[Vanhackspace] VHS field trip tomorrow(thursday)!

[Austin]

Tomorrow we will be meeting at VHS a bit earlier than usual, 6pm for a 
few Storm brews(thanks SGNL!).  And then we will be working our way 
towards(bus/bike) the wise hall for the Michael Geist lecture. 

here is some info on the talk:
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What: Dr. Michael Geist
When: October 1, 2009, 7:00 pm
Where: Wise Hall

BCCLA hosts Dr. Michael Geist for evening lecture

The BCCLA, in partnership with the UBC School of Journalism and the 
Tyee, will be hosting renowned copyright and internet law expert Dr. 
Michael Geist at the Wise Hall in Vancouver on October 1, 2009 for a 
unique evening lecture.

Dr. Geist is Canada's leading technology law expert and the guru of the 
Canadian movement to prevent copyright restrictions from infringing on 
key free speech principles including parody, artistic use, fair use, and 
device transferability.

A national innovator in using Web 2.0 tools like blogs and Facebook for 
campaigns for law reform and policy change, Dr. Geist's advocacy, in 
partnership with Cory Doctorow, resulted in more than 30,000 people 
joining a Facebook group opposing proposed Canadian copyright law 
changes and ended in the tabling of the proposed changes by then 
Industry Minister Jim Prentice.

To learn more about Dr. Geist's work, visit his website at 
www.michaelgeist.ca.

No registration or ticket is required.