[IMC-bristol] sat 12th june: imc mini esf meeting + tech media assembly

[Planet Mail]

Hi Folks,

next weekend sat 12th is the date for the next imc uk mini network / esf 
project plotting meeting - it's in the morning 10.30am - 1pm
venue has been confirmed.

we have also confirmed the venue for the afternoon discussion - see below - 
which is wider than just imc.

people are invited to come on friday evening - if you need accomodation let 
us know - either reply to me or the public imc london list.
<mailto:imc-london at lists.indymedia.org>imc-london at lists.indymedia.org

if you cannot come please let us know if there is something concrete you 
can offer or if there is anything you'd like to see discussed.

cheers,
dave
imc uk volunteer
london


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Indymedia Mini Network Meeting
Saturday 12th June @ The 142 Project
10.30am - 1pm

uk imc mini network meeting to catch up with developments (spaces, 
position, plans etc) and discuss further in advance of an afternoon session 
during the European Creative Forum (ECF - see below)

Also see evolving imc wiki on esf related projects:
http://docs.indymedia.org/view/Local/UkImcEsf

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"Alt Media Tech Assembly - Weaving a Web Around the ESF"
Saturday 12th June 1-5pm
@ The European Creative Forum @ The 142 Project
http://www.europeancreativeforum.org/
142 Lea Bridge Road (A104),
Hackney/Clapton, E5

Whatever you think about the ESF itself, tens of thousands of people 
will  still flock to london, protests and actions will go ahead, while 
official tech seminars  will mix with unofficial spaces. The cultural 
commons of alternative media and creative  technology will be needed to 
support a wide variety of activities, while at the same  time the chaos of 
energy around the ESF event will provide a platform for the  demonstration 
and development of alternative projects and politics, cross fertilisation 
and synergy.

Join us to map out possible projects and strategies, from supporting 
existing projects like the NOMAD DIY open source translation 
infrastructure, to  using radio and wi-fi to link spaces inside the ESF, 
outside the ESF and on the  streets. Some initiatives are underway already, 
others are yet to be imagined...

The main ECF assembly will include short updates on developing projects and 
initiatives before the afternoon breaks into parallel sessions including 
the Alt Media Tech Assembly, where we will discuss who can offer what and 
what we need... and start co-ordinating.

Short updates will include a brief "where we're at" with autonomous 
spaces  and....

Indymedia Network Projects - Update on the various ideas being discussed in 
the Indymedia UK Network around the ESF in London 2004. From alternative 
media centres to autonomous workshops...

Media Culture and Communications Rights Network - Organising outside the 
official ESF process an evolving group of electronic networks and campaign 
groups, from the Electro-hippies to Privacy International, are working on 
several initiatives around the ESF.... from trying to put these issues on 
the ESF map, to a one day dedicated  event, the European Forum on 
Communications Rights.

NB the actual ECF event runs from 12noon until 1am... so after all the tech 
talk there's plenty of opportunity to kick back, hear  some tunes, watch 
some films and drink some beer :) There may also be space to continue 
discussions on sunday if there's the momentum...