[IMC-Video] transmission gathering in rome now

[Mick Fuzz]

Hi there, 

I'm at a video distribution gathering in rome, so I
thought it would be a good idea to let people here
know how it is going. 

Project Transmission

Main source of information about the days are on the
main wiki

http://www.transmission.cc/wiki/Main_Page

And specifically the programme
http://www.transmission.cc/wiki/Programme

as a lot of us are involved indymedia and video, i'm
sure that some of the thoughts will be coming this way

cya
mick

More general Information....

Transmission is a gathering of video makers,
programmers and web producers developing online video
distribution as a tool for social justice and media
democracy.

A host of initiatives have sprung up across the globe
in recent years that seek to mix media activism with
increasing access to broadband, new video encoding
advances, content management systems, RSS, p2p and
free software. These technologies and projects are
converging to democratise access to video distribution
on a global level, challenge the dominance of top-down
broadcast media and give voice to range of critical
social and environmental issues.

We feel that now is a vital time to hold such a
gathering in an effort to cross-pollinate current
activist online video distribution projects and to
build a strong network for the future.

Transmission will be a convergence of collectives and
projects from Asia, the Pacific, South America, Europe
and the US. Hopefully this will be a good mix of
programmers, techies, video makers and organisers who
can meet, discuss, workshop ideas for the future and
hopefully explore new collaborative partnerships.

Transmission will run over 4 days at Forte Prenestino
in Rome from the 7-10 of June. Formerly a military
fort built in the 1800s, it is now a social centre
that hosts cultural and political initiatives. The 4
days will include activities that range from open
forums, presentations, workshops, discussion groups
and working-bees - run by the participants themselves
according to a collectively formed agenda.

We feel there are a variety of issues this meeting
could address. Currently there is limited
communication between the various projects resulting
in many collectives replicating each other’s work. For
example many of the projects we are bringing together
are working on their own content management system
rather than collaborating on common platforms.

There is also very little cooperation as regards
systems administration and the sharing of servers
hosting video or a wider sharing of technical or
educational resources. There are also therefore many
skills that are not being shared. The end result of
this lack of coordination and cooperation means
critical and engaging content does not find the level
of distribution it could and make the impact it
should.

By bringing together these social justice video
distribution projects we aim to build communication,
cooperation and collaboration.

Transmission is being autonomously organised by
EngageMedia, Candida TV and Clearer Channel with the
assistance of APC.au/c2o.

Transmission is funded by the Open Society Institute
based on a proposal for a global meeting of video
activist web projects.




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http://www.ourvideo.org   >> community video toolkit 
http://www.clearerchannel.org   << video show case for screening

Clearer channel is ready to link to now - Could you help us promote it by including this in your email signature or website somewhere?

"Clearer Channel is a place to download video for public screenings. The focus is on social change videos to wake us up, shake us up and inspire action. http://www.clearerchannel.org"

phone: 07913882193 0161 237 1832   
email :mick at undercurrents.org 
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