BRAVE NEW (OPEN) WORLD: A PRODUCER’S PRIMER ON THE LATEST OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

From Wikis to Ruby on Rails; How to Produce Content the Open Source Way

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Theresa Lang Auditorium
The New School
55 W. 13th Street
New York, NY 10011

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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The Open Source software revolution, long the province of computer

scientists and software developers (e.g., LINUX, Mozilla), now offers a

wide spectrum of free, open source tools ranging from wiki builders to

video and audio packages. Companies ranging from Ning and KickApps have

benefited from the move to flexible, modular applications. New media

producers are now the beneficiaries of an innovative movement that

offers continuously improved software – thanks to the open source

community – that can deliver lower costs and high-quality features for

web and mobile apps; video editing and distribution; audio recording,

and collaborative applications.

This session will provide a snapshot of the open source software

movement’s key features for those producing in the virtual world.

Panelists include:

• Ron Yetkutiel, Kaltura (open source video)

• Tatum Lade, Diversion Media (open source web; Ruby on Rails)

• Ted Metcalfe, Lime Bits (open source audio)

• Rony Greenberg, Funambol (open source mobile)

Panel moderated by Chris Pfaff, Chapter Chairman, PGA New Media Council

East

Wine and refreshments will be provided.

For more information about the PGA New Media Council and to access a membership application, please visit:http://www.pganewmedia.org

For more information about the PGA and to access a membership application, please visit:http://www.producersguild.org

Previous events from our 2005-2009 event series can be accessed in webcast format at:http://www.scribemedia.org/pga