Come listen to an intriguing panel discussion on digital rights, digital privacy, net neutrality and more.
Special guests will include:
– Stuart Kaplan, Emeritus Assoc. Prof. of Rhetoric & Media Studies, L&C College & Member, ACLU OR Board of Dir.
– Bill Giard, Principal Engineer, PDIT Organization and lead’s Intel IT’s Software and Application
– Mary Beth Henry, Manager, Office for Community Technology, Mt Hood Cable Regulatory Commission, City of Portland
– Victoria Blachly, Partner, Samuels Yoelin Kantor, Attorneys At Law
The Internet’s Own Boy follows the story of programming prodigy and information activist Aaron Swartz. From Swartz’s help in the development of the basic internet protocol RSS to his co-founding of Reddit, his fingerprints are all over the internet. This film is a personal story about what we lose when we are tone deaf about technology and its relationship to our civil liberties.
For more details, and to purchase tickets, visit OMSI’s event page.
March 31, 2015 – Event Schedule:
6:30pm: Panel discussion
7:00pm: The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz (Rated NR & 105 minutes)
9:00pm: Q&A
