After several months of chewing on and discussing it, PublicMediaCamp is finally being announced to the public today.
Back in March of this year, Andy Carvin, Margaret Rosas, Jen Reeves, and several other passionate supporters of public and community media got together at DrupalCon DC to discuss the future and how tackle it.
One thing we all decided on, too many conferences and collaborations between PBS, NPR, and other organizations were too formal and expensive. In the age of the unconference, we had to ask ourselves why we haven’t been able to mobilize technology evangelists in the name of public service.
And as they say, the rest is history.
The first Public Media Camp will be held right here in Washington, DC October 17th and 18th. We hope that this will turn into a series of user generated conferences that bring together public broadcasting entities (namely PBS and NPR stations) and their local technology communities.
If you’re going to be in town in mid October, sign-up now to be alerted when tickets go on sale.
Later this week I’ll post a little more about the vision and thought behind the event, so check back soon!
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