Hi there DC (and NoVA) Drupalers!
Back in March at Drupalcon -- there were at least a couple of BoF's where public media folks got together to talk about open source's place in public and civic media. There were representatives in those BoF's from PBS, NPR, Universities, and some local PBS/NPR stations.
We decided then and there that there ought to be a way to connect, collaborate, and help each other better take advantage of open-source software (including, and especially Drupal, as I personally am a fan). Since then, I've been working with my counterparts at NPR (I work for PBS) on a suitable unconference framework to help connect public broadcasters with their communities, and especially the technically minded folks in their communities.
We came up with PublicMediaCamp -- our own take on the Barcamp and Podcamp movements, the first ever of its kind will take place right here in Washington DC, at American Univeristy, October 17th and 18th.
Because the event was initially conceived at DrupalConDC I thought it only appropriate to reach out to you all so you can be some of the first to know!
I would love to see a big Drupal presence at the national kick-off event, maybe there's room for a meetup or hack-a-thon as well?
For more information, see a couple of blog posts about the event that went up today:
- http://www.istrategylabs.com/publicmediacamp-coming-to-a-community-near-...
- http://www.npr.org/blogs/inside/2009/08/publicmediacamp_strengthening.html
- http://www.jonathancoffman.com/2009/08/announcing-publicmediacamp/
Let me know if you have any questions, and if nothing else we're definitely going to need attendees, volunteers, and sponsors -- no matter what level of involvement you may be able to offer -- we just want you involved!