May 2, 2011 7:00 PM. 85 attended.
Monday: Hackathon / Beerathon for Knight-Mozilla News Innovation Meetup
MIT Media Lab (new building) (map)
Knight-Mozilla News Innovation Meetup
May 2, 7pm, MIT MediaLab
Are you a web developer with ideas about how news should work on the web? Or a news junkie with a hankering to hack? If so, join Mozilla, Hacks/Hackers and the MediaLab on May 2 for beer, pizza and brainstorming about the future of news online.
Especially for students and young hackers: enter the Knight Mozilla News Innovation Challenge at the meetup, gives you a chance at a paid app development fellowship at the Boston Globe, the BBC and other major news outlets.
For more info on the challenge, check out:
https://drumbeat.org/en-US/journalism
Agenda:
700pm - Beer, pizza and brainstorming kick off
Brainstorm around Mozilla's first news challenge topic: 'How can we use open video to tell stories on the web in new ways?'
730pm - News innovation talks and demos
Mozilla executive director will answer the question: why does a browser org care about news? He will also talk about the Knight Mozilla News Innovation Challenge. A mystery guest will provide a demo of Mozilla's popcorn.js open video technology.
800pm - Napkin-sketch-athaon (plus more beer)
Sketch out your brainstorm ideas. Enter them in the Knight Mozilla News Innovation Challenge on the spot. We'll have paper and markers on hand.
Location:
MIT MediaLab
6th Floor
Building E14
75 Amherst Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Organized by:
Hacks/Hackers Boston
MIT MediaLab Centre for Future Civic Media
Mozilla
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Matt Carroll
Folks: looking for some volunteers to do setup and cleanup after the meetup. If you can help, it will be truly appreciated. Thanks.
Posted April 29, 2011 at 12:44 PM -
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Matt Carroll
If you can make it by 6 or so, that would be great. It's light work -- most should be done by MIT staff. Definitely need some help after, too, if anyone out there can make it.
Posted May 2, 2011 at 10:22 AM -
Christopher Snyder
I can help with setup since I'm in the vicinity. I'll be there at 6.
Posted May 2, 2011 at 12:49 PM -
Daniel Choi
Warning to others who might try this: I got myself bumped off the RVSP list to the bottom of the waitlist when I tried to add a +1.
Posted May 2, 2011 at 1:39 PM -
Sooz
Looks like you have enough set-up helpers. I can linger afterwards to help with cleanup. Looking forward to my first hacks/hackers meetup tonight.
Posted May 2, 2011 at 3:12 PM -
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Matt Carroll
Early helpers: all set, set up done but will still need help after.
Posted May 2, 2011 at 5:22 PM -
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William Brierly
I'm really sorry I can't make it, feeling pretty sick, sounds like a great time though
Posted May 2, 2011 at 5:59 PM -
Nirvana Tikku
Saw this demo and thought this was worth posting: http://webmademovies.org/popcorn-in-the-planetarium/
Posted May 3, 2011 at 1:39 PM
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Joe CoxSharing ideas about open video was refreshing and informative. The Mozilla-Knight initiative is a very positive and timely effort. I enjoyed the collaborative exercise for idea formation. Would have liked to see a more detailed Popcorn presentation.
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George MokrayGood conversation and some contacts. Not sure the brainstorm was very productive. Wished that we had spent a little time integrating the different ideas, almost all of which involved annotated video, into one or two more fully imagined projects.
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Riche ZamorIt was a good event with some great people. It seemed a little unorganized and I think the brainstorming session wasn't extremely productive.
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Elana ZakThis was a great meetup. It was great getting to hear everyone's ideas and to meet people interested in similar things. It felt like the night could have gone on even longer by the chatting going on after the event "officially" ended.
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