[Telecentres] Open Space Austin - Setting a new agenda for community ICT - for immediate release

[Michael Maranda]

You are invited to

OPEN SPACE AUSTIN

where pioneers and visionaries, activists and advocates 
in Community Information and Communications Technology
will open a space to articulate a strategic agenda for our field






The Seventh Annual Community Networking Conference will consist of a CN7
Workshop Day and a Strategic Leadership Summit: "Open Space Austin"

CN7 Workshops on Thurs. April 28
Open Space Austin Summit April 29-30.

Vision:  Convergence and Alignment of Positive Social Forces behind
Community ICT

Open Space Austin (OSA) will be an intensive two day strategy meeting,
designed to spark common alignment, new alliances and individual actions for
anyone passionate about community & independent media, community networking,
community wireless, community informatics & research or community technology
and the relevance of these to community and economic development. The format
will consist of a variety of large and small group discussion around
self-selected topics, with a standard reporting system that will dynamically
generate a conference report available at the conclusion of the meeting. 

Website:   http://www.openspaceaustin.net 

(Working) Agenda for Open Space Austin:
http://wiki.cuwireless.net/wirelessWiki/OpenStructuredAgenda

CN7 Workshops will include a BPL/Wireless full-day track and other workshop
sessions currently under development.			

Location:  Holiday Inn South, Austin, Texas


Your leadership at OSA is critical to our field.


Sincerely,

Michael Maranda, AFCN
Richard Civille, RTC
Gene Crick, TCRC
Michael Gurstein, CIRN
Sascha Meinrath, CUWiN

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