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Month: 2017-10

2017-10-02

dzn 23:21:10
Agile meetup — https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Scrum-User-Group/events/240714220/?_cookie-check=ox4VFlkpenusiG8C

Meetup

NYC Scrum User Group

New schedule for October session. We're opening doors at 5:30pm, and will begin the program/activities at 6:00pm to accommodate a speaker's schedule. We'll

I won’t be in town but you should go
realized i am a part of the meetup. need to organize my meetup events
I will go! Let’s start getting to know the people in this space
that’s the meetup that i found about the event that lead us to Mariya (sp)

2017-10-03

dzn 03:55:25
Let’s go for this — https://platform.coop/2017

Platform Cooperativism

2017 Conference: Platform Cooperativism

The People’s Disruption: Platform Co-ops for Global Challenges The New School, NYC November 10-11, 2017 Register Experiments with cooperatively owned online platforms are demonstrating that …

dzn 03:55:37
Ahmed will come too
dzn 03:56:30
This is the event that the enspiral people are here to attend
itsmisscs 03:57:01
I thought they were coming in December?
itsmisscs 03:57:06
ya, i’m down
dzn 03:58:01
that too, now that I look
dzn 03:58:09
but, yeah. they are speaking here
itsmisscs 04:07:42
cool! we can meet them
itsmisscs 11:24:27
https://twitter.com/daitomanabe/status/911205402959736832

twitter

List of new media art festivals <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IzrJy084m7j7sBaHORBUP9OoqZ9moueInsRjztL40Rg/edit#gid=0>

itsmisscs 11:24:40
^^ @darshana festivals to look through

2017-10-05

itsmisscs 02:13:44
@darshana did you see that applications are open for TicTec Lisbon in April
itsmisscs 02:13:55
I think we should submit
dzn 02:15:56
was just thinking this!
dzn 02:16:04
we should suggest a session maybe
itsmisscs 02:16:42
i think so
itsmisscs 02:17:03
we can hash it out but i think it is definitely one to submit to
dzn 02:19:20
that will be good
itsmisscs 02:19:57
i am adding a card to backlog at the top
dzn 02:21:23
sounds good!
dzn 02:24:37
We’ve been toying with this idea for a long time, but TICTeC@Taipei confirmed our thinking and we’d like to hold a ‘How to conduct Civic Tech research’ workshop in Lisbon – a more hands-on session that provides attendees with advice on research methodologies, and connects practitioners and researchers more directly.
dzn 02:24:42
^^ this will be good too
dzn 02:25:02
we should introduce these folks to cybernetics

2017-10-06

2017-10-08

itsmisscs 07:13:01
fellowships or events if we ever visit montreal: http://milieux.concordia.ca/

Milieux

New Home

Milieux is an ambitious institute for research-creation working at the intersection of design, art, culture and technology. It is a platform for progressive imagining, critical thinking, creative experimenting and interdisciplinary training. Above all, it is a site of innovation, where thinking and making come together to transform our encounter with technology. News

2017-10-09

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itsmisscs 00:32:18
@darshana linkedin founder creating a fund that fits our work. tip from my mom https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/technology/reid-hoffman-silicon-valley-blunt-trump.html?_r=0

The New York Times

Using Silicon Valley Tactics, LinkedIn’s Founder Is Working to Blunt Trump

Reid Hoffman, who founded LinkedIn, is funding groups to create a bulwark against Mr. Trump’s agenda. Whether his start-up approach is effective is unclear.

itsmisscs 00:32:53
it is clearly against trump but maybe some space there for our focus
dzn 02:40:16
Yeah! I think he would be interested in our kind of stuff. Soros Foundation is a another place to look

2017-10-11

dzn 03:12:55
https://twitter.com/BXconference?lang=en

twitter.com

Behavioural Exchange (@BXconference) | Twitter

The latest Tweets from Behavioural Exchange (@BXconference). Behavioral Exchange Conference - The international public policy behavioral insights conference held at Mandarin Orchard from 29 – 30 June 2017. #BX2017. Singapore

dzn 03:13:28
^^ this is a good conference to go to. Behavioral science and policy experts

2017-10-20

itsmisscs 03:58:35
FACETS Un-Conference on Art and Artificial Intelligence
dzn 05:00:26
Lol. Was just looking at this. Ida is speaking
itsmisscs 05:06:22
ha lol. not surprised. caroline is friends with moreshin and that crew
itsmisscs 06:03:50
@darshana http://www.olin.edu/collaborate/sketch-model/sketch-model-creative-residency/

olin.edu

Sketch Model: Creative Residency | Olin College

SKETCH MODEL: Olin College Creative ResidencyCall for Applications: 2018-19Summary:Olin College of Engineering is pleased to announce its creative residency program, an initiative that’s part of Sketch Model, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to bring artists and other creative practitioners to Olin’s campus to awaken the political and cultural contexts for technology.

itsmisscs 06:05:54
looks really really cool! i think it would be worth getting more details. i could see our work fitting, especially more mixed-reality work.

2017-10-21

dzn 02:45:55
^^ from @sylin
dzn 02:46:00
let’s apply together!!
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2017-10-25

itsmisscs 02:23:52
https://knightfoundation.org/articles/4-local-funders-will-use-design-thinking-to-fill-local-news-gaps

Knight Foundation

4 Local funders will use design thinking to fill local news gaps

Lilly Weinberg – We live in a time of disruption for local news and information. Local media continues to shrink, trust in journalistic institutions is at an all-time low, and people can’t even agree on what...

2017-10-26

dzn 06:00:59
Interesting places — Civilla, NYC Service Design Studio, Public Policy Lab, 3X3
itsmisscs 07:32:40
Would love to participate in this next year or year after…bucket list http://www.ideas-city.org/

IdeasCity

Home | IdeasCity

IdeasCity is an initiative of the New Museum to address challenges and opportunities arising in urban reconstruction.

dzn 09:23:20
^^^ looks cool
dzn 09:25:54
also, I’m liking the look of patreon. A lot!!!
dzn 09:25:57
https://www.patreon.com/amandapalmer

Patreon

Amanda Palmer is creating Art | Patreon

Become a patron of Amanda Palmer today: Read 451 posts by Amanda Palmer and get access to exclusive content and experiences on the world’s largest membership platform for artists and creators.

dzn 09:26:44
^^ very compelling
dzn 09:26:55
the way she talks about why she is on patreon
She is compelling in a million ways 😍😍😍😍😍

2017-10-27

itsmisscs 12:06:07
> Witt Residents receive an honorarium of $20,000 for up to twelve weeks in residence served over an academic year. In addition to the honorarium, residents will be provided with housing, studio space, and up to $4,000 funding support for project materials. The School encourages applications from individuals as well as from creative teams however, please be advised that the resources listed above are finite, including the travel budget. If teams apply, the expectation is that the award will be shared between its members.

2017-10-29

itsmisscs 06:12:13
@darshana travel grants for jerome foundation due dec 7!!!! https://www.jeromefdn.org/apply/travel-study
itsmisscs 06:14:01
up to 5k for more than 7 days. we can apply as individuals or collectives. individuals would be rad then we have a larger budget. something we can email them about

2017-10-30

itsmisscs 03:54:04
@darshana potential $$$ / talk to needs to be on their radar http://www.democracyfund.org/blog/entry/how-local-national-funding-partnerships-can-strengthen-local-news#.WeZUeGgOlX8.twitter

democracyfund.org

How Local-National Funding Partnerships Can Strengthen Local News: Democracy Fund

The Democracy Fund is a bipartisan foundation working to ensure that our political system is able to withstand new challenges and deliver on its promise to the American people.

itsmisscs 03:54:18
~of course~ no surprisingly part of omidyar