Category Archives: Conferences

Professional, technical and academic conferences related to digital media

Videos from the Ibero-American Colloquium Available

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas site now features links to videos and Powerpoint presentations from the Ibero-American Colloquium. The Colloquium, which immediately followed the 9th International Symposium on Online Journalism last month, provided a venue for journalists and researchers to examine digital journalism in the Americas, Spain, and Portugal. A video of […]

“Internet policy for the next administration” at UT, April 21

Mark Rotenberg of the Electronic Privacy Information Center and Howard Shelanski of the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology will be featured speakers at an event next Monday at the LBJ Library at UT.
The next President’s policy team will have the opportunity to shape a significant debate on the future development of what is clearly […]

Berkman@10 Future of the Internet Conference

If you happen to be around Harvard in mid-May, you might want to swing by and check out the Berkman@10 Future of the Internet Conference. The event, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, runs May 15-16, and features many of the folks affiliated with the center as well an […]

Digital Media Entrepreneurship Workshop in Austin

Starting April 24 and running weekly through June 12th, the Austin chapter of the Rice Alliance is offering a workshop on how to start and grow a digital media company. It will be Thursday afternoons from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and there is a fee. The Austin Technology Incubator is a sponsor.
Details are […]

Fernando Zamith to present at the International Symposium on Online Journalism on April 4-5

Fernando Zamith (University of Porto, Lusa, and student of the very new PhD under the UT-Portugal partnership) will be presenting a paper in the International Symposium on Online Journalism. It’s coming up: April 4-5!!
Fernando’s presentation - A Methodological Proposal to Analyze the News Websites Use of the Potentialities of The Internet - will be part […]

Digital media events in Portugal and Austin

On the heels of SXSW Interactive 2008, it’s time to look ahead to other events coming up in Portugal and Austin.
Ana already mentioned Offf 2008, the “International Festival for the Post-Digital Creation Culture” which is moving from its usual Barcelona location to Lisbon May 8-10.
Other major digital media events scheduled in Portugal:
Indie Lisboa, the 5th […]

Collaboration in international communities

At SXSW Interactive 2008, yours truly (Ana Boa-Ventura) will be along with Prentiss Riddle (CoLab, UT-Portugal partnership) in the panel strangely entitled:
Redrum in the Rue Morgue: collaboration in international communities
Besides the obvious nods to Jack Nicholson and Edgar Allan Poe, what is this panel about? Read about it and if you’re in Austin, join us […]

Taking offf

I like this blog… entitled “a source of inspiration”:
“Because the geography of post-digital art is based on continuous motion.
Because frontiers are just lines on a map.
Because OFFF is not about where. It is about when, what, who and how.
Because OFFF is a dynamic event.
Because the time is right for a change
And change means evolution
Because all […]

ok Portugal is definitely on the Digital Media international map

Offf Lisbon takes offf on May 8, 2008 and runs thru the 10th. It ’s the first time Offf goes to Portugal. Confirmed guests are:
Andreas Philström aka Suprb, Bradley Grosh aka Gmunk, Trafik, Rob Chiu & Chris Hewitt aka Devoid of Yesterday, Aer Visual Studio, Régine Debatty from We Make Money Not Art, […]