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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Theme

• Creative Commons, technology, and open source.

Presenters

• Creative Commons' Chief Technology Officer, Nathan Yergler, presenting on the latest in CC's tech developments.
• Evan Prodromou, co-Founder, WikiTravel
• Other presenter TBA.

Location

PariSoMa
1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103
Google Map/Directions
http://www.parisoma.com/

Time

• 7:00-9:00 PM

Other info

• Light refreshments will be served.
• Donations for CC will be taken at the door.
• Plenty of street parking is available at PariSoMa.
• PariSoMa is located up two steep flights of stairs, and unfortunately does not have wheelchair access at this time.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Theme

• The digital intersection of art, history, and culture, and how CC can play a defining role in enriching all three.

Presenters

• Francesco Spagnolo, Director of Research and Collections at the Magnes Museum. Francesco will explore the sharing and marketing of cultural heritage through the lenses of the Magnes' “Digital Narratives,” a project that seeks an alignment between a narrative approach to history, a collaborative practice in the interpretation of cultural history, and the uses of technology and online social media.
• Dave Toole, CEO and Founder, Outhink Media, will present on how storytelling bridges the cultural and business arenas, outlining the challenges posed by the new social media and the crucial role played by research in information technology.
• Nancy Van House, Professor, UC Berkeley School of Information, will respond to the other presenters by reflecting on the way in which academia is looking at social media and personal/historical digital archiving, exploring the human interactions that populate the online world.

Location

PariSoMa
1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103
Google Map/Directions
http://www.parisoma.com/

Time

• 7:00-9:00 PM

Other info

• Light refreshments will be served.
• Donations for CC will be taken at the door.
• Plenty of street parking is available at PariSoMa.
• PariSoMa is located up two steep flights of stairs, and unfortunately does not have wheelchair access at this time.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Theme

• CC in international projects: we will hear about CC licenses as they can be used in international projects to facilitate content sharing and connectivity across borders.

Presenters

• Miquel Hudin Balsa - Co-Founder, Maneno.org
• David Harris, Executive Director, Global Lives Project
• Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee, Founder and Director, Global Oneness Project

Location

PariSoMa
1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103
Google Map/Directions
http://www.parisoma.com/

Time

• 7:00-9:00 PM

Other info

• Light refreshments will be served.
• Donations for CC will be taken at the door.
• Plenty of street parking is available at PariSoMa.
• PariSoMa is located up two steep flights of stairs. If you need wheelchair access, please let us know in advance by emailing salon [at] creativecommons.org.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Theme

• For February's salon, we're thrilled to have the entire CC staff under one roof, coming from as far as Japan, Boston, and Berlin, to speak about what they've been up to internationally and in the realms of science, culture, and education. Whether you've been a fan of CC from the start or you're new to the world of free culture, this salon is not to be missed. Light refreshments will be served and donations for CC will be taken at the door.

Presenters

• Mike Linksvayer, Vice President
• Eric Steuer, Creative Director
• Catharina Maracke, Director, Creative Commons International
• John Wilbanks, Vice President, Science Commons
• Ahrash Bissell, Executive Director, ccLearn
• Joi Ito, CEO

Location

PariSoMa
1436 Howard St. San Francisco, CA 94103
Google Map/Directions
http://www.parisoma.com/

Format

• 7:00-9:00 PM
• 7pm: Mike Linksvayer will talk briefly about how CC works generally, then introduce the presenters.
• 7:15: Presentations
• 8:05: Joi Ito, CEO, will talk about where CC is headed.
• 8:15: Conversations and discussion with CC staff; chance to meet all CC staff.

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

Theme

• CC and Citizen Media: Our presenters this month will showcase their innovative projects in citizen journalism and explore how CC helps to facilitate the sharing of information in a journalistic realm.

Presenters

• David Cohn, veteran citizen journalist and founder of Spot.us, a Bay Area community-funded journalism start-up, a project of the Center for Media Change and funded by the Knight Foundation.
• Cary Bass, Volunteer Coordinator for Wikinews, and Jon Davis, a "Wikinewsie" volunteer. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Music

• provided by DJ qubitsu

Location

Shine
1337 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Google Map/Directions
http://www.shinesf.com/ (21+)

Format

• 7:00-9:00 PM
• Mingling and merriment for the first 1/2 hour or so, followed by presentations and Q&A.

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Presenters

• Jolene Pinder, an Associate Producer at Arts Engine, Inc. in NYC. Jolene will be screening a short CC-licensed film and talking about the various ways in which Arts Engine uses CC licenses.
• Eric Steuer, CC's Creative Director, will be talking about the soon to be launched film maker's toolkit.
• Robin Sloan, Product Strategist from Current TV will wrap up the evening.

Music

• TBD

Location

Shine
1337 Mission St, San Francisco, CA
Google Map/Directions
http://www.shinesf.com/ (21+)

Format

• 7:00-9:00 PM
• Presentations and Q&A.

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