb 19th to see whether this might be a good fit for
> Debconf.
> This event, which I arranged, is for our undergraduates, and is not
> open
> to the public but I can sneak a few people in. It starts at 3.
>
> Biella
>
> ps-- If I should just post this stuf to the local team list, let me
> know.
>
>
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>
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