San Francisco Salon
Contents
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)
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.
