Archive for September, 2007

Copynight, Wednesday

This Wednesday it’s time again to meet for Copynight! Join us for this fun social gathering about copyright, art, technology and much more. Not just for students only!

What: “CopyNight Gainesville”
When: Wednesday, September 25, 2007 at 7.30 pm
Where: Tim and Terry’s (1417 NW 1st Ave.)

First Florida Conference on Media Reform, Oct. 6

Florida Media Project invites you to take part in the first Florida Conference on Media Reform on Saturday, October 6, 2007 at New College of Florida, Sarasota.

There will be presentations, panels & discussion on such topics as:

* Media convergence and ownership
* Radio issues — low-power FM, Internet, etc.
* Community/public access TV issues
* Net neutrality
* Media literacy, research and analysis with a view to the 2008 election
campaign
* FCC changes to ownership rules

The event is free and open to the public. Sessions are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in classrooms located in the Jane Bancroft Cook Library. Tours of Sarasota’s low-power FM radio station, WSLR, are available, along with opportunity for a little hands-on broadcast training. See the website for optional Friday night and Sunday morning activities, directions to NCF, parking information and a list of motels near the campus. Come to listen, learn and make your voice heard!

For more information visit the website or call 216-849-7563.

Presented in cooperation with Florida PIRG
Local co-sponsor WSLR-LPFM