We’ve long been supporters of OneWebDay, and were even invited by Susan Crawford, its founder, to talk at the first couple of OWD events a few years ago. If you want to help organize the excellent OWD in NYC, help out at http://my.onewebday.org/group/owdnyc.
Friends of OneWebDay,
Today, we are announcing our new Web site, our new social [...]

Where: Jimmy’s 43, 43 E. 7th St., near Second Ave.
When: 9pm to midnight, Saturday, Sept. 20
What: Expect great beer and great people.

Where: NYU’s Courant Institute (251 Mercer, corner West 4th).
When: 7-9pm, Saturday Sept. 20
What: This free public event will be run in the style of the New York Tech Meetup: 4 to 6 short demos, 5 to 10 minutes each, with time for mingling afterwards. We will showcase applications that:

Are cutting edge
Fit this [...]

Where: NYU’s Courant Institute (251 Mercer, corner West 4th)
When: Saturday, Sept. 20, 2-4pm
What: A series of free public educational workshops, running in three parallel sessions.
2:00 – 2:30
Mike Verilli on Wikipedia; TheLampNYC.org on media literacy; Grassroots.org on easy website building for nonprofits
2:40 – 3:10
Dean Jansen on The Open Video Project; Mike Meyers on [...]

Where: Steps of City Hall
When: 11am, Monday, Sept. 22
What: Seniors Rally at City Hall for Digital Inclusion.
Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) is organizing seniors to come to city hall and call on the city to address the digital divide and help seniors have access to the Internet and technology. For inquiries or [...]

Where: Washington Square Park, Teen Plaza (SE part of the park)
When: Monday, 9/22/2008, 11:45am to 2pm
Who: Moderator Sree Sreenivasan (WNBC-TV), plus Hon. Gale A. Brewer (City Council), Tim Westergren (Pandora), Larry Lessig (Stanford), Craig Newmark (craigslist), Dharma Dailey (Ethos Group), Andrew Baron (Rocketboom), SJ Klein (OLPC), others.
What: FREE event
Who should attend: Anyone who likes the [...]

Susan Crawford, the ever vigilant organizer of OneWebDay, sent me some details about a bunch of very interesting FREE happenings in New York City on Saturday, September 20 and Monday, September 22. Check out the next few posts for details!

On September 22 at 12pm Eastern, as part of OneWebDay, NYCwireless will be hosting a live video conference with community wireless groups around the world. We will be discussing the ways that free, public hotspots have contributed to our own and other local communities. We expect the video conference to last about 30 minutes.
The [...]