ReMix This: A Copyright Cabaret! May 16

Fresh Media events are where media innovators and social change makers mix up a concoction of social-change media awesomeness.

This Thursday, we’re talking about copyright.

TOPIC//

Copyright is a legal concept that affects our everyday production and access to media. Copyright is necessary to protect the interests and original works of artists and other content creators. It also has the ability to be excessive and restrictive to creative innovation. This multi-media event allows the community to engage in meaningful discussion about how to rethink copyright so that it fosters a culture of remixing, participation and sharing.

SPEAKERS//

Kirby Ferguson via Skype, Writer, Filmmaker and Producer

Erik Ashdown, President and Co-founder of Indiloop

Martha Rans, Copyright Lawyer and Co-founder of Artists’ Legal Outreach

Kimberly Baker, Interdisciplinary Artist

Geof Glass, PhD student in SFU Communications, professional software developer

Ellen Board of the Australian Digital Alliance (ACA)

Musical Performance by Rupert Common, Rap Lyricist and Comedian

MASTERS OF CEREMONIES//

Heather Libby and Kai Nagata of the hilarious, satirical show Deep Rogue Ram

 AGENDA//

6PM: Doors

7PM: Event Start

9PM: Reverse Q&A Panel

9:30PM til’ Late: Dance Party, Social Networking

 WHEN//

Thursday, May 16, 2013

6PM-Late

 WHERE//

The Wise Hall 1882 Adanac St, Vancouver

Cash Bar on site, 19+

 TICKETS//

$5 online at www.remixthis.eventbrite.com or at the door

FYI, our previous Remixology events sold out!

 OFFICIAL HASHTAG//

#ReMixThis

SPONSORS//

Tides Canada, Openmedia.ca, Gen Why Media, Rabble.ca, CJSF 90.1 FM, SFPIRG, SFU FCAT, Media Democracy Days (MDD)

See you there!

ReMixology #6

Hit Refresh - Taking Media to the Street

ReMixiology is where media innovators and social change makers mix up a concoction of social-change media awesomeness

There will be music and a cash bar (Cash Only)

TOPIC//

Media is a tool that delivers information, generates ideas and inspires dialogue. Public space is a social space that is meant to be open and accessible to all. What happens when media in public space is remixed? How do we use new and old media tools to affect public space and generate conversations? This Remixology explores how we can re-imagine public space using media in order to promote critical thinking and civic engagement.

SPEAKERS//

1) Alexander Biko McNaughton// helping create vibrant public spaces in Vancouver (community gardens, public art…).


2) David Mattatall// Operates the Zoo Zhop Record Store and Space <http://zoozhop.com/>. Past Director of Safe Amplification Site Society. <http://www.safeamp.org/>


3) Jenifer Papararo// Curator at Contemporary Art Gallery. Curating the new augmented reality walking tour series at the contemporary art gallery (CAG). Learn more about the “Walking Tour” Series here: <http://offsite.contemporaryartgallery.ca/program>.


4) Debra Zhou// Assistant Curator at the Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art (Centre A).  Curating MAP SENSE <www.map-sense.com>, an interactive community mapping project by Vancouver based artist Germaine Koh and writer Gillian Jerome. MAP SENSE is part of CO-LAB, a cross-disciplinary workshop and exhibition project co-presented by Centre A and Vancouver New Music. 

MODERATOR// 

Tyler Morgenstern // Coordinator of Media Democracy Day (MDD) 2010 & support staff for MDD 2011

AGENDA //

6:00 pm - doors open - music, cash bar, mingling.
7:00 pm - Panelist presentations
8:00 pm - Question and Answer Session and Interactive Dialogue 
9:00 pm - End of Talk - Music/Social/Networking

WHEN//

July 17th
Doors 6pm | Talk 7pm

WHERE// 

The Vinegar Factory
1009 E. Cordova, Vancouver

TICKETS //

$5 tickets in advance (http://remixology6.eventbrite.com/) and $10 at the door

FYI - we sold out last time!

MEDIA SPONSORS//

Vancouver Observer http://www.vancouverobserver.com/
Rabble.ca http://rabble.ca/
SCENE IN THE DARK http://www.sceneinthedark.com/
The Tyee http://thetyee.ca/
Net Tuesday http://www.nettuesday.ca/
Poetry Is Dead http://www.poetryisdead.ca/
CiTR Radio 101.9 FM http://www.citr.ca/
Discorder Magazine http://www.discorder.ca/
CJSF Radio 90.1 FM http://www.cjsf.ca/
OCW Magazine http://www.ocwmagazine.ca/
Ricepaper Magazine http://ricepapermagazine.ca/
Spacing Vancouver http://spacingvancouver.ca​/

ABOUT FRESH MEDIA //

Fresh Media is a celebration of innovation and independent media, and a re-imagining of media and journalism. Find out more here: http://www.freshmedia.me/

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ReMixology #5

Digital Democracy - The New Frontier of Politics and Social Media

Fresh Media ReMixology is a series bringing people together to sample and share ideas in discussions lead by some of Vancouver’s best and brightest media remixologists! Thanks to those who came out to our last event.

***Next event at The Waldorf on April 27th.  

Get your TICKETS before we sell out:  http://remixology5.eventbrite.com/

TOPIC //

…
Media innovation plays an essential role in ensuring that the revolution unfolding in communication continues. More than ever before, there is opportunity to take an active role in shaping government and policy in this country. This months event will bring together media innovators, social change organizations and concerned citizens, to talk about social media and citizen engagement. The event will be an interactive dialogue on how we can use social media tools to engage citizens to vote in the upcoming elections, and more broadly in engaging the public in important local and global issues.

WHY //

…Because inquiring minds need to discuss! Because connecting and collaborating matters. Because Vancouver needs a launch pad for media innovation, and we want you to be a part of it.

SPEAKERS//

Jamie Bigger, Co-Founder, Leadnow (http://leadnow.ca/)

Emily Jubenvill, Get Your Vote On (http://www.getyourvoteon.ca/)

Kevin Millsip, Co-founder and ED, Check Your Head, Director and Co-founder, Next Up (http://www.nextup.ca/) 

Ajay Masala Puri, Co-Founder, Co-Lead at Coop Culture (http://coopculture.com/)

Steve Anderson, National Coordinator, OpenMedia.ca (http://www.OpenMedia.ca/)

Tara Mahoney & Fiona Rayher, Co-founders, Gen Why Media
Project (http://genwhymediaproject. com/)

WHEN and WHERE//

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Doors 6pm | Talk 7pm

The Waldorf (1489 East Hastings Street, Vancouver)

TICKETS //
$5 tickets in advance (  http://remixology5.eventbrite.com/ ) and $10 at the door
FYI - we sold out last time!

***** If you do not want to pay online in advance, reserve a $5 ticket by providing your full name and e-mail address to Umair Amjad at uaa1@sfu.ca.

FULL AGENDA //
6:00 pm - doors open - music, cash bar, mingling.
7:00 pm - Panelist presentations
8:00 pm - Break/stretch your legs/mingling time
8:15 pm - Question and Answer Session and Interactive Dialogue
9:00 pm - End of Talk - Remixology after party!

AFTER PARTY//

Remixology after party hosted by Gen Why and Get Your Vote On. Come to the Waldorf to celebrate the death of apathy and the age of engagement with musical performances, spoken word, drink specials and dance party good times. Prove you voted (with a photo of yourself) in April 22nd, 23rd, or 25th Advance Polls and get in half price!

MORE INFO // and friends on the Facebook event page: http://on.fb.me/fihATz

THANKS // 

Michael Nunweiler for Poster and Ad Design

Our media sponsors:

CiTR 101.9 FM (http://www.citr.ca/)
Discorder Magazine (http://www.discorder.ca/)
Net Tuesday (http://www.NetTuesday.ca/)
Vancouver Observer (http://www.vancouverobserver.com/)
CJSF 90.1 FM (http://www.cjsf.ca/)
Rabble.ca (http://rabble.ca/)
The Tyee (http://thetyee.ca/)
OCW Magazine (http://www.ocwmagazine.ca/)
SCENE IN THE DARK.com (http://sceneinthedark.com/)
Granville Online (http://www.granvilleonline.ca/)
W2 Community Media Arts (http://creativetechnology.org )
Ricepaper Magazine (http://ricepapermagazine.ca)

ReMixology #4

Celebrating Video Innovation with Brett Gaylor

Fresh Media ReMixology is a series bringing people together to sample and share ideas in discussions lead by some of Vancouver’s best and brightest media remixologists! Thanks to those who came out to the November 6th event!

THIS MONTH’S TOPIC //

Join Brett Gaylor and Vancouver’s finest remixologists for an interactive talk about the future of the video on the web. Award-winning documentary maker Brett Gaylor will give us an overview of the innovative approaches to interactive online video from around the world. Brett will also talk about his own work experimenting and developing open video tools, and discuss ways media makers and citizens might utilize open video tools and techniques. He will also lay out where he thinks the future of web video is going and the current threats and opportunities to open video. Video is an increasingly important aspect of the web — YouTube alone serves around 1 billion videos per day. What better time to talk with one of the world’s leading video innovators?

WATCH //

SPEAKER//

Brett Gaylor is the project lead for Mozilla’s Web Made Movies project, an open video laboratory researching the intersection of video and the web. Before working with Mozilla, Brett directed the award wining documentary RiP!: A Remix Manifesto, created OpenSourceCinema.org, helped found homelessnation.org, and was a key creative at the Montreal-based production house EyeSteelFilm.

MODERATOR//

Gloria Leung is the Regional Web Developer for CBC British Columbia responsible for all web components for  local programming initiatives and community outreach projects, including the recently launched interactive Vancouver 125 site. 

 WHEN and WHERE//

Friday, February 25, 2011

Doors 7pm | Talk 8pm

W2 Storyeum Salon (151 West Cordova)

TICKETS //
$5 tickets in advance and $10 at the door

http://remixology4.eventbrite.com

FYI - we sold out last time!

Learn more on Facebook

WHY //
Because inquiring minds need to discuss! Because connecting and collaborating matters. Because Vancouver needs a launch pad for media innovation, and we want you to be a part of it.

FULL AGENDA //

7pm - doors open -  food, music, cash bar and socializing.

8pm - Interactive talk with Brett Gaylor, video innovator, filmmaker, and director of RiP!: A Remix Manifesto

Following this the gathering will close with a collaboratory social/networking session including a cash bar and music. And after that, Bikes Inside will be going on at W2!

MORE INFO // and friends on the Facebook event page: http://on.fb.me/f1Ewi4

THANKS // 

W2 Community Media Arts (http://creativetechnology.org/)

OpenMedia.ca (http://openmedia.ca)

Our lovely media sponsors:

CiTR 101.9 FM (http://www.citr.ca/)
Discorder Magazine (http://www.discorder.ca/)
The Tyee (http://www.thetyee.ca/)
Net Tuesday (http://www.NetTuesday.ca/)
OCW Magazine (http://www.ocwmagazine.ca/)
Vancouver Observer (http://www.vancouverobserv er.com/)
Vancouver Is Awesome (http://www.vancouverisawesome.com/)
Granville Online (http://www.granvilleonline.ca/)
CJSF 90.1 FM (http://www.cjsf.ca/)

Remixology 3 - Throwing a Party in a Glass House: Tales of Risktaking, Change and Transformation at CBC Radio 3

Fresh Media ReMixology is a series bringing people together to sample and share ideas in discussions lead by some of Vancouver’s best and brightest media remixologists! Thanks to those who came out to the November 6th event!

THIS MONTH’S TOPIC //
Throwing a Party in a Glass House: Tales of Risktaking, Change and Transformation at CBC Radio 3 - Steve Pratt, director of CBC Radio 3, talked about public media in a digital era and the challenges of media-making in today’s rapidly changing digital landscape. Steve told us why he thinks the award-winning CBC Radio 3 has become a leader in multi-platform content distribution and the adoption of social media into traditional media programming. Find out how Radio 3 ended up producing one of the most popular legal music podcasts in the world.

In collaboration with Media Democracy Day, OpenFile, W2 and the Vancouver Community Television Association (VCTA) Remixology 3 featured a talk from Steve Pratt, Director of CBC Radio 3 and CBC Radio Digial Programming, amazing local music, and an opportunity to socialize and network with Vancouver’s leading media innovators. This month’s gathering was the official after-party from Media Democracy Day, the launch party for OpenFile Vancouver, and a fundraiser for VCTA! 

More info on our Facebook “Remixology 3” event here: http://on.fb.me/9nfcep

*Eat, Drink, Mingle, Innovate

LIVE TV SHOW// Once again this month’s conversation was the basis of a Fresh Media live interactive web TV show.

WHY //
***Because inquiring minds need to discuss! Because connecting and collaborating matters. Because Vancouver needs a launch pad for media innovation, and we want you to be a part of it.

FULL AGENDA //
***Following Media Democracy Vancouver the media discussion and innovation will continue in a social, creative and interactive environment at Remixology 3!

***5:00pm - Doors open - food, music, cash bar and socializing.

***Beginning at 7pm, Remixology 3 will feature an interactive talk from Steve Pratt, Director of CBC Radio 3 and CBC Radio Digial Programming.

***Following this the gathering will close with a collaboratory - social/networking session including a cash bar, and local music to be announced shortly!

5:00          Doors open
7:00          Interactive talk with CBC radio 3’s Steve Pratt
8:00          Social / Networking and live music

Join media innovators, technologists, artists, citizens and the online community at Fresh Media - a celebration of innovation and independent media, and a re-imagining of media and journalism.

Sponsored by  W2 Media + Arts Centre and the Georgia Straight with The Tyee, Rabble.ca, the Vancouver Observer, Net Tuesday, CBC Vancouver, Vancouver is Awesome, OCW Magazine, CiTR 101.9 FM, Discorder Magazine, Media Democracy Day, OpenFile, Xtra! , CJSF 90.1 FM, Ricepaper Magazine,  Vancouver Community Television Association (VCTA), Bon Chaz.  

Download the press release. 

Fresh Media is a project of OpenMedia.ca

Remixology 2 - Harnessing the Crowd

Fresh Media ReMixology is a series bringing people together to sample and share ideas in discussions lead by some of Vancouver’s best and brightest media remixologists!

THIS MONTH’S TOPIC //

Harnessing The Crowd: The Evolving Crowdsourcing/Collaboration/OpenEverything Continuum

***In 2006 Wired Magazine writer Jeff Howe introduced the term crowdsourcing defining it as, “the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.” Today, crowdsourcing and other  socially-driven, collaborative ways of working, have become increasingly popular.  In part, this connects to a genuine interest in involving the general public in the production of the work and then sharing ownership of the work with the public. It also highlights how thinking has changed, in a way that underlines the public’s appetite for contributing in social, creative, artistic and investigative tasks that connect to something larger than themselves.  This ethos has particularly changed the way the art and news community organizes and recognizes contributions. New technologies, particularly those from the free/open source software community (FOSS), have not only lowered the costs of collaboration, but fostered the spread of an “open everything” ethos that is being taken up by everyone from journalists, artists, educators, governments, to retailers.

WHEN and WHERE//

Wednesday October 6th at 6:30pm @ W2 Storyeum Salon, 151 West Cordova

And/or check out live video and live tweeting at http://www.livestream.com/freshmedia

WHY //

***Because inquiring minds need to discuss! Because connecting and collaborating matters. Because Vancouver needs a launch pad for media innovation, and we want you to be a part of it.

FULL AGENDA //

***Considering these 3 facets of the crowdsourcing/collaboration/openeverything continuum, Remixology 2 will feature local crowdsourcing innovators and experts, including Alfred Hermida (online news pioneer, professor of integrated journalism at the UBC), Leigh Christie (co-founder of eatART), and David Ascher (CEO of Mozilla Messaging). They will each talk briefly about their own experiences from their respective journalism, creative, and open web backgrounds. 

***Following this, we’ll open up to a broader dialogue that considers, “how can media makers and artists can harness the power of the crowd? What are some of the key intersections between technology, cultures of openness, and content production? While the boundaries and hierarchies of managing content have change dramatically; are there new gatekeepers?” This will be moderated by the brilliant Zoe Grams, a communications specialist from Curve Communications who provides marketing and public relations services to a range of not-for-profit, environmental, and art organizations.

***Finally, there will be an opportunity for participants to do a “collaborator’s callout” where they do a 30 second introduction to a current or future project relevant to the group. The gathering will close with a collaboratory -  social/networking session including a cash bar and music.

TICKETS //

***$5 tickets. No one turned away for lack of funds. http://remixology2.eventbrite.com/

FYI - we sold out last time!

THANKS // 

to the amazing, innovative W2 Media + Arts Centre (http://creativetechnology.org/) for sponsoring this event. 

Thanks to our media sponsors The Tyee, Net Tuesday, Rabble.ca, and the Vancouver Observer!

Join media innovators, technologists, artists, citizens and the online community at Fresh Media - a celebration of innovation and independent media, and a re-imagining of media and journalism.

Fresh Media is a project of OpenMedia.ca.

Remixology Salon #1 with Kris Krug

We are proud to present REMIXOLOGY, a new monthly series starting this Aug 18th at the W2 Media + Arts Centre on 161 W. Cordova. This series will feature thirst-quenching media innovation and new ideas, spurred by the growing energy around how we engage with modern technology, art and media. Join Vancouver’s brightest media remixologists to connect, share and be inspired!

THIS MONTH’S TOPIC //
Toward Cooperative Media Making: Featuring acclaimed photographer Kris Krug (TEDxOilSpill and National Geographic). How can professional and citizen journalists collaborate?  

WHY //
Because inquiring minds need to discuss! Because connecting and collaborating matters. Because Vancouver needs a launch pad for media innovation, and we want you to be a part of it.

FULL AGENDA //
Social technology expert Kris Krug will share photos and thoughts from his recent trip to capture the BP disaster through TEDxOilSpill.
Following this, we’ll open up to a broader dialogue that explores a big question: How can citizens, professional media makers, and everyone in-between collaborate to produce media for social change?
Finally, there will be an opportunity for participants to do a “collaborator’s callout” where you are invited to do a 30 second introduction to a project you’re working on that’s relevant to the group. The gathering will close with a social/networking session including a cash bar, light refreshments and music.

TICKETS //
$5 suggested donation. No one turned away for lack of funds. A portion of registration proceeds will be donated to the BP cleanup effort. Registration limited to 50 people, so be sure to PRE-REGISTER at http://remixology.eventbrite.com/

THANKS //
to the amazing, innovative W2 Media + Arts Centre for sponsoring this event. 

Fresh Media at Change Camp

Freshies Amanda and Kat hit up Vancouver Change Camp on Saturday, June 12, and proposed a discussion that helped inform a Fresh Media Summer Series of networking events and information sessions.

Read more about Change Camp here.

Thanks to Jenny Lee Silver for photo.

Fresh Media Olympics

A hybrid conference about how Social Media has Transformed the Olympic Story

Join Fresh Media and W2 at the W2 Culture + Media House on Monday, Feb 22 starting at 2pm for an afternoon of intellectual dialogue on the impact social media has had on the stories surrounding the Olympic games. The Winter Olympics and Paralympics are expected to draw 3 billion television and 70 million website viewers worldwide and will generate more wireless and social media-based content than any previous Olympics.

With this explosion of citizen-generated media tools in the hands of Olympic fans and foes, as well as pervasive reporting by new media journalists and bloggers, will social media have its journalistic coming-out party this February?

The conference features a keynote from Andy Miah, author of ‘Genetically Modified Athletes’ (2004) and ‘A Digital Olympics: Digital Games, Ethics & Cultures’ (The MIT Press, 2010), and panels with senior journalists and industry watchers from the USA, UK, Canada, and elsewhere. An afternoon unconference program provides open space for participant led-workshops with an added emphasis on practice and a summary of the first Olympic week. The conference also brings people face-to-face for networking and sharing tips on theory, practice, legal and operations. W2 will webstream to reach viewers outside Vancouver. The day wraps with a Cinq à Sept reception and evening party with Vancouver artists and DJs.

Sure to sell-out, registration is free for Full Media Access passholders for the W2 Culture + Media House and involves a two-tiered paying system for others. This event is co-hosted by Fresh Media and W2.