London WSIS 2003 Newswire Archive

13-01-2004 17:15

APC Special Round-Up Report on WSIS

APC Special Round-Up on WSIS
December 03
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12-01-2004 11:59

World Summit on the Information Society - Report back + discussion (jan 30th)

WSIS - World Summit on the Information Society - Who Seized?

An evening to report back from the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva and the We Seize initiative - and to discuss further participation / interventions / activities in the field of communication rights. Read more >>

15-12-2003 21:18

Polymedia Lab Closing Dinner - Dec 12

The Polymedia Lab ended on Saturday, Dec 13, at 2am after a dignified Yomango Dinner/Party. Read more >>

11-12-2003 00:58

Collected reports from WSIS - wed 10th Dec

collected reports from WSIS in Geneva for Geneva 03 / We Seize Platform Read more >>

15-11-2003 14:52

WSIS@dmz, london

dmz-arty-techie-event in Limehouse Townhall, London this friday and saturday.
Very nice setting, along the lines of previous events like the ntk/mute festival of inappropriate technology. Limehouse Townhall is decorated with an eye for detail - the colour-bar of the dmz wiki is repeated on banners and window-transparencies, even the banisters are wrapped in coloured ribbons.
The main hall is a buzzing forum of exhibits, screens, mingling people, strange music. Hidden in an upstairs backroom a coffee launge, just the right space to escape from the activity elsewhere. Turkish mint tea, peace and quiet, some snacks. The programme - a photocopied A4 page with very few entries. These discussions and presentations happen in a rather small side-room with almost no air-circulation. The windows are taped off with black paper, so that the projected images would be visible - one has to set priorities sometimes!
An essay london.zip about the background of this type of events in London is printed on the backside of the dmz-poster, definitely worth reading!
There was a small workshop about the We Seize events around the World Summit of the Information Society. Check the We Seize Twiki for the presentation and details about a range of activities.
"We Seize" and the implications of the World Summit of Information Society were also mentioned during a panel discussion on Wireless Networks. The main part of this panel was about exciting wireless gadgets and their potential community use. It seems that Wireless is moving on from the geeky phase into a phase of wider appropriation, both from a business and a community standpoint. Everybody seemed to agree that the political framework that allows for unlimited wireless use is worth defending. It was also clear that it would be rather easy for governments to start licencing the frequences that are used for wireless technology.

The "We seize" gathering (December 8-13) in Geneva and many online places will be a space to discuss ways to defend or extend what we have and what we need for the buzzing, creative, forwardpushing, playful activities that were displayed during the dmz event. Read more >>

25-10-2003 11:44

Action against software patents

The dangers of software patents are highlighted tomorrow by the president of the free software foundation (

http://www.fsf.org) tommorrow, in London.

Talk in Sheffield going as this post is typed.
A must for anyone interested in technology and want to take action. There is lot to be done. Read more >>

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London WSIS 2003 Newswire Archive

13-01-2004 17:15

APC Special Round-Up Report on WSIS

12-01-2004 11:59

World Summit on the Information Society - Report back + discussion (jan 30th)

15-12-2003 21:18

Polymedia Lab Closing Dinner - Dec 12

11-12-2003 00:58

Collected reports from WSIS - wed 10th Dec

15-11-2003 14:52

WSIS@dmz, london

25-10-2003 11:44

Action against software patents

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