my feet hurt. and I realized that I need new clothes to go with my new shoes. Well, actually Alison pointed that out (jerk). But I’m happy to be back and I’m enjoying the final cracin workshop. It’s been a wonderful large family to be involved with over the last 3 years. I have to post about it and about the conference as soon as I finish some work that I have to do this aft.
hey, I heard that everything past NDG should be called the Western Townships.
Well, I made the trip to TO just for this transit camp event. I’ll be blogging it at CivicSense - because thats the real reason I’m going.
I’m excited. And thanks Gabe for letting me crash last minute.
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TorontoTransitCamp
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date Feb 3, 2007 5:35 PM
subject Toronto Transit Camp - Feb 5, 2007 9:30am
Hi Everyone,
Thank you for registering for TorontoTransitCamp!
Location
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The Gladstone Hotel,
1214 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
at the corner of Queen and Gladstone.
For more information about the Gladstone including directions, parking
instructions, etc. http://www.gladstonehotel.com/information.htm
Start Time
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9:30am - Registration open
10:00am PROMPTLY - Welcome Circle
** Please be at the Gladstone on time. The subway does not start running
until 9am on Sundays, please coordinate your schedule appropriately to be
to the Gladstone at 9:30am.
Orientation
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If you have never attended a BarCamp or OpenSpace conference before, you
should attend our orientation session: BarCamp 101.
9:30am - BarCamp 101 led by Joey deVilla
This is a necessary overview about how to get the most out of
TorontoTransitCamp. The orientation session will be held in the Art Bar.
What to Bring
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Anything you need to document the day, which might include:
* a laptop
* a power strip/power bar
* art supplies
* a camera (digital or analog)
** enthusiasm
** A POSITIVE ATTITUDE
Please note that coffee, snacks, and lunch will be provided!
so weird to say that. But this blows me a way. Gabe was telling me a bit about it last week when we hung out.
via BoingBoing : Toronto Transit Camp is a limited-attendance one-day summit on the best way to reform Toronto’s public transit system. It appears to have been organized independently of the Toronto Transit Authority, and will be run like BarCamp and other “unconventions,” where the attendees suggest and mount their own programming items.
An ad-hoc gathering at the Gladstone Hotel of designers, transit geeks, bloggers, visual artists, tech geeks and cultural creators passionate about transit in Toronto and the TTC. It is a platform for Toronto’s talented design community and enthusiastic transit users and fans to demonstrate their creativity and contribute to a better way for Toronto’s transit system. The content and ideas generated in this open unconference will be delivered to the TTC for their consideration in their work.
link
Meanwhile, Julien hosts a good discussion about Montreal’s geek community and why not that much cool stuff happens here. I love Evan’s comments.
The transitcamp reminds me of Jo Walsh’s work. She’s totally fascinated by these issues. Checking out her blog, coincidentally, her last entry is on the London Underground and the Oyster system.
couple things from ethan’s blog.
FirstLife
post on OLPC on the epistomological aspect of the project. (a long time ago I called it epistemological imperialism. had a conversation about that with my aunt in the car this morning).
“When I’ve expressed my concerns that the devices are subversive to teacher’s authority in the classroom and that some teachers might be led to actively thwart laptop use in classrooms, OLPC software and content President Walter Bender has responded, “That’s why it’s a laptop.” In other words, if the schools are broken pedagogically, at least curious learners will have the chance to explore at home with their human-powered, self-meshing machines.”
yikes.
I’m at a muniwireless conference all day today and tomorrow. WT invited me to speak at an event they organized to coincide with the conference. Should be lots of fun.
Civic Bandwidth:
Talk/Drinks/Beats at Lot 16 (1136 Queen St West) Tuesday Jan 23, 2007 7-11PM No cover, cash bar, free nibbles 7:00 PM - Welcome & Social 8:00 PM - Talks & Discussion 9:30 PM - DJ & Drinks
Wireless Toronto is hosting an open discussion/meet & greet with some of Canada’s best known community WiFi innovators and researchers at the Lot 16 bar. Featuring brief presentations by Michael Lenczner of Ile Sans Fil ( http://ilesansfil.org/) and Graham Longford from the community Wireless Infrastructure Research Project ( http://cwirp.ca/ ); and beats by DJ Qassim.
If you’re curious about WiFi, social media, alternative communications, telecom policy… come join us on Jan 23rd for a fun night.
Upcoming: http://tinyurl.com/yzurtb Google Maps: http://tinyurl.com/ymu4rw
Apparently the copynight people are moving their meeting to Lot16 to come hang out. And the event was publicized in a couple news spots on TV and CBC. Pretty neat.
I’m in toronto at a muniwireless conference all day today and tomorrow. WT invited me to speak at an event they organized to coincide with the conference. Should be lots of fun.
Civic Bandwidth:
Talk/Drinks/Beats at Lot 16 (1136 Queen St West) Tuesday Jan 23, 2007 7-11PM No cover, cash bar, free nibbles 7:00 PM - Welcome & Social 8:00 PM - Talks & Discussion 9:30 PM - DJ & Drinks
Wireless Toronto is hosting an open discussion/meet & greet with some of Canada’s best known community WiFi innovators and researchers at the Lot 16 bar. Featuring brief presentations by Michael Lenczner of Ile Sans Fil ( http://ilesansfil.org/) and Graham Longford from the community Wireless Infrastructure Research Project ( http://cwirp.ca/ ); and beats by DJ Qassim.
If you’re curious about WiFi, social media, alternative communications, telecom policy… come join us on Jan 23rd for a fun night.
Upcoming: http://tinyurl.com/yzurtb Google Maps: http://tinyurl.com/ymu4rw
Apparently the copynight people are moving their meeting to Lot16 to come hang out. And the event was publicized in a couple news spots on TV and radio (CBC). Pretty neat.
Mina is launching his new social networking service.
it’s a service around fashion. It’s a good idea and I hope it works. Certainly it has a clear future in terms of revenue- as opposed to step 1) build website, 2) ??? , 3) profit!
(Mina’s the guy that started up ISF with David and I. He’s unbelievable.)
your hacknights too would be written up in the national newspaper and in boingboing. :-p
Pack up your modem in your old kit bag
A local activist’s portable hot spot brings the Internet in a backpack
“Mediashop” refers to HAL. Which, incidentally, Pascal tells me is being set up in Nantes in France.
I’m just jealous. it sounds like lots of fun.
turned 30 today. I’m kinda nervous because of my career. I’m still not sure if I can really fully support myself through it, but at least I’ve found something that I love. And I’m entering into my thirties with a nice girl that I like a lot. So overall, doing okay I guess. :-)
and Francois sent me some exciting news about Wifidog profiles. Excellent b-day present.
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