[up.int.sam] Stuff thats happening... and stuff

[Nicolas Sahlqvist]

A quick update about the PPI conf, we have a location and doing the final
touch on the registration system, expect to have a press release ready by
the weekend so I will keep you posted.


- Nicolas


On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:31 AM, Lars Johansson <gismya at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yay on LSU network thingie!
> Yay for FUF seminar thingie!
>
> As for the PPI thing we're waiting to hear more about the status of
> the venue and financing from their part.
>
> On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Max Gnipping <max.gnipping at ungpirat.se>
> wrote:
> > Yo everybody!
> >
> > Thought I'd get out a bit of a status update about some things thats
> going
> > on. Also I'll do it in English cuz it's good practice.
> >
> > So first thing:
> >
> > I just got a welcome letter about the LSU European Network-thingie
> > (
> http://www.lsu.se/adimo4/Site/LSU/web/default.aspx?p=2818&t=h401&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1)(link
> > in Swedish). So yay me \o/
> >
> > I'll try hard to abuse it for anything we need to make YPI bigger better
> > and more awesome. If anyone has any thought or ideas how to best plunder
> > that resource just let me know, the first meet is on Wednesday the 17th.
> >
> > Numero dos:
> >
> > Remember me bitching about a joint seminar with the Swedish development
> > forum (FUF)? Well, it looks like its gonna happen after all!
> >
> > Having put together a more awesome group of schemers consisting of an ICT
> > and democracy researcher/student/dude living both in Africa and Sweden, a
> > senior ICT-policy expert working at Sida and a very humble me we've
> reached
> > pretty final plans of having an evening seminar-thingie in Stockholm 22:d
> > of April.
> >
> > The theme will be something like ICT+Democracy=true? and we're aiming
> > towards exploring some pretty deep issues about what new technology does
> to
> > the power balance of state vs. citizen.
> >
> > Basically, what new tools for democracy has been made available for
> > citizens and grass-roots movements around the world (sousveillance) and
> > whats been given to governements? And how can we best stimulate and
> support
> > ICT being used for "good" and discourage it being used for "evil".
> >
> > Sofar we've got three external participants, Walid Al-Saqaf (who's
> working
> > with a news-site providing non-state controlled journalism to the people
> of
> > Yemen), Amara Thiha (A burmese student who's been working with these
> > issues) and Carl-Fredrik Wetterqvist (ICT-policy expert for
> > näringsdepartementet (the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and
> > Communications (woah, way flashier title in english))
> >
> > Also: we'd like a (preferably young) pirate to participate, so any
> thoughts
> > on suitable young pirates please forward to me :D.
> >
> > Also also: Looks like FUF will be paying for everything this time so, yay
> > no hole in the budget :D
> >
> > And three:
> >
> > Did we get anywhere with who's going to Brussels for the PPI thingie?
> I'll
> > probably go either as the Ung Pirat rep. or just as a regular guest
> because
> > it sounds like fun and I feel rich :P. But travel companions are
> > appreciated :D.
> >
> > Stay awesome
> > /Max
> >
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