Hi all, I'd love to hear how this event was, if anyone was able to make it. I wasn't able to go after all :(
best, Phoebe -- WikiSym 2010: July 7-9 | http://wikisym.org/ws2010 http://phoebeayers.info | [email protected] > On Sun, May 9, 2010 at 11:03 AM, James Salsman <[email protected]> wrote: >> Phoebe sent the event below months ago. They've made some adjustments >> to their program and made it more specific at >> http://www.computerhistory.org/events/listing/plato-at-50/ >> >> I'm most interested in Program 4 on June 3 at 1:30 (Online Education & >> Courseware) but I expect Program 6 at 4pm on online communities will >> be more interesting to most Wikimedians. The number of really smart >> people in the bay area who think the WELL was the first online >> community is surprising, and the information they will be presenting >> about PLATO in the early 1960s should be fascinating. >> >> Do we want to make a meet-up out of it afterward, next door at >> http://www.mvpizzeriaventi.com/ ? If so, would 6:00 or 6:30 be >> better? >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Computer History Museum <[email protected]> >> Date: Fri, May 7, 2010 at 9:07 AM >> Subject: Register Now: pl...@50- Seeing the Future Through the Past >> >> >> Perhaps the greatest untold story in the history of computing is the >> development of the PLATO system at the University of Illinois and >> later also at Control Data Corporation. Largely unknown today to the >> general public, PLATO's list of innovations and seminal influences is >> considerable. For the first time ever, this event will assemble many >> of the key people involved with the creation of the PLATO phenomenon. >> >> This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet and learn from an >> amazing variety of technology innovators, including Don Bitzer, >> creator of PLATO and co-inventor of the flat-panel gas plasma display, >> Microsoft's Ray Ozzie (who got his start on PLATO at the University of >> Illinois), and many others. >> >> Event Conference Details >> >> Where: Computer History Museum >> 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd. >> Mountain View, CA 94043 >> >> Directions http://www.computerhistory.org/directions/ >> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1401+N+Shoreline+Blvd,+Mountain+View&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=37.325633,56.513672 >> >> When: >> >> Wednesday, June 2, 2010 >> pl...@50: Seeing the Future Through The Past >> 6p.m. Reception >> 7p.m. Program >> >> Thursday, June 3, 2010 >> All Day Programing >> Please visit our website for program details. >> >> Registration: http://www.computerhistory.org/events/listing/plato-at-50/ >> >> Free Admission >> >> To register or for more information on the event, please visit the >> Museum’s website. >> >> Event Sponsor(s) >> >> >> >> Upcoming Events — Calendar >> >> n...@40: The Facebook Effect, Author David Kirkpatrick, and Facebook >> CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Conversation with NPR's Guy Raz >> Wednesday, July 21, 2010 >> Place: Computer History Museum >> >> The Real Revolutionaries-Film >> Wednesday, June 23, 2010 >> Place: Computer History Museum >> >> n...@40: Not Your Father’s Internet: Redefining Digital Culture. >> Intel's Dr. Genevieve Bell... in Conversation with NPR's Laura Sydell >> Thursday, August 19, 2010 >> Place: Computer History Museum >> >> About the Computer History Museum >> >> The Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View, California is a >> nonprofit organization with a four-decade history. The Museum is >> dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computer history, and >> is home to the largest international collection of computing artifacts >> in the world, encompassing computer hardware, software, documentation, >> ephemera, photographs and moving images. >> >> CHM brings computer history to life through an acclaimed speaker >> series, dynamic website, onsite tours, as well as physical and online >> exhibits. Revolution: The First 2000 Years of Computing will open >> physically and online in January 2011. >> >> For open hours and more information, visit our website or call (650) >> 810-1010. >> >> © 2010 Computer History Museum - 1401 N Shoreline Blvd - Mountain >> View, CA 94043 - (650) 810-1010 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-SF mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf
