Open Everything NYC April 18

Posted by Cory Doctorow, April 13, 2009 8:53 AM |
Katie sez, "Just wanted to let you guys know about a free event coming up in NYC that falls in line with so much of what gets posted on this site. Open Everything NYC will be happening this Saturday, April 18 at UNICEF House in NYC. It's free, we have some great speakers lined up, and registration is still open."
Open Everything (global site) is a collection of events scattered all over the world, organized by ordinary people just like you. The purpose of the event is to explore and discuss 'open'. The interpretation of the idea is in the hands of attendees, and each event differs from the next.

Let there be no confusion, Open Everything is not a tech conference. There is much more to 'open' than technology, part of the goal of the event is to bring the less known aspects of 'open' to the attention of the general public.

At Open Everything NYC 2009 there will be two invited guest speakers and a number of open sessions left in the hands of attendees. Feel free to come prepared with a topic to share, discuss, or present. Also feel free to act spontaneously and lead a group discussion with no preparation at all. The magic of the event is that it is open and we're all free to contribute as we desire.

Open Everything NYC, 18 April 2009 (Thanks, Katie!)
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#1 posted by KBKarma, April 13, 2009 9:30 AM

I'm sorry. When I read this, I thought of Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, a humourously dark anime, which had an episode containing Commodore Perry coming to open everything. And I mean EVERYTHING. Including, but not limited to, the pool, trouser flies, and the main character's heart (he fails the last one).

... I'll go now.

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#2 posted by Anonymous, April 13, 2009 10:22 AM

NYC isn't the only place having an Open Everything event on Saturday: http://madison.openeverything.us

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#3 posted by Anonymous, April 13, 2009 12:52 PM

Also you should know that there is a global site http://openeverything.wik.is

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#4 posted by Anonymous, April 15, 2009 10:12 AM

Robert Steele of the Earth Intelligence Network will be speaking http://tr.im/iTnJ along with Leslie Hawthorn of Google's "open source programs office."

Jason
http://nyc.openeverything.us
http://www.earth-intelligence.net
http://twitter.com/earthintelnet

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