Upcoming Berkman Events: 11/24 and 11/25
Before you join your family around the turkey next Thursday, join the Berkman family for two great events next Monday and Tuesday.
Monday,11/24, 4:00 PM ET: "Participatory Governance: In open source communities, companies
and government" with Irving Wladawsky-Berger
Pound Hall Room 335, Harvard Law School
RSVP required
Chairman Emeritus, IBM Academy of Technology Irving Wladawsky-Berger will discuss "Participatory Governance: In open source communities, companies and government." For background, see Irving's blogposts on:
For more information and a complete description, see the event web page.
Tuesday,
11/25, 12:30 PM ET: Berkman Luncheon Series: "The Blogging
Revolution: Going online in repressive regimes" with Antony Loewenstein, author of "The Blogging Revolution"
Berkman Center Conference Room
RSVP required
The post 9/11 Western media have done a terrible job of accurately reporting the majority of the globe. In 2007, Australian journalist, author and blogger Antony Loewenstein traveled to Egypt, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Cuba and China to investigate how the net was challenging authoritarian regimes, the role of Western multinationals such as Google in the assistance of web filtering and how misinformed we are in the West towards states considered "enemies" or "allies". The result is his acclaimed new book, The Blogging Revolution. The Blogging Revolution, published by Australia's leading publisher, Melbourne University Publishing, was released internationally in September 2008. This event will be webcast live.
For more information and a complete description, see the event web page.