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.<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>- Nicolas</div>
<div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:31 AM, Lars Johansson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gismya@gmail.com">gismya@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Yay on LSU network thingie!<br>
Yay for FUF seminar thingie!<br>
<br>
As for the PPI thing we're waiting to hear more about the status of<br>
the venue and financing from their part.<br>
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On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 10:16 AM, Max Gnipping <<a href="mailto:max.gnipping@ungpirat.se">max.gnipping@ungpirat.se</a>> wrote:<br>
> Yo everybody!<br>
><br>
> Thought I'd get out a bit of a status update about some things thats going<br>
> on. Also I'll do it in English cuz it's good practice.<br>
><br>
> So first thing:<br>
><br>
> I just got a welcome letter about the LSU European Network-thingie<br>
> (<a href="http://www.lsu.se/adimo4/Site/LSU/web/default.aspx?p=2818&t=h401&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1)(link" target="_blank">http://www.lsu.se/adimo4/Site/LSU/web/default.aspx?p=2818&t=h401&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1)(link</a><br>
> in Swedish). So yay me \o/<br>
><br>
> I'll try hard to abuse it for anything we need to make YPI bigger better<br>
> and more awesome. If anyone has any thought or ideas how to best plunder<br>
> that resource just let me know, the first meet is on Wednesday the 17th.<br>
><br>
> Numero dos:<br>
><br>
> Remember me bitching about a joint seminar with the Swedish development<br>
> forum (FUF)? Well, it looks like its gonna happen after all!<br>
><br>
> Having put together a more awesome group of schemers consisting of an ICT<br>
> and democracy researcher/student/dude living both in Africa and Sweden, a<br>
> senior ICT-policy expert working at Sida and a very humble me we've reached<br>
> pretty final plans of having an evening seminar-thingie in Stockholm 22:d<br>
> of April.<br>
><br>
> The theme will be something like ICT+Democracy=true? and we're aiming<br>
> towards exploring some pretty deep issues about what new technology does to<br>
> the power balance of state vs. citizen.<br>
><br>
> Basically, what new tools for democracy has been made available for<br>
> citizens and grass-roots movements around the world (sousveillance) and<br>
> whats been given to governements? And how can we best stimulate and support<br>
> ICT being used for "good" and discourage it being used for "evil".<br>
><br>
> Sofar we've got three external participants, Walid Al-Saqaf (who's working<br>
> with a news-site providing non-state controlled journalism to the people of<br>
> Yemen), Amara Thiha (A burmese student who's been working with these<br>
> issues) and Carl-Fredrik Wetterqvist (ICT-policy expert for<br>
> näringsdepartementet (the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and<br>
> Communications (woah, way flashier title in english))<br>
><br>
> Also: we'd like a (preferably young) pirate to participate, so any thoughts<br>
> on suitable young pirates please forward to me :D.<br>
><br>
> Also also: Looks like FUF will be paying for everything this time so, yay<br>
> no hole in the budget :D<br>
><br>
> And three:<br>
><br>
> Did we get anywhere with who's going to Brussels for the PPI thingie? I'll<br>
> probably go either as the Ung Pirat rep. or just as a regular guest because<br>
> it sounds like fun and I feel rich :P. But travel companions are<br>
> appreciated :D.<br>
><br>
> Stay awesome<br>
> /Max<br>
><br>
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