Salon 200611 PR
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REMINDER: CC Salon San Francisco this WED 6-9 PM at shinesf.com <p>Don't miss the next <a href="http://creativecommons.org/salon">CC Salon</a> at <a href="http://shinesf.com">shinesf</a> from 6-9 PM on Wednesday, November 8 in San Francisco. This salon features famed <a href="http://www.techsploitation.com/">blogger</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Guardian">SF Bay Guardian</a> writer, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annalee_Newitz">Annalee Newitz</a>. Also, <a href="http://hbmobile.org/">Homebrew Mobile Club's</a>, Matthew Hamrick and other HB Mobile Club members will be on hand to discuss his project's "Complete Open Phone," a project to produce open source cellphones with CC licensed plans and content accessible on them. Finally, Wendell Davis is going to present the new on-line music editor and mash-up community, <a href="http://www.splicemusic.com/">Splice</a>. And, just added to the dynamic line-up is Steve from <a href="http://aliveinbaghdad.org/">Alive in Baghdad</a>, an amazing videoblog of interviews and stories by Iraqis directly from the streets of Iraq, bypassing corporate media. Throughout the salon the <a href="http://www.kleptones.com/">Kleptones</a> are going to spice up the evening with music and interludes.</p> <p>So come on out on Wednesday, bring a big stack of business cards, some cash for drinks, and lets talk about the Commons. This is the last salon of the year, as our regular 2nd-Wednesday December salon is combined with a special birthday party for Creative Commons on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15. Stay tuned for more info.</p> <p><a href="http://upcoming.org/event/91073/">You may track this CC Salon on upcoming.org</a>. See you this Wednesday!</p> <p><b>UPDATE</b>: Come to the special <a href="http://ccpa.wikispaces.com/">Creative Commons Publishers' Association</a> meeting at 5 PM at the same place, <a href="http://shinesf.com/">Shinesf.com</a>. NOTE: This is one hour earlier than the salon starts. From the even't wiki page, it is characterized as a "A collection of representatives from organizations that publish content under a Creative Commons license."</p>