by Lisa Rein, Cofounder and Coordinator, Aaron Swartz Day
In memory of Aaron Swartz, whose social, technical, and political insights still touch us daily, Lisa Rein, in partnership with the Internet Archive, will be hosting a weekend of events on Saturday, November 5 and Sunday, November 6. Friends, collaborators, and hackers can participate in a two-day Hackathon and Aaron Swartz Day Evening Reception.
Schedule of events held at the Internet Archive:
Saturday, November 5, from 10 am – 6 pm and Sunday, November 6, from 11am – 5pm — Participate in the Hackathon, which will focus on SecureDrop, the whistleblower submission system originally created by Aaron just before he passed away.
Saturday night, November 5th, from 6:30pm – 9:30pm — Celebrate and remember Aaron, and also the grand tradition of working hard to make the world a better place, at the Aaron Swartz Day Evening Celebration:
Reception: 6:30pm – 7:30pm – Come mingle with the speakers and enjoy nectar, wine & tasty nibbles.
Migrate your way upstairs: 7:30-8:00pm – We decided to give folks a little window of time to finish up their nibbles and wine at the reception, exchange contact info, and make their way upstairs to grab a seat to watch the speakers, which will begin promptly at 8pm.
Speakers 8:00pm – 9:30pm:
A Special Statement from Chelsea Manning (in celebration of this year’s Aaron Swartz Day and International Hackathon)
Tiffiniy Cheng (Co-founder and Co-director Fight for the Future)
Cindy Cohn (Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Shari Steele (Executive Director, Tor Project)
Yan Zhu (Security Expert, Friend of Chelsea Manning)
Alison Macrina (Founder and Executive Director, Library Freedom Project)
Conor Schaefer (DevOps Engineer, SecureDrop)
Brewster Kahle (Digital Librarian, Internet Archive) w/Vinay Goel (Senior Data Engineer, Internet Archive)
For more information, contact:
lisa@lisarein.com
http://www.aaronswartzday.org
Now of course, I can’t be there coz I live in a different country but I made a short video remembering this great legend.Would be happy if you share it on your social accounts. It’s on my YouTub channel 10VFX.
PS: Not a spam.