Talks next week
I'm going to be in California briefly next week to give a Google Tech Talk. That's on Tuesday --- I don't know if it's open to the public, but if we're lucky it will be video taped and put on the web.

Josh is going to stick around for a few days and will be at these fabulous venues:

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Wed, April 16, 2008 from 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Evening Lecture Series at the Rockridge Institute
Rockridge Institute, 2105 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley CA 94704

Summary:
Josh Knauer will discuss the need for open access to public data and providing the tools/means to make that happen through the Information Commons. We'll also spend a bit of time discussing the emerging trend of privatization of public information and explore ways to stop it.

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Thurs, April 17, 2008 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Tides Center Talk - Emerging Technologies in Community Information Sharing
Tides Foundation @ The Thoreau Center (Lincoln Blvd. and Torney Ave, Presidio Building 1014, San Francisco, CA 94129)

Summary:
If data exists and is being collected, then why isn't my community using it? Lack of data sharing is a common problem across communities of all sorts, and is preventing effective communication and growth. This talk will discuss case studies of how cutting edge technology is being used from social services to conservation science to bring their communities together.
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I know y'all are drooling with excitement!